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I was interested in this a while ago but got put off because someone said that the plugin startup time was quite long. Is this (still?) the case?

Hey Piotr - have you tried both (EZ Bass/Amplesound basses)? I'm potentially interested in getting one (not sure which one yet) and was interested in hearing a few opinions.

Maybe they meant it to mean not-shampoo; like how asymmetrical means not-symmetrical ... Still doesn't make sense... oh well...

I'm confused - do you want a man, or some men?

I mentioned Tapedesk as it's got a mixing-console emulation part (in addition to the tape emulation part)

The demos of Ascend sound pretty good. Anyone have experience of it, compared to other piano libraries?

Has anyone compared CTC-1 with other plugins in the same category, e.g. Overloud's Tapedesk? The convenience of a single plugin instance instead of one on each channel seems like a fairly big plus-point, but how's the sound/CPU usage?

Big Beautiful Door looks interesting - am I right in thinking that it's the 'bigger' version of Gatey Watey? i.e. Big Beautiful Door can do everything that Gatey Watey can and more?

Are there any uses that this is particularly good for?

Apparently yes, for $279.99 http://www.passportmusic.com/products/encore/buy-encore-now/

Suppose I've currently got Komplete (standard) 11 - if I decide to upgrade to Komplete Ultimate 12 for some instruments exclusive to the Ultimate edition, does that mean that when newer versions come out (e.g. version 13) I can only update to Komplete Ultimate 13 [and not Komplete (standard) 13]?

I read a review of this some time ago - it said that it's a good library, but it would be more like a layering/strings special FX library, to complement other string libraries.

Hmm... in a few years, deathbed may mean the pinnacle of something

Water Polo - the water with the hole

I've lost track of PA's voucher terms and conditions - are you allowed to use more than one monthly voucher (i.e. if someone lets you use theirs in addition to your own)? I thought it didn't use to be the case, but then they introduced a minimum spend.

Are there any uses that SPL Iron and the Alpha are particularly well suited for? e.g. is one better on the master bus, and one better on channel buses? Or any genre that one is better suited for? I hear that both are really good compressors - I'm just trying to figure out when it's better to use one over the other.

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This looks interesting so I watched some videos on it. From what I saw, it looks like a library with ambience pads and a selection of phrases in Am and Em. Does anyone know if this means that any project I use it on needs to be in one of those keys, with the usual caveats of using phrase based libraries?

Are these console emulator plugins supposed to go as the first or last in the chain? I know this one's called Front DAW (and maybe that's a hint), but I've seen arguments for this type of plugin to go at either end of the chain.

Got to love highlighters - they have a way of just brightening stuff up

Anyone having trouble getting this? I know it says S3 can take a while to get warmed up, and to give a few goes; I tried about 10 times spread over a few minutes now Edit: tried again and it works now

I wondered out loud on the other thread whether this would be more expensive than their most expensive plugin at the time ($349, Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC). Ding, ding, ding!!! We have a winner!!!

Thing is, I've heard they have a penchant for hitting people... ouch...

and another Lynx...

Still, far better than what Gwyneth Paltrow called her candle (the one with the name that starts This Smells Like My...)