Musio Review: Why I purchased the Lifetime License

Musio is a subscription service and a sampler by Cinesamples that offers most (in the future all!) Cinesamples libraries. I purchased a lifetime license and in this video, I explain why.
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[@NeuroPete]

Thanks for this review. I'm also a hobbyist, and I agonized over whether to get the lifetime license when it was on sale last month (April 2023) for 50% off ($499). Strangely, this price is back again until May 24, 2023. I wonder if it'll go on sale a few times per year like other libraries. In the end, I decided not to get Musio, as I have other orchestral, vocal, and other libraries that cover the same ground. However, it seems like it would be brilliant for hobbyists just starting out, or for professionals wanting a supplemental set of instruments to choose from. Buyer beware, though. It is important to note that these are not the full Cinesample libraries, which incorporate clever programming in Kontakt. I have read elsewhere that notable omissions include the phrase builder in the Voxos choir, and the glissandos of Cineharp. Of course this may change, as new features are added to Musio. Thanks also for mentioning Studio One, which is also my DAW. Key switching is due to be added to Musio, but it's nice to know that there's an alternative way of handling the articulations.

[@synapticschism]

Hi Peter, thank you for your input. Regarding the half price, I've been chatting with Mike Patti, the owner of Cinesamples on Twitter and he wants as many people as possible using Musio. I was surprised when I saw it again but in hindsight it seems to be a very aggressive strategy for market penetration. Thank you for pointing out the differences between libraries in Musio vs Kontakt, I'm aware they are lacking on the Musio version but since I don't know own any, it's difficult to evaluate the true impact. I think the biggest issue are not the libraries themselves but that Kontakt is a mature sampler while Musio is still in its infancy. One of the issues I spotted was that it is very hard to determine track delay. I use Audio Imperia libaries that has a feature in its Kontakt Pyramid engine that makes this a non-issue. Musio will continue to be developed and although it is a fine sampler, it will need a lot of work.

[@luciwaves]

Nice! =)