Hello folks,
I finally have the PAB Pro, and since I was one of the skeptics (and have been for months!) I thought I'd publicly eat my nice tasty helping of crow, and admit this is a really fine set.
I've long wondered about a couple of things - some of the sounds I heard simply didn't convince me, and I doubted that it really sounded that way, but I had no way of knowing. Joe F. and I went in circles discussing about whether or not to ride the gain (especially for an mp3 file), I really was not satisfied with what I heard when impulse reverb was applied.
I finally got ahold of a pretty dry audio file and did my own experimentation with it - then I wondered what a full-quality version would sound like.... finally I read rave reviews from other users who had played the instrument and heard it in full non-mp3 quality.
I also know some people have not liked the way IA has promoted, and have questioned their sincerity, integrity and motives....
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I have to say that my skepticisms have been satisfied - I really think this is a great set, and very flexible. I also must say that all of my contacts with Csaba have been exemplary - he has been unfailingly helpful and professional, and I (for one) really think that he and the folks at IA want to see all of us succeed - users, Hauptwerk and fellow sample producers alike.
We are so ready to assume the worst about people and their motives - I think really the world would be a better place if we tried first to think the best of people FIRST, rather than jumping immediately to the worst or negative.
~~
So, I've said my peace <chuckle> let's get to the set:
- I think it really shines the best when used with truncation (150~250 ms) and impulse reverb.
- I have done some experimentation, and I still strongly disagree with gain-riding or any compression of dynamics for demos. I think if a demo has a very wide dynamic range, it is FAR better to ONLY offer it as a 24 or16-bit WAV file...
- even with a huge dynamic range, I find that a non-gain-ridden 320kbps mp3 file sounds more natural to my ears (even though some of the quieter and louder passages migh be a bit less than optimal). I also think it is imperative to encode the mp3 with a quality encoder and use good options
If you can't find a good stop combination for what you are playing, you aren't looking. I've tried several styles, and this organ can really change character based on what stops you select and how they are combined.
So, here are some of the links:
Johann Nepomuk David:
- Lobe den Herrn http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1467
- Allein Gott in der Höh sie Ehr http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1466
David Johnson - trumpet Tune in D - http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1456
Richard White - Prelude and Fugue in Eb - http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1435
Falcinelli - a Notre Pere - http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1429
Enjoy,
I finally have the PAB Pro, and since I was one of the skeptics (and have been for months!) I thought I'd publicly eat my nice tasty helping of crow, and admit this is a really fine set.
I've long wondered about a couple of things - some of the sounds I heard simply didn't convince me, and I doubted that it really sounded that way, but I had no way of knowing. Joe F. and I went in circles discussing about whether or not to ride the gain (especially for an mp3 file), I really was not satisfied with what I heard when impulse reverb was applied.
I finally got ahold of a pretty dry audio file and did my own experimentation with it - then I wondered what a full-quality version would sound like.... finally I read rave reviews from other users who had played the instrument and heard it in full non-mp3 quality.
I also know some people have not liked the way IA has promoted, and have questioned their sincerity, integrity and motives....
~~~
I have to say that my skepticisms have been satisfied - I really think this is a great set, and very flexible. I also must say that all of my contacts with Csaba have been exemplary - he has been unfailingly helpful and professional, and I (for one) really think that he and the folks at IA want to see all of us succeed - users, Hauptwerk and fellow sample producers alike.
We are so ready to assume the worst about people and their motives - I think really the world would be a better place if we tried first to think the best of people FIRST, rather than jumping immediately to the worst or negative.
~~
So, I've said my peace <chuckle> let's get to the set:
- I think it really shines the best when used with truncation (150~250 ms) and impulse reverb.
- I have done some experimentation, and I still strongly disagree with gain-riding or any compression of dynamics for demos. I think if a demo has a very wide dynamic range, it is FAR better to ONLY offer it as a 24 or16-bit WAV file...
- even with a huge dynamic range, I find that a non-gain-ridden 320kbps mp3 file sounds more natural to my ears (even though some of the quieter and louder passages migh be a bit less than optimal). I also think it is imperative to encode the mp3 with a quality encoder and use good options
If you can't find a good stop combination for what you are playing, you aren't looking. I've tried several styles, and this organ can really change character based on what stops you select and how they are combined.
So, here are some of the links:
Johann Nepomuk David:
- Lobe den Herrn http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1467
- Allein Gott in der Höh sie Ehr http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1466
David Johnson - trumpet Tune in D - http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1456
Richard White - Prelude and Fugue in Eb - http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1435
Falcinelli - a Notre Pere - http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/1429
Enjoy,