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Forgot to mention: Authy also has a Windows desktop app, and a Chrome extension you can use if you want (in addition to your mobile); you aren't limited to only phones

If you end up using 2FA, check out Authy:

https://authy.com/

Some 2FA apps are tied to a single phone, meaning if you lose it, you're stuck. Authy lets you create an account, which you can share with multiple devices.

4 hours ago, Bapu said:

The password manager is a great idea but how does work if I sometimes use either my three computers or my phone to make purchases?

One idea, as Matthew suggested, would be to use a cloud based one. LastPass often comes recommended, though there are others too.

https://www.lastpass.com/

Another word of advice is to think before using the one that might come with your antivirus package - it's probably very good and safe, but if you ever change your A/V, migrating passwords is going to be a pain

Maybe it's a chair, maybe it's not... Don't mean to hijack this thread, but apparently this door is ajar

Not sure what it's a jar of...

Add the Ethnic Choir, John Powell recorded with for SOLO A Star Wars Story, to your arsenal. Next up in line is RHODOPE 2 Ethnic Bulgarian Choir. Buy it now for 40% off the Normal Retail Price. For existing users login into your Strezov Sampling User Account and download your free update. (Discount only available until August 10)

€179.40 ex VAT

https://www.strezov-sampling.com/products/view/rhodope2.html

Depends on what will suit you better. If you need to record stuff, need low(er) latencies, or need the I/O ports that the interface will get you, get that. If you're doing fine with what you record with now, and would like a keyboard to learn to play keys, or trigger synths, get that. If you want both, look into something like this

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigkeysio/?pkey=irig-keys-io-25

though I've not tried it so can't comment on quality, and I realise it's a little pricier than the amount you specified. Also, if you get the keyboard, make sure you can actually connect it, i.e. if it uses MIDI cables (as opposed to USB), make sure you have the available MIDI ports.

Soundiron have lots of choir and solo libraries. Also don't forget about the Ethera series by Zero-G.

How much do you need to spend with PA before you get a $50 voucher? I'll aim to not spend that much...

3 hours ago, JohnG said:

Q.What exactly is a second?

...

The second is just some arbitrary way that humans decided to measure time, who knows how long ago. It's not a fixed cosmological constant.

According to Wikipedia,

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Although the historical definition of the unit was based on this division of the Earth's rotation cycle, the formal definition in the International System of Units (SI) is a much steadier timekeeper: it is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the caesium frequency ∆νCs, the unperturbed ground-state hyperfine transition frequency of the caesium-133 atom, to be 9192631770 when expressed in the unit Hz, which is equal to s−1.

so while it used to be arbitrary, it is now a fixed constant (which I guess was derived from an arbitrary unit)

4 hours ago, JohnG said:

Q. But why 24? Why not, for example, ten hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour and a hundred seconds in a minute? Wouldn't that be more logical?

According to this article, it's related to ancient Egyptian astronomy

https://www.rd.com/article/24-hours-in-a-day/

As we've mostly become accustomed to a base-10 numerical system, time intervals might be seem easier to calculate; I wouldn't necessarily say that a base-10 time system is more logical though.

4 hours ago, JohnG said:

Why 360 degrees in a circle. Why not 100 degrees in a right angle then a circle would be 400 degrees.

According to this article, it's related to Babylonian astronomy

https://news.yahoo.com/why-360-degrees-circle-heres-174537726.html

2 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

And only one single authorization at that.

I've decided that I personally don't want to go the iLok route (at least so far), and whenever I say this, people usually mention that one of the best things about it is that you just plug in the dongle wherever you go and you're authorised. I mean this as a genuine question: why is a single authorisation a problem if it's on a dongle (presumably along with iLok licenses for a multitude of other plugins) that gets plugged into whichever computer you're using?

43 minutes ago, fitzroy said:

Does PA send out monthly vouchers to people who are subscribed to a a yearly plan, too? That would make it interesting. 

I've read that they send you a single-use $249 voucher; not sure about the monthly loyalty ones.

1 hour ago, Pollux said:

 the annual subscription price is $249.99 so the actual savings are $50/yr. still good value for the money.

But not very cool for existing customers, as this does not apply for subscription renewal......

Could you cancel, and then re-subscribe (rather than renew the subscription)?

48 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Yep. Do get Standard. I’ve got Pro and love it, but Standard is perfect as it is.

Are there any advantages to Pro? Looking at the version grid, there are two differences I don't fully understand: Thousands of editable overtones, and Note-per-note edit; that sounds to me like it can make a really unbalanced piano - detune some notes, and make some sound richer. Fun maybe, but it doesn't sound useful; am I missing something?

8 minutes ago, InstrEd said:

Why would he want to wear a Bloody Mask?

He's actually a vampire

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).

28 minutes ago, TheSteven said:

So how does this differ from similar from Blue Cat, iZotope or others?

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.

3 hours ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

Is there anything similar? 

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)...

15 hours ago, Fleer said:

BBCSO is what you need.

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

1 hour ago, Vernon Barnes said:

They had a hack for relocation which automatically set up a directory join after it moved the folder. I did this. It will be intresting to see what happens after the upgrade

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.

8 minutes ago, kevin H said:

Maybe it’s sign of the times but I was checking for 6 feet social distancing between Taikos and masks...I may wait 14 days after release before purchasing

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