My recommendation would be to get Kontakt2 and some sample cd's that will suit your style of music. CPU hog, and seems like a step behind Kontakt in every category. I have both and use the sounds from the Kompakt library in Kontakt. I like it, but would go for Kontakt if you only want one. Kompakt - Basically a scaled down version of Kontakt with a different sound library.
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I am a big fan of the original Kontakt and this looks like a big upgrade from that. Kontakt 2 - I just upgraded to Kontakt 2 and I look forward to learning it a little better ( I literally have opened it once to look at it). It's nice, but it's hard to find good sounds in it. Sonik Synth 2 - I have it and it's a processor hog. Here's my opinion on the soft samplers/ synths you were asking about.
GAS'ing hardcore for a killer software synth that does it all good, if not great. Sampletank 2XL - have yet to get the demo working, but looks like SS2 w/ more emphasis on strings/non-synths. Kompakt - heard good things about it, but have yet to try it out.
15GBs! anyone here with experience? i have not found a demo. had some good synths, but did not offer much else besides synth and bass pads. Most importantly, I want good synths/keys, strings/orchestra, drums/loops, percussion, ambient tones(although not a big factor - got a k2000), strings, and most likely anything i'm not thinking of right now - I want the whole schebang!
This is an economic decision as I cannot afford to buy more than two quality ($200-400 each, although money saved is money earned, so help me save here) software packages at the moment, and one of those is Cubase SX 3. Looking for the soft synth sampler package that offers the most well-rounded set of high quality samples.