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If you want it to really have bite, yes.

Never seen one advertised on their newsletters... They have some nice skins for u-he synths. I've never checked out their presets. https://plugmon.jp/

Also lots of complaints on Anteras billing issues on their subscriptions i.e. double charging, not honoring cancelations, etc.. Edit: Just noticed that that complaint thread is 2 years old.

Ah the old fallacy that new is always better... My assumption is that it depends on personal tastes. Edit: just saw you added a new post on this...

And if you have issues using their monolith installer - Auto-Tune Central . I got the Antares Choir freebie with purchase but passed (at least for now) when I found that out.

@satya Don't all those Autotune Unlimited plugins die when you cancel the trial?

You download them? I just add them to my account and collect them in case one day I wake up and find that I have been transported to an alternative universe where I actually have time to play them. When that happens I'll install them.

@satya Time for you to fess up. Larry's not gone on another cruise... He's gone to the North Pole to get Santa to swing us some better deals for the forum and to make sure that he finally gets that 1956 Les Paul he's always wanted for Christmas this year. Tell Larry to tell Santa that what I really need is a choir library like the one mentioned in your OP, NOT a crier library like he gave me last year. 40GB of sobbing children - the only thing more depressing that hearing it is owning it.

That little dude in the OP is currently finishing more songs than I am

$596 (if my math is correct) for the 4 modules (2 x EF44, 1 x BU16, 1 x EN16) shown in video. I wonder how well the modules would hold up to daily usage. Comparatively Softube Console 1 Fader sells for $699 (no idea how well it holds up to usage either).

Yes definitely, I hate exporting audio from my phone. The value (for me) in using my phone as an audio recorder is just the convenience of always being with me (i.e. being there when opportunity or inspiration strikes) - I don't usually carry my H2 around unless I planned ahead on using it. Importing from H2 is easier - pop the SD card into laptop then I can do whatever I want. But with the dedicated phone app transferring data looks like it would be even easier. You need to review the specs/videos. You can drag/drop/export samples, stems or MIDI from the VST. Maybe you're referring that it's more geared for recording percussion oriented material - yes it is, but that's kind of been the dimension of the discussion on this thread and the comparisons with other apps. This isn't tool I'm going to use to capture something like a piano with multiple samples per note and multiple captures at different velocities.

JRR Shop $90.72 with code GROUP

Same experience. I couldn't complete the buy earlier at $0 and now the price is back to original price. Maybe because site is still being bombarded or maybe he ended his give away early.

I guess he ended his give away early. I couldn't complete the buy earlier at $0 and now the price is back to original price.

Having to email it (transfer it) to my computer, downloading/saving it, then finding it (if at a later date) and loading it into my slicer. Like 2 steps as opposed to maybe 4 or more. And recordings are saved on XLN's cloud (good/bad thing depending on opinion) for easy future retrieval from any computer you're working on. I have my H2 recorder for remote sounds that require a higher fidelity but the phone option is nice. You say "Apart from the XO thing and the automatic generation part" as if it's a minor thing, but IMHO that's where the gold is - it's what gives the whole process any real worth. Both SliceX and Momentum by Big Fish (which is free, see link) can slice loops and manipulate slices (pitch, duration, fx, etc.) but without you manipulating the slices you got nothing other than the original loop. I'm not saying these tools are worthless it just that it takes work to make anything useful. I have on multiple occasions recorded and made my own sample instruments and rarely do it anymore because frankly it's a PITA and in most cases the novelty has worn thin by the time the 'instrument' is ready for use. Re: XLN Life -I'm going to have to demo it; If XLN Life can remove the tedium to any significant degree from that equation then in my mind it's a no brainer at the asking price. But as always YMMV. Note: I'm not a sample mangler guy - I'd rather get my sounds from my guitars, synths, and drum libraries where you have velocity layers & round-robins, etc.. However if your cup of tea is slicing & mangling loops then more power to you. I am not trying to talk anyone into buying XLN Life (though I may have talked myself into at least demoing it) but don't think it deserves the negativity it was receiving.

If you have an older version (current version is 2023 v5.03) you can download latest update here: https://revalver.headrushfx.com/free/#download I bought mine in 2019 and was able to successfully upgrade. edit: guessing this is upgrade OP was referring to

and Drum Monkey, which is on sale ($100 off) for $297 is cheaper? Makes $109 for XLN Life look like a bargain. Valid points/concerns... On the other hand little of what is introduced in the audio market is truly new or unique. If you have links to cheaper products that already exist please link them. I'm not saying this as a rebuke or a show me the money thing just that a lot of people who read this thread may not be aware of such alternatives and would appreciate the information. Regarding XLN Life: The ability to painlessly use your mobile device as a field recorder IMHO is brilliant. It appears (from the video) to have some of XLN XO sound recognition in terms categorizing sounds for looping (i.e. this could be used as a kick, snare, etc.). We're probably going to get flooded with homemade percussion sample libraries.

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.

Sonokinetic holiday freebie drops - Tuttie free https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/classical/tutti// The site is bombed, good luck.

I hear a lot of sour graping... Not my cup of tea but a lot people will eat this up.

Confirmed - it does not stack with loyalty/store coupons. "Sorry, coupon "crlsx30" has already been applied and cannot be used in conjunction with other coupons."

I saw you post and thought whaaat, I got those don't I?.. So I checked, While these are not new they were previously only available in the Anthology and Ensemble Bundles. EQ 45 & EQ 65 release notes v3.8.3 Initial individual plugin release (was previously only available in Anthology XII and Ensemble Bundle) Added refreshed and resizable UI Added checkmarks for selected preset path in preset menu Improved preset bar button interactions On April 6th 2023 Eventide updated Anthology & Ensemble bundles https://www.eventideaudio.com/downloads/ Anthology update v1.1.8 release notes: Added refreshed and resizable UI for EChannel, EQ45, EQ65, Precision Time Align, and UltraChannel Added various quality-of-life fixes and improvements to EChannel, EQ45, EQ65, Precision Time Align, and UltraChannel Added checkmarks for selected preset path in preset menus Improved preset bar button interactions Removed Precision Time Delay

I haven't tried it yet but the deconvolution feature (as the web page says: 'Make impulse responses from your own guitar cabs!') sounds like a cool feature.

Just a nudge to check out the Audio Assault Air Rack that I mentioned earlier in the thread? Even though its now $9.99 (still on sale, but not the BF** $5 price I mentioned at the time) it looks like it ticks off all the boxes people have mentioned as desirable in an IR handler except for tone matching: IR Mixer with Tweakable Mic Position Serial/Parallel IR Processing IR Export Function Deconvolver Unlimited Slots FREE IR Library Included (can use your own as well) Resizable GUI EQ phase delay normalizer panning etc. **web site says BF sale is still on but when I tried code just a couple of minutes ago it wasn't working for me. Edit: 12/4 Other people have reported that code is working.

And it's 'based on', not repackaged. i.e. the modifications have been made - code changes (bug fixes, improvements/enhancements), presets added, etc.. People appear to be upset that DiscoDSP didn't contribute open source code regarding the original or maybe it's just that DiscoDSP isn't free. Personally I don't see what the fuss is about - if you want to use the 7 year old v1.0 version of software with no presets use the 2Dat version, if you want the one with the latest fixes/tweaks and included presets buy the discoDSP version or that of another developer. FWIW - I don't use either. I have OP-X PRO-II by SonicProjects and the Arturia versions.