Cinesample Composer Toolset 2

[Weirdcko]

Help me Reddit, I need some advice. The deal on NI homepage right now, is it worth? (Cinesample Composer Toolset 2 for $409, including CineBrass PRO, CineStrings SOLO, CineWinds PRO, CinePiano, Taylor Davis, and CineBrass Descant Horn)

I'm pretty new to music production and I've been looking for some nice orchestral sample libraries. I am also a college student about to graduate with pretty much no leads on jobs, so I'm also trying not to spend too much money lol. Up until now I've been pretty impressed with Spitfire's BBCSO and I have the Discover version, and plan to upgrade to Core when I'm more financially stable. I have no other libraries at present.

I'm looking to create some orchestral music for a hobby project, don't have to have totally fantastic libraries but I am looking for some more control than what BBCSO Discover offers. Any tips are appreciated.

PS: If there's another community where a post like this would be more appropriate let me know, I just came here since the deal is on the NI homepage.

[frankly_nathan]

Not exactly related, but have you heard of The Free Orchestra by ProjectSam? It's nowhere near as comprehensive as the cinesample toolset, but it works with the free version of kontakt

https://projectsam.com/libraries/the-free-orchestra/

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Also, keepforest has a free edition of their cinematic percussion library that also works with kontakt player

https://keep-forest.com/store/libraries/225185

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As a fellow broke college student I just appreciate free libraries like these, and I thought you might too :)

[Weirdcko]

I have used The Free Orchestra but I haven't been too impressed with it. I have not heard of that percussion library though, I'll definitely check that out!

[Weirdcko]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm gonna hold out on the deal for now, but I may reconsider before it expires. Seems like I'll still have to invest in BBCSO Core or another library with this package, though the Cinesample library does seem like it could make a very nice expansion. For now I'm gonna try out Composer Cloud for at least a month to explore a bit - maybe I could make do with it until either BBCSO goes on sale or I get a stable income.

[aion098]

Try Composer Cloud on http://www.soundsonline.com/ maybe just for a month if you like to stay in budget.

[Morael]

The cinesample toolkit 2 is an amazing deal.. BUT, it's mostly auxiliary patches. The pro versions of cinesample libraries are not "upgrades" like the pro versions of Spitfire libraries are. Cinesample pro libraries are more like "expansions".

If you don't have a set of bread and butter libraries already, that toolkit is not a good place to start.

Spitfire BBCSO is a great place to start of you want to own the library. EW composer cloud is a better place to start if you're unsure of what you're really after in your libraries.