GMusic, how kind of you. I cherish moments like these where I am totally surprised by where a library takes me. Thanks so much for watching and again for your kind encouragement. Joyfully! 🎹

It is my pleasure. Anthony and his team are amazing at bringing such beautiful instruments to us. Thanks so much for watching.

It is my pleasure, and I agree, LORES is a major achievement in that its beauty comes from all of the gifted musicians, and the gift Anthony and his team have in capturing their moving performances. Thanks as always for the kind support. Joyfully!🎹

Thanks so much, Justin. LORES is a beautiful achievement with so much inside. Joyfully! 🎹

Stephen, your kind words of encouragement mean so much and are greatly appreciated. It is a little intimidating to put yourself out there but the joy that comes in moments like these are so worth taking those risks. Thank you again and I look forward to seeing you on future videos. Joyfully!🎹

Bless you my friend, I am so glad you enjoyed taking the journey with me. Joyfully!🎹

My pleasure, Anonagain, I agree, LORES is a very special collection with a lot of heart poured into it. Thanks so much for watching.

Del, that is so kind. I look at every instrument that I feature on the channel like a ticket or even a vehicle that transports us into these amazing sound worlds if you will. I turn the key and the sounds I hear and experience guide me to where they want to go, it is very surreal at times. I am so grateful to have the opportunities to experience music in this way. Thanks again for watching and the meaningful support. Joyfully!🎹

Yes, it is so well done on many levels. Thanks so much for watching.

It is my pleasure. I find doing these live open the door to some very beautiful unexpected and special moments. Thanks so much for your support and encouragement. Joyfully!🎹

Yes, LORES is a beautiful and very inspiring accomplishment. Thanks so much for watching, I am so glad you enjoyed the video. Joyfully!

My pleasure Ursula, it was an amazing experience. Thanks for watching.

Thank you, that was a very special moment to say the least.

It is my pleasure; I am so glad you unenjoyed watching.

Bren, it is my pleasure. LORES, is something special as Anthony and his team really put a lot of themselves into putting it together. Thanks for watching. Joyfully!

Thank you James, I am looking into doing some live praise and worship streams in the future, so thank you for the kind prayers and support. Joyfully!🎹

@@PraiseTracks Well I will be right there, when you do brother, that is why Love this channel , I like the instruments and I know that you truly have a heart for GOD

Oh I was wondering if you were Christian, I'm so happy your "praise tracks" is for Jesus :)

My pleasure Chris. LORES makes it so easy to get inspired due to the way it was put together. Anthony and his team have something special and love to take us on these instrumental explorations.

@@PraiseTracks It's definitely inspirational, as was you playing...

Oh yeah, it is an amazing accomplishment for sure. Thanks for the kind support.

Sleep well my friend, hopefully you will awake with a new library to explore. Joyfully!

@@PraiseTracks Thank you very much. Slept well until 3 am and went to my PC to check out Fables. HOOKED! :)

Yes, LORES is an extraordinary library, very well done. Thanks so much for watching.

Hello Jake, good to see you here! I am so glad you enjoyed watching, this particular library took us into some very special places indeed. Joyfully! 🎹

Yes, these moments happen quite often during the livestreams and I am so blessed when they happen. Thanks so much for watching.

Dee, it is my pleasure. On all of my Joyful Journeys with the various titles, I as you say, let the instrument take me along for the ride, LORES in particular has such a beautiful way about it that transports you to some amazing places. Thanks so much for watching and your very kind words of support. Joyfully!

@@PraiseTracks It's an incredibly wonderful and emotional thing to witness, your understanding of the instrument, chord progressions and your ability to convey emotion through the music you play really touched me. I think I need this library now! Hahah

Oh yes, the struggle is real. Thanks as always for watching and supporting the channel.

@@PraiseTracks how's the cpu behaving? Pretty heavy? I might just backup some VI's I don't use a lot for now....

Honestly, I did not feel that it was hitting the CPU hard at all. The thing that really throttles a CPU in Kontakt are heavy convolutions, granular, and “particle” types of effects, LORES main focus is presenting the authentic recordings of the performers which stand strong on their own. You do have some basic reverb and such but the golden ticket is in how well everything was recorded. The size of the library is due to having the multiple microphone perspective that is wrapped in the stage control. I will see if I can get some solid CPU numbers though so stay tuned.

@@PraiseTracks lots of round robins I presume

I don’t think so, the sound sources are these wonderful evolving textures. I found myself being surprised when I would not move away from a note too quickly as there was always something that happened deep in the playback. Those types of things give these sounds life and motion, especially when paired with the other instruments and textures, they sort of play off and intertwine with each other.

Thanks, I am so glad you enjoyed watching. Yes, there are definitely round robins, I am just not aware of how many.

@@PraiseTracks Thanks! Good to know that. Im glad i found your channel

Robym, the instruments are multi sampled so the ranges are not stretched unnecessarily. It is a lovely package that was produced with a lot of heart and thought behind it in the recording and sampling process. Thanks so much for watching. Joyfully!🎹

Then you busted out 'Enlightened'...and then the piano combo. A composition course in a few minutes....And. Then. You. Sang Lovely voice, man. Reminiscent of Neil Diamond :) Anyway...The library definitely offers more options than i thought at the start.

...and there it is ;^) Yes LORES has so much more than meets the eyes (ears), it takes a little bit to wrap your head around what it is doing but the thought and care that went into capturing these performances makes it really stand out. Thanks so much for the kind feedback and I am glad you enjoyed taking the journey along with me. Joyfully! 🎹

....wait for it...... 🤓

Hello Liesbet. What I was doing there was linking two MIDI tracks together, one containing LORES and the other the VSL Soft Imperial. This is a feature of the DAW software I am using, and most also have a similar feature. You are echoing the incoming MIDI information from my keyboard controller and sending it to both track at the same time. Thanks so much for your kind words and support and I hope that this was helpful. Stay Joyful!🎹

@@PraiseTracks thank you for your reply Simeon! So you’re playing two midi instruments on your keyboard at the same time with settings in your DAW? I’m using GarageBand at the moment (thinking of expanding to Logic in the future). Would you happen to know where I can find info on how to do this in GB and or Logic? I tried googling but don’t get the right answer probably because I’m not asking the right question 😅

Yes, exactly. The tracks are armed to receive the input from the keyboard. Let me see what I can find out regarding GarageBand.

@@PraiseTracks I think I found it Simeon, thanks for your help! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ocVkqNWk3MnPgqM.html

I really love this LORES! Seems very user friendly. It seems to me excellent for making cinematic music. I want to produce very soft ambient pads, do you maybe have tips or know other software for Mac for this purpose which is simple and user friendly?

For sure. Expression is MIDI CC11 but you might be able to right click on the control you want to assign and select MIDI LEARN CC, then touch the physical control on your keyboard to assign it. You could also get an expression pedal and connect it to your keyboard’s expression pedal jack. This way you could control expression with the foot controller and have your hands free to play and control the dynamics (modwheel) for instance. One thing I could see might be a problem is having the controller all the way over to the right hand side which could be awkward. Thanks for watching.

@@PraiseTracks hello, thank you so much for your answer. I think i will chosse the pedal solution.

I put this system together at the beginning of 2020. It is based on the Intel i9 9900k, 64gb of Ram. I also have overclocked it to 5ghz on all cores. Here is a video I put together that gives a little behind the scenes of my putting this together: New Year, New Computer; "The Build" v2020 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m95lppqgrLzIaXU.html

Here is the latest update as I recently replaced the case and went to an ALL IN ONE liquid cooling system. Check it out here: Return Of The Build Featuring be quiet! | Spring Refresh 2020 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ps2qnLGjspnTg3U.html

Thanks again for watching and for the kind support. Please let me know if you have any questions. Joyfully! 🎹

@@PraiseTracks Thank you Simeon. So, It's not a laptop. Do you think an i5 laptop with 8Gb RAM and 256Gb storage good for music production? Or this is an AMD version of that laptop, I am planning on buying. Thanks Again!

The reason for the size is that for each instrument source there are multiple mic perspectives. The Stage control for each layer allows you to mix between close and far as well as panning. Thanks so much for watching.

@@PraiseTracks Oh thank you!!!

Yes, the way that some KONTAKT libraries are put together might limit the ability to assign MIDI controllers. I will have to see if I can take a look into this further. I always say, never give up ;^) Stay tuned.

I am not familiar with ARKHIS but on the surface they are two different types of libraries, LORES seeks to capture the world instrument sound in a special way, and ARKHIS seems to focus more on creating full orchestral textures and experiences. I would enjoy learning more about it. Thanks for watching. Joyfully!🎹

Well Dirk, this is one instance where Black Friday might not come into play. LORES was released without an introductory price, only the price listed. It might signal a change in pricing policy where they will come up with a price they think is fair for the long term and that will be it. Many companies are moving in that direction as many users who purchase a package at a higher price are sometimes left feeling slighted when a library is marked down an extreme percentage. We will have to wait and see what happens. But I am almost 100% sure that this will be in the next version of Komplete. Thanks so much for watching.

50% actually hmmm maybe, let’s check some videos 😊

So, just a head up, you might not want to watch the upcoming livestream featuring the companion to LORES; FABLES that was just released about a week or so ago 😎 No, seriously, there is never any type of nefarious notions going on to try and say, hey you have to get this, I am grateful to be able to share what I can to help you discover what might resonate with you and the projects you are working on. I appreciate your kind support.

@@PraiseTracks lol, all good, i enjoy your videos. i just pressed buy on the emergence audio bundle after watching your reviews, and there is a sale on at evolution series so that is going to make another dent in my wallet

It always helps is to let the developers know that you are enjoying the channel and their products as well. Thanks again for the kind support. Joyfully!