vallax's Reviews

Beats out my other orchestral libraries

Best orchestral library I have purchased in terms of value and diversity of high quality products included, now that it is no longer subscription-based only.

Unbeatable tool for mixing

The marketing is not deceptive, these have transformed my mixes and I recently upgraded to platinum.

Very convenient and flexible DAW

It stands out as my favourite DAW, but is definitely still lacking in some areas. Automation editing requires manually drawing points in with no options for patterns and no grid snap. Tool orders and grid snap reset whenever reopening Logic - Can't set the pencil as the default tool or retain absolute snap to a particular grid size etc. The score editor is also primitive, nothing like a full notation software. Additionally, updates are extremely slow and nothing groundbreaking, although they have been free since Pro X. Otherwise very good in most aspects.

Extremely powerful flexibility, runs seamlessly at all times

Allows for virtually unlimited realtime audio experimentation, plus incorporating various top quality effects. Along with Vital, this is my new go-to.

My favourite synth

Using this synthesiser regularly now in place of others like Serum, Massive, and Synthmaster. I find it to be the most modern: Highly responsive, highly intuitive, and very high quality sound. Its extensive features will keep me busy for a long time.

Perfect for sample library composers

Most compact way of controlling pitch bend (with x-y pad) and keyswitches (with drum pads). Searched far and wide for a compact, low cost option that can do so and this was the only one. Obviously, it also works perfectly for virtual drums.

Amazing controller for modulation/expression etc

Only controller I could find with true faders that sink in in the middle at such portability and low cost. Ideal for sample library composers.

M1 2tb 16gb is enough for most orchestral projects!

All working very well so far, major upgrade over all previous apple laptops. Extremely smooth and immediate in all tasks.

My favourite piano library

Got the pro version of this, and the morphing functionality in 7 works for making endless variations. More playable than any other piano library, especially for classical pieces.

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My favourite orchestral library I've tried

High quality, beautiful samples throughout with many articulations. The legato patches are particularly versatile and playable, ranging from extremely smooth transitions at low velocities to fast, staccato-like attacks at higher velocities. All other articulations I've tried so far sound very usable and high quality. Some small downsides are the lack of dry samples (as everything was recorded in a large hall), the lack of ensemble patches, and the lack of polyphonic legato. These are definitely not enough to be off-putting in any way, the library meets and exceeds expectations generally.

Amazing quality sounds, but saturated with reverb

This is an amazing free product, although the samples contain reverb that you can't turn off enough to get any dry sounds and the articulations are minimal. Still a very useful widespread orchestral plugin, and I look forward to upgrading it to Core or Pro at some point.

Amazing sounds, but disappointing pitch ranges

Love the quality of this library, but once I purchased it and tried it out with an 88 key keyboard it quickly became apparent that the scope is limited to some extent. Many instruments are confined to ranges stretching from a lower C to a higher C, without taking into account any additional range the instrument would usually have beyond the highest and lowest available notes in this library. Additionally, there's not a lot of instruments for an orchestral composer, but it covers the basics nicely for anyone wanting a simple high quality orchestral library.

Pitchbend, modulation, and midi CC in the smallest, lightest, highest quality package available.

Required all of these features and I need an ultra-portable lightweight device. This meets all those needs and more with the excellent launchpad-like functionality.

Extensive library of nice samples and synths at a bargain price

Would highly recommend purchasing this software, especially if you can get it on sale from pluginboutique or other similar sites for just £1/$1. All the included sounds I’ve tried sound nice and good quality.

Best notation software despite flaws

I purchased the ultimate education 2019 version of Sibelius for academic purposes and my own purposes. This software is expensive initially and massively more expensive to continually upgrade. It has many small flaws in the interface and the visuals are not as pretty as I’d like (dark mode would be nice), but otherwise, it is brilliant and I like the workflow a lot. I would highly recommend it to anyone who can afford it and wants the largest notational toolset possible that is very highly efficient and usable once you get to know it.

Nice sounds, but heavy library

This library functions well and it is extremely customisable. The samples are extremely large and take a long time to load, but they don’t sound particularly remarkable compared with other libraries I’ve tried. Would recommend for the price if you like the timbral qualities of the samples.

Great but heavy

This piano sounds great and works very well. I got it for hardly any money with an amazing deal, and I would highly recommend it for anyone with a fast storage device. Such a device is needed, otherwise you will be waiting a long time for the library to load, as the samples are extremely large.

High value, quality DAW especially excelling in piano roll and automation controls

I use both FL Studio and Logic (primarily logic) and find both to be very useful for different purposes when producing and composing. For MIDI data manipulation, both are amazing, but FL studio stands out for its simplicity and smooth efficiency of piano roll input. The included ZGameEditor plugin is also extremely useful for effortlessly creating interesting high quality videos for many purposes.

Wide variety of powerful tools

Amazing product for anyone who wants to always have a high quality backup library for nearly any compositional or production situation. Works extremely well for my workflow.

Beautiful rich timbres with limited individual instrument usage

I would highly recommend this library for anyone who wants to work particularly with full sections of instruments and get an amazing sound of these larger sections. For those who want close control over individual instruments, I would not recommend this library. I want both, so I use this in conjunction with Eastwest Hollywood gold for the best of both worlds!