Reply To: Kirk Hunter Farewell Sale

[peter]

On cclarry said

Last Chance Ever: 70% Off Lyric Series String Quintet
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That’s my favorite KHS library.

I go for a dry string sound. Think Eleanor Rigby — I totally am going for that sound. Most of the string sounds I have in my head for arrangements are inspired from Beatles’ George Martin arrangements, ELO (which is also inspired by The Beatles, of course), or Kansas. Back when, I don’t even know how many years ago, I came to Kirk with an idea for a library — based on a bigger KHS library — called Pop / Rock strings that went after that sound, basically, a dry string quartet. The presets on the library have much more reverb in them than suits my taste, but the great news is that it’s not baked in. You can easily use the setting on the GUI to take it out and have a really nice dry string sound. That’s exactly what I’ve done with every patch. I’ve created my own snapshots for the solo a collective string patches, removing the room (ambiance) and most of the vibrato.

FTR, I did paid consulting to Kirk maybe a decade ago; I’m not sure it warrants having to write a disclosure, but I err on the side of more transparency than less. Kirk and I have remained friends ever since and regularly have conversations about music and share each other’s music.  Most of the developers I’ve consulted to make libraries and plugins I use and that’s how I got to know them and consult. I always have found it more exciting to consult to a music-related small business than a large corporation that makes products or services I might use, but not love like I do sample libraries and plugins. It’s always been a joy to help indie developers bring products I love and use to more people.

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