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I'd park the gear away for a couple of years and then see how you feel. Decent mics/instruments will probably gain value and get a higher selling price (probably a better return than many types of investment). Plugins and various types of electronics probably not.

My story^ Someone stole my capo and now I can't even tune my nylon string guitar. 😢 My career arc destroyed overnight. I never mention that I only have one nylon string guitar (a Costco special) and it's a POC. The demo in the store sounded way better, mine's very dead sounding in an odd meh sort of way. My own fault - I should have opened the box in the store and checked it out before paying for it. It was on sale, bought it on a whim and stuck the box in my closet before flying out to Utah to take care of my dad. When I got back around 4 months later I didn't feel right about returning it after that length of time; if I had paid more I might have been pissed off enough to try and get my money back. Probably TMI

BTW if you're using Windows and pulling your hair out regarding NA/Kontakt issues you might want to check out this older thread about same/similar subject and the suggested fixes.

Whenever I update NA it then takes forever to fully install, resync, etc.. sometimes hours. Last time I finally gave up and shut it down and when I ran it later it seemed happy. It now comes up OK, not immediately but reasonable and I can update things but the spinning circle in the upper left will continue spinning for 20 minutes or so regardless of whether there's updates or not.

Changes in 7.10.0 (previous release that had issue fixed in7.10.1 ) Version 7.10.0 2024-04-18 FIXED Crash when rapidly switching presets during playback in Logic Pro FIXED Crash when replacing Daft filter with any other filter with more than 8 voices playing simultaneously FIXED Step Modulator no longer loses all displayed steps after adjusting parameters IMPROVED Notification when an Instrument’s license is invalid IMPROVED Instruments no longer deselect when clicking level meter or blank space in the instrument header when in Single View IMPROVED KSP: Waveforms in 3D mode of ui_wavetable widget now correctly display wavetable shaper adjustments IMPROVED KSP: Effect edit panels in Instrument Edit mode now correctly update their Ul upon certain engine parameter changes ADDED Electric Grand EQ and tremolo modes to EP Preamps effect ADDED KSP: Engine parameters for Flex Envelope modulator (number of stages, loop start, loop end, per-stage time, level, slope) ADDED KSP: Built-in variables for system date and time KNOWN ISSUE Intermittent crashes when Kontakt 7 is used with the following combination: Logic Pro, macOS 14, Kontrol S MK3. Apple are working on a fix for this communication layer crash KNOWN ISSUE Text fields in Rack View do not receive certain keystrokes whilst the Edit View is shown (macOS only). This issue was introduced in Kontakt 7.9.0, and will be addressed in a future update. Workaround: all keystrokes are received whilst the KSP Script Editor text field is open KNOWN ISSUE Please note that if you have updated to Kontakt 7.10 from a version before 7.9, you may need to reselect your audio device on first launch (macOS only) KNOWN ISSUE In Pro Tools, Kontakt window is cropped when zooming larger than available display size KNOWN ISSUE Crash on launching Kontakt standalone if Canon EOS webcam utility software is installed

Release Notes Version 7.10.1 2024-04-19 FIXED Increased startup time, and visual & audio lags (introduced in Kontakt 7.10.0 update) @cclarry Maybe update OP/thread title?

Take a look at Spitfire Audio Originals Intimate Strings which is selling for $29. 579 reviews getting a 4.8 average out of 5 Just listen and compare the walkthroughs between the two. I think that the 8dio version has a lot more articulations, etc. but if you don't like the way the library sounds - does that matter? 8dio's new line, SoundPaint, seems to be getting some attention. I can't speak to how good or bad SoundPaint is as I have stayed away from 8dio since my earlier misadventures. Edit: if articulations, etc are critical for you... Consider picking up Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition which is currently on sale for $299, even if you have to make payments. It's a killer sale. I spent a lot more than that at 8dio picking up 'sale' items individually. It is huge, you may need to get extra storage or enlarge it; you also don't have to install everything all at once (or at all). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note: The opinions expressed here are solely my own. I have not received any compensation (virtual, physical or even imaginary) for stating my opinions.

need to reword... …but I'm just a poor boy, I need no symphony a guitar for the highs, a bass for the lows, a drummer that can make things go a keyboard player and singer that can sing on key - and that's all that really matters to me, to me

Try peppermint tea for G.A.S. it's effective, besides being soothing and making your tummy feel nice. By the time I go to the kitchen, heat the water, get a cup, find the tea, brew a cup and get back to my computer I've forgotten why I made the tea in the first place.

self respect is a requirement? Jeez, next they'll require talent...

New firmware? Not showing up in my IKM Product Manager... All I'm seeing is v.5.5.0 released Feb 16, 2023 Nevermind - how to is covered in the 1st couple of minutes of the video in the OP...

Awesome!

Sorry that you picked one of the coldest days of the year to visit us. It was a perky 39 degrees this morning (nice & sunny though). Hope you have a great time on your trip!

Has Verve Analog Machine Essentials surpassed 6,176 downloads? (Also even if they have - there's no real incentive for UA to rush and either take down the announcement about it that you see first time you connect to webpage or deliver the galaxy freebies as it motivates people to download/install their new plugin).

That's a friggin killer price. I got it on sale for $444.11 and thought that was a good price at the time. I'm still making payments on it. Too bad I can't credit the difference... Oh the joys of software and virtual instruments! Wonder if Eastwest feels they've milked out the premium wallets out there and are testing a volume vs pricing strategy (i.e. selling more for less). If I had paid full price for this bundle I'd probably be enraged instead of slightly depressed...

Ran into same thing... https://www.uaudio.com/downloads/ua-connect

Plugin is actually free when using FireFox. Still more than my house on Edge.

Don't know if I can afford 'free'... EDIT/UPDATE: LMAO 🤣 - I just got an email reminding me that I left my $999999 item in my shopping cart.

I slept in my Beatles t-shirt and woke up in Strawberry Fields... I slept in my Alice Cooper t-shirt and woke up Raped and Freezing (bad, bad night) I slept in my 10CC's t-shirt and woke up An Englishman in New York I slept in my America t-shirt and woke up with A Horse with No Name I slept in my BB King t-shirt and woke up with Lucille I slept in my Mott the Hoople t-shirt and woke up Ready for Love next night, I slept in my Bad Company t-shirt and woke up (once again) Ready for Love I slept in my Backstreet Boys t-shirt and woke Larger Than Life (trying to call my doctor, it's been over 4 hours)

How temperature stable is your environment? Checking (cracking as shown) mostly happens when a guitar is exposed to temperature changes as the finish and wood expand/contract at different rates. E.G. In winter take a guitar case from trunk/garage/basement and pull out the guitar indoors without giving it a chance temperature equalize and you might witness the magic happening like a timelapse movie of a spring thaw hitting a frozen lake.

Not hard to imagine - it's called Trackspacer by Wavesfactory. Wonder if they'll beat its PluginBoutique price of $59

No problems here. with either Edge or Firefox but not currently using ESET. I actually prefer ESET but currently using BitDefender on my current laptop because for some reason it didn't like ESET (I've used ESET forever and everyone else in my family uses it without issues); I suspect this is an issue with my machine but haven't had the time to fix it cause I'd probably have to reinstall Windows and all my apps. Normally BidDefender has a cow if website certificate has issues - maybe you need to blow out your browser's cache?

Eventide/NewFangled Audio updates... NewFangled Audio Recirculate v1.0.3 for Windows - last MAC update was v1.0.2 - 1/31/2024 Recirculate Downloads - Eventide Audio Version 1.0.3 - 3/26/2024 Removed faulty Windows codesigning certificate Version 1.0.2 - 1/31/2024 Added Artist Presets from Count Eldridge Fixed delay tails cutting off in some DAWs Filter Params are now properly following TONE lock Fixed Mono->Stereo Bypass in Pro Tools Preset Name now stored in DAW Session Clarified the behavior of the BUSS button in the tooltip Version 1.0.1 - 1/23/2024 Initial Release Elevate Mastering Bundle Downloads - Eventide Audio Not sure when this was update but I have v1.11.0 installed.. Windows releases: Release Notes: 1.12.7 Fixes a potential crash and/or distortion that could be caused with DETAIL PRESERVATION on and SHAPE off (Saturate only). 1.12.6 Preset RESCAN no longer hangs with very large preset collections. Clearer descriptions for Unknown preset Categories and Banks. Punctuate input meters now show the proper values. 1.12.5 Third Party Banks are now shown in the main dropdown. Author and Banks now show presets by category as well. EXPORT is now called SAVE AS and SAVE is now SAVE TO USER Neither SAVE nor SAVE AS will clear tags, category, or description SAVE AS remembers your previous save position Added scroll bar to the LIBRARY page LIBRARY page has resizable columns Removed duplicate files when saving a .tide as a .nfa 1.12.1 Automatically rescans plug-ins folder on every open. Delta Listen Mode now works correctly for high DRIVE values. (Saturate Only) 1.12.0 New preset librarian adds Categories, Tags, Descriptions, Artist links, Favorites, and Search to presets. Multi level undo/redo for easier workflow. True A/B comparison for making better mixing decisions. New Delta Listen Mode allows you to hear the changes being applied to your input. SET AS DEFAULT button allows you to save any settings as your default. MAC release notes: 1.12.7 Fixes a potential crash and/or distortion that could be caused with DETAIL PRESERVATION on and SHAPE off (Saturate Only). 1.12.6 Preset RESCAN no longer hangs with very large preset collections. Clearer descriptions for Unknown preset Categories and Banks. Punctuate input meters now show the proper values. 1.12.5 Third Party Banks are now shown in the main dropdown. Author and Banks now show presets by category as well. EXPORT is now called SAVE AS and SAVE is now SAVE TO USER Neither SAVE nor SAVE AS will clear tags, category, or description SAVE AS remembers your previous save position Added scroll bar to the LIBRARY page LIBRARY page has resizable columns Removed duplicate files when saving a .tide as a .nfa 1.12.1 Automatically rescans plug-ins folder on every open. Delta Listen Mode now works correctly for high DRIVE values. (Saturate Only) 1.12.0 New preset librarian adds Categories, Tags, Descriptions, Artist links, Favorites, and Search to presets. Multi level undo/redo for easier workflow. True A/B comparison for making better mixing decisions. New Delta Listen Mode allows you to hear the changes being applied to your input. SET AS DEFAULT button allows you to save any settings as your default.

Sorry to disappoint you all but it's not hex , and not quite decimal though it uses only digits (no strict format for build numbers**, a lot of times it's just the executable's last modify date in hex). ** not the 4th section show below but a unique stand alone build # like 92457bd Format Major.Minor.Patch.PreRelease or Build though not all companies call all the sub sections the same. I thought the max would be 7.999.999.999 - I was always told it was 3 digits per section, but I looked it up and it looks like it can hit 9007199254740991 per section. So if NI released a minor version every second (7.9.0. 7.10.0, 7.11.0, etc) it would be 286,401,075 years, 10 weeks, 4 days, 7 hours, 36 minutes, 22 seconds before they ran out of numbers and had to release 8.0.0 I did the math on Google so if it's wrong sue them.

BTW I did open a bug report with Cakewalk over this issue and they said they are looking into it. Root of issue is change in VST3 spec. Spec NOW specifies the usage of the “MyPlugin.vst3” folder as ‘a bundlelike package’ containing the plugin and all additional resource files useful for the plug-in. In previous SDKs, the VST 3 plug-in was defined as a single dll file with the .vst3 extension. This has been deprecated since VST 3.6.10. You can move the whole MyPlugin.VST3 folder, for example into subfolder for organization, but extracting the plugin might cause issues. In some cases (like with United Audio VST3s) moving the embedded plugin out of its .vst3 folder will break it (UA plugins loose their skins). Currently the VST scanner doesn’t account for VST3 plugins transitioning from the pre VST 3.6.10 spec to the current.