SJM Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 "The passing away of Tonehammer. The birth of two separate companies and a final sale at 50% off some of our most popular libraries, which will last until August 1st where Tonehammer will cease to exist. 8Dio (by Troels Folmann) (www.8dio.com) Soundiron (by Mike Peaslee) (www.soundiron.com)" (facebook announcement) 50% discount - I'll surely buy Emotional Piano and maybe Zitherette; I know the piano is great, but does anybody of you know Zitherette and can recommend it or anything like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I feel like getting Plucked Grand Piano (that thing sounds SICK) but it's a bit pricey and I'm saving up for something else right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Definitely getting the bowed and plucked pianos at very least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoozer Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Just scored Emotional Piano. As for the download utility: it expects the folder you want to download the files in to exist, so don't be stupid like me and stare for 5 minutes at the app that will jump back from "Queued" to "Paused" because there was no D:\Tonehammer yet. (the servers are probably getting hammered, but not that badly yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Just scored Emotional Piano. As for the download utility: it expects the folder you want to download the files in to exist, so don't be stupid like me and stare for 5 minutes at the app that will jump back from "Queued" to "Paused" because there was no D:\Tonehammer yet.(the servers are probably getting hammered, but not that badly yet). D: is right. (c wut i did thar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoozer Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 y yes, i (c: what u did thar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannthr Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Looks like Requiem Light is going to make a come back on SoundIron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterroir Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 aww fu... and I just ordered the emotional piano two weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Just purchased Emotional Piano, Plucked Piano, Bowed Piano, Zitherette, and Circle Bells. SJM, if you haven't bought Zitherette yet, I can try it out in the next couple days and let you know what I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJM Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yeah, I'd appreciate your opinion - I love a zithers sound, but I wonder whether the library is easyly usable (especially because I only have the Kontakt Player and thus can't really tweak the patches). Another thing: SoundIron will publish Emotional Piano Version 2 (http://www.soundiron.com/instruments/pianos/emotional-piano/) where they "improved overall playability, added a new ui with a full set of automatable performance and effects controls, fixed a few minor bugs and refined the overall experience." Sadly there is no price yet, but hopefully we get to know more about this before 31st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yeah, I'd appreciate your opinion - I love a zithers sound, but I wonder whether the library is easyly usable (especially because I only have the Kontakt Player and thus can't really tweak the patches). I can answer this without having used the library, unfortunately. Most of Tonehammer's libraries, Zitherette included, according to the product page, are designed for the full version of Kontakt, which means that Kontakt Player can only load them for half an hour at a time in the demo mode for the full version. This is also the case with Emotional Piano. From the Zitherette product page: Note: Native Instruments Kontakt 2 / 3 / 4 full retail versions required. Note: Free Kontakt Player will only work for 30 minutes with this product. Full version required to remove this restriction. Another thing: SoundIron will publish Emotional Piano Version 2 (http://www.soundiron.com/instruments/pianos/emotional-piano/) where they "improved overall playability, added a new ui with a full set of automatable performance and effects controls, fixed a few minor bugs and refined the overall experience."Sadly there is no price yet, but hopefully we get to know more about this before 31st I figure the savings for Emotional Piano 1.1 make it worth getting even with 2.0 on the horizon, since I assume 2.0's price will be in the $150 neighborhood. From the product description, it doesn't sound to me like the samples for 2.0 are new -- just tweaks, refined controls, and bugfixes, which I can probably live without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannthr Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I figure the savings for Emotional Piano 1.1 make it worth getting even with 2.0 on the horizon, since I assume 2.0's price will be in the $150 neighborhood. From the product description, it doesn't sound to me like the samples for 2.0 are new -- just tweaks, refined controls, and bugfixes, which I can probably live without. My guess is there will be an upgrade path for existing owners of EP1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I can't decide between Plucked Grand and Epic Tom Ensemble. D: Should I get both? EDIT: I think I'll try to get Plucked Grand because ISW is thinking of making a massive percussion library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPanther Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 All of that stuff looks sooooo delightful and I can't get any of it. What a cruel world ;_;. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJM Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I have just one more question about Emotional Piano: on the product page it says "only with full Kontakt" but in the FAQ ( http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=6393#kontaktfreeplayer ) it seems like it should work with Kontakt Player, too. Has anybody tried that yet or can enlighten me there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I have just one more question about Emotional Piano: on the product page it says "only with full Kontakt" but in the FAQ ( http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=6393#kontaktfreeplayer ) it seems like it should work with Kontakt Player, too. Has anybody tried that yet or can enlighten me there? From the Emotional Piano ReadMe PDF: **This library was originally released as a locked “Powered-By-Kontakt Player” library, but is no longer supported by that format. This library now requires the full retail version of Kontakt 4 or later. So it was originally a Kontakt Player library, but is no longer available in that format. Note that Epic Frame Drums is also no longer a Kontakt Player library despite what the FAQ says. Either they forgot to update the FAQ or they've left that stuff there for the benefit of people who purchased the libraries while they were still Kontakt Player format.From the FAQ: The advantage in making our libraries open-format instruments is that you have direct access and ability to edit or manipulate the .wavs, which is very important to a lot of users. You also don't need a serial number or use “Add Library” to install it. It's ready to go as soon as you install it and you can use it on any number of computers you own simultaneously. I know that Tonehammer's design philosophy is generally not to lock samples or use copy protection, so my guess is that they stopped supporting Kontakt Player because that format requires that the samples be locked and that the library be activated through NI. Releasing a few libraries in the Player format was most likely an experiment that they decided didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJM Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Ah okay - that's sad, but .... one day I wil finally buy Komplete! And then I can finally use all these great libraries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Ah okay - that's sad, but .... one day I wil finally buy Komplete! And then I can finally buy all these great libraries FIXED Purchasing Kontakt just gives you an opportunity to purchase everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannthr Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I know that Tonehammer's design philosophy is generally not to lock samples or use copy protection, so my guess is that they stopped supporting Kontakt Player because that format requires that the samples be locked and that the library be activated through NI. More than likely, the expensive licensing costs to encode in the Kontakt Player platform was not worth the added benefit of protection and the added benefit of additional non-Kontakt-using customers--especially when such benefit is overall fairly dubious to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vurez Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 It makes me sad that I have already bought most of their stuff. Though the majority those buys were on other sales, this one is much bigger. Oh well, I guess I can still pick up Alien Drum and Cylindrum at a super cheap price. By the way, Plucked Piano is terrific. I think it was worth the full price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexstyle Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I wish I had Kontakt. Alas, poor is I.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroboros Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 if you just buy the kontakt player and not komplete, its not that expensive really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 These don't work with Kontakt Player. We've already been over that. EDIT: You mean stand-alone Kontakt as opposed to Komplete, right? (Kontakt Player is what they call the free version.) $250 may not be that expensive in the grand scheme of things, but it's a little much for an impulse purchase just to use some libraries that are on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Not sure what country you're from, but Kontakt 4 is $400. It's not definitely NOT worth buying over Komplete. I have it standalone simply because it went on sale for $200 on Black Friday, which to me makes a little more sense. If you're ready to drop $400 on Kontakt, wait a little till you have $100 more, then grab Komplete. You get more than double the size of Kontakt's library in synths, samples, and effects for $100 more. That's 90 freaking gigabytes of sounds. if you just buy the kontakt player and not komplete, its not that expensive really. Kontakt Player is a free download, and Tonehammer libraries don't work with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Derp. Google Shopping has led me astray. You're right, it's ~$400. I got it on sale, so that's not what I paid either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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