Two simple questions regarding Platinum

[Scott Rogers]

1) Does Platinum have ratchet samples?

2) Does the player work in stand-alone mode without a vst host?

[perceive]

I am not sure about a ratchet, from the listings on http://www.soundsonline.com/sophtml/details.phtml?sku=EW-155 I do not think so.

As for part 2, yes it can run in standalone, it uses the kompakt player to do this.

[Scott Rogers]

Thanks Perceive.

Ratchet isn't specifically listed, but maybe I'll get lucky and find it in the "Lots of Toys" category. It's such a useful percussion instrument, but I've never come across a sample.

Perhaps I'll make my own.

[Stefan Podell]

Perhaps I'll make my own.

Metric or English? ;)

[Nick Phoenix]

Yes there are a couple ratchet samples. You can use standalone, but it is only 8 part multitimbral.

[Scott Rogers]

Nick, are they single ratchet hits as well as rolls?

[dcoscina]

Yes there are a couple ratchet samples. You can use standalone, but it is only 8 part multitimbral.

That's true but with something like Maple Midi Tools, you have 4 outputs you can assign to 4 different instances of Gold (in my case). that's what I use with Overture 3.6 at the moment. :)