Overall User Ratings (based on 8 ratings)
  • Overall:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted October 20, 2006 by a customer from comcast.net

"Top Notch!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I'll definitely use this for a long time. Know that I know the quality of MOTU, I will also be getting the Symphonic Instrument. Great stuff!
Sound
I've found the instruments and loops in Ethno Instrument to be absolutely top notch. This is a fantastic product if you want to add some cultural richness to your music.
Ease of Use
I found my way around the interface very easily and quickly. The only very minor thing is that some of the flyouts get a little long when selecting instruments and it's a tad annoying getting back to the main menu. Considering everything else, that minor annoyance is easy to overlook.
Quality
This is definitely a quality product. The instruments and loops are very clean and realistic. They have a very rich human sound to them.
Value
I think Ethno Instrument is well worth the price.
Manufacturer Support
The company seems to respond relatively quickly with e-mail support. I got a response to a question within a couple of days.
The Wow Factor
If you want to add some rich world culture to your music, this is a must have.

Musical Background:

15 year hobbyist

Musical Style:

Jazzy, Rocky, Funky, Alternative, Ethnic, Pop
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Submitted November 25, 2007 by a customer from mac.com

"just plain good"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
sound are probably some of the best out there
Ease of Use
if you have a clue ..........excellent as a plug and excellent as a standalone..for real sequencing programs
Quality
no prolbem and transfers well
Value
proper
Manufacturer Support
the best when you get through on that one line
The Wow Factor
real easy to navigate

Musical Background:

recording engineer producer

Musical Style:

jazz r and b house hip hop
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Submitted July 31, 2007

"Could crash your sequencer"

Overall: 0.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
Good sound with stand-alone app. But it crashes my FL Studio 6.0 Producer Edition sequencer.
Features
Don't know cuz it crashes.
Ease of Use
The stand-alone app was pretty easy to use. Can't listen to instrument sounds before you load them though, which is kinda silly.
Quality
The DXi plugin doesn't work with FL Studio. All the other plugins are for specific sequencers. Ethno instrument is recognized by my sequencer, but go to load an instrument and the sequencer crashes without any spike in memory or cpu. The app is slow even as a stand alone app and I have dual AMD processors with 1GB RAM. It's slow to load and slow to respond.
Value
If the app doesn't work what value is it to me?
Manufacturer Support
Filed a support case with MOTU and no response after 3 days. They did say however that I should get a response in 1-2 business days. Checking my case status online after 3 days, I see that the case has not even been viewed.
The Wow Factor
Good instrument, bad software!
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