u/FAUST_VII

Load up on voices. Oh, wxcept choirs. Do you think that the choirs bundle might ever get a sale? It's already almost -50%

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not even AI retakes fix this. any idea?

I just tested acestudio (lol, you have to pay 170€ before starting your 7 day trial) and its okay for the violins and vocals. They sound quite well. Other solo instrunents and especially anything that plays more than one note at a time doesnt sound good at all.

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BUT: there is very little to no actual control over the sound that is being generated. Especially for the instruments, where you get basically 2 different expression modes that dont really differ that much.

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When you really want to change the instruments expression, you have to create a new track with a different instrument. This is not only annoying if you need a more versatile sound throughout a song, but its even inferior to old keyswitch sample instruments where you have both more control AND more expressions to choose from.

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Where acestudio cannot compete at all is when compared to audio modeling instruments or vocal synths. Not only dont you have to wait for ages for a server response, but it also sounds far better than the ai generated sounds.

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The only reason I would like to use acestudio is for the solo violin if I dont want to spend too much time configuring a keyswitch or modeling vst. Acestudio feels way to cheap and it is counterintuitive that using generative AI gives you LESS control than old sample libraries.

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What i would want to see instead of the full ai approach is simpler controls on for example SWAM instruments or a more elegant sound using keyswitch vst. Something like synth V, that does most of the magic itself, produces great sounding output and still provides full control over the instrument.

I am trying acestudio mainly cause i want to have some easily created solo instruments. For Voices i prefer synthv and for orchestral sections i dont really see the benefit of acestudio over sample vst, especially as the quality literally is unusable. I see acestudio marketed heavily but to be honest, i wouldnt bother using any output i generated so far in any project. Vocals? Much better alternatives. Larger sections? acestudio sounds very, very bad compared to the sample vst that it is marketed to dominate.

Solo instruments? This is where it would be most interesting for me, cause it is easy to get good sounding output. However, that is where it seems to stop. I have very little control over the sound that is being generated. i can select from some articulations and i can say where i want vibrato, but thats it?

Comming from synth v and SWAM, why cant we have both? useful control over sound AND an interpretation that turns those configs into a realistic sound? Right now, AceStudio feels like a nice toy to play with, and honestly, i can see how it can be this cheap (while i honestly think its still much overpriced for the quality you get). Yes it looks cool to select from a large library of voices, but i rather have 4-5 synth-v voices.

To be somewhat competitive, or at least useful in production, this will need more control over modulation and expression, and must def. deliver higher quality sounds.

2025 was a summer sale with 20%, are we expecting this to return? Would love to get the choirs and some voices, but would rather do that on a sale...

Like, looking at analysis of that strategy on a leveraged world or s&p 500 it seems to be too good to be true.

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However, in the current situation, it seems like the s&p500 could drop massively while still being above its 200 day average. Would it be an idea to switch to a LSMA strategy to catch drawdowns earlier? I know the risk is that it might catch more false positives, but sma seems ridiculously low compared to the current price