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For hybrid trailer sounds, I'm kinda torn between this offer and the 8dio one

https://8dio.com/instrument/cyber-hack-bundle-for-kontakt-vst-au-aax/

First time I've seen a company advocate the switch in that direction. I can see why though; it seems almost every audio software company (and maybe other types of software?) are suggesting holding off on upgrading because it breaks compatibility.

Perfectly happy with my PreSonus Faderport 8

Disclaimer: I'm a hobbyist, rather than a pro who depends on it everyday for imcome

18 hours ago, S.L.I.P. said:

It should be a national holiday...

Problem is if they declared it as such, the sarcastic nature of it could confuse people, e.g.

• "Is it really a holiday?"
• "Yeah, right..."
• "So yes then?"
• "Of course it is..."

Sort of related to this, I too have a question about AC powered interfaces. My first gen 8i6 is AC powered and doesn't have its own power switch; the mains switch acts as the power switch. If I leave my interface connected to my PC by USB, is there any chance that when I power my 8i6 on, there may be a power surge from the mains outlet that could damage my PC? i.e. should I always power on my 8i6 before connecting it to my PC via USB?

A small aside: I once saw some lemon oil for fretboard cleaning on Amazon. One of the reviews must have been a joke: it rated it with one star; said it tasted really bad.

Yeah... I thought I'd give it a go with the BBC orchestra: not happening. It makes sense; both libraries are already discounted, and allowing the double discount was probably a mistake initially on their part.

Bigger than Black Friday, Cyber Monday or Xmas, our annual, deepest-discounts-of-the-year sale has begun. The following Kontakt Player libraries are 40-50% off:

Riff Generation: Outside In Edition (save $105)

Taiko Creator with the Expansion (save $80)

Shimmer Shake Strike with the Expansion (save $60)

Fluid Harmonics (save $90)

Fluid Strike: Tuned Percussion (save $125)

All loop titles 50% off (save $40-$125 per collection). The sale ends Sunday, November 3.

https://insessionaudio.com/

@Monomox SSS is on sale right now, though only you can know whether the deal is good enough for you to bite.

(Sorry... my bumping this post is a little OT; just realised that the deal on Little Epic Percussion has just finished)

2 hours ago, synkrotron said:

I would share something I have just uploaded which uses six instances of "3" plus some reverb, delay and some Adaptiverb.

It's a nice sound. Seems like it would be useful for ambient tunes.

(and, it kinda sounds like what I hear in my head when I see something that triggers my GAS 😜)

1 minute ago, synkrotron said:

I am not really interested so much in "ensembles," I think that's the right word.

I too thought that mixed patches (don't know if that's the right term) might 'limit' my creativity, and ended up getting a few libraries on sale recently that focus on each instrument type/section. I have no idea if my orchestral skill warrant that level of detail but I thought (1) it'll be fun, even if it is hard work writing each part; (2) if I don't stretch myself, I'll never get there.

Time will tell... (and also hopefully feedback from the Songs forum)

Another thing to keep in mind as well is that the more detailed a library, the longer it takes to load (as a generalisation). I'm trying to do an orchestral right now, and during the writing phase I'm trying to keep usage to GPO5 (which sounds ok, but loads more quickly than my other libs)

9 hours ago, synkrotron said:

Well, this is kind of what I am thinking, except I cannot say as much because of my lack of understanding of the whole library thing.

In a nutshell, all the mentioned libraries sound really good.

BBCSO seems to be have a lot more control: each instrument type seems to be sampled separately, with many articulations and mic positions. I think it was mentioned that this will run in SA's own proprietary player.

The Project SAM ones sound really good too, but are slightly simplified, e.g. you might get a patch with strings and certain woodwinds combined; the instruments sound great played together, but you can't separate the sounds. It looks like these work in Kontakt Player (or at least Symphobia 1 has a Kontakt Player license), so you don't need the full version

Well that just great...

Same with me; every windows 10 update has been fine. There were some cases where I had to update some drivers, but I probably would have had to do that anyway.

I thought the adverts said Macs 'just work'...

On a slightly more serious note, I do wonder if it's a deliberate ploy from Apple to deliberately break stuff, forcing people to pay more for upgrades to everything.

ok - I'm done playing the cynic; peace out

For anyone who's successfully managed the upgrade, is O9A a significant improvement over O8A?

Pretty sure Black Friday's free lunch is Thanksgiving leftovers...

It seems like an interesting concept. Don't want to move this thread off topic, but please share your thoughts after you get a chance to play, and let us know what the issue is with plugin startup.

2 hours ago, Grem said:

Can it be transfered?

If this is referring to Obelisk from Frozen Plain, this is from their EULA

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2. Sharing
Licences cannot be transferred, sold or traded to another person or entity without explicit permission from FrozenPlain. The product was created by, and is a copyright of, FrozenPlain.

When I finally caved in and bought Kontakt a few years ago, I thought I was getting a good deal by using some special voucher (something in the region of £20-£50 off; I can't remember). After all, their Summer of Sound deals were only ever 50% off upgrades. The very next day, for the only single year I can remember, they had a 50% off offer for first time buyers as well.

3 minutes ago, InstrEd said:

Glass look half full or is that half empty

Depends on whether it's being emptied or filled at the time: it's half empty when you're drinking it down; it's half full afterwards when you... err... you know...

6 hours ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

I see this popup with what sure looks like a random generated password.

That Base64 encoding for South Africa

If a tree falls in the forest and there's nobody around to hear it, does it actually make a sound?

What's the sound of one handed clapping?

Too many existential questions...

10 minutes ago, InstrEd said:

Talking the escalator down can be hazardous  to a an old mans health 😆

Tell that to this guy

I was going to say Output Portal, but then I had a look at their other instruments/effects. Bad mistake: I'm now GAS-ing after the complete bundle. It's already hugely discounted against buying them separately so I don't really see it being in a sale, but who knows?