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  1. This week the free games on Epic Games is Islets. "Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries." Get it here: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/islets-5f2670 Free until: April 4 Steam rating: Very Positive / Overwhelmingly Positive Steam page (for reviews & more info): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1669420/Islets/ Gameplay video:
    8 points
  2. https://lofiaudio.com/product/lofi-audio-vintage-resonance-upright-piano-embrace/ LoFiAudio has released a free piano for Piano day 24 in the free Decent Sampler format https://www.decentsamples.com/product/decent-sampler-plugin/ He also has other instruments available for free both in Kontakt and decent sampler format
    8 points
  3. https://sites.fastspring.com/fracturesounds/product/blueprint-toy-piano?coupon=BP-TP-280324
    6 points
  4. Dystopian Bow This haunting EBow effect was recorded on electric guitar in the same lush, concert hall environment as our orchestral libraries. It was taken from Symphobia 3: Lumina. The Free Orchestra 2 version 2.8.0 update is available in Native Access. https://projectsam.com/libraries/the-free-orchestra-2
    6 points
  5. https://u-he.com/products/filterscape/ Filterscape 1.5.1 (revision 15664) Improvements: u-he menu Twitter link replaced with link to Mastodon VST2 > VST3 migration support for hosts using the IPluginCompatibility interface Fixed Bugs: Fixed: AU scan issue in Digital Performer Fixed: Junk setting not remembered in hidden folders menu Fixed: GUI loading issue if Windows account username contained special characters Fixed: Dialogs could appear behind plugin GUI in Cubase (Windows only) Fixed: registration dialog was not working in some Linux distributions Fixed: Windows system scaling was messing with positioning of dialog windows Fixed: Using Cmd+A in dialogs could lead to GUI disappearing (Logic only) Known Issues: CLAP note expression in legato/mono mode always using value of the first note RND button can get stuck if clicked too fast repeatedly (Windows only; close and reopen GUI to fix) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://u-he.com/products/satin/ Satin 1.3.3 (revision 15721) Improvements: Support for CLAP Support for native Silicon AAX Support for latest macOS Sonoma Updated VST3 SDK to 3.7.8 Improved GUI performance Improved dialog handling Browser: New option to show/hide folders in the context menu Browser: Saving search results now works via drag&drop as well Browser: Description and usage fields now scroll during text input in preset save dialog Browser: Folders can now be dragged & dropped onto tag smart folders Improved parameter automation in Pro Tools Registration dialog now purges unsupported characters (e.g. accidental spaces) Ctrl A/B "Set as Default" option added to MIDI Table page Windows installer now includes uninstaller Windows installer now remembers last used options Windows installer blocks installation to "C:\ProgramData" location u-he menu Twitter link replaced with link to Mastodon VST2 > VST3 migration support for hosts using the IPluginCompatibility interface Fixed Bugs: Fixed: Sound and analyser differences when switching to different sample rate (see notes in user guide) Fixed: Problem with parameter automation of a few parameters (Pro Tools only) Fixed: Group setting wasn't always remembered on project reload (Pro Tools only) Fixed: Adding new instance was deleting the group labeling (Pro Tools only) Fixed: Some parameter changes were not recorded in the undo/redo chain (Pro Tools only) Fixed: GUI glitch when switching to smaller GUI size (Pro Tools only) Fixed: Preset search input field did not receive mouse input (Pro Tools only) Fixed: Using Cmd+A in dialogs could lead to GUI disappearing (Logic only) Fixed: Plugin stayed mono when using "Mono > Stereo" option in Logic (native Silicon only) Fixed: Aborted preset save operation could lead to displaying wrong meta data in inspector Fixed: Using "duplicate" option in browser could crash if user permissions were missing Fixed: Renoise no longer needs "enable keyboard" option for menus to work Fixed: Plugin focus no longer needed for dropdown menus to work (Mac only) Fixed: Problem when loading init preset immediately after loading plugin (Mac only) Fixed: Scroll wheel not working on second display under some conditions (Windows only) Fixed: Installer now scaled correctly on high-resolution displays (Windows only) Fixed: Preset overwrite dialog was not showing up (Linux only) Fixed: Default Author was set to preset name (Linux only) Fixed: Auto versioning feature wasn't working (Linux only) Fixed: Right-click preset selection frame wasn't disappearing (Linux only) Fixed: Input field was empty when editing preset search result (Linux only) Fixed: Double-clicking menus could lead to crash (Linux only) Fixed: Dialogs always opened at left edge of the screen (Linux only) Fixed: Dialogs could be opened multiple times (Linux only) Other small fixes and improvements Known Issues: CLAP: plugin bypass button not always reacting in Reaper (workaround: use Reaper's bypass) Parameter automation issue with a few parameters in Ableton Live when using AU (use VST instead) Special Notes: AAX and CLAP are 64-bit only
    5 points
  6. Run NA 7.9.0 (2024-03-27) Sonoma compatibility, bugfixes ADDED macOS Sonoma compatibility FIXED On macOS 14, crash when switching Hypha presets whilst Kontakt is hosted in Logic Pro FIXED Crash when opening a Multi saved with Kontakt standalone whilst Kontakt is hosted in a DAW FIXED Visual flickers and crash when multiple Kontakt instances are hosted in Cubase 13 on Windows FIXED Width of Rack View side pane was recalled incorrectly after closing and reopening Kontakt instances FIXED Wave Editor slices are correctly recalculated when switching between Auto and Fixed grid settings FIXED KSP: Crash when UI ID of parent ui_panel is higher than the child ui_panel FIXED API: Console output to VS Code now works FIXED On macOS 14, main menu drop downs had no hover mode FIXED On macOS 14, filename path visible during drag and drop IMPROVED Drag & Drop from Files panel now works between different Kontakt instances KNOWN ISSUE On macOS, CoreAudio device needs to be reselected when updating from older Kontakt versions to 7.9.0. but this is only needed once KNOWN ISSUE In Pro Tools, Kontakt window is cropped when zooming larger than available display size KNOWN ISSUE In Single View, instrument loses focus when clicking level meter or blank space of the instrument header KNOWN ISSUE Crashes when loading content in Logic Pro in combination with the KKS MK3 keyboards, very rare if the KKS MK3 is not connected KNOWN ISSUE Crash on launching Kontakt standalone if Canon EOS webcam utility software is installed
    5 points
  7. AUDIOBRO SILVER Free inspirationโ€ฆ for free! A free and growing library offering five master instruments and a wide collection of Kontakt/NKS presets. What is SILVER? SILVER is a free, creative, growing collection of sounds. It started off as a deeply-sampled tongue drum, but we kept adding more and more diverse sounds to the library until we could create entire tracks with just this free tool. Listen to the demos for a few examples of what is possible. Silver is SIMPLE, DIVERSE, and FUN! Itโ€™s quick to load and packed with presets to get you started. It runs inside the free Kontakt Player and is NKS-compatible. The instruments (so far): Silver Tongue โ€“ a multi-dynamic tongue drum played with hands, soft mallets, and metal mallets. It includes Round Robin, unmuted and muted, isolated tongue tines as well a controllable resonance (โ€œResoโ€) Bowls โ€“ multi-dynamic hand-played bowls with Round Robin, slaps, mutes and semi-mutes Pads โ€“ Guitar Suspense, Slow Guitar Suspense, Strings Harmonics, Tongue Bells, Far Bells, Analog Wide, Analog Simple, Analog Zap Basses โ€“ Attack Bass, Attack Bass Monophonic, Simple Bass, Simple Bass Monophonic Electronic Drum Kit โ€“ A collection of General MIDI drums with various snares, kicks, rims, claps, and all the other regulars: hats, toms, crashes, tambourine, etc. SILVER is a โ€œliving libraryโ€ and we will be updating with more instruments and samples as time goes by. https://audiobro.com/SILVER/
    4 points
  8. Gearspace has a thread "Is this site a fake? - pluginboutique.SHOP" from mid March 2022!!!!
    4 points
  9. Yes there are plans to have purchase options outside of backstage pass which was intended to be the quickest way to get it right now. When details of it are known it will be announced.
    4 points
  10. I have the e-instruments Wurli and think it's pretty good. I find it's greatest strengths are in how you can customize the sound with the GUI. Especially for the dead key sound (I think it's the unplugged Wurli key sound that they mix in -- which is what I love so much about the AcousticSamples Wurlie library demos). I've created my own presets turning up that dead key sound that I like more than their presets. But I'd say it's a library I'm really glad I bought. I also bought the 145B from SkyBox Audio which has slightly different characteristics than the 201A -- it's more pristine. I have a bunch of Rhodes libraries, with the Famous E being my favorite and I quite like the freebie Rhodes from Fractured Audio too. @jngnz This was the video that sold me on the W. I'd strongly recommend checking it out.
    3 points
  11. Kontakt Player - use code PIANODAY https://teletoneaudio.com/products/golden-age-grand#
    3 points
  12. I didn't want to say anything, didn't want to sound ungrateful, but I just wasn't jelling with the big ol' U for turning snap on and off. I see in the new build that we get the old grid snap icon back. My muscle memory is most humbly grateful. My favorite them (Dark Gray) looks a lot more contrasty to me. Am I imagining things? It looks great! After playing around with the themes I may have to change my favorite to the Tungsten theme, it's quite good, perhaps better than CbB. And it just occurred to me that the icon change might be due to me switching themes. Doh.
    3 points
  13. Just be aware of this guys. Popped up on my facebook feed as a sponsored link. Most of the comments on the post recognised it as scam at least
    2 points
  14. As I said before, I panicked when Gibson pulled the plug. This time I shall wait till the dust settles and then determine which way I go as far as a DAW. I 'm just a hobbyist so most of the DAW's I have now would be fine for the little I do anymore.
    2 points
  15. Run IK Multimedia Project Manager to update.
    2 points
  16. Weird! I've never even notice this, and I've been mixing 150+ track scoring projects for 2 decades. Now that you've mentioned it, I want this feature!! Although I usually do all my track arranging in the timeline, which then auto updates ordering in the mix console...but would be very handy to be able to do this from console view. Having said that - $600 is a steal for a software of this complexity / feature set, regardless of a few strangely missing features.
    2 points
  17. This offer contains among other stuff the course I bought in end of 2023 for 49$ and from which I got a letter of enrollment that I could send to many companies to get their EDU discount, which I got currently for most of those I requested. Now thereโ€™s an even better offer for 27$ and it includes more stuff: https://cinematiccomposing.com/composer-in-a-week-offer
    2 points
  18. https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/17-Reverb/11020-PSP-PianoVerb2-
    2 points
  19. For a limited time, weโ€™re offering the incredible SampleTron II by IK Multimedia for only $39.99 - down from the regular $129.99. Extra $10 off with Loyalty code - check your emails! https://audioplugin.deals/product/sampletron-ii-by-ik-multimedia/
    2 points
  20. It's not just CS, it's all versions of TONEX and Amplitube.
    2 points
  21. Looks like Tonex CS has also been updated:
    2 points
  22. Dave Brubeck - Take Five
    2 points
  23. Talking about promos, bandlab has 30% off membership including backstage pass that includes both Sonar and Next for 104.99 for the first year. It doesn't get any better than that for pricing.
    2 points
  24. Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair Definitely double.
    2 points
  25. Finally, something of interest from Rigid Audio. But it has been a long time coming; it was first scheduled to be released in October 2016.
    2 points
  26. https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/53-Multi-Effect-/11990-BEAM
    2 points
  27. My guitars rarely see the light of day, but every time I take my white Les Paul out of the studio and downstairs in the daylight, I am in for a surprise. This morning I realized that the lacquer had started to crack on the back as well as around the knobs on the front. It'll be 9 years next month, and it's been kept in a smoke free environment. You expect Stratocasters and Telecasters to get all beat up and worn, it makes them look cool - and my old Strat has seen a lot of abuse. But Les Pauls and Gibsons in general are a different thing, what with the set neck and all. So Iโ€™ve always taken great care of this one. Seems to me that it's aging rather quickly. But that's ok I guess. Gives it character.
    2 points
  28. (previously*) Installed! *over a year ago
    2 points
  29. That actually would please me to no end. ๐Ÿคฃ ๐ŸคฃEver hear the expression "Karma Always Finds a Way to Ballance Things Out?" ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ I've never been one to hold a grudge, if it can be avoided, it isn't necessary, but I guess maybe I'm still bitter that Magix shut down ACIDplanet.com. For no reason, no explanation, and with a very quiet and VERY SHORT very fine print announcement warning. I lost hundreds of tunes and dozens of videos I published there, many of which I have no backups for. I had about 70k+ fans, 1000's of tunes by other artists I really liked that I can no longer get access to, lost contact with many friends and collaborators, and MAGIX Poofed it all out of existence with a simple flick of the switch, NUKING the Planet of ACID. Well in MAGIX's defense they did give us 2 weeks' notice to download and salvage everything we could, but due to very high traffic causing bottlenecks and crashes to their web servers, I for one didn't salvage much, and refused to purchase or upgrade any Sony Software from them. However, after a few years, I did in fact break down and upgrade Sound Forge Pro v10 to v15 and SpectraLayers Pro v4 to v7 both for $100 (us) flash sale. And upgrade Vegas Pro v7 to v18 for $150 (us) I figured I should drop the grudge on that considering I was also upgrading these apps from x32 bit to x64 bit should be an advantage all in itself, better performance, right? Well a RIGHT with Vegas Pro got several updated video codacs added & a noticeable performance boost with x64 version, and better more detailed enhanced acceleration and support for my AMD FirePro graphics card. which curiously, very curiously isn't branded as "Magix" Vegas Pro? ๐Ÿค” But with Sound Forge Pro? WRONG! Other than a face change with fancy new GUI grills, several useless bundles of Magix FX I don't want or like added, there are NO IMPROVEMENTS! In fact Sound Forge Pro 10 loads 2x as fast as v15, finds and REMEMBERS where all 3rd party FX plugins all by itself, & v15 DOES NOT! I still have Sony's ACID Pro 7 for access to archived projects and CD & DVD Architect 5 up and running on my computer. Contrary to popular beliefs, I sell quite a significant bit more CD's at live concerts then download cards or USB drives. Why? Because we typically make more money selling "Merch" playing live venues then we will get from a bar, cafe, or outdoor festivals or whatever. CD's and Tee-shirts sell, download cards or USB drives DON'T. Only the Kiddies want them, but the kiddies have an unusually warped sense of entitlement. Kiddies don't believe in having to be paying for the quality, or for paying for anything or supporting their favorite artists, the kiddies want muzac to come out of their cellphones, and they want everything for free. And even curiouser And even curiouser SpectraLayers Pro 7 was branded Steinberg, and no significant improvements or differences in performance than Sony's v4 x32 version. ๐Ÿคฏ 7 was branded Steinberg, That was a "Surprise", guess I missed the press release if there even was one, but no significant improvements or differences in performance than Sony's v4 x32 version. However, I don't think Steinberg is very concerned about improving upon that. I'm thinking they are throwing up their hands to all these new free A.I. apps doing the same things all to easily in seconds that takes hours of detailed work to achieve with SpectraLayers Pro 7.
    2 points
  30. The Orb - Supernova At The End Of The Universe
    2 points
  31. Least we forget that Bandlab has been giving us SONAR Rebranded with EXCELLANT support and very useful and thought-out workflow improvements since they took over back in 2018 FOR FREE. I don't see them taking advantage of us to be much of a problem.. ๐Ÿค” Especially considering that CbB will continue to work on your computer unsupported, just like SONAR still continues works on your computer unsupported. SONAR Platinum still works great & extremely STABLE on my computer even though it hasn't been updated since Bandlab took over. I still use SPLAT frequently to open & work on older projects, before saving them to updated revisions in CbB. I have to keep SPLAT on my computer anyway because I have LOTS of GREAT 3rd party plugins registered to it, I PAID for LOTS of extra ProChannel modules & plugins that aren't included in CbB that I really wouldn't want to live without. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Rapture Pro is much more stable running in SPLAT, not so much in CbB, but unfortunately it has been discontinued, but that's not too much of a problem because I still have Dimension Pro & Rapture installed and everything else does in fact work great in CbB. That would be a MAJOR PROBLEM for Cubase because they drop support for older software, and no longer support VST2.๐Ÿ˜ต So if you are a fan of Cubase and Wavesโ„ข plugins, you better be keeping an eye out for Waves plugin update/support deals. They are very reasonable and ultimately affordable, more so for us peeps using a free version of CbB.. However, even though I highly recommend doing so, if ya use CbB, you DON'T HAVE TO UPGRADE your Wavesโ„ข plugins because just because Waves will no longer support and improve functionality of their FX plugins without paying a nominal service charge, they still guarantee that they will WORK. But they can't guarantee that Steinberg won't allow them to. That being said, I found to be true over and under the course of 30 years or so that Cakewalk has always been approx. at least 30% cheaper than Cubase.... And approximately 50% more stable & POWERFUL, least we forget much more user friendly, what with being backwards compatible, TIMELY SUPPORT, and those little things like being forced to upgrade all your VST, VST2 FX plugins for the new latest & greatest Cubase version release. ๐Ÿ˜’ Another thing I've curiously observed over the decades is that's always given me fits of the "chuckles" is, Cubase users can always come to the Cakewalk Forums & HERE to the CbB Forums to discuss and find working solutions for Cubase, or any other software for that matter, FASTER and in a very courteous and timely manner from some of the friendliest, knowledgeable Cakewalk power users in any and all tech forums you can find anywhere. OK sure, to be fair, our CbB user forum gets invaded by it's fair ***** clowns who can't tell the difference between a tech site built upon empirical & scientific Audio/MIDI facts and truths are greatly appreciated, compared to a social media website where 'opinions' & 'beliefs' rule the house for 'winning' some kind of 'competition' normal honest peeps never even wanted to get involved in, and facts and truths get so buried under the blur of the sheer numbers of likes & thumbs ups by likeminded 'fans' &'friends' whom most likely don't even, nor ever will, know their real names, personally meet, or actually, in the real world, really like or know each other. ๐Ÿ˜œ And just so you know, I am NOT a Steinberg or Cubase hater. I still use their SpectraLayers Pro. But I've been using it before they appropriated it from MAGIX who appropriated it from SONY Software Division who actually created it. And I'm a fairly big fan of using Cubasis in my iPhone. It's a lot of fun for about an hour with 2 dynamic mics, about a 1/2 hour using 1 condenser mic requiring phantom power, wired to a battery powered IK Multimedia iRig Pro Duo audio/MIDI interface with it. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 10-15 minutes using a Universal Audio Volt 476.๐Ÿ‘Ž
    2 points
  32. Try the Ctrl key. BTW, when switching tools, if you use the F keys to do it you can hold down the function key (in this case F8) to switch to the tool you want, and if you don't release it until you want to switch back, it will automatically switch back to whatever tool you were using before (in this case the Smart Tool).
    2 points
  33. I just spent 2 hours with Mixcraft using it for the very first time. I have yet cracked the manual. I created a drum loop dragged it out with out issues. I added my guitar- I quickly edited a few bloopers. I even used Melodyne which seems to work better here. I recorded bass, converting it to midi and just finished editing it. If it had a smart tool Iโ€™d be happier but you quickly get used to shot cuts. The thing that makes this work is everything is clearly labeled and intuitive. Not bad at all for a super low price ( itโ€™s on sale) I too am planning on carrying on with Sonar but have definitely decided I will not Lease it. And I now have a general idea of what prices are offered by the competition.
    2 points
  34. Mastering The Mix LIMITER will be FREE via BPB on April 1st https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2024/03/27/mastering-the-mix-announcement/ To get a free copy, visit the Bedroom Producers Blog website at 5pm GMT on April 1st, 2024. The giveaway article will be visible on the homepage.
    2 points
  35. I have been beta testing it and so far I really like it. Its simplicity I really like, it has more than enough for what I need. And where our band is concerned the cross platform aspect is a great advantage because two members are on MAC. I could really see myself moving to NEXT tbh. Sonar is as always excellent, but the simplicity of NEXT appeals to me tbh .. we will see
    2 points
  36. Looking good AND supports user samples!
    2 points
  37. When you add it to your cart you get several offers...one of mine was Genesis Children's Choir for $149!
    1 point
  38. Got the email today from Steinberg: "Save 30% on Cubase" Are they hearing the drumbeat we don't? I remember at the time of Gibson saga they were the first ones to "reach out" with friendly offers Bandlab, don't fall asleep, we are counting on you and the right decisions you will make on licensing and pricing.
    1 point
  39. Hi all , another new song . . . it's a collaboration with one of my favourite UK songwriters "Wicked Deeds" (as he's known on Soundcloud) . . . been following him for a few years, and finally got an opportunity to do something together. Just simple, 2 guitars strumming and vocals for now . . . might expand it another day . . .
    1 point
  40. I get these things: I just checked with Everything (Void Tools) and the zip files for the Sound Libraries I have been updating are definitely eating up my drive space. I have also been taking screenshots of My PC to keep an eye on the free space on my HDD. Not sure if the Sound Libraries will install properly (assuming I don't run out of GBs). But the last IK Product Manager update I did has the % meter.
    1 point
  41. https://bobmoogfoundation.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/moogs-musical-eatery
    1 point
  42. Joy Division - Something Must Break
    1 point
  43. Thanks much Tom. Steve- Anyway I am (for now) going to just leave the Eb as is. My apologies to Macca and George Martin.
    1 point
  44. I still keep my Mixcraft license current. I was a beta tester for the product before I mostly switched to CbB. At the time, Mixcraft was still lagging behind CbB as far as features, and CbB's mixer was love at first sight. It's straightforward and a great DAW for someone just starting with DAW's. Their commitment to shipping a quality bug-free product is amazing. Good forum, too. Given how much Mixcraft has caught up to the industry leaders, I see it as pretty close competition for Sonar. It has had some slick features that Sonar lacks for quite some time now, most notably the integrated samplers. Their Performance Panel is also better integrated than Matrix, allows for direct recording to cells, etc. Every plug-in gets a little meter that helps a lot with effect gain staging. Routing a MIDI track to multiple Vi's is dead easy. AFAIK, though, there's still no way to collapse take lanes, so if you're a multiple take monster, things can get cluttered pretty quickly. And the mixer, while it's made strides, is still no match for Console.
    1 point
  45. Thanks a lot @steve@baselines.com and @DeeringAmps appreciate it!
    1 point
  46. John, Nice run through! I looked into Mixcraft myself long time ago and rediscovered it last year. It was probably the closest to the workflow that I like, but Cubase of course is feature packed. Bitwig is interesting too, but has a lot of shortcomings. However, Sonar will definitely be my choice #1, if proper license(s) are offered. It has several items that no DAW that I know of has, that are important to me. Plus a great knowledgeable & helpful community. I learned about half of the things I know about DAWs here
    1 point
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  48. I've read recently that Magix is bankrupt. Be careful.
    1 point
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