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The deal expires on August 8th at 23:59:59 (Italian time) SpringVerb is an algorithmic reverb plugin that recreates the physical interactions of a spring reverb. This kind of reverb is very peculiar since it’s obtained through electro-mechanic stimulation of springs at different tension, this movement is then converted back into electrical signal by some pickup. https://www.hornetplugins.com/plugins/hornet-springverb/

https://soundiron.com/products/rainsong Works in the free Kontakt Player

https://www.synful.com/ The demos sound quite nice, I haven't tried it yet. Apparently it's some sort or synthesis method instead of samples. Used to cost a few hundred bucks.

Price dropped on Hammond B-3X to $49.99 from $129.99 https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/hammondb3x/?pkey=hammondb3x and for those who have installed and authorized AT5 CS, they can get $100 off TONEX SE. TONEX SE isn't sold directly any more so there's kind of a "secret link". If you authorize AT5 CS then follow this link https://www.ikmultimedia.com/shop/add.php?R=addbysku&P=TX-100SE-DID-IN you'll have TONEX SE in your cart, then add the coupon TXSEAT5A (if it is not there, click "Apply" and it should take $100 off) making it $49.99.

Wait, there's someone in the group who's not at least middle aged??? B3's are used in rock, blues, R&B, neo soul, country, house and jazz (there's probably more, but this is what I know off hand). But you're unlikely to hear a B3 upfront in many modern rock songs with exceptions for Coldplay and Muse. But you will hear them in modern country, neo soul, blues and R&B songs.

It a very versatile instrument. Yes it can do the 70 quiz sound but so much more. A staple of jazz, soul and prog rock. Jon Lord of Deep Purple used it very effectivly for heavy rock. You do hear it on current records occasionally but I see no reason it can't be used in almost any genre. I think the appeal is in the organic ( no pun intended) sound of the electro mechanical tone wheels, something that has not been perfectly emulated until recently along with the mechanical rotary Leslie speaker. IK have got the closest yet.

$41.99 at JRR with code GROUP https://www.jrrshop.com/ik-multimedia-hammond-b-3x-organ-plugin

I've been using Reaper for almost six years, and I've never been more productive. I have not experienced one crash. Reaper chugs along with projects that would bring other DAWs to its knees. In all this time I've only spent $60. When version 7 arrives I will gladly fork over another $60.

$8.01 with code FORUM https://www.jrrshop.com/aas-applied-acoustics-systems-blkrtz

Demos (quite impressive): https://www.synful.com/synful-demos

Agreed. Working on a song. I was using Kontakt's Vinatge Organs, Born To Be Wild preset. Sounded good, just a little too much distortion. I was liking what I was getting with Kontakt but thought let me try the IK B3. The control and tone is much better in the IK version, hands down!! [eidt] Forgot to add. I got my B3 in a group buy or a Total Studio sale. Can't remember. But I didn't pay full price. However, it is worth the asking price.

No problem, I won't claim to be solely responsible but my opinion and data gathered figures into this and other changes regularly (sorry didn't mean that to sound smug or whatever, just assuring folks I put my 0.02 worth into these discussions as strongly as I can as much as I can). Also, there is indeed more related news coming on this front. I believe it is just being tested currently before any news can be shared.

Tom Brislin (Yes, Kansas) on Hammond B-3X virtual B3 organ

If you have some Jam Points at iK, you can get the B3 for $37.09 with tax. Great organ that sounds great.

If anyone is even remotely interested in a B3, this is the one to get. Hands down, one of IK’s finest.

And this is exactly the B3's appeal. For many years when I was younger I thought the Deep Purple sound was the distorted guitar sound. Then I realized all that time it was the B3 that Jon Lord was playing having that sound, not the guitar. Monomix doing the same with a new genre of music. If you limit the B3 because it has a 70's sound to it, then you really limit yourself.

So i guess it went native , zero notification or new about that ? By the way this one a beast ,very few remember that in it you basically have an elop compressor ...and this is exactly why i use it on my busses !!

Free as in Seems rather generous considering he hold several patents. Donations are accepted, though. Impressive resume, too.

I got Retromania at the intro price. I think it was $15. It's not bad, if you don't mind that it's a Rompler. All the presets are usable, very genre-typical sounds for Retrowave/Synthwave. There's also a free Lite version with less presets: https://www.audiolatry.com/retromania-lite/ YouTube demo of the full version: https://youtu.be/Bfuhl1DFRs4?si=YdvplMXOlo26SP7I

https://viatordsp.gumroad.com/l/zyfng https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/08/07/viatordsp-rust/ ViatorDSP releases Rust, a free (pay what you want) lo-fi plugin for Windows and macOS. Authentic dust and hiss synthesis Adjustable age parameter for vintage distortion Precisely replicated mid-range distortion Low and high-frequency cutoffs for realism Seamless integration into popular DAWs

Bapu, That was you best installed ever. 👍

TONEX Pedal doesn't cost anything to transfer and also transfers the TONEX MAX and AmpliTube 5 software all free of charge. We should have some additional news soon on the topic too.

https://www.steinberg.net/promotion/

Universal Audio Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip Earn $4.45 DeluxeBucks on this product and get the DAW LP Freebie https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/audio-plugins/universal-audio-manley-voxbox-channel-strip

After that all my Native plugins required an update. And of course, install available on the Native Manley plugs.

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly is nice, but I like the Stones' version better.

This post!!!! This is exactly why it may be a good idea to wait a day or two before pulling the trigger -- as Larry will beat his own deals! Also, if you have Jam Points at IK, they work for this sale, so you can reduce the price a little lower than JRR's price if you have enough Jam Points to take the maximum 30% off from the sale price. I know, because I tried and am still contemplating whether to pick this up or not.

Recording Mode is in the Project preference settings. Project preferences are inherited from a template during project creation. Change the project template and all future projects created using the template will reflect the changes. Of course, existing projects require changing one-at-a-time because Project preferences are stored in project and project template files. To prevent a DAW update from wiping out user created/modifed project templates either: use a custom template location - set in Preference > File > Folder Locations, Cakewalk updates the default template location only or, use unique template names - not my choice but it should be pretty easy to create names Cakewalk won't use.

This is exactly the reason I stopped using Reaper and went back to Studio One after Sonar Platinum went splat. I was wasting WAY too much time playing with the UI, trying to get it where the look of it didn't bother me. If the themes were professionally created and curated against the default Reaper theme, I would be happy to pay for one that worked for me, knowing that it was complete and supported and that if there was an issue with it, it would be corrected. If you read the comments on the popular themes, one common thread is that something/some feature is missing vis-a-vis the default theme. If you don't need that missing feature, no problem. If you do, you're almost always SOL. What do I dislike most about Reaper (and I do like and respect it) is: 1) the menus, and 2) the window that plugin UIs open in. That said, Reaper is awfully good at a lot of tasks, and no other DAW has Kenny Gioia.

I see Reaper as more of an engineer's tool than a music production tool. I tend to use Reaper for simpler projects (audio editing, learning songs, recording a VO for the wife, etc). I gave up trying different Theme's years ago. That rabbit-hole can burn hours of time... and doesn't seem to change much (anything?) function wise. Reaper is incredibly CPU efficient... and is particularly good for audio editing. The Item Editor is similar to Samplitude's Object Editor (lots of realtime control). I'd actually like to see the "road plan" or stated development goals for v7.

https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/08/08/meowsynth/ https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=b8UitalK People love cats. Cats love synthesizers. We all needed a cat synthesizer. And MeowSynth delivered. MeowSynth is discontinued but is still available for free download online. Use the link below to download MeowSynth for free. MeowSynth is available with 32-bit VST plugin hosts on Windows. macOS is not supported.

I've used the B3 in djent tracks to beef up the bass lol

Just give it a couple of months and it will be a freebie with some 14-day subscription trial

Love the name!

Hawkwind - Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)

https://vstalarm.com/product/retro-bundle-by-audiolatry/ VST Alarm has launched a limited time promotion on Audiolatry’s Retro Bundle, offering over 60% off on a collection of 2 virtual instruments for the next few day Audiolatry Retro Bundle is a collection of two Retro-inspired virtual instrument plugins exploring the 80s era with its iconic, bold and futuristic sound. The bundle contains Retromania, a vibrant & blissful instrument featuring hit-ready presets reminiscent of the 80s Pop era, and Cosmic, a deep modern take at the 80s cosmic pads and lush sounds. Available for Windows and Mac in VST/VST3 and AU plugin formats, the bundle contains a total of 186 multi-sampled presets. It is on sale for only $19.99 USD until August 21st, 2023.

The Psychedelic Furs - Mr Jones

Yeah. For that matter why would anyone use a flute, or a french horn, or strings, or tympani, or even square and sawtooth waves or pianos or acoustic guitars in modern music. They are all throwbacks to music made by ancient people. 😜 In fact, so many sounds from the past 10-15 year have become hackneyed. 😉

I just found out that you can optionally drag-and-drop a track icon from File Explorer onto a track to replace the existing icon. Any part of the track will work as destination, so you won't have to drop it on the existing track icon. This action will (almost always) also update the icon in the Track Inspector and the Console View as well, but sometimes you'll have to switch selected track to trigger a repaint of those icons. Fun fact: This drag-and-drop feature is currently not documented in the Online Help, nor in the Reference Guide. Edit: I've later noticed that File Explorer isn't needed. In your Media Browser, it's possible to navigate to your Track Icons folder and drag-and-drop icons directly from there. I've personally saved my Track Icons folder as a Content Location Preset, so it's always easily accessible. The one drawback with using the Browser, instead of File Explorer, is that you can't see the source icon as an icon, only its file name.

Could be the default setting of mute/solo does not mute sends. Configuration LinkPFSendMute=0 as default. " If this is set TRUE, pre fader sends on both tracks and buses are automatically muted when the track/bus is muted. Also if another track is soloed the pre fader sends on other tracks will be muted. This basically conforms to pre SONAR 4 behavior. " Set that to "1" probably fix this.

@DeeringAmps Thanks. There has been such a rash of snowflakes around here lately that it is refreshing to see someone who will spar without wetting his panties. I think you and I are from different eras and are therefore after different things. Glorious as it is, the dimed Plexi pushing low powered speakers is not the sound I'm after. The 2204, as I'm sure you know, is a much higher gain amp. To me, it sounds way better backed off a little. Past around 7 - 7 1/2 on the preamp volume and notes start to loose definition and clarity. Somewhere just before 8 is where the power amp starts to saturare and compress and much past that it starts to get spongy and loose in the low end. Speaker distortion is not much my thing either. Crazy how this brouhaha started because I made an offhand comment about not liking to scroll through presets in response to someone claiming something to the effect that captures are so much better than sims. I don't know why it still does, because I suppose I should be used to it by now, but it absolutely befuddles me that some people take it as a personal attack whenever someone disagrees with or questions their own approach and go all monkey brain and act butthurt.

^indeed, @jesse g, indeed. The suspense and anticipation of the deferred installation had us all on the edges of our seats. 😶 😬 😨 🫣 Would @Bapu install it as he had done 7,238 times before? 🤩 or would he fumble at the last moment distracted by another deal? 😱 Many of us wonder if @cclarry was even trying, in previous years he would have tried blocking Bapu with 3 or 4 other deals, alas... It was a real popcorn moment, glad I was here to witness it.

It is a program that profiles amps and allows you to copy the sounds. It is like ToneX or the Kemper. Unlike an amp model you can't really adjust the settings, however you do get a near perfect copy of the sound at whatever knob position you set you amp at. Now there are quite a few profiles(*.nam files) available for free and you can also make your own if you want. You can check them out here. https://tonehunt.org/popular

So this is Molla’s big sister. They offered the little one for free last December.

One of IK’s best.

Oh, ends tonight. Purchased and soon to be.......

A few years ago I bought Pulsar's Echorec thinking I'd use it on every project. Well, given how much success I've had with H-Delay, Timeless 3, Replika XT, and Objeq Delay, Echorec seldom gets used as a delay plugin. But thanks to your post I've tried it on a few tracks as a saturation 'color box', and it's working quite well. So thanks for reviving this poor forgotten plugin!

Yup--Lauper took Hazard's song and completely owned it!!!! Lots of great tunes on that album, She's so unusual!

Those look really nice, albeit pricey. @Canopus has some really nice vendor specific icons: