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Be careful of straying too far off topic [Indiginus], or the mods may lock this thread for going down a political correctness rabbit hole... 😉

AmpliTube 5 has been updated to 5.1.1.

After watching the The Resonator walk-through videos, I concluded that the Kontakt versions of these highly expressive instruments appeared to be more usable than SampleTank. I like SampleTank 4 for it's quality of samples, but it appears to be a kludge in the ST4 interface to incorporate a workflow that seems natural in Kontakt. So I bought the Indiginus (Kontakt) versions of both The Fiddle and The Resonator. Very cool! 😎 I discussed this GUI comparison in the Indiginus vs IK Resonator thread:

The word "indigenous" is an adjective in English, and is not capitalized, therefore it is not a noun describing a specific people. So nobody specific to offend. Even plants can be described as "indigenous"... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigenous

If you are an original Fathom Pro owner, you are eligible to get the AVX2 version of Fathom Pro 3, without having to buy the Fathom Vector version. He grandfathered in the original owners, as a sort of "loyalty" deal. Just email support, and explain that you need to upgrade from 2.3, and want the souped up version (assuming that your CPU supports the AVX2 vector extension). Even if you cant run AVX2, there appears to have been a number of general optimizations for v3 that are well worth trying.

The developer seems intent on following his own path for licensing and authentication, rather than following any industry standards. His way is better (or so he believes). For this last upgrade merry-go-round, I had to: 1. Use the unzip password to decompress the downloaded installer folder. 2. Then I had to run the "install.exe", which asked me what paths to install everything to. Since I always use a "Fathom" folder in "My Documents" for everything except the plugin .dll, it did all the work correctly for me. I assume that the installer adds to, or overwrites Fathom content files as needed in that target "Fathom" folder. 3. Then I had to "activate" the plugin itself with my email address, and my original Fathom Pro order number. Then all was well. Until next time, LOL!

I have an Arturia Keylab MK II plugged into Windows 10 Pro (20H2), and it's working fine here! Plug and play! But your issue may be due to another application on your PC grabbing the class compliant MIDI driver before your DAW does. If that's the case, your DAW (any DAW) will never see the MIDI driver if it's already in use. The MIDI device should connect to your DAW if that is the first MIDI aware application that you run. To check this you can startup Windows in selective startup with all of the autorun programs temporarily disabled. Then just plugin in your keyboard and start your DAW.

Thanks for the input! I swapped them, and the issue stayed with the speaker. Nothing appears loose. Ironically, the 3 year factory warranty on these just expired in February. So now I assume that it's a blown woofer. I found a pair of new KRK Rokit 5 G3 replacement woofers online, and ordered them for $39 each. Much cheaper than replacing one monitor, and if it buys me another 3 years, so be it. The newer G4 drivers are made of kevlar, while these G3's are made from glass-aramid composite. Must be a reason that KRK changed up that product spec in the new version! I stayed with replacement G3 woofers since that is what these speakers were designed for. I like the sound of these Rokits, and they are perfect for me at this price point, even though they are apparently not perfectly flat. I don't do professional audio production, it's just a hobby and the music reproduction on these is very nice.

Yep, the dev finally took the links down on the site. I guess he still needs to clean up the page and point users to this tidbit of useful info. You can check for upgrades from within Fathom now, and it will provide you with a link. This feature has been available in the Fathom GUI for a while now. Just start Fathom, and go to settings. Check for upgrades, and it will compare your current version with the latest available. If there's a new one, click copy link to clipboard, and paste into your browser. Works great!

You Don't Mess Around with Jim Kenny. 😉

Dream on! Oh, wait Aerosmith already covered that one! 🤣

https://waldorfmusic.com/en/ppg-wave-software/product/7-waldorf-ppg-wave-3-v

Jordan Rudess demo for the Bully (based on Taurus bass pedals):

Oops! The website could be optimized for more clarity. But it's sure purty!

Sorry for any confusion I may have caused! I'm a senior citizen, so I have a tendency to say what's on my mind, even if it occasionally offends someone. I think those "filters" wore off years ago, LOL!

He's not been gone a week, and the kids are acting up! 🤣

It's not about you, and your first impression was correct. I was agreeing with you, so your snarky comment wasn't necessary. That additional comment was placed there for the benefit of "others", not you.

Did you just intuitively know that, or did you learn the hard way?

My Cherry favorites so far are Voltage Modular, Eight Voice, and MemoryMode. I also have their ARP2600, but I also have the ARP2600 V3 from Arturia, and the Korg ARP Odyssey. I did have the TimewARP2600 from Way Out Ware, but it has been uninstalled. Was getting way too crowded with new ARP stuff to keep old, unsupported synths around. 🤣 Of the ARPs, I think I like the sound of the ARP Odyssey the best. It has that special something! But the Cherry and Arturia emulations are good too. I need to spend more time with them to declare a favorite 2600.

Correct, but the user was attempting this process from the wrong synth! You cannot download SM One banks from SM 2.9.9. Look at the screen grab, that is obviously 2.9.9. The giveaway there is that 2 layers, and that Mod Matrix are not in SM One.

The sounds are quite good. Especially nice if you want to see some examples of where Fathom can take you! I bought the Film Score Bundle for $21 (marked down from $45), that contains 6 banks:

After the first one, it's a slippery slope... LOL!!!

PluginGuru is set to cover Mercury-4 in his live stream today!

For a minute there I though that this was W.A. Production. 😉 Very interesting mix of stringed world instruments, percussion, vocals, didgeridoo, and orchestral elements. Among other things, that Tibetan and Mongolian throat singing!!! 👍

The 5" driver on my left monitor has started buzzing with certain waveforms and frequencies, mostly with deep sine wave heavy sounds, such as bass guitar and some other instruments such as an organ or VA synth. Particularly noticeable while playing a low D note. Higher octaves do not seem to produce this effect. It seems to be resonating with certain sounds. If I gently press my finger on the edge of the driver (speaker cone), it will dampen the buzzing sound, so I assume that this is mechanical, and not electrical. Is this fixable? I'm not a speaker guru... have been using them for 3 years, and this issue started recently. Have always used them at a reasonably low level, with all types of music. Balanced audio cables connected to a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Swapped L&R channels and problem stayed on left monitor. If it's broken, I'm going to blame it on Tone2 Saurus 3, LOL!!!