Is Pianos Gold worth it? And about CCC.

[janat]

I have this little dilemma. As the CCC is now on sale, I've been thinking about which products I should choose should I buy it. I know that I want at least SO Platinum, Choirs, VOP and SD 2. Ra seems like a good choice, too, although I don't currently have use for it. MOR would probably be on my list, too.

So the question is, should my 7th product be Pianos Gold or Gypsy? I'm completely happy with the Steinway B in SO and don't really need more pianos, and the acoustic guitars in Gypsy are very tempting. How do the pianos in Pianos differ from Steinway B in SO? In which cases would I need more than one piano? And does my list look otherwise good?

Also, I think I will wait for future sales before really getting the CCC. Do you think the Dark Side or MOR 2 will be available in CCC any time soon? And why would I get SD 2 Bundle instead of SD 2?

Sorry, this post is full of questions, more so than I intended, but I'd really appreciate it if you could answer at least some of them.

[christerholm]

I would get Gypsy in your case, you'll have much more use for that. Pianos Gold is nice, I got in my CCC, BUT, I actually never used it in any track so far, go figure

[Veneteaou]

Depends on the kind of music you make. If you would use the Gypsy violin on a regular basis, then the library is entirely worth it. I have Pianos and it is probably one of my favorite libraries in terms of usage.

The Yamaha works for pop music, the Bossendorfer works great as a rich-tone for almost anything, and the other two get used when I need a piano that can stand on it's own two feet.

[Casiquire]

Pianos is my favorite EWQL library. They're so much more expressive than the Steinway in SO, the first time I used them I had a "This is what I've been missing!" moment. But it depends on how much you use pianos in your music. Honestly I find it more usable than VOP by far but then again I'm a piano player.

I believe the StormDrum2 Bundle include the Pro upgrade, so four more gigs of stuff.

[JijGaat]

Pianos is a library I use quite a lot. If I were you, I would reconsider the choice of voices of passion. I end up never really using it. Go for pianos ánd gypsy

[janat]

Thanks for your comments on this matter! I finally decided to not get Pianos, the SO Steinway is good enough for my piano work. I can always get Pianos later if I really feel the need for it

So I placed the order and my CCC looks like this: SO Platinum, Gypsy, Symphonic Choirs, Ministry of Rock, Stormdrum 2 Budle, Voices of Passion and Ra. I have no idea if I'll use VOP, Ra or Gypsy that much, I'll have to see what I can achieve with them. But they do add some variety to my libraries, and who knows, maybe I'll eventually use them more than SO. Judging by the demos, they all sound really nice. Hoping for the package to arrive this week.

[Veneteaou]

You can add libraries up to eleven items in the CCC right now.

[askipper]

Originally Posted by janat

Hoping for the package to arrive this week.

[janat]

Originally Posted by askipper

Hey, I can always hope, can't I? I know it will likely arrive next week or the week after that, just can't wait to get my hands on it. I'm aware that I can get more than 7 products i CCC, but I've really got everything I need in it, I think I don't need Pianos. I also have a tight budget and it's been majorly exceeded already.

[askipper]

Yes, you can hope ;-) EW are normally quite quick at shipping but not during a promo. It takes time. Expect a couple of weeks normally. Saying that, it's not A normal promo
So if might be quick.

The actual smiley faces were for your excitement though. I LOVE getting a new library. I just took 24 hours to download Cinematic Strings 2 and can't wait to try it later!!!!!