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Guido Pannekoek said:
It came out and in this thread a lot of people complained about not be able to load your own samples which made it seem like an ordinary sample library. What it is completely not. That's all.
I also like to play with own samples in Straylight, Simpler, Kontakt, Landforms, Choreographs, Cycles,...
But I'm happy with Spectres. And that I'm not able to load samples is something I can live with.
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I see that seemingly some people, at least on this forum, have bought it but are still disappointed that you can't import.
This possibly because you can do that with many of their other tools and also because it's an intriguing engine!
Until I use it, I can't say how much I will miss that feature.

I really can't see what is difficult to grasp about that, unless you are merely saying that it's a disproportionate response?
I did read the comments on the YT vids and I thought the initial responses at least, did very heavily focus on this missing feature.
I see that mainly as people sharing their disappointment which is also direct feedback.
People want what they want.
 
Technostica said:
People want what they want.
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People want others to make what they want you mean. Because whatever others make it not will be good if people can not do what they want with it People are to much spoiled.

And they don't need the feedback because:

"On this occasion, it was not possible to incorporate importing your own samples for SPECTRES. At the moment we do not know whether it will be possible to implement this functionality in future."
https://slateandash.com/blogs/faq/tagged/spectres
 
Guido Pannekoek said:
And they don't need the feedback because:

"On this occasion, it was not possible to incorporate importing your own samples for SPECTRES. At the moment we do not know whether it will be possible to implement this functionality in future."
https://slateandash.com/blogs/faq/tagged/spectres
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S+A mentioned it on this forum too, but people watching the YT vids probably haven't read that info and there's no harm in giving feedback.
The feedback can be taken as being general and not just in relation to Spectres.
S+A could decide in the future to prioritise sample import over adding certain features that preclude that, if the feedback is particularly strong.
I'm not seeing anything negative about the feedback.
 
Technostica said:
S+A mentioned it on this forum too, but people watching the YT vids probably haven't read that info and there's no harm in giving feedback.
The feedback can be taken as being general and not just in relation to Spectres.
S+A could decide in the future to prioritise sample import over adding certain features that preclude that, if the feedback is particularly strong.
I'm not seeing anything negative about the feedback.
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I'm happy with S+A. Even if in their other products imorting own samples would not be possible it still are great top notch libraries and it takes ages to find out what sounds you can make with it.

People are free to make their own libraries with sample import possibilities. Like people are free to build their own bikes, cars, refrigerators,... if they don't like what is made now. :) End of my part in this discussion.
 
Lee Blaske said:
Each new Slate + Ash product seems to top their previous products, which were excellent.

For professionals, though, I think there's a lot to worry about with using these products in your music. These longer phrases performed by artists stand a good chance of being flagged by bots. No fun to have to deal with getting those strikes. Contractually, lots of companies that employ artists to create music contract are stipulating that these longer-phrase libraries not be used.
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I'm not sure this could ever happen with the way I use SPECTRES.
 

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Guido Pannekoek said:
It came out and in this thread a lot of people complained about not be able to load your own samples which made it seem like an ordinary sample library. What it is completely not. That's all.

I also like to play with own samples in Straylight, Simpler, Kontakt, Landforms, Choreographs, Cycles,...

But I'm happy with Spectres. And that I'm not able to load samples is something I can live with.

Ad what not is can be maybe:

"On this occasion, it was not possible to incorporate importing your own samples for SPECTRES. At the moment we do not know whether it will be possible to implement this functionality in future."
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There's a workaround and it's working quite well actually, you just need to replace the samples in the wav folder with your own using the same files name as theirs. You can also create a document to remember what are the samples you changed and etc.
 
It seems that while you could load a raw loop and just let it play out, it's not really meant to be a phrase library per se. Those are clearly building blocks which you can then mangle and tweak beyond recognition to a point which is entirely unique (especially with the way you can layer different loops and randomize elements). It seems for many people this crosses an experimental bridge too far, but there are so many VIs out there doing "normal" stuff. I welcome the weird and tonally ambiguous. I think when dialed right, one could easily use this as versatile textural layers in many different settings, without ever sounding the same.
 
Backwards L said:
There's a workaround and it's working quite well actually, you just need to replace the samples in the wav folder with your own using the same files name as theirs. You can also create a document to remember what are the samples you changed and etc.
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Hm super interesting.
Would it work to have 2 copies of Spectres installed, and just have one for your own custom samples perhaps?
I'm only just getting around to installing now, but can see myself tinkering behind the scenes one day... although there is SO much to explore within the library itself I might not ever get to it ha!
 
I agree, this library have so much to offer, they really did an amazing job with this release and it's one of the craziest Kontakt library ever released to date when it comes to modulation. I'm really excited to see what they will bake next.
 
conan said:
I put this together using Spectres. The idea was to use it as an instrument rather than a phrase library, subject to the same tweaking and performance approaches as a synth or other compositional tool.

The Extinction of Memory

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this is really nice. definitely agree Spectres can almost be thought of as a wild wavetable synth with deep modulation and effects. would be curious to learn more about the kinds of techniques you've explored in this piece, articulations you've gravitated towards, etc.
 
slateandash said:
We are working on the studies at the moment as that seems to be the most useful way for people to understand the capabilities. A manual is in the works also, although not sure that will be ready by end of promo.
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Any chance this manual is close to completion?
I'm really enjoying my time with Spectres, but sometimes get a bit lost (in the cool way but also the not cool way hahaha)
 
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