Akai are doing 50% off on this right now. I paid £40 which I think is fair enough for using standalone on my MPC. It sounds great, is easy to use & you can automate stuff using the Q- link knobs. I wouldn’t pay the full asking price of £80 tho.
Nick, you’re actually starting to make me regret that I have been crying off synthesizer plug-ins since circa 2012. I would get back into them if I had something in my possession such as the Akai MPC Key. Even though I don’t have a problem connecting a controller to the modules I currently own, there is something about having to attach a controller to the computer that I have long considered disagreeable and impersonal. It would make a difference if the keyboard controller was directly adjacent to the computing device, which is why I mentioned the MPC Key.
You made some great demos but i just don't get why people want to pay money for this plugin when Vital is free plus it has a ton more features, modulation options, wavetables and you can import almost any sample or one shot sound and use it as a wavetable
Because Vital doesn't run natively in the MPC platform. Pretty obvious reason. Of course, there are better options insode a DAW and hardware. That isn't really where Subfactory wins the day. I have a Moog Minitaur and every major soft synth, but I am definitely getting this to run standalone in my MPC One+.
@@sonicstate 😲 Tbh, I think it’s refreshing to see the Plug-in version reviewed. I have an MPC and quite a few of the instruments & I always feel the computer plug-ins are half finished compared to the MPC version. They never have the niceties, such as Midi Learn, fine control etc… Makes it feel like a cash grab. I emailed them about the lack of fine control on OPX-4 & they told me to downgrade to Monterey, which wouldn’t fix it anyhow. I doubt very much that any of these plugins will see much aftercare. They release & move on to the next which is a real shame.
I've watched a couple of good demos on this, but yours is really making me consider it.
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Akai are doing 50% off on this right now. I paid £40 which I think is fair enough for using standalone on my MPC. It sounds great, is easy to use & you can automate stuff using the Q- link knobs. I wouldn’t pay the full asking price of £80 tho.
Nick, you’re actually starting to make me regret that I have been crying off synthesizer plug-ins since circa 2012. I would get back into them if I had something in my possession such as the Akai MPC Key. Even though I don’t have a problem connecting a controller to the modules I currently own, there is something about having to attach a controller to the computer that I have long considered disagreeable and impersonal. It would make a difference if the keyboard controller was directly adjacent to the computing device, which is why I mentioned the MPC Key.
I think that it will load on MPC hardware too
Nice
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You made some great demos but i just don't get why people want to pay money for this plugin when Vital is free plus it has a ton more features, modulation options, wavetables and you can import almost any sample or one shot sound and use it as a wavetable
Because Vital doesn't run natively in the MPC platform. Pretty obvious reason. Of course, there are better options insode a DAW and hardware. That isn't really where Subfactory wins the day. I have a Moog Minitaur and every major soft synth, but I am definitely getting this to run standalone in my MPC One+.
I thought you would review this on MPC?
We don't have one....
@@sonicstate 😲 Tbh, I think it’s refreshing to see the Plug-in version reviewed. I have an MPC and quite a few of the instruments & I always feel the computer plug-ins are half finished compared to the MPC version. They never have the niceties, such as Midi Learn, fine control etc… Makes it feel like a cash grab. I emailed them about the lack of fine control on OPX-4 & they told me to downgrade to Monterey, which wouldn’t fix it anyhow. I doubt very much that any of these plugins will see much aftercare. They release & move on to the next which is a real shame.
@@sonicstate ok thats weird.
Phase Plant obliterates them all...
It's 4x the cost of this though. If you want a dedicated bass engine, and you're an MPC/Force user too, this makes sense.
@@ccmp23 also this runs in standalone. Phase Plant doesn't.