Marc Cormier

3 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said:

Make sure you click on the tab that reads "instruments" to view the various instruments that make up a collection.  I don't think Orchestra Tools has a very intuitive website design. 

https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/collections/inspire-2

Ah.  Thank you, Peter!

49 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said:

 I just picked up the Berlin Orchestra Inspire 2 Solo Cello for only €1 after using the voucher.  I think that's a very sweet deal. 

Where did you find this?  Lots of scrolling on the site and I don't see this (or many) solo instruments near the Berlin Orchestra section.

5 minutes ago, Barrie said:

The trick seems to be.. add to your cart, start checkout (without coupon) until address is added and tax is there. Then don't finish checkout but go back to the cart and add the coupon. Because the tax was added, the amount is > $100. So now you can checkout.

Duh.  I see it was mentioned earlier.  And here I thought I had a scoop but was really just too lazy to read all of the posts.  Thanks.

Not sure if this is known but it's working on purchases under $100.

KU14 CE update is $211...better than the $227 at Thomann.  Glad I was on the fence...until now.  #^%@*$(#&#%$!

Going to Install!

3 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

Is it not a good idea to upgrade Kontrol?   I remember some rumblings about it.

No love for my S61 MkI from Komplete Kontrol 3.0+ since support was dropped in October.

Using less CPU would have been a nice new feature.

REVERB!

Dammit, dupe!  Didn’t refresh my screen and foolishly thought Larry was sleeping.  Silly me.

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Bapu???  INSTALLED!

1 hour ago, RSMcGuitar said:

This sounds pretty nice on a drum bus.

What's the CPU hit on the drum bus?

Is it just me or does pretty much every Softube plugin eat CPU?  I love Amproom but it takes ages to load and the hit on CPU is atrocious.

Wow— anyone using this?  Lowest I’ve ever seen it advertised.  I have Infinistrip, OMNi Channel, etc.  Does this fill a gap somewhere in there?

5 hours ago, TheSteven said:

Looks like their checkout system for the freebie may have issues.
Check you Sonokinetic account - they may have added it when you clicked buy now.
I've been trying to get the checkout page to work but no luck but I checked my account after seeing your post and it was there already.

Thanks for the heads up…actually, I was commenting on how bad it was that I had it already and didn’t know.  Turns out, what you describe is exactly what happened!! 

I got told off that I had a copy already.  So bad.

I will admit to going off camera and muted a couple of times at work during BF—not to score deals, but to see what was being reported.  It was definitely a distraction.  I also wear shorts and koala slippers with my work dress shirts so it’s not the first time I’ve deceived my co-workers.

I bought Tai Chi but haven’t really put it through the ringer yet.  I’m still on the fence about Seventh Heaven but by this time tomorrow, I’ll probably be laying prone on the LiquidSonics side.

9 hours ago, jude77 said:

I saw this when you mentioned it in the "Show us your booty" thread so I've been demoing it.  While it might be a bit pricey,  IMHO it's the one to beat.  It's pretty full-featured.  My favorite part is when you want to try out an IR you just drag and drop it.  Voila, there it is.  No menus, no folder searches, no fuss.  It's really well thought out and implemented.

That's one of the biggest reasons I jumped on it - I could see the workflow would quicken and simplify my workflow at the same time.  The demo didn't let me down.

Just now, TheSteven said:

Looks cool but at $59 it's going to have to wait till my wallet recovers from BF.
 

Yeah, the plugin is insane but so was I when I hit "Buy". 

Not a better buy (based  on price alone) but I picked this up last week.  It's insane.  One of the best features is the ability to organize the IRs I've amassed, tag them, modify and save, mix with other IRs graphically, tone match, leverage Kirchoff IQ bands, etc., blah, blah.  I have no regrets.  Just being able to browse and sample IRs with a click is so gratifying.  Its way more than I thought I would pay for an IR loader but it's so much more.  The stock IRs are really good, too.

https://www.threebodytech.com/en/products/cabinetron

Added:

• Post-Metal EZX
• Progressive Foundry SDX

Still on the fence about MIKKO2; the demo is pretty convincing in terms of ease of use and flexibility but with a hard drive full of IRs finding new life in Cabinetron, I'm not sure I need it or would neglect one or the other.

• Mercuriall Ampbox U530
• Cabinetron
• BFD3 Black Album Drums
• The Orchestra Essentials (Free)
• Post-Metal EZX
• Progressive Foundry SDX

Still on the fence about MIKKO2; the demo is pretty convincing in terms of ease of use and flexibility but with a hard drive full of IRs finding new life in Cabinetron, I'm not sure I need it or would neglect one or the other. 

$49