Spectrasonics announce Atmosphere replacement

Post by **Neil B** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:25 am

Teaser here:
http://www.spectrasonics.net/omnisphere_teaser/

Details here:
http://www.timespace.com/namm/274/

Looks interesting (?)

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:00 am

WOW! This is one of the best synth in existence, no doubt. Fantastic... Thanks

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:30 pm

New "STEAM Engine" Technology doubles as a carpet cleaner.

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:57 pm

Actually I passed on Atmosphere, as I thought I could make better pads myself.

But this sounds to be something which would probably include some of his old spectacular sample libraries, and a very sexy GUI to boot.

I will be watching, but September 15th, 2008. Hell I might have be dead by then.

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:21 pm

I think since EP had such a great sucess w/ Atno, that Omni was a logical way of taking a preset rider following, and making them work a little harder.

By the time they get through w/ this next rendition, they could be ready for Scope !!

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:20 pm

I think is going to be a complex piece of software. Don’t expect a wavetable with some oscillators like his mother was… oh no… this is going to be a BIG step beyond the rest of Spectrasonics works.

I think the “morphing” capabilities are the key to the future success of this baby

Zer · Post by **Zer** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:39 am

hm visuals could be better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UuSikerBuo

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m7dQW_hlcA&NR=1

bgarlow · Post by **bgarlow** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:48 am

I stopped by the booth for a couple of demos of this at NAMM. Herbie Hancock came by and jammed on the "burning piano" patch for a while. It's pretty sick.

Post by **Neil B** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:05 am

Teaser 2 is up on the Spectrasonics website

http://www.spectrasonics.net/omnisphere_teaser/

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:28 am

it will be a huge success...

the 120% solution for the preset s*cker who pretends to be a creative soul

ROTFL, Tom

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:31 am

It could be used for good or evil. I think it's overpriced. Software should not cost as much as a guitar. I would buy this if I was rich though. I probably have enough crap already.

hifiboom · Post by **hifiboom** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:29 am

While I think the product is nice, that teaser marketing hype stuff is pissing me off.

I mean the interviews sounds like a fake at all.

blabla incredible....
best synth ever.... mindblowing.... crazy...
and so on...

Atmosphere was more or less a big sample pack?
Very good sound but nothing groundbraking IMO

Where is the innovation?

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:30 pm

well, it's all that overproduced supa-sh*t that makes me enjoy stuff like this recently
admittedly, I have mixed emotions about it.... maybe Miss Winehouse is faking it for business sake, maybe it's a part of her life and she just doesn't care...

But this is music in it's most simple and emotional form and it touched me, something I can only confirm for very very few current releases.
Listening to those raw sounds is a true relief from tons of Spectrasonics like ear candy - which is...
... the best piano, the best padsound, the best strings, the smoothest reverb ever and the deepest bass plus the most snappy snare and punchiest kick, it's big, big, biggg...

*vomit*

yesterday I made a different setup for my bass as I want to get rid of the ME50B preamp/fx pedal (it's pretty good tho)
I rediscovered an old ampsim from Ingo Raven, used the stock compressor in front of it and added a bit of A100 (30%) ambience to the channel - all in Scope
Really nice sound... well, maybe I don't need the Jazzbass then (me thinks to spare a grand and a bit...)
Went to the store this afternoon to 'cross-check', plugged the plank in, all dials flat... f*ck, it made that sound right out of the box, effortless....
it was about a very simple sound, but it's that sound you feel when you think 'electric bass'

cheers, Tom

pollux · Post by **pollux** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:20 pm

astroman wrote:yesterday I made a different setup for my bass as I want to get rid of the ME50B preamp/fx pedal (it's pretty good tho)

Did you ever try the ART SGX Nightbass SE?

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:34 pm

until 30 seconds ago I didn't even know about it's existence...

(pretty mixed up reviews on harmony central - the photo looks complicated...)

off for googling, Tom

pollux · Post by **pollux** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:59 pm

astroman wrote:until 30 seconds ago I didn't even know about it's existence...
(pretty mixed up reviews on harmony central - the photo looks complicated...)

off for googling, Tom

It's a bit old, but still one of the finest preamps / fx units out there. I own it's guitar sister, the SGX 2000, and can't imagine myself playing without it.

Personally, I find that it respects a lot the sound of the instrument, and the quality of the effects is state of the art... excepting the sampler that holds 1.5 seconds

There is also a midi foot controller, the X15, with two very good expression pedals.

Today they are quite inexpensive, but not easy to find.

Don't be misguided for the "picture looks complicated". After having a look at the manual, just to get an idea about the effects and parameters you'll find that it's very easy and intuitive to use.

siriusbliss · Post by **siriusbliss** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:56 pm

Neil B wrote:Teaser here:
http://www.spectrasonics.net/omnisphere_teaser/

Details here:
http://www.timespace.com/namm/274/

Looks interesting (?)

The demo at NAMM was actually fairly impressive bordering on mindblowing in it's potential.

There are now videos up on the website.

Greg

Post by **Neil B** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:42 am

Teasers 3 & 4 are available now and I found teaser 4 about the arpeggiators really interesting. I think I'll be upgrading Atmosphere!

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:24 am

I will save up to build a new computer. It will cost less and do more. It will benefit my other software not just Scope. If you want to magnify your Scope power, here is a novel idea, convert tracks to audio, duh!

The only people who really need Xite-1 are live performers or people with too much money.

Let's look at what it has:

A selection of digital mixers, more than 50 audio effects, samplers and synthesizers

I have this already

Headphones, 2 x MIC (switchable phantom power), 2 x Hi-Z instrument input

I have this already

Analog In/Out balanced XLR (2 channels), 1 x AES/EBU interface,
2 x ADAT In/Out (16 channels), MIDI In/Out/Thru,
Wordclock In/Out,

I have this already

18 DSP chips:

I have 9 DSP chips already

The cost is about $166 USD per DSP chip in the Xite-1. Look at the cost per DSP chip in the Scope Cards. It is less.

Why am I saying this? I guess it all goes back to Creamware with their promise that development of their radio software was going to benefit us, or that development of the ASB would help the company and thus benefit us and meanwhile the SFP and Creamware cards were almost totally neglected. Users of Creamware and Scope cards will continue to be ignored until a more intelligent group of people buy the company and put the focus on products that we can afford.

I understand the vanity of wanting to make something really great but it seems like the Scope team is more interesting in pleasing themselves, making things that they will use themselves rather than a wider consumer base.

Obviously no research was done about what musicians want and need and no surveys were made before creating this behemoth.

next to nothing · Post by **next to nothing** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:41 am

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