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I don't know if anyone else has similar issues with the software center from Arturia. But if I have more than one update as happened yesterday with AL5 and Augmented strings.  It will d/load and install the first ok. But then just sits and does nothing for the second update though it states waiting. The only solution is to log out, close down the app, and restart the app. Then the dowload for the second update is instant. Just frustrating.

Thanks Tom. Always appreciate your support. 👍

Time for new instruments at Pianobook. https://www.pianobook.co.uk/     Volitions by Venus Theory (Decent Sampler format). Plus - English Classic also at Pianobook. LABS - Micah's Choir,  BBCSO Discover, Soundpaint, Kairatune vst. And the old Ethera Soundscapes.  Venus Theory has 4 free instruments up at PB all in Decent Sampler.

This was amongst a load of freebies from Presonus when I bought my Presonus 26c interface. It's a very versatile multi fx. And  recommended.

The "famous" Paul Stretch has been taken on by new people Sonosaurus and updated to PaulXStretch https://sonosaurus.com/paulxstretch/  now at ver 1.5.2, standalone and vst3.

It's claim to fame is it can make a 3 minute song into a 14 hour ambient indulgence.  One thing to notice is it places a PaulXStrtech folder in the vst3 folder. This contains 2 other folders and the vst3 file. CWB cannot recognise  it (though  my Studio One 5 and Soundforge  do). For CWB to scan it you need to copy the vst3 file out of the PaulXStretch folder and just paste it into the vst3 folder on its own, then delete the old empty folders. Then CWB will see it when you scan.

I don't know if this is a quirk of CWB or my system. But up and running. It recognises my Presonus ASIO driver and is in CWB as an effect.

You can make transform stuff beyond all recognition.

Foundations Staccato Strings | Cinematic Strings | Heavyocity https://heavyocity.com/product/foundations-staccato-strings/

The next freebie from Heavyocity !!! (and it appears in the libs tab - so serial number via NA)

Thanks very much Tom. Yes, many happy memories that I cherish.

Nicely done. The pulse coming in at 1.50  helps to pick things up. Spacey indeed.

4 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Love the cascading chords.  There's just something heartening about  the sound of kids playing, the innocence and joy of that.
-Bjorn

Thanks Bjorn. There certainly is.

15 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Always enjoy your work.
Really respect the attention you give to Piano Book by demonstrating and the attention you give to the community...

👍's

t

Thanks DeeringAmps. That is kind of you.

1 hour ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi

Very nice relaxing track but interesting all the way through

Good job

Nigel

 

1 hour ago, jack c. said:

ya gotta love it,beautiful.jack c.

Thanks Nigel, jack c.. Always appreciated 😉

6 hours ago, Bapu said:

This is very nice and relaxing but keeps the interest up all the way through with the subtle changes. No crits here. Translated well on my Sennheiser HD598's.

Thanks Bapu (as my daughter is half Greek. Your name causes confusion - it means father).  I feel I have the official seal of approval 🏆

1 hour ago, Wookiee said:

Would work quite well as a backing to a documentary I suspect, mix works quite well here on the Events.

Thanks Wookie. That was the vibe (documentary style) I was going for.

25 minutes ago, AndyB01 said:

Wow the background sounds are powerful - reminds of watching my kids play in the park when they were small - you can be kind of 'in the moment' and 'not in the moment' at the same time.

Andy

Thanks Andy. My experience as well. I used a free BBC sound effect off their site.  As it seemed to complete the illusion.

New sample packs at Pianobook https://www.pianobook.co.uk/  Illustrating Gibson Harmonics by Tom Parry. English Classic Piano also at Pianobook. And Micah's Choir from LABS at Spitfire Audio. Happy memories of me and my daughter.

12 hours ago, Fleer said:

Got it in The Ton a few years ago, with British Drama Toolkit and the Orchestral Grand. All three for $100. Not bad at all. 

I'd say that was their best Ton ever (and I missed it). Thinking Contemporary Drama Toolkit could be in this year.

Over on VI-C a few think the new Polaris is Edna Earth re-visited.

Trust Larry to "sniff this one out".............

1 hour ago, Patricio Campos said:

Sadly there is no MacOS version.

I don't think there ever was a Mac version.

Continuing the changeover to 64 bit. VoS has re-released the Boot EQ MK 111. (a real cracker of an eq)

https://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/downloads/

Thanks treesha (and it has started snowing here in the UK. So I may have been a bit premature!)

In addition. There are hundreds of free patches on the Vital site.  https://forum.vital.audio/t/february-2022-free-patch-sharing-thread/8994

They are vital banks. You put them in the vital docs folder then import them from within Vital.

I did exactly the same as you last year (other than the card , got a Presonus instead). I had 3x HD. And over 6 months swapped them out for SSD - Samsung for system drive,  and 2x Crucial for samples & content, plus some VST. The difference was HUGE.  It's worth the extra to invest in SSD.

Thank you jack c, 😉

7 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Mmmm lovely sounds that takes you away from the madness.

I still have a collection of meditative music I listen to now and then,
artists like Eno and Budd, Constance Demby, Jonn Serrie, Keven Braheny.
I think your music is on a par with them if not better.
-Bjorn

I'm speechless ! Thank you so much .

8 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

I agree.
Left a note at SoundCloud; it reminded me of whales singing - don't know why...

t

always enjoy your work 👍's

Thanks Tom. Left a reply on SC. Suspect the whales bit is due to the ascending gliss on the violin. So can see why you would think that.

And it's NI Player as well. So shows up in the NI Libs tab !