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Yeah, but you do get up to four instruments of your choosing depending on which version of the player you buy (unless you go for the everything-bundle).

For me, I think the biggest advantage of this one (I've looked at the features, but I haven't jumped on it) is to have the spectrums of multiple tracks on display at once; you can see where frequencies overlap. You can't do this with the free versions of other analysers that I know of. Of the ones that I've heard of, Blue Cat, Voxengo, and Melda have paid for versions with this capability. I've tried the Voxengo SPAN (currently on sale) demo, and it looks quite good though it's a little pricier than Spectrum 2 still. Disclaimer: I probably don't know my analysers well enough to know if one is any more accurate than another.

I was kinda hoping they were doing an instrument pack sale instead...

I'm guessing the IK discount is in the form of a voucher code, which means it can't be used in conjunction with special offers, or jam points (because of max 1 voucher per transaction)...

After that, you need the latest 18 core processor and 256GB of RAM to run it on 😜

I did what I did for most other instruments that insist on installing on my system drive (including VST3 plugins): move the actual folder contents to another drive, and create a symbolic link where it used to be to point to the new folder. Great to have a specifiable resource folder though; symbolic links can be tricky to keep track of after a while.

Maybe that's what the '2' was - that they distanced two metres from each other 😁

Anyone used Redverb 2? I've tried looking for reviews, but they don't seem to exist. The official site only seems to have three sound demos.

Maybe the sequel to Ethnic Drum Ensembles Collection or Ensemble Drums Collection? (part of the Master Sessions series)

Do Audio Assault have a privacy policy? I couldn't find one on their website

I think its name is Chip

Anyone know the difference between their Instant Guitar, and Advanced Guitar series'?

I can't log in. My first order was in 2019 - I suspect their databases broke* (which caused the original outage [and correlates with the SQL error that was displayed for a while]), and now they have been restored up to 2018; hopefully they have a more recent backup than 2018 that will eventually be restored. * either that, or this is a really ungraceful database migration

If you click on them, it might link to Twitter 😜

If I correctly understand what you’re saying, we could create a model for the world where there are two mindsets, which necessarily must be mutually exclusive: To use art as therapy. In this mindset, the artist creates purely for the artist’s own desire; all pleasure is derived from the creation process only. Consequently, resulting works will never be publicly distributed, and sound quality is irrelevant: the GM synth bundled with any DAW is all that is required. The practitioner. This mindset is focused on specific audience-targeted goals. In the example of someone wanting to be the next big thing on the club scene, they would write music in the style that is currently popular in clubs. They would also buy all the synths/plugins that are currently popular so that the created music would sound like what’s currently in demand. This model seems reasonable, except it doesn’t appear to be able to explain the following hypothetical scenarios: Amy writes music for therapy. She currently has written 28 pieces of music. One day, she’s talking to her friend Barry who is interested in what Amy does in her spare time. Barry asks to listen to Amy’s music, and suggested that Amy uploads her music to a streaming site so that Barry can have a listen. Uploading to a streaming site would be easy as the only thing that Barry needs is a link, rather than a set of large files. Amy is indifferent to sharing her material – she created it purely for her own entertainment, and has no particular desire to either share, or hide, her music from the world; she uploads it all as it’s the easiest thing for her to do. Catherine loves listening to orchestral music. She really enjoys classical pieces as well as modern movie soundtracks. Being a musically curious person, she would really like to hear what a piece might sound like if it incorporated her favourite motifs from Bach, with the lush soaring orchestral backings of a John Williams soundtrack. Being creative, she happily writes a piece that combines the two musical worlds that she really likes. However, it’s played though the generic soundfonts that came with her soundcard, and it sounds a bit cheap when put in her own playlist of orchestral favourites. A Reasonably Priced Realistic Orchestra is currently on sale; if she upgrades her soundset, her composition would sound more in place with the other pieces on her playlist. In the above, Amy cannot be mindset 1 because she has distributed her music. She also cannot be mindset 2 because she didn’t have anyone/anything in mind when she originally wrote her 28 pieces of music. Catherine cannot be mindset 1 because she upped the quality of her music, yet she cannot be mindset 2 because she also didn’t have anyone/anything in mind when she satisfied her musical curiosity. Do you feel there is a way to expand/refine the model to explain these scenarios?

I don't think that's necessarily true. I do it so that if anyone ever asks me about what I write I can point them to somewhere where they can find out, without me needing to give them an .mp3 file. I don't actively seek people and tell them to listen to my stuff, unless it's for feedback for the purpose of my own personal development. Also, while this is definitely not the best way to do it, it also serves as a backup for your finished tracks. Not true for me either. I up the quality because when I hear something in my head that I want realised, I want it to sound as close as possible to what I had imagined. To parallel other subjects, why do golf enthusiasts buy better clubs? Do they feel that one day they will end up playing and winning in the major tournaments? Why do cycle enthusiasts want a better bike? Do they feel that they will be able to win the Olympics for their country one day? Maybe 'yes' in some cases, but I suspect 'no' in more. Only if your aim is to gain attention/money. The creation process itself has been found to release chemicals in the brain associated with positive feelings; the process of art creation is a worthwhile act in itself. If the creator feels better for doing so, why does it matter if there's an audience? Also, art is a form of self expression. Writing some music to capture your feelings, and looking back on it one day is no different to taking photos for posterity; I imagine that there are photos that people took without sharing to the world (especially in days before social media) - what would be the point of those?

This is a very all-or-nothing attitude. I don’t know if Bandcamp lets the purchaser pay what they want, but if not you could charge on one site and give away for free on another – a busker doesn’t charge you to listen to their material, but there is a hat there if you like what you’re hearing and want to contribute. Putting something out there doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re looking to profit from it (even though it might be nice); different people have different goals. Looking at another field, why are there free plugins? Why are there open source software libraries? Why do some open source libraries have a ‘buy me a coffee’ button, instead of insisting on buying a license to use them? You seem to be very passionate on this topic, and from your responses it seems as if you would like to earn more from the music that you write. I mention this simply as a suggestion, but have you explored the library-music route?

More likely their database/s fell over for some reason. Hopefully they have recent backups and can restore from them.

I haven't really looked into them, but if I understand correctly (and I might not), they are a service that runs samples through the free scanners of various AV providers. You're right about that, but it does provide some protection against zero-day attacks. Also, the more common a binary is, the more likely and often it will have been scanned by any particular AV vendor, i.e. the more reasonable it would be that any malicious payload is detected. I agree with you, though I'm thinking of two examples (I don't really want to name names) where it seems like the 'smaller' company signs their binaries, and the 'larger' one (that has a far wider range of products) doesn't. In any case, they could provide SHA1 checksums.

I suspect very few plugin creators actually submit samples to AV companies as part of their release process. What probably happens more often is that AV scanners use heuristic scanners and see that the plugin installers don't have malware, and then (as part of the AV T&Cs that the user agrees to when installing) send a sample back to the AV company if necessary; they can then investigate if needed, adding it to their accept/ban lists. The bigger a plugin company is, the more people use their plugins, the more quickly a plugin can be marked as safe by AV vendors; conversely, the smaller a plugin company is, the longer it takes to get to the same place. The thing that all plugin companies can do (and I wish they did) is to digitally sign their installers: this would be an indication that a binary hasn't been modified ('hacked') since it was released. There are some fairly big-name companies that have deals posted on here quite regularly, that don't sign their installers; I know a signing certificate costs money so an independent developer might not want to buy one, but the plugins I'm referring to are reasonably expensive.

Verbum Entropic Hall is one of the most realistic vintage-style reverbs out there. It's based on long term exploration of SounDevice studio's vintage hardware collection with the desire to combine the best from both analogue and digital worlds. Advanced late reflections treatment algorithm ensures that your tracks will never sound sterile, artificial and boring. Chaotic reflections bring life to your tracks. Verbum is also equipped with 12 BIT button. which triggers simulation of old AD/DA converters giving your sound pleasant and interesting grain. https://unitedplugins.com/VerbumEntropicHall/

A really unhealthy one doesn't move at all despite several attempts to flush it...

Individual CAGE libraries $98 each (down from $498) Individual CASE libraries $48 each (down from $148) Symphonic Shadows free with purchases over $198 https://8dio.com/

The only way to know upfront would be to ask them. Alternatively, you could contact the PreSonus sales department directly and discuss your situation. You've laid out your reasoning in detail here, and you clearly have a moral compass, but we are not PreSonus; our opinions do not influence PreSonus' disposition to this scenario. I'm sure they'll be able to offer you a discount code to use in their online store if they agree with you https://www.presonus.com/about/contact-us