Magic Russ

On 10/24/2019 at 7:20 AM, mettelus said:

TTS-1 does have the advantage that CbB (with no output MIDI selected in preferences) will launch MIDI files, insert TTS-1, and route it for you. That feature is nice if you are starting with another's MIDI file, then can replace content (shift-drag MIDI) to other VSTis. I'll admit that with the processing power of newer machines, I do not get as excited by multi-tibral as I used to. For some reason I waste more time routing/setting them up than to just pick and choose what works best piecemeal. Then again, it could just be laziness on my part.

Personally I prefer how Studio One does it where each track goes to an instance of their sampler with an appropriate instrument loaded according to the MIDI program number associated with the track.  That way I can easily replace each track with the best possible instrument to use with it.

Of course the key words are sufficiently and sort of.

3 hours ago, Mesh said:

This was my first introduction to the DAW world (back in the late 80's) and remember it being the coolest thing to do (mangle loops) while calling it your own.

If you mangle it sufficiently, it does sort of become your own, though.

1 hour ago, abacab said:

I think I would rather have Project 5 v9

Yes, and I'd pay a bit more than $20 for it.

"Multidrive" LE is just a single Boss overdrive emulation.  Also the full version requires iLok, but the LE version does not.

If you are the type of person who likes to make a track from samples that have been chopped up, rearranged, and the fragments repitched so that the track bears no resemblance to the original sample, then Acid is a tool you should consider.   It's not a great choice for an everyday DAW, though.

After not releasing new drummer models for a long time, they have been releasing one a month or so for the past three months.  Can't wait for this one either.

https://www.rayzoon.com/jamstix_expansions.html#ds

A famous album in the 1970's popularized a drum style marked by steady grooves with a straight ride pattern and big tom-heavy fills oozing triplets.

Drummer 'Nick' conjures up that style of drumming for you but with all the versatility and adaptibility that the Jamstix engine provides.

Combine him with any existing style for exciting new combinations or use the new styles of this MiniPak for authentic, yet innovative variations of the dark side paradigm.

These new styles cover shuffled 7/4, slow 6/8, slow 4/4 with 16th swing and even a trippy, creative tom style that will make you grab a Rototom library for sound.

This MiniPak also contains 12 new kits, which using existing sounds, create a sonic atmosphere that matches the spirit of the dark side and related famous past performances.

Kontakt does import sfz, though.

I don't use synthmaster as much as I could/should, but it is capable of so many great synth sounds.

They are at least up to version 2.9.8.  They might need to release version 3 before they run out of numbers between 2.9 and 3.

I have found a couple of their presets where the volume is set to 1 or so. 

There are some nice effects in Fender 1 as well.

I didn't think you were supposed to start BF alerts until November.  Then again someone brought Christmas cookies in to work today...

Looking back I can see that what I wrote was not clear but I did pick up the Leslie's as bonuses already. 

I have one last plugin to redeem.  I have all of Amplitube, all but one of the tapes, Leslies, basic TRacks, and the Mic lab.  Which one to get?

Musicradar.com just set up a page for it in the last 17 hours:

https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-deals

3 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

In all fairness those who swicth to Windows have no relief from the (d)evolving OS.  

in all fairness, the types of issues I have had on Windows 10 amount to no more than nag popups telling me I need to upgrade.  I have not yet had an update break any of my hosts or plugins. On the other hand,  if I were a mac user,  it looks like Catalina would have broken them all.

On 10/4/2019 at 3:11 AM, Freyja Grimaude-Valens said:

There's also factoring in skill and readiness to take full advantage of the deal. Like, right now, I would LOVE to have the current orchestral tools deal on NI right now, but a) I don't have the drive space b) I am not very skilled at orchestral scoring, so I am better off with something more general, so I took the Palette Symphonic Sketchpad deal. Understanding what you just bought is an important factor.

That's true for me as well.  My ability to score and for orchestra (and need to do so) doesn't currently justify having anything more detailed than Dimension Pro.

I have been playing with both of them.  You can get some interesting results if you use Ringo with Bruford styles and vice versa.

And it's available now.

Bill Bruford and Ringo Starr in one month!

Good to know.

On 9/25/2019 at 12:08 PM, mettelus said:

More of a side comment, but FX chains before and after an amp sim can also make a world of difference. Amp sims are merely a self-contained FX chain, so there are cases where minimizing what the amp sim is doing and moving pre/post FX into other solutions will allow better results. If you prefer S Gear, you can stick with that and test pre/post chains fairly readily. 

I usually put Amplitube in front of S-Gear for distortions, wah, etc.

Post-amp I might put something like NI's Choral or Replika.

On 9/18/2019 at 2:34 PM, rsinger said:

I think Amplitube and TH-U have caught up. I like Fender and AT has the Fender 1 & 2 collections so you get a lot of amps to choose from. I like the Hendrix and Mesa Boogie collections as well. I like some of the Brunetti amps in TH-U and a few others.

This is not apples to apples (and can't be), but I still prefer the gainier sounds from the Wayfarer amp from S-Gear to similar tones from  Amplitube's MB Mk III or Mk IV.  But IK has made some big strides.  Compare the unlicensed Mk III from the core package to the Mk III in the newer Mesa/Boogie collection and you will see just how far they have come.

Anyone see this one yet?