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Yup - the current one works, but it is quite cramped.

In my case, someone with little free disk space and a DAW plugin scan that takes a while. Don't worry - I'll probably get round to clearing it up and then I'll be back wanting every deal again soon. 😁

I like it. Whether it's the 'right' one for the job, I like to use this for my drum sends (though it's also good for other uses too). Load up to five IRs and tweak the levels as you like to get the sound you're after. You can even use your own IRs if you have any.

I know... that 'new-ness' is niggling away at me too. I'm just trying (my best) to be sensible 😁

Does anyone have smart:EQ Live? Is it really only useful for live performances, or can it help out in studio settings? And if so, would smart:EQ 3 be a better choice for studio anyway?

Same. I think I have enough mastering plugins such that I can wait.

Thanks - I didn't know about that one.

If you're talking about the pro-channel modules, I believe they're a cut-down version of TapeDesk; when Sonar was announced as discontinued, Overloud offered a crossgrade price.

For lighter tape plugins, e.g. Overloud Tapedesk, I'll put one on each track/bus as the last plugin. For the IK ones, I'll just put one instance on the main bus as a finishing effect - usually after compression and EQ, but before the limiter.

Sounds pretty good. Hopefully, IK can do something similar one day and make MODO DRUM fully modelled.

Sounds great! I love the main Ethera series (featuring Clara). Ethera Gold 2 introduced a male vocal (Daniele), which offered some nice variety to the tonal palette. Prometheus might be in response to positive feedback from that.

Looks interesting. Wish they had a few more videos of it in usage, though there is a demo.

Can't imagine how many files there would be if the compressed library of silent files totals up to 5TB.

The guy has some quite interesting ideas about how to modify a piano. In one video, he wired it up so that there were electrical sparks every time he played a key!

That's fair enough, but chances are they already have your details from when you purchased the plugin. Also, you'll know if they access the vital parts of your system because you'll get a popup asking for admin permissions.

Be careful with that - YouTube and Spotify (probably) do different things with the audio. According to this, YouTube could be applying compression to the audio which could affect the results of analysing audio from YouTube. In either case, I agree it's a great sounding mix - if that's the sound you're after, it's definitely worth using that as a reference track.

I don't think that's the way it works unfortunately. Once a mix has given up it's dynamic range, it's gone. Consider two mixes: Mix A targets -8 LUFS. The kick drum peaks with the rest of the (squashed) mix. Mix B targets -14 LUFS. The kick drum peaks higher than the rest of the mix. When played back at the same volume, the kicks in mix B will be louder than the rest of the mix and will really let you feel the oomph. You wouldn't be able to do that in Mix A because the mix is already squashed and there's no further headroom. You might be able to do some ducking on the kicks or something else that's clever; it might work, but it's likely to sound less natural than simply having more headroom to emphasise the peaks.

Plugins like Mastering the Mix Expose and ADPTR Streamliner will help you with target loudness levels for the various platforms. From the Expose release notes, it looks like Spotify is -14 LUFS ±2dB. My advice (for what it's worth) would be to aim for -14 LUFS. That way you'll have a good amount of headroom to preserve dynamics. Dynamics are important because they are what keeps your song sounding punchy where it needs to be, and also preventing ear fatigue. I have a few CDs from circa 2000 during the loudness wars. They sound great when you start playing them because of a psychoacoustic phenomenon that makes louder sound 'better'. Problem is, the constant loudness starts to grate after a while and it's not that pleasant to listen to the whole album even though the music's good. If it's too quiet, it'll get turned up. If it's too loud, it'll get turned down. But nothing can restore the dynamic range. If it's mastered too loudly, you'll end up with a squashed and quiet song that will sound weaker than one that fully utilises the available dynamic range.

Wasn't aware of this; thanks for letting us know.

I like Overloud. They make some great plugins and offer free updates.

True, though the line is ever-so-slightly blurred for Linux software running on Windows using the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Still, I wouldn't hold my breath for running something like a DAW in WSL (yet?).

No plugin can ever hope to escape the gravitational pull of Ed's plugin collection, and the field grows progressively stronger with each new addition 😁

No, but you should get an email with a code that makes NEOLD U2A $99.99, and combine your voucher with that.

Maybe A-ca-ca-cu-cu-ba-boo-ga? 😁

Looks awesome! Hope you had a great time!