Computer Music

Multiple choice

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There are three ways to get involved with Syntronik, and choosing between them will come down to your budget, how immediatel­y sold you are on the whole concept, and whether or not you’re already using SampleTank 3.

The first way is to buy the full Syntronik for £300. The second is to install Syntronik Free, giving you a flavour of the full package with 50 presets utilising all 17 instrument­s, then add full individual instrument­s for £50 each via the in-app store.

Alternativ­ely, if you have SampleTank 3 installed, you can buy Syntronik’s instrument­s in the ST3 store, integratin­g them with your SampleTank library as well as Syntronik itself.

Should you opt to buy the whole thing outright, be warned that a hellish installati­on procedure awaits. Rather than distribute the sound library as a single multi-part download, IK have chosen to break it down into individual instrument installers, some of them multi-part, forcing you to nurse your way through 23 downloads, then install each one individual­ly. We appreciate being able to pick and choose in order to save disk space, but not having the option to simply get all the instrument­s in a single installer, then check off the ones you want, is ridiculous.

 ??  ?? Buy only the Syntronik sounds you need from the in-app store
Buy only the Syntronik sounds you need from the in-app store

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