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Seems like it could be quite fun - anyone planning to participate?

Looks interesting - anyone have this one?

1 hour ago, chris.r said:

200GB for just 2-3 SD3 kits?! 😱 What are they doing with so much storage? They don't keep spare cables there, do they...

It's partly the microphone positions on offer - up to an 11.1 configuration, as well as bleed for each mic. A summary based on info from their website:

1. Basic Sound Library
All instruments, all tools and all articulations in direct microphones as well as the OH Dyn and Amb Ribbon channels. Bleed available in Snare Bottom, OH Dyn and Amb Ribbon channels.

Approx. download size: 40 GB.

2. Room mics
The rest of the room microphone channels (OH Cond, Amb Near and Amb Mid).

Approx. download size: 46 GB.

3. Surround Setup
Surround. Five channel microphone setup to achieve 5-channel surround.

Approx. download size: 43 GB.

4. Height Surround
Height and width. Six channel microphone setup to achieve 11-channel surround (in combination with the “Surround 1” content).

Approx. download size: 52 GB.

+. Additional Bleed
All remaining instrument bleed, meaning the sound picked up by microphones other than the one(s) directly intended for a specific instrument or ambience.

Approx. download size: 54 GB.

9 minutes ago, cclarry said:

My IK Storage Director is 194 Gb.  I keep two copies of installers - most recent, and next to most recent, in case I have to revert,
so I'd plan on about 200 Gb for everything as that would seem to be a good reference point. (mind you that that  includes my
SampleTank 2, and SampleTank 3 Libraries)

Thanks Larry - that's quite a lot of space.

Still, less than a SD3 complete install 😜

If I decide to go for TS3 Max, does it mean I have to download the sound files for SampleTank/Miroslav/Syntronik, etc. within 180 days if I don't want to pay to install at a later date? Does anyone know roughly much space I need to store it all?

3 hours ago, InstrEd said:

Serious  note, is the Scarlett line worth getting instead of another brand for the freebies?

I've got a 1st gen Scarlett (it doesn't even have an on/off switch!) that I'm still using. My power adapter broke the other day so I contacted support. I fully expected them to tell me my interface was far too old, out of warranty, and that I'd have to buy another adapter from them (in which case I probably would have tried another brand). To my surprise, they sent me a new one for free!

So their support is pretty good (from my experience), and you get the occasional free plugins from Plugin Collective. The interface is good enough for me (i.e. the Scarlett range - not suggesting you find a 1st gen model), but you might have more demanding needs.

3 hours ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

Mono/Poly and MS-20?

Collect $200 Salary as you pass GO 😜

Hey @Peter - IK Multimedia

I really do like IK's products, but I've always wondered (and this is a genuine question) - is there a reason that IK don't digitally sign their .exe and installer files? I remember you mentioning in some other thread that some product (Amplitube 5, possibly?) was selling very well, and from that I assume there is a fair amount of profit, and code-signing certificates aren't that expensive in the overall scheme of things.

I personally don't see what the problem is - according to the article, the telemetry is optional.

Furthermore, it remains open source - anyone with relevant programming experience (including the original owners/maintainers of Audacity) can fork the latest release and disable the telemetry if they felt that strongly about it.

I'm guessing this is going to be a special-FX reverb (like Adaptiverb), rather than a smooth/natural reverb like (Pro-R)?

Definitely agree that Pianoteq sounds better - if £58.56 is half price for TruePianos, I'd definitely recommend at least looking at Pianoteq Stage

13 hours ago, cclarry said:

The biggest difference (for me) is that I save $149.00 because I already have HG-2 and HG-2MS...

Me too - as far as saturation plugins (...and other types of plugins now that I think about it), I think I'm covered, or at least until my next bout of GAS 😜

I was wondering because my impression of Zo's Black Box review was that it was one of best sounding plugins at the time.

2 hours ago, Zo said:

Like stated in the video , vsm 4 , like blackbox is tube based , while vsm 3 isnt so you get diff vibes and impact on sounds , blackbox share more in comon imho with vsm 4 than vsm 3 exept just for the workflow ...

So the question(s) become - do you prefer the TMT Black Box, or VSM 4? and is the difference between the two big?

Also, there are 10 types of people in the world - those that understand binary, and those that don't.

Buy 2 get 1... does that mean it's a really bad deal, i.e. you're paying double for something; or that it's a good deal and you get three in total?

Am I right in thinking this will only work in FL Studio? Unless I've misunderstood FL's website, registration of new VST plugins has been discontinued.

30 minutes ago, Doug Rintoul said:

I was seriously considering this, but now I think I'll save my money towards an Ample Sound guitar.

As PavlovsCat mentioned, both OTS and AS sound great; here's some additional info to consider when deciding which to go with:

• OTS libraries are Kontakt (Player, so you don't need to buy anything else) based; AS have their own plugin.
• AS are MIDI guitar compatible (e.g. channel 1 for string 1, channel 2 for string 2, etc); not sure if OTS are (I don't have any OTS guitar libraries)
• AS have recently released updates for some of their instruments, sometimes adding new articulations (e.g. a pick-sound library); they've released their updates for free
• The more you buy in one order with AS, the bigger a discount you'll get.
• Even during a sale, it's probably cheaper to go with OTS if you want an 'everything' bundle

2 hours ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

SugarBytes Guitarist works exactly the same way.   Assign chords to one key.   Many guitar VIs have one-note features of various kinds, including Indiginus and Native Instruments. 

This was mentioned recently in another thread, but RipChord might be able to help you get towards one chord per key:

https://trackbout.com/ripchord

1 hour ago, Grem said:

Sounds like you may be on the inside!! : )

Not me - I've just written enough code to realise that waiting for merges can be bad for productivity and product improvement speed.

If you need MIDI note mapping, be sure to check these out too - might not have such a slick interface, but free:

https://www.codefn42.com/

2 hours ago, Starise said:

So Muse acquired a thing they intend to keep giving away FREE. Not sure what was involved in the "acquiring" ? It's a business plan I don't quite understand.

Maybe they became admins of the source code repository. It's possible they wanted to acquire it so that they can commit new code into it at a much faster rate, as they are able to approve the code merges themselves instead of waiting for someone else with less dedicated time to approve them.

2 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

I wonder if their forum is now going to blow up with people freaking out that Muse may at some point make it payware. 'Cause, y'know, companies aren't in business to lose money and those "dedicated designers and developers" don't work for free. 

I'm sure that if they ever created a proprietary version, all that would happen is that someone would fork the last free version of the source on Git and continue it as an open source project.

Also, there are plenty of companies that own and maintain open source software, e.g. Facebook and React; Microsoft and .NET Core/VS Code

58 minutes ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

I think they are a tad over priced, with way too many pieces you need to buy.

I think I remember reading somewhere that they give royalties back to the musicians who contributed towards their libraries - that might explain a slightly higher price.

Additional discount on JRR

Thought I got there first, but you win by mentioning the additional discount code - should've known that the King would find the best deal 😁