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Thanks for sharing our groups and lists. I hope Larry is ok. ❤️ The Plugin Reseller Price Check only went live yesterday so that got out quickly! It is intended as a complement to the ULTIMATE Plugin Deals List, which has all the deals direct from devs and some resellers from a different database. The price check is still in beta and there are some duplicate entries to clean up and one whole reseller left to connect up but all the code behind it seems solid... only took three months working with two very skilled coders to get here. Now the backbone is there we will start looking at adding more useful features to this tool. I'll do an official post when I feel we can stop calling it "beta". ? PS. We also have a fairly new Plugin Deals Subreddit as a mirror of the FB group for people who don't like FB. It's pretty comprehensive. ?

I am also a member of Stu's facebook group and it is a great resource as are the reddit lists and even KVR's Bargain Center, but I much prefer the format and the community of this forum. I like that each deal gets its own topic . It makes it much easier for me to skip the discussion of deals for which I have no interest. The community here, on the whole, is much more civil and the ratio of "this software sucks" comments to actual useful information is far higher. And even though Larry post occasionally to KVR and th FB deals group, none of them have the Larry we know and love.

Save money on the absolutely immediately undeniably incredible essential impressively immersive** plugin for the DAW that (most of you) probably aren't using! **all words/phrasing from the announcement webpage and video. It's the PSP auralControl AAX plugin for ProTools only! Looks like it's not a channel strip - it's a multichannel strip!!! ooow, ahhh! Maybe it will turn out to be the coolest thing since Kool-Aid but I'll have to wait for the VST version to experience the wonder for myself.

It was rather harsh wasn't it. However, I still stand by my words. Muze is well known for its sloppy sampling and bloat. 75 GB for mediocre instruments is just not worth the hard disk space when there are far better instruments out there.

I've offered to bury the hatchet multiple times, funny you now play it this way in public when someone else notices you have some beef with IK/me. I accept PMs here, I get them all the time. You know how to reach me via the multiple other ways I've tried to communicate in the past if they're not working here. That aside, this is clogging the thread and I apologize. I would love to see Larry back but I also know that he has every right to take a break if he felt things were a bit toxic even if to some of us it might read differently or whatever, I can see why he felt a bit overwhelmed/frustrated/whatever about those posts. I also recommend breaks from Facebook but if he's flourishing there and that works for him, power to Larry for that. I always enjoyed communicating with him (including via PM) here.

Yes, use this one, folks ?

Also https://www.reddit.com/r/AudioProductionDeals/ Though nothing compares to right here when Larry is around. Happy deal searching!

This is certainly proof: They get it. Plug-ins as Pokemon cards. I'm subject to this too. Maybe it's a "spectrum" thing? This. When it comes to mixing FX, I agree. There are new ones that feature "AI," ones that analyze a track and put an instant results whammy on it, but for compressors, limiters, clippers, transient shapers, de-essers, EQ's, console emulators, saturators, delays, modulation FX, analyzers....they've been done to death. Everything in this area that comes out touts "analog mojo" or another faithful emulation of an old piece of hardware. I'm not down on people who get stoked about these types of FX. If someone wants every possible flavor at their fingertips and can remember how to use them, that's beyond my capabilities. If you read my post from when I built my new DAW system....I got rid of hundreds of mixing plug-ins. Keepers: all my Meldaproduction stuff, the kHs freebie snap-ins, elysia and Lindell, some other PA odds and ends, some bx stuff, all T-Racks, all iZotope Exponential Audio reverbs. Still a pretty deep bench. The only new FX that pique my interest at this point are the wacko sound design-y ones like Unfiltered Audio, Glitchmachines, Freakshow Industries, Valhalla, Venom and Sphere from W.A. Rhythmic filters and glitchers like Stutter Edit. Objeq Delay, Sigmund. Also spatial FX. I want to do 3-D sounds a la Telefon Tel Aviv and Tipper. Now when I open Cakewalk's plug-in browser, it's a relief not to see all the mixing FX that didn't make the cut. I felt some weird responsibility to "give them a chance." Maybe it'll be magic on some track. No, it's just another damn EQ, it cuts and boosts frequencies. I'll try to get good at using the handful I kept. My poor brain can't keep track of too many mixing FX. That said, if you're into sound design and can dig a modular workflow, BYOME and TRIAD by Unfiltered Audio are must-haves at $25. G8 is also the best gate on the market, although the version you get in the CM bundle has about 90% of the functionality of the PA version. There's nothing in the current PA catalog I'll want until the next Unfiltered Audio thingamabob.

Just picked this up, and looking forward to exploring.

Cherry Audio CA2600 Synthesizer ($15 @ AudioDeluxe - RRP $39.00) Also get AudioThing -Things Texture (Free) https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/virtual-instruments/cherry-audio-ca2600-synthesizer

https://audioplugin.deals/muze-acoustic-bundle/ The last time this bundle was on sale @Doug Rintoul had this to say about it:

Maybe that is what scared Larry away. I miss Larry's engagement on this forum too.

Thanks for the heads-up - that's quite some negative feedback though!

Very sorry to hear this, man. I do hope you keep pushing and find it in you to post those songs. But I completely understand the struggle with vocals.

SynthMaster 3 update from Bulent, the KV331 SynthMaster developer: "I'm still in the process of new algorithm development: 1. Direct disk streaming (done) 2. Pitch detection/spectral analysis/spectral envelope extraction (in progress, monophonic pitch detection is almost working) 3. Granular synthesis (in progress, hoping to finish at the end of August) Thank you for your patience guys. SynthMaster 3 will be a huge step forward for us, when it is done. But I'm still at the beginning of the development cycle. Hopefuly 1st quarter of 2023 we'll have an alpha/beta."

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Here is a 'two for ya' The first one is when he was younger. The first song on that clip gets it going, but the second song is really where he shines. That second video shows how Buddy really matured. Much more relaxed but still got that fire!!

Well, before you think the Pugtones are a mellow band,posting sweet tunes all the time, Better listen to our "strange er than earth" song. LOL Mark Cline/ Guitars /music /drums and mix Warren Willingham/ Lyrics,/ Bass and Vocals https://soundclick.com/r/s7g5o5

I've learned a lot about mixing because I was able to get mixing chain plugins inexpensively (or free) and experiment with them. Mixing is a science/art I find fascinating but I prefer to play instruments with my limited time so I gravitate towards "black box" plugins that can quickly get me mostly there. I confess that following the deals here and collecting what I can on the cheap has been a lot of fun and once in a while a plugin just works for me - Sunset Reverb, Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor are examples. @Starship Krupa - I'm curious what you did to mod your RA-100? I use that amp for mixing.

They have one trick the others don't - you can use them in Kilohearts' host plugins, e.g. PhasePlant

Excellent point. started out with UAD for cross platform projects but found it to be a bit pricey trying to keep up with everybodys faves (and dead SHARCs). Got on the PA bandwagon when the native versions started getting released and will keep an eye on UAD Spark to see if it has any merit. not much of a synth/keys user, but liking Arturia's Fragments for something different.

Srsly, if this were 1974 that guy would have a nationally syndicated FM radio show.

Plugin Boutique has launched an exclusive sale on Kilohearts’ flagship synthesizer instrument Phase Plant, offering 50% off as part of a manufacturer focus promotion. https://www.pluginboutique.com/manufacturers/13-Kilohearts?a_aid=4af297e055206

Somehow they associated Cameron with bass notes? ?

Turn everything else down around it and then use the volume knob on your interface.

I don’t use midi volume. I use either the volume control of the instruments GUI or the instrument track Gain. My volume sliders stay at unity unless the track gets automated. Things are always plenty loud and most times it’s a matter of turning track gain down so they are around-10db to -6db.

I just saw that the Izotope portal was updated from 1.4.5 to 1.4.6. I don't have an update list so far. I also noticed that Izotope Neutron 4 was updated to 4.1.0

Buying all those cheap libraries has taught me why I should invest in a bit more expensive ones instead. Though it still amuses me how people sometimes say things like "that [$50] library is mediocre at best, I personally prefer this [$1500] library" as if money didn't matter at all.

best pro mixing tip evah. ? sounds like you went from street dope to methadone. ? ... imho, stock plugins are generally more than good enough, but see them being supplemented; 1) to add a missing "flavor" 2) for better "sonic quality" (i.e. better dsp, oversampling, "3d" sound, etc) 3) for creative, non-traditional fx 4) for the potentially creative benefit of having multiple choices for a specific task (i.e. eq) to spark a different approach to a mix

It has to be user error. If this was a real problem with Cakewalk itself, there would be enough people complaining about it that you wouldn't have to bring a thread that died over three years ago back to life.

Did so too.

Snagged it. That was a good deal I couldn't resist.

I tried to send one and it said you do not accept them. None the less, I do apologize for the public shot. Our issues are not public ones though understand I did feel you were intentionally making a shot at my community. Please send me a DM here since it's obviously an issue for me to send one and I'll respond.

FWIW - I've fixed the issue for the next release. The tempo track envelope will now be excluded as part of the envelope selection unless you're specifically editing in the tempo track.

It can be, sometimes, what with the odd toxicity and/or vendettas and such (you'll see some posts about power-hungry moderators, toxic communities but that's usually referencing a community outside of but possibly including the Reddit portion of that community, etc) but overall I find it better than other social media by a mile. I also think places like the lounge are actually very wholesome and I guess "wieldy" which is why I have Premium for my personal account.

This is working as expected in the latest release for me. The time ruler selection only happens if the track is sticky-selected rather than just focused. But either way works as described in the parent track without having to open the automation lane. I don't know why it's not working in your original video clip. Can your reproduce it in a new, basic project?

Dire Straits - You and your friend:

These are fine things. Cherry Audio is on a roll.

I call them "wah-kings".

Very much Steely Danish - this is fantastic - really love this - very entertaining.

The typing names in the box has gotten many people over time. You “think” the name box is in focus and you start typing. But your not typing a word, you are typing keyboard shortcuts and Cakewalks screen goes bonkers. You obviously typed “C” which hides / shows the control bar. Close the project and reopen to reset or change your workspace. Your other issues might be related to what ever other keyboard shortcuts you typed.

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?'s ? Another good one! Great breakdown going into the final chorus. t

Howdy, Alan. Good mix and good song! Your vocal sounded great. Tight mix.

Once again, the update wrecked the existing installation. Perhaps they could release an air raid siren and make it the default sound effect every time the updater gets run...

I think the problem is that you haven't got a project loaded. All controls in the Control Bar are disabled until a project is created or loaded, but they will light up once you've done that. How much is of course depending on the theme.

There's a new tutorial on craiganderton.org - How to Use Cakewalk with Komplete Kontrol. In theory, Cakewalk doesn’t officially integrate with Native Instruments’ Komplete Kontrol keyboards—but in practice, there are ways to make this happen by using ACT. And, even though Komplete keyboards’ documentation says it works as a general-purpose MIDI control surface only when operating in stand-alone mode with the 5-pin DIN connections, there’s a workaround for that, too. It's kind of a long article, but if you want to use the Komplete keyboards with Cakewalk, I'm pretty sure you'll find the answers you need. Just note that you really have to follow the steps carefully, if you miss a step things won't work.

Yet something else to consider. Eventide's Split EQ uses an entirely different concept. It splits frequency adjustment from transients.

yes, i agree that every setting or choice that you make for your project should be saved with it, no matter how small or in relation to what.