sampling is a big part of it, I can see why a dedicated engine is needed - especially for the higher pitched instruments, where with Kontakt they would have to go to 192 kHz sample rate or higher!īut I too am hesitant to learn a new engine and haven't really gotten deep on the soprano sax or clarinets yet as a result.
The developers expressed their frustration at the rate of growth of Kontakt features vs. It's a lot of work at their end, just as the violin and cello (once released) won't necessarily be cheap for those who bought the earlier Garritan versions (though I think the strings and brass will remain Kontakt based?). Can't listen to demos at work maybe later tonight. I initially balked at the cost, but the proof will be in the pudding. It was the first SWAM product and they learned more while doing the clarinets.
I think the Soprano Sax was redone for this version. But I don't know what to expect feature-wise as I have grown accustomed to the level of control Kontakt scripting gives us. I've always had to do multiple takes with cross-fades to account for glitches and occasional silent segments, and didn't like having to change project sample rate then resample off-line and drag back to the DAW project, so probably the SWAM version will be easier to work with in that regard.
I'm curious how the new version compares to the old. I'm too lazy to search the years-old thread on the original Sample Modeling Saxophones libraries based on Kontakt, so my apologies for starting a new thread.Ĭurrent users have until 31 March to take advantage of an introductory discount for the rewritten libraries, which are said to take advantage of what they learned doing the Clarinets:Īnd for those who don't own their products, this link may be more appropriate as an introduction to the new library: