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A week or two ago I put down the prices on some SSDs and NVMes on my VI:Control list. Every day I update the prices. If it only changes by a dollar or two, I just adjust it. But if it changes by a reasonable amount, I cross out the old price and show the new one. For example, the Samsung 2TB 870 EVO started out at $279.99, then it was $259.99, and as of this moment it is $238.48. I say "as of this moment" because I've learned that these prices are very volatile. You can go back an hour later and the price goes back up again. Another thing that happens is that Amazon goes out of stock of a certain drive for a day or two. You can find my list here https://vi-control.net/community/threads/tiger-the-frogs-categorized-alphabetized-list-of-november-2021-sales.116454/post-4952242 Full disclosure: these are affiliate links. If you spend $100, I get $2.50. So if you're uncomfortable with that, just go to Amazon without the link. But I think these prices will help you evaluate what the good deals are, particularly when we get to Cyber Monday.

How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

4TB? So about half of what you need for Black Friday 2021 hahah

Just remember to be careful about specs on these things. How fast are they supposed to be? For example, with NVme drives, some are PCIe (which are fast) and others are SATA, which can't be faster than a regular SSD drive. The speed of a drive is contingent on the speed of the connection. Probably you know this, but I think it's worth mentioning.

The greater question is: Why are you using Sonar 7? Cakewalk by Bandlab is free and great. Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose.

I'd bet anyone who paid $500 for a software EQ will swear by it to avoid looking like a fool.

I only have a few of them - String, Woodswinds, Guitarscapes, and one other. I, uh, "use them" by wasting hours of my life by making interesting sounds.

When a track is in a Folder the " Move To Folder Option " is removed from the right click contextual menu and replaced with " Remove From Folder " IMHO It would make more sense if the " Move To Folder" option also remained so track can be easily shunted from one folder to another without an intermediary step. ( appreciate you can drag an drop but in larger projects the right click is easier than a lot of scrolling )

Prices starting at $11 At Plugin Boutique https://www.pluginboutique.com/deals/show?sale_id=8837

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And the "How its work" demo video in the Evolution:Dragon page is done with Sonar Platinum...

Cousin Kevin

Like the OP I personally found Sonar a little confusing at first and some things were "unintuitive" for the beginner. But unlike the OP I have never found any other DAW to be as straight forward as this one.

check out 11:12, its most realistic thing I’ve ever heard. It’s like my cousin is in the room.

Their other products are equally overpriced and their awful handling of unflattering reviews is even worse. I used to work in advertising, so I have no issue with the hyperbole used in ads. I do take issue with companies that attempt to copyright strike anyone who calls them on it.

I like my Libraries to show up on the "Libraries" Tab of Kontakt... so it's good that they are finally moving in that direction

Yeah I got that 50% off deal recently with the free Matrix pack, probably some summer deal. That reminds me, I should install it huh

SHUTUP! (downloading now) BTW Sample Library Review pushed me over.

I can go get a cuppa while they load for a fraction of the cost. 🙂

I think Fleer is a little more than a Hobbyist...

Could use MFX Transpose instead of dealing with the Transpose dialog spinner control. The plug-in works either non-destructively in FX bins or destructively using the clip context menu. Or directly enter values in the Transpose dialog

NU METAL is on sale!!

Trackspacer and Spectre are must-haves.

Not to mention the "Dragon's Eye" interface...which is SCHWEEET!

@InstrEd I had a Keylab Essential 49 which started triggering note events randomly on one of its keys. I returned it to the shop where I bought it (Gear4Music) and they sent it back to Arturia. I then received it back from Arturia supposedly "fixed" but the problem was still there. That made me lose confidence in Arturia because if they can't fix their own keyboard then who can? Also, it smacks of a lack of quality control i.e. checking that the fault had actually been fixed before returning it to a customer? So I got Gear4music to replace it with an M-Audio Oxygen Pro 49 which has been fine and I actually prefer the keybed to the Arturia (it also has aftertouch if that makes any difference).

#FREE Dynamic EQ and FX Bundle... Check it out let me know what you think... It's an FX Bundle by ToneBoosters really nice plugins... If you plan on buying Fab Filter you might want to check this one out first.

I believe that they have a pretty close relationship...but are not the same entity

There are some things that are available on Zero-G that aren't on T+S. The only one I can think of are libraries from Silence+Other Sounds (which are niche, but sound very nice); you can buy those directly on the Silence+Other Sounds website though.

And for people interested in Abyss, check out: https://www.thesoundgardxn.com/home Excellent soundset for Abyss and now 30% off. This thing actually put Abyss on my wishlist.

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/black_box_analog_design_hg-2ms.html

The "In a nutshell" award for 2021 goes to ........ Kevin H !!

The smart option is to demo both and choose the one you like best. But GAS demands buying both while they're cheap. Otherwise you might regret your decision later 😉

I seriously read the discount as 50% to later find out it was actually only 5% haha 5% is a bad tip in most places…

As time wears on here in Cakeland the developers seem to be listening and fixing lots of stuff requested along the way. Just now while exploring options in the Browser for next tutorial I discovered a few new things I thought worth sharing The notes tab in Browser: First I added a picture and sure enough after saving it now shows in the start screen cool. Didn’t know that. In the past I new about entering a Song name here but never tested the rest. If you export using the simple ( original) dialogue the name you put in notes will be what the wave file is named. But not any of the other info. The new advanced dialogue uses the project name by default. I then went to export as an MP3 and was surprised by a new dialogue that allows you to change the bit rate and stuff. Also you can check a box and the info you included in notes will be embedded in the file. So we now have a very advanced MP3 export dialogue Good stuff Cakewalk team.

I believe they’re close, but T+S sells a lot more than Zero-G products.

I need to pick it up this BF. Love his stuff.

Should be free. Come on, Zinio.

GAS demands to just buy, don’t even demo, and then a year later try to buy it again when you forgot you already owned it.

and is my problem............ Finding the time and then also remembering what I just learned being part of the "Old Fart Club"

Still waiting for a better deal on that EP-88S. At this price they once used to include the Matrix pack.

Rub it in, Larsy, rub it in.

Don’t purchase AudioThing Orb as you can pick it as your freebie. Things Texture is often free on its own.

You grouped all the clips from every take together. You don't group all the clips in all the takes. You must group take 1 from track 1 with take 1 from track 2, 3 .... etc. Then do the same for take 2. Then when you comp and select take 1 from track 1, take 1 from all the tracks will be selected. If you record the takes with the Group All Clips then this will already be done for you. Otherwise, you will have to set it up manually

Don't bother with the cheaper Arturia Keylab Essential. No aftertouch there, so that was a deal breaker for me on a controller. Also @ZincThad a bad experience with one of those models. He ended up exchanging it for a different brand after exhausting repair options. I'm sure they are probably not all lemons, but his sure was. I went for the Keylab 61 MkII earlier this year. Had to back order the 61 Mk11 for 2 months, as it was out of stock everywhere. But seriously, the build quality in the Mk11 is outstanding. Metal chassis, and the same keybed used on one of their MatrixBrute hardware synths. This thing is heavy! Reminiscent of my old Korg, Roland, and Alesis romplers. I have a few other cheap plastic controller keyboards that I feel no particular love for, so I wanted to splurge on something solid! Highly recommended! And the dedicated integration with Analog Lab is a bonus.

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This reminds me of the great classic songwriters, Paul Anka or burt Bacharach or Paul Williams;really monumental. A ll the images and story are presented clearly. The melody is catchy. Only problem is I couldn't get the image of Hannibal lechter out of my head. (Jk) this is one that will last. Great job.

The number 5 is one better than 4 🤣

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