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Post by mobeach on Feb 5, 2014 9:55:15 GMT -6
Which host program do you feel is the best and have there been any issues inserting it into your DAW?
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Post by drbill on Feb 5, 2014 11:25:57 GMT -6
Pro Tools here. No problems.
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Post by mobeach on Feb 5, 2014 12:00:55 GMT -6
Pro Tools here. No problems. Does it insert into PT as Omnisphere? or as the host you use with Omnisphere? |
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Post by drbill on Feb 5, 2014 19:40:04 GMT -6
Not sure what you mean. But in PT, you open an instrument track, and insert Omnisphere on the instrument track. Simple & sweet.
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Post by mobeach on Feb 5, 2014 20:25:04 GMT -6
They tell you you'll need a VST 2.4 compatible host program, I'm not sure why they wouldn't just say any DAW will open it up as a plugin. By host I thought they meant like Kontakt or Reaktor player. I have some programs that will only open in Reaper if it's within Kontakt 4 or Reaktor 5 as the player.
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Post by littlesicily on Feb 5, 2014 21:22:03 GMT -6
PT 10HD working great with OmniSphere.
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Post by Guitar on Feb 5, 2014 22:42:26 GMT -6
I'm using Cubase 5. Not sure what the problem is, any DAW should work fine. Don't you have one you use regularly?
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Post by levon on Feb 6, 2014 0:27:44 GMT -6
Logic. Omnisphere works without a hitch. Great instrument.
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Post by mobeach on Feb 6, 2014 6:50:43 GMT -6
I'm using Cubase 5. Not sure what the problem is, any DAW should work fine. Don't you have one you use regularly? I use Reaper, I haven't purchased Omnisphere yet, I wanted a little info. From what I'm seeing it inserts as a plugin, that's what I wanted to hear  |
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Post by henge on Feb 6, 2014 6:57:32 GMT -6
They tell you you'll need a VST 2.4 compatible host program, I'm not sure why they wouldn't just say any DAW will open it up as a plugin. By host I thought they meant like Kontakt or Reaktor player. I have some programs that will only open in Reaper if it's within Kontakt 4 or Reaktor 5 as the player. Hey Mobeach! Omnisphere will work perfectly in Reaper. It's a stand alone product that does not use the Kontakt player. Just pop it on a track and your good to go. The instruments that require Kontakt are made specifically for kontakt and there are a TON of them. Kontakt is the main sampler out there so people just make instruments for Kontakt and then sell them. If you need more than one sound out of Omnisphere it might be better to run two separate instances instead of using Omni multi timbrally. It will spread the load out on your cores more efficiently than just using one instance to generate two sounds. Hope this helps. Edit: VST 2.4 is the most popular VST format. Steinberg introduced VST3 which introduced sidechaining and some other stuff. Most daws don't support vst3 as far as I know, but Stienberg supports it. It's not necessary to have vst3 in Reaper. |
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Post by mobeach on Feb 6, 2014 11:00:43 GMT -6
Awesome, thanks for the info! I'm torn between Omnisphere and upgrading to Komplete 9 Ultimate, which has a ton of good programs.
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Post by drbill on Feb 6, 2014 12:38:21 GMT -6
Awesome, thanks for the info! I'm torn between Omnisphere and upgrading to Komplete 9 Ultimate, which has a ton of good programs. That is a tough one. If I had to choose between the two, I'd have to ....... Um..... Go rob a bank.  |
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Post by mobeach on Feb 6, 2014 13:47:15 GMT -6
K9 Ultimate has like 33 programs, some small, some big, some similar to Omnisphere etc.. but I think Omnisphere has more pristine hi-fi sounds and is only $79 more.
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Post by henge on Feb 6, 2014 14:56:42 GMT -6
Komplete has some great synths. Absynth will kind of do Omnisphere stuff. Problem is Omnisphere can't do what Komplete does and vice versa . You need both!! They sound very different as well imo.
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Post by mobeach on Feb 6, 2014 16:14:28 GMT -6
I have Absynth 4, Massive, FM8 etc.. Komplete 5 is kind of dated though  I would definitely like to have Damage and Session Strings.. problem is I can't afford both, I also have to get a new PCIe interface since I'm having crappy luck with USB. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 6, 2014 16:44:30 GMT -6
I really need to just bite the bullet and buy Omnisphere. It's just one of those things I've always wanted but never pulled the trigger. I already have lots of synths, but I'm not really a synth guy - I couldn't tell you an LFO from a UFO...but - I'd love to have something that has killer USEABLE moving pads that would really glue tracks down...
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Post by mobeach on Feb 6, 2014 18:11:05 GMT -6
I watched this older demo at NAMM by Rudess and it really inspired me to get Omnisphere.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Feb 6, 2014 18:43:17 GMT -6
I watched this older demo at NAMM by Rudess and it really inspired me to get Omnisphere. This guy will make a Casio sound hood. |
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Post by henge on Feb 7, 2014 7:01:43 GMT -6
I really need to just bite the bullet and buy Omnisphere. It's just one of those things I've always wanted but never pulled the trigger. I already have lots of synths, but I'm not really a synth guy - I couldn't tell you an LFO from a UFO...but - I'd love to have something that has killer USEABLE moving pads that would really glue tracks down... Buy it. Literally you can just use the presets without any programming. Watch the low end and low mids though, it's very thick in those areas which is a good problem to have imo. Also you might want to run it through whatever analogue you want before finalizing your sound. Lol I've heard whole commercials where it seems the composer just held down a key and let Omni do it's thing!! |
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Post by mobeach on Feb 8, 2014 7:56:29 GMT -6
I decided on this program, will be ordering very soon! I remember watching 24 with Kiefer Sutherland, the shows composer Sean Callery used the hell out of the same patches I was using in Native Instruments.
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Post by henge on Feb 8, 2014 8:06:56 GMT -6
Have you checked out Zebra. As rich sounding as Omnisphere but just less sounds. www.u-he.com/cms/zebraI`ve been using it a bit more than Omni lately. There`s something to be said for not having 5000 sounds to surf through!!LOL |
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Post by RicFoxx on Feb 8, 2014 8:08:14 GMT -6
You can also control it with your iPad with the TR iPad app…Ultra cool!
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 8, 2014 10:44:20 GMT -6
The thing that attracts me to Omnisphere is the fact that it has ready to use patches...but like you, I don't want to have to sort through 10k of them. Does Zebra have plenty of presets?
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 8, 2014 10:48:41 GMT -6
I watched this older demo at NAMM by Rudess and it really inspired me to get Omnisphere. Honestly, I wouldn't use a single sound in that video. I just feel like I'm paying for 10k sounds and will use 20 of them. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2014 14:32:23 GMT -6
but that's the story with every synth ever...  |
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I would definitely like to have Damage and Session Strings.. problem is I can't afford both, I also have to get a new PCIe interface since I'm having crappy luck with USB.
