this new update is AMAZING

powerful sounds, amazing effects.. imo starting to think it sounds better than usual suspects virus ti
some patches are very cool for electronic music
the new library is great

 

lovely post Kate, here are some flowers for you

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I tried the new Omnisphere (as I've tried the previous ones), and from a sound design perspective a lot of the sounds are just beautiful, no doubt about that.

But... I personally find OS a tad overwhelming. There's just too much happening and the presets are just too thick. If I wanted to fit these into a mix, be it tunes or a video soundtrack there would be a lot of thinning to do to make them fit.

Still, it's a great piece of software but it's just not for me. But I imagine for Omnisphere fans it's Christmas come early now and next Xmas too!

 

So far, I'm loving it. My only gripe is the omission of the custom "default folder", though the "auto recall" option is rather handy... CPU usage is fairly reasonable, with no audible artifacting. It tops at around and a hair over 30 percent on my i5 iMac, but tends to stay around the 10-20% rage when the preset isn't too demanding! It's kind of like a new car (without the dramatically different redesign, it looks very familiar, the interior looks sleeker, has more bells and whistles, but what's under the hood is what REALLY blows you away. I applaud Spectrasonics, once again!