Miroslav Philharmonik

[NickSpringfield]

I went to the Sampletank website today just to check it out and I came across Miroslav Philharmonik. It looked interesting so I checked it out further. I love orchestral sounds, so it looked like something I might be interested in despite it's $500 price tag. Then I saw that it was a plug in for Sampletank.

So does this mean I would need to purchase Sampletank in order to run Miroslav Philharmonik? Or could it work as a standalone program? I have a Triton, so is this even worth it?

Thanks,
-Springfield

 

[AlChuck]

It's a sound set, not a "plug-in for SampleTank," which itself is a plug-in software sampler. That is, it can be loaded into SampleTank, and probably many other sampler formats.

 

[NickSpringfield]

Ok thanks, I must've read it wrong. I use ACID Pro 4.0 to sequence, so do you think it would work for me or not? Are the sounds in .wav format? I don't know much about it- nor do I know much about anything other than what I've always used. I'm finally trying to get up and learn more, so sorry for my ignorance.

-Springfield

 

[Phyl]

I haven't looked at that library, but they usually produce versions for different platforms like Kontact, Giga, etc.

 

[AlChuck]

They are not loops, if that's what you are thinking. You need to load these up into a sampler and play it with a MIDI controller. ACID has some MIDI capabilities but it's not the best choice to do that kind of work, it's really designed for working with loops.

I did a little looking and, ooops, you are right. My apologies. The product named Miroslav Philharmonik is a plug-in synth. Sounds like it's the ik Multimedia SampleTank engine with some of the sounds from the Miroslav Vitous sample library.

Below is from the press release I found:

Miroslav Vitous co-founded Weather Report with Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter and went on to record five albums with the pioneering fusion act prior to launching his solo career with fruitful results. It’s yielded 12 diverse and acclaimed discs to date, ranging from jazz-funk to solo bass to intimate acoustic duos and trios.

Miroslav’s orchestral samples are considered some of the most beautiful and
playable amongst orchestral sound collections because of his dedication to
meticulously collect the most emotional and moving sounds of the orchestra
in a high-end sample collection. The acquired sample collection includes
complete orchestral and choir samples recorded in world-famous
environments, such as the Dvorak Theatre in Prague.

Starting January 2005, the current Miroslav Vitous orchestra libraries will be
exclusively available, from IK Multimedia (for Europe, Asia and Oceania) and
Sonic Reality (North and South America) through a network of appointed
distributors and dealers.

In 2005 the magic behind this orchestral masterpiece will be unveiled in a
landmark new virtual instrument plug-in from IK Multimedia and Sonic
Reality called Miroslav™ Philharmonik™. Powered by the SampleTank® 2
engine, the new Miroslav™ Philharmonik™ is an inspiring integrated
Orchestral Workstation that combines the famous Miroslav™ Orchestral and
Choir sample collections with a dedicated plug-in instrument specially tailored
toward classical sounds and arrangements.

“We wanted to work with the Miroslav orchestral archives because there is a
certain emotional and musical aspect to them that is rare in orchestral
sample collections” says CEO of Sonic Reality, Dave Kerzner. “With all new
Sonic Reality sound programming we are bringing out some of the best
qualities of the released and even more impressive previously unreleased
Miroslav sample archives.”

CEO of IK Multimedia Enrico Iori says, “We wanted to present an integrated
orchestral module that makes use of the advanced features of STRETCH and
other unique IK performance tools. Miroslav has recorded the ideal collection
of moving sounds that inspire composition. “

Miroslav™ Philharmonik™ is expected to be released within the spring of
2005. MSRP will be $/Euro 499 and will be available exclusively from IK
Multimedia and its distributors and dealers network worldwide.

Detailed information on Miroslav™ Philharmonik™ will appear soon online
at:
www.ikmultimedia.com
www.philharmonik.com

 

[Sklathill]

I've never used it, but I own the Miroslav Vitous AKAI set, which this thing is a successor to, and they are wonderful sounds. Will definitely blow your Triton away. The real competitors to this are things like Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra and Garritan...

 

[wx3]

Although I don't know anything about it, I have listened to the demos on their website and the philharmonic sounds amazing. All my friends thought it was a real symphony.

 

[Phyl]

I've never used it, but I own the Miroslav Vitous AKAI set, which this thing is a successor to, and they are wonderful sounds. Will definitely blow your Triton away. The real competitors to this are things like Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra and Garritan...

Vienna Horizon Series is quite nice as well, about $450 for the solo string library.