HISE Newbie intro

[TheProf]

Greetings HISE Forum - Newbie here, Music Teacher who dabbles in DAW. I started with Cakewalk, moved to Cubase SX and Fruity Loops. I use NI Kontakt in both mediums and plan to upgrade to Kontakt 7. I discovered HISE in a review of Kontakt 7. The commentary mostly referred to HISE as a free alternative. I'm not concerned with that, as I can afford my hobby, but certainly am happy to see a platform that users who might be strapped can use to further their musicality.
I'd love to be a composer, but that knack must've escaped me, or I'd have some gold records! I have all the tools, but my efforts have always involved re-creating music. So, it's a traditional application, studio-wise, where I take advantage of the "self-contained" or "One man band" potential of the DAW.
I know music much better, so in the digital world, and in general DAW usage, I'm still scratching the surface after 34 years. Old dog? Guess so, but a dedicated dog I am!
Meanwhile, I'll stay out of the way and do a lot of reading. I do have one question I plan to post soon. So, thanks for the opportunity to share some thoughts. TheProf

[d.healey]

@TheProf Welcome to the forum!

I'll say that HISE isn't an alternative to Kontakt. Kontakt is a tool for end users, HISE is a tool for developers to make tools for end users.

[Matt_SF]

@TheProf Welcome!

[modularsamples]

@d-healey said in HISE Newbie intro:

@TheProf Welcome to the forum!

I'll say that HISE isn't an alternative to Kontakt. Kontakt is a tool for end users, HISE is a tool for developers to make tools for end users.

I suppose that depends on who the end user is and what they want out of a sampler. If they want to play 3rd party libraries, then Kontakt is almost certainly the way to go. On the other hand, if you're looking to create your own sounds and your DAWs built in sampler isn't cutting it, then it becomes a compelling option, with few caveats,

[ulrik]

@TheProf Welcome!

[TheProf]

Thanks so much for the concise replies. Sounds to me, that if I outgrow Kontakt, which has always been challenging for me, this is the go-to site for creating my own instruments. It might be a wee bit above my pay grade, but still interests me a lot. It's such a fascinating science.
I mentioned that I had a question, and I will make a new post for it. I'll label it "VST that serves as MIDI Controller for Roland VK7 function". I hope it's not ill-related. Thanks again - TheProf