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8 hours ago, mettelus said:

It is actually called "Scratch Drive" and is listed under Edit->Preferences->Performance. Near the bottom is a drop down that only lists drives. Mine was default to C:\ initially. Is it pointed to your audio sample drive there?

Oddly, no; mine points to C:\ also.

The brushes seemed to work even after I moved them though, so maybe it's relevant to Painter 2021 only? (Unless I'm missing something that I don't realise)

2 hours ago, mettelus said:

Thanks guys. I was looking for this issue online and not seen anyone mention it, but it using that drive made me assume it was linked to the cache setting. It may be a side effect of the brush packs themselves since they are for all versions, and 2021 is out on the streets. I just found it odd they used the cache location rather than side-by-side with where 2020 installs. In fact, there is a 2021 brush folder there, but they went on the cache drive. Oh well, moving them didn't affect 2020 in the slightest. I actually do not like they have brushes separated by Painter version anyway.

I found that the brushes installed on my audio samples drive - I assumed it just used the drive with the most space available. Where is the cache setting? I looked everywhere in the Preferences, but I couldn't find it.

That's a point - I'd forgotten that MPS4 comes with a year of Groove3.  Does anyone know if the iZotope code extends an existing annual pass by a year, or if it starts the moment you enter it (thereby 'wasting' the time left on an existing annual pass)?

2 hours ago, Soundwise said:

Another excellent plugin by ADPTR.  Their Metric AB is second to none in metering and analysis.

Do you find it better than O9A?

Maybe the plan was to eventually migrate to Loot Audio and some work had already been put in to doing so, the Kontakt Hub SSL certificate was going to imminently expire, and it made more financial sense for them to just cut over now rather than to buy another certificate? Just random guessing...

3 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said:

General-purpose use (Office Apps, Surfing the Internet, etc) doesn't require much in the way of CPU.

I still remember when multi-core processors were a new thing - my 'favourite' explanation/sales pitch on TV adverts was that (to paraphrase) with multiple cores, you can do multiple things at once, like listening to music while surfing the Internet

They might not store credit card numbers, but they store order histories and invoices which will contain addresses etc.; to say everything is safe because they don't handle payment transactions is only half an assurance.

Personally, I don't care if the site is down because it's a botched migration, they forgot to pay bills, or because a trainee destroyed the whole site trying to deploy to production for the first time: the site is down, and it would be nice if they gave a transparent (even if simplified/redacted) explanation and estimated time frame of if/when it will be restored.

I've never really been a Mac user, but from what I've read Apple don't seem to care much for their existing user base when making 'progress', e.g. the 3.5mm headphone jack. I guess things becoming obsolete is the price for having a finer tuned iTunes/Logic/other-Mac-centric-software experience.

3 hours ago, msmcleod said:

- Will DAW companies, and more importantly plugin companies be able to make the switch?  I mean, there's a lot of codebase there that may or may not be easy to port over. Some will simply be able to recompile for ARM, others may have DSP specially tuned for Intel and will require more work. Also differences in chip architecture / OS could mean major changes to their threading  models. DAW companies that target both PC & Mac may have a tough decision to make here if they're looking at maintaining a divergent codebase moving forward.

3 hours ago, msmcleod said:

I can envisage a lot of pro studios moving over to Windows to avoid this pain.

Are there any statistics for Windows/Mac userbase percentage for DAW based applications? I'm guessing Windows has a larger share?

Updated - thanks for the reminder @Grem

2 hours ago, mibby said:

I have never seen it anywhere else either - until now.  ...Sort of.

Other plugins that allow you to sort of morph reverbs include

MorphVerb

https://unitedplugins.com/MorphVerb/

and Rematrix

https://www.overloud.com/products/rematrix

51 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

This software is not freeware. For unlocking the trial version of this software, you are required to buy a license. One license purchase permits you to use this software on one computer. If you have purchased a license you are entitled to free updates until the next major version number. Note that there is no guarantee that this software will be maintained indefinitely. License transfers and redistribution of this software without the express permission from its authors is not permitted.

'use' is a bit vague though. Unless it explicitly defines 'use' as 'install' somewhere else in the EULA, it could be that you can install it anywhere you like but that the licensee exclusively is allowed to operate a maximum of one instance at any given time - I've seen some other licenses that are like that.

If they are faster, quieter, and cooler, I'm sure Apple will be happy to price the entry models at $7999. Given that people seem happy to pay for the latest, greatest iPhone, I'm fairly sure they will be happy to pay.

Is this thing iLok? It doesn't look like it is (from what I can see on their website), but all of their other reverbs are so I wonder if I've missed anything.

46 minutes ago, abacab said:

I think I got in on the last round of upgrade pricing offered for a perpetual CorelDraw Suite 2019 license.

CorelDRAW 4 was my first vector art package. 2018 was the last upgrade I bought - I'm a casual user and couldn't justify the upgrade cost to 2019. Then I picked up Affinity Designer, which I probably wouldn't have done if Corel continued to offer upgrade pricing. Some things are better in Affinity Designer; some things are better in CorelDRAW. That said, I definitely prefer the licensing model for Affinity Designer.

Not particularly keen on subscriptions personally - I do wish Corel hadn't eliminated upgrade pricing for CorelDraw Suite.

I wonder if they did this in response to feedback from their recent survey asking for honest opinions about what users love/hate. Either way, it's a very welcome update. Thanks NI!

1 hour ago, ZincT said:

I am on a mission to get rid of all physical dongles in the migration to my new PC.

Just out of curiosity, are you replacing all of your dongled plugins, or moving towards computer hardware based plugin tethering?

27 minutes ago, Mesh said:

So, is this the best deal (w/jampoints) or would BF bring a better price?

(just asking for a friend)

If you have purchased any of the qualifying products (see link), you'll get a $50 discount. As the price is $149.99, and you can only discount up to 30% with jam points, I don't think it's worth using your jam points if you have the discount.

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?item_id=9880

As it's a new product, it's unlikely to be greatly discounted during BF; you never know though.

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12 hours ago, Piotr said:

me. but got an email it will expire September 28 - 11:59pm California Time...

Not sure why not with the end of the month...

Mine had that. I suspected that there would be some kind of special offer following shortly (as they usually don't combine monthly vouchers with discount-sales), and I was right...

Our BIGGEST Sale of the Year!
Best of Q3

100+ Plugins Starting at $5

Brainworx, Shadow Hills, SSL, and many more!
All offers end October 5, 11:59 PM California Time

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products.html

Update:

BOOM!
Use Your $20 Voucher. Again!
The early bird catches the worm...
Your $20 Voucher has been reset!

You may use this voucher (MEGA-SALE-20OFF) again during checkout! Your code can be used one more time, from now on!
All offers end October 5, 11:59 PM California Time

Sorry, but no..!
If you haven't used the code so far, you cannot use the code twice (2x) now. But you can still use it 1x, of course. Code is valid until October 5, 11:59 PM California Time.

Thanks for the video @Zo - really great walkthrough of the plugin. You mention that it's really great for laying ideas down quickly, to capture the sound in your head before you forget it - would you also consider using it in the mixing stage too? You mention some other racks that you have that are admittedly more expensive, but are you more likely to use those during mixing?

8 minutes ago, Hillmy said:

That's exactly what I did! I got it on sale for $50! Multiband with 43 effects and 20 modulations, plus all BYOME presets! 😎

I think I remember someone saying that the BYOME presets sound slightly different in TRIAD. Just something to be aware of.

There's a guy sitting there, doing nothing but just staring intensely at his packet of orange juice. His friend comes along and asks what he's doing. The guy explains he's following the 'instructions' on his juice packet: concentrate

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There's a guy at the water dispenser with a cup underneath the water nozzle, shouting and swearing at the machine. Someone comes along and asks if there's a problem with the machine. The guy casually explains that he's trying to get some water - the instructions say depress button to dispense water

18 hours ago, InstrEd said:

Where is Larry when I need him to find me thee deal on a SSD Hard Drive 🤣

But the good news is that if you completely replace your previous hard drive, you now have a hard drive (i.e. your old one) that you can use to back up your sound files