Pre Loading doesn't work with Waves Electric 88

Cantabile
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Let me suggest AIR Velvet as an alternative - works nicely with fast switching and is my workhorse. You can get it cheap when there’s a sale every now and then (I got it for $9.99 instead of the nominal $99).

My ultimate electrics are currently VReeds and VTines from AcousticSamples. I use VST automation parameters for my different sounds, and they work very nicely with hardly any switching time.

Cheers,

Torsten

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Thanks Torsten I will try as soon as I can…9.9€ should be very good :–)
I have Vreed and is good and fast. Have Vtine good amplifier effect? Is it possible to simulate a good suitcase?

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Agree with @Torsten… AIR Velvet is a good choice. Buy it here for $14.99 https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/1559

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I use Velvet a lot too. It’s excellent, very easy to tweak, and easy to use to use presets.

  • Paul
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Commenting on using Keyscape and Omnisphere: I use them in a live situation for sure, in single linked racks, and preload them. If there are good alternatives I use them (e.g. Pianoteq for acoustic pianos and CP80, and if I do not need the super strings in Omnisphere I take them from XPand2), but for EP’s I prefer Keyscape. As we know in our gigs what the next song is - we use pre-agreed setlists - I immediately switch to the next song in the list upon the last note of the song. Never had a problem with that. No delays, no latency.

It is wise to have at least a computer with 16Gb RAM, as preloading a few Omnisphere and Keyscape presets adds up. One trick is to use the 8 Omnisphere slots - assigning them to different midi channels - and switch Midi channel. That results in almost immediate loading. But preloading 8 presets adds up in RAM.

I actually revisited Waves Epiano 88 yesterday and must say I like it better than I thought, especially if you take some of the reverbs/effects off and replace them with - in my opinion - better ones. Still a difference between 29 and 350 (but Keyscape gives you much more different sounds, including a good Yamaha C7 acoustic piano, Wurlitzers, 2 Rhodes, and various others classic keyboards such as MKS). Especially during more quieter intro’s of songs for me it makes a difference to use Keyscape EPs. Sure, in a louder context, many other EP’s do as well.

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I am still using the Scarbee plugs, along with all the newer plugs. They still hold up in today’s flooded market.

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Is someone using Steinberg Vibrant? To me seams very good from youtube demo…