Going through all patches

[Lawrence]

Has anyone actually listened to all the patches in Omni 2 (or 3?) it seems a very time consuming process.

I haven’t gone through all of Komplete 15 yet. I started to bear down last night and am working my way through it. Analog Dreams 1 and 2 seem pretty cool and so does Ashlight, but as you can tell I’m still in the A’s. There’s a ways to go, and that’s not even considering the non-Komplete behemoth that is Omnisphere.

For that matter I bought (Arturia’s?) MixBox and haven’t delved into it past a few effects, also Pro-Q 4 and Saturn. The independent Omni effects package, etc etc.

Then there’s SSO, bought recently on deep sale, and Diva which I haven’t explored fully. Lots of patches to go through-It barely leaves time for writing!

An embarrassment of riches for sure, but also a time suck.

[Guy Rowland]

No!

Such talk is foolishness in today's day and age imo. Whatever I listen to in isolation when browsing bears no relation to what I'm looking for in the heat of any particular battle. This is why I'm banging on about tag browsers all the time - I want to start from a blank page each time and drill down to whatever I'm looking for to audition. I may have 20.000 Omni patches, but that very quickly drills down to a manageable list when looking for something specific.

[progger]

I agree with Guy, I've been using Omni (2, in my case) for years and haven't gotten through all the patches... particularly with the Trillian and Keyscape integration. But one thing I love about Omnisphere is all the searchability integrated into it, as well as the SHUFFLER! I love the random patch order, it's led me to discover so much great stuff I wouldn't have found alphabetically.

[Mike Marino]

I agree with Guy, I've been using Omni (2, in my case) for years and haven't gotten through all the patches... particularly with the Trillian and Keyscape integration. But one thing I love about Omnisphere is all the searchability integrated into it, as well as the SHUFFLER! I love the random patch order, it's led me to discover so much great stuff I wouldn't have found alphabetically.

Ooo, I’ve not tried the SHUFFLER yet!

[GR Baumann]

I wrote a script that plays each patch in the standalone version for 5 seconds, including Keyscape and all Sonic Extensions.

Listening to this 4-5 times per month, using advanced memorisation techniques, meanwhile I can name any patch after listening to it for 3-5 seconds.

I just wish Omnisphere had much more patches.

[Luke]

I wrote a script that plays each patch in the standalone version for 5 seconds, including Keyscape and all Sonic Extensions.

Listening to this 4-5 times per month, using advanced memorisation techniques, meanwhile I can name any patch after listening to it for 3-5 seconds.

I just wish Omnisphere had much more patches.

You wizard.


Way to make me feel inadequate first thing in the morning.