EPICA Redux

still good

EPICA Redux

I’m a big fan of Sam Spacey’s genius analog sound creations. He’s a dope analog purest, and the incredible sound of his libraries reflect that. I own the original Epica, as well as Epica Bass, and Phaedra. 5 Stars all the way….. If any complaint, I would say that the new replacement for Epica, Epica Redux, no longer shows up in the Kontakt Instrument list any more. You have to load it via the "File Menu" hierarchy in Kontakt ….. no big deal though, I still wouldn’t hesitate to buy ANY library Sam Spacey comes out with. Awesome work, Glenn Swan

Only Looks New----Praise Be!

I've been using the original Epica for a number of years. The bad news first: No longer a Free Kontakt Player library and with only a cosmetic update to the GUI: No added morphing layers, arpeggiators, lane sequencers, big knob, XY-pads, effects, snapshots, or any of the the newer GUI enhancements that have appeared over the past few years. A new look but the same old features, samples, multis and sound as the original. Now the good (actually great) news: The same old features, samples, multis and sound as the original. Deceptively straight-forward with simply wonderful tweaking results---the filter-related controls are addictive and productive. Loads of categorized and named presets and multis (old-school layering). Because the controls are so responsive, be prepared to be surprised at the sounds that you'll be able to coax out of any preset. For me, Epica stands the test of time. I still consider Epica to be a standard for a Kontakt subtractive synth and an object lesson for just how good one can be simply implemented to quickly produce outstanding results. BTW: The Kontakt back-end (spanner) appears to be completely available for arpeggiations, chording, adding (updated) effects, etc. If Sam Spacey ever decides to do an Epica II with the features I mentioned in the first paragraph added to the GUI, I'm in---although I'm clam-happy with what it already is.