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Some of the figures from above are humorous... but way off base. I sent a 9+k machine out a few weeks back... and margin was not 2k. Turnabout is fair play. So, what do "Monkey" and "Carl" do for a living... and what do they get paid? Of course, it will be easy for me to say their services are not worth it... and both are overpaid. I could certainly do it myself for a lot less. Total waste of money. I think you're grossly over-paid... and I'll tell you what I think you should make. Sound ridiculous? It is...

Ok , disclosure, I use to score to picture in Sonar non stop for like 25 years. When Sonar tanked I jumped on the Cubase band wagon and I do like my Cubase a lot. I still like to compose in CbB just because of familiarity, but I dreaded when the video editor started sending me edited versions and I had to cut my old, approved music cues to the new picture. It could very easily turn into a nightmare if you where not on top of your game. BUT NOW, with the ripple edit and new(ish) Tempo Track...not a problem. My first revised cut went smoothly. No need to jump to the other DAW . just want to say THANKS to the Bakers! (again). Even my coffee this morning tastes better. And i do think it's due to the improvements n CbB

I say this every time, but if you don't have Matchlock...get Matchlock ?

So Studio Monkey created an account today just to post in this thread, picked a username that plays off of Jim's Studio Cat company name, and he's "just curious" with his questions that you can gleam from the website? Nothing suspicious there. Nope not at all.

Looks like soundtoys are finally looking to enter the present: https://www.soundtoys.com/vst3-public-beta/?fbclid=IwAR3rmHYQqPayO5d5EXVnBZdGX2h-IK024NSIoi3uTj-tESESkbXU9hQwvxc

You can use my code “praisetracks” for an extra 5%

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RF-DSP Multi-Effect Processor Features Parametric EQ (3 Bands) Delay (with Filter) Reverb (Hall) Compressor Distortion (Overdrive, HardClip, BitCrush and Saturation) Stereo Enhancer https://ronanfed.rf.gd/RF-DSP.html

This issue is starting to come up more often here. It seems users are trying to use Gaming and Podcasting input and output devices that are not designed for use with Audio DAW's like Cakewalk. These devices use plug and Play Windows drivers and do not support WASAPI drivers. The best solution is to purchase a proper audio interface and a proper XLR microphone. Second solution is only use your computers on board audio system which will support WASAPI. You use the jacks on your computer to access the audio system. Trying to use generic USB audio devices or Bluetooth will not go well, ever.

Mudhoney - Running Loaded:

Blackhole is a dream. It sounds so good. At that price if you don’t have it yet you’d be missing out if you don’t grab it.

Second only to the Beatles in the number of hits during the 60's. He co-wrote the only hit to chart 6 times (Keep Me Hangin' On) with 6 different artists. "Heat Wave", "Can't Hurry Love" and "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" are some that come to mind that had more than one trip up the Top 40.

Sister Morphine - Marianne Faithfull

I was just playing with the 360 amp plugin last night. I really enjoy the clean sounds that the Vermillion amp A has. I also demo'd the Matchlock amp too and really enjoyed the clean on it. Was extremely impressed with the two chorus units I tried. The Ensemble and the Dimension, both of these are excellent sounding and very tweakable. They knocked those out the park, seriously. After playing with them for a couple of hours last night I was wondering today if they have a sale... and look what happens! Thanks MM. : )

Oingo Boingo - Running On A Treadmill

I was out walking the dog when he caught a scent. But after that he missed the nickel, dime & quarter I threw to him.

I love SP2016 for an amazing and natural sounding reverb. It took a couple of sessions to really get it's sound, quite possibly because I'd been testing out their Blackhole reverb a lot at the time which can be crazy lush and over the top, but I reach for SP2016 a lot now. Even more than Vintage Verb lately, but they are quite different and hard to compare, so they both have a place. All 3 are great reverbs and so different that I wouldn't want to be without any of them now ?

Hi Jason, I just wanted to drop a huge kudos to you guys for something seemingly trivial, yet impressive. I do not come into the forums as much these days, but was just going through emails and got one directly from Yao about the Erhu release. It has been a couple years or more now that I had mentioned sampling the Erhu after I spent some time with a gentleman in a park in Beijing. I am not sure if the email was a coincidence (I have a truckload of filters to keep my inbox clean), but that email went straight to my inbox, so I was sitting here looking at that and thinking, "Huh, ain't that something?" Not only did you make the library but let me know. THAT is just incredibly impressive! Just in case this is a coincidence, take credit for it. I love you guys anyway ?.

My coupon is $29 off and I already have the Everything Bundle...

Also worth checking out the other plugins on this list: https://www.musicianwave.com/best-text-to-speech-plugins-vst-au/

Plogue Alter Ego does text to singing, and it's free: https://www.plogue.com/products/alter-ego.html You should be able to manipulate the synth engine parameters to make it sound less like singing and more like speech.

In fairness, this is definitely worth the $29 and that's all that matters really. I did pay less for it, but can definitely recommend it for $29 ?

Since I happen to be on this thread this evening, I am happy to report that this week I ordered Jim's Pro Studio DAW tricked up with Jim's recommended i9-12900k chip, 32GB RAM, and one of dem der newfangled 1 TB M2 SSD drives for sample libraries, along with a few other extras. I found out about Jim's business through this site, looked at all his "Tower" computer family on his web site and decided on the Platinum Studio. Sent Jim an email with a couple questions and he responded within an hour with complete answers to my questions as well as suggesting to call him to discuss. I did so, and Jim talked me down from that higher priced model based on his understanding of my needs. We had a very informative (for me) conversation and I felt very comfortable with Jim's knowledge and guidance to entrust him to build my dream music machine. As an older retiree, long-time keyboardist/music hobbyist, and very long-time (25+ yrs) Cakewak user, I believe I will be getting a perfect PC to pursue my ongoing study of vocal recording and music production and being able to use some of the CPU-intensive applications (Izotope Nectar3, Ozone9, RX8) , Sampletank4, and IKMultimedia products & plugins that I already own (without having to do work-arounds!) and can now look seriously at other products that I couldn't run on my 11 yr old PC. I am sooo looking forward to being able to update my forum signature lines with my brand spankin' new music computer in September. Then going through the dreaded process of reloading my software products, plugins, instruments, etc onto the new machine. Hopefully I will have the fortitude to archive or delete many of the products I've acquired over the last 20 yrs, and skinny my rig down to the ones I really use, like a couple posters here have done.

Here's a great video on the making of this library.

Can't agree more with the comments (save Mr. Ewing). You are not just paying for parts but time, knowledge, and service. Jim is the whole package and is not only willing, but absolutely does go above and beyond the extra mile! Business? Yes, but also a man of integrity, character, and patience. Case in point was the most recent purchase for a church in rural Kansas with an unhappy pastor. Jim shows up after online troubleshooting a few days later (drove himself) with parts in hand to rebuild if necessary. Turns out, the youth pastor had prematurely updated the projection software with the latest and greatest which was what was causing the problems. Jim politely, professionally, and without complaint set things right with the world, the computer, and the staff. Love you man, and you really don't need to bother explaining yourself. Thanks for all you do, wish I could afford to buy personally again! Not that I need it, you're build is still going strong.

That's a very disrespectful thing to say about someone who has been a very helpful long-time forum member here, and has been building custom DAWs for music professionals for decades. You get what you pay for. Jim has actual real advice and support to offer DAW users based on many, many years of real experience. Not all musicians have the time or inclination to build their own. Did you happen to miss the testimonials from the other users in this thread, or just wake up grumpy today?

Holy bad advice, batman. Win10 x64 Pro licenses that are sold for $20... are not usually legit. Legit OEM copies typically sell for $150. A High-School "gamer" doesn't know the first thing about building/configuring a DAW. Let's say you have a 10900k based machine... and you're running a Thunderbolt audio interface. Tell me which BIOS parameters need to be tweaked (and to what settings) for audio to play clean? Do those same settings apply to a 12th gen 12900k? I can buy guitar parts and assemble a guitar for much less than a US PRS or Suhr. At the end of that assembly, the guitar will function. Will it play like a PRS or Suhr? No way. Does that make PRS or Suhr grossly overpriced? Only if you don't value the quality and attention to detail.

Dead and Gone It needs Vocals if someone is intressted write to me please. Thanks

Hi everybody! I got a song production finished lately. Quite happy how it turned out.

From an old hardrive, I found this old internet collab project from 2003. I'm still away from my studio for a while so it's remixed on my laptop (with cheap headphones so beware!) -Hope you enjoy it.

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Thanks for that insight. I didn't realize that. Makes you wonder for sure.

Yes, My dream for owning the bx_console AMEK 9099 has finally come true. YIPPIE!! I knew it would come down to $29.99 one day. ☺️

From my experience, Jim is a straight up guy. He doesn't overcharge. He charges a price that makes it worth his time and effort. And his systems are rock solid. Which when your in the moment of creating, you don't want anything to stop the creative flow. Jim's studio PC's are worth what you pay for it. Believe me. Jim will also advise you on what to buy (such as Bapu's situation) so you can build it yourself. That is the route I have taken for the last 3 builds. And every build has lasted me well over five years each. He does charge what I believe is a very nominal fee for that service. But as others have pointed out, he goes above and beyond to help out with his support. He offers many different services revolving around keeping your music machine going with little to fuss. Sends him an email, let him know what you need, and he will get you fixed up. And the price you pay for it will be worth every cent.

@ABull, @freddy j, @DeeringAmps& @evadianepug -Thank you all so much for listening and your feedback. @Old Joad-Thanks!

I never mentioned you! BTW, I see that you just joined the forum an hour ago. Register a fake account to troll the forum?

Love the new content on the site, too. So glad I grabbed Effect Rack a couple of months ago.

The super synth Pigments 3 by Arturia is for sale for $100. Great deal on a dual engine synth that does sample playback, granular, a new harmonic (additive) engine, virtual analog wavetable along with FM facilities. The biggest difference between this and the falcon or synthmaster supersynths (other than price) is the faceplate. Very visual and easy to understand.

Whoa! Love their stuff. Thought they had retired.

Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain:

David Bowie - Word On A Wing:

Oh really like this - always loved Johnny cash, but I really do prefer your version - some great guitar stuff in here Very cool indeed Nigel

Not part of the BoGo I assume?

Mix sounds OK here, not a song I am familiar with.

John, this is a super rockin' kick butt tune you've recorded here ! Enjoyed it a lot. The song obviously has some history, and this is an excellent contribution to that history. Also, respect for the audio recording here.

Much grittier, much edgier and all around much better than that 'other' version. ??????? Andy

Awesome! I'm going to have to take a better look at the video later.