First, anyone call sell their libraries in Motif/Montage format. No a big deal, convert and program them, then sell them. The 1.75 GB limit is an issue because even if you got a somewhat compromised library to fit into let's say 500MB, users might be put off to use up nearly 1/3 of their available space for a single library. On the Kronos, with large SSD(s) and small RAM hit, it's not an issue.Devnor wrote:At this stage the perceived "need" for gigabytes of piano samples and/or streaming technology really only benefits those selling 3rd party libraries. Folks might have a different perspective if they could sell their wares for Montage.
Second, I and others have provide FREE large library conversions for creative license/PD samples. Some of these are very high quality. It's not all about selling something.
Third, any Kronos user can use any of the available conversion utilities to bring their own Kontakt and other large software libraries into the Kronos. Or use the builtin SF conversion.
Fourth, not having to worry about sample size frees the user from having to deal with PITA aspects of traditional sampling, e.g. looping, limited # of layers, stretching samples across multiple notes, etc. As an example, let's say I want to re-sample the string section from one of my copy-protected software sample libraries but I don't want to deal with having to find the perfect loop points for each sample. On the Kronos, I could sample each note for, let's say 20 seconds knowing it's for my own use and I will never play a note longer than 20 seconds. I can very quickly and painlessly make a high quality reproduction. When you're not faced with the hard limits of RAM/Flash, you sample without always looking for the least objectionable compromises. You can sample each note, for full duration, with as many velocity layers as makes sense and with as much detail as possible.
Finally, a Kronos user can completely swap out all samples, programs, combis, set lists, basically everything loaded in the machine with a completely different setup in a minute or two. If you have multiple gigs requiring massively different sounds, you can swap it all out. That's the advantage of not having everything locked into ROM or Flash.
When streaming sampling first hit with GigaSampler, it was revolutionary, not evolutionary. It changed sampling forever.
Busch.
