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11 lbs - interesting.    As for size and quality it's hard to beat those IK iLoud monitors.  

21 hours ago, MrFigg said:

I looked back in some old posts I’d written.  If I remember correctly his installers exploded a whole load of nuts, bolts and shrapnel all over my HD. 

I found the same thing but you explained it best.

I'd be afraid to buy it since Yamaha support doesn't last long unlike RME.

4 hours ago, bitflipper said:

https://www.amazon.com/Rhapsodies-Black-Exit-Eden/dp/B072ZDQ1VF/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XB8vUdxXwImkS5Zq22TskKA7pplQmGeU4pw64WtSJ8gkjCm1ZuqNX7l63YEp8FUjMYrbDQcJdvnRKHzwdDNDzSXFPAhGru_awiXQfb2-oqw0JTT_aWk9QRdpQvUdphvxBu-fm6_Tii3XsCCj2wwD9d8l2IymFBo4c5Lovp902vbRYrOWFR020V5HAypo0UwlPA6VcvQ969SjCGGyCoR7fHRxbIniII-J4kH_Ziwswj0.oUDVmHtLkMaZsrysjQBEGEUySmKF8W1knc-YyN_oHf0&dib_tag=se&keywords=EXIT+EDEN&sr=8-4

Their most-recent release features Nightwish co-founder and ex-bassist Marko Hietala on one song. The video below is what drew me to this band. These days they're down to just three singers and shifting toward original material instead of covers. I actually like the covers better.

 

 

Almost reminds me of the Siberian group we hear at Christmas,  I've grown old of hearing.  This is a bit different with the lady voices.   I listened to parts of their other stuff and I like it.  I thought that stuff died 30 years ago.

 It seems no one is talking about this. 

On 1/13/2024 at 10:38 PM, bitflipper said:

Too expensive. I have exactly $193.01 to spend.

I started with $200 but downloaded an MP3 album for $6.99. A symphonic metal band from Sweden featuring four girl singers that does epic covers of 80's-era American Top 40 hits. Couldn't resist.

I'd like to know the link on that.  I might have to do the same.

Snap Heap has always been free.

Hopefully there wont be a barrage of half assed posts without links.  This often happens when people turn it into a game or assume everyone knows what you are talking about by using acronyms or whatever.  I check this stuff in the morning so my brain is barely aware.

One of these days I consider challenging myself to stay off any deal forum for a week.  That will probably be a fail.  The only time that worked was due to 3 weeks of being in a hospital with only a phone and no charger.

Just go with Vahalla and don't look back.

My next AMD budget build may be onboard graphics. Hence the word "budget".  Video cards are the most overpriced component these days if you aren't going to use it for gaming.

23 hours ago, Zo said:

Didn't bothered to dl it lol any good @Fleer

It a small file size.

23 hours ago, Fleer said:

For downloading (the free) Noctua.

https://www.uvi.net/

Valid until February 1st. 
Check your account. 
Thanks @Kirean

Fixed to make it look how Larry does it.

4 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

We’ll actually the credit goes to @scookhe has explained how it’s done more than once. With SSD’s you can let yourself get lazy and ignore the “bloat”, except when you image the OS drive all that comes back to bite you in the tush. Keep the OS drive “lean and mean”, image it often and IME you’ll have a healthy and happy DAW. 
YMMV

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I use Tree File Size Free to see what clogs up disk space.  VSTs take up little space. It's when you start looking at their presets.  256gb drive just won't do it anymore. Plus there is also non DAW software installed.  Wave table synths with presets will eat up a drive. Another clogger is Live if you allow auto updates.  I've had to delete those installers left behind.  

 I keep telling myself not to fall for those Komplete upgrades.  I almost went for the CE version but you acquire a lot of Maschine libraries. 

The biggest culprit is Reason with sample based REs.  For some the makelink fails. I don't bother with it. At some point developers need to do things that a user should never have to do.  I've seen some people fix NI's issues that developers need to fix.

On 1/11/2024 at 11:45 AM, DeeringAmps said:

<rant>

Create a “junction” and get this beast off the C drive. Totally unnecessary for it and TRackS et al to “hog” so much space. Lazy design (typical) on the part of IKM. The installer could just as easily ask where you want this data to reside (on your sample drive; duh!) Drives me nuts!
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The junction looks like this: (bear in mind that my sample drive is "V" and named VSTi. the juction is created in the Command Prompt and must be run as "administrator" do your due diligence and learn how to do it properly. IF I can do it, so can you!)

mklink /j "C:\Program Files\IK Multimedia\ToneX" "V:\VSTi\IK Multimedia\ToneX"

ToneX 4.18gb
Amp5 2.91 gb
T-RackS 5 1.89gb
Amp 4 1gb
 

 

This should be a sticky,   I'm too stupid to mess with this stuff.   The issue which is turning my off towards DAW software is the addiction to bloat.  Most gamer have a 2TB OS drive and 256gb is pushing it for DAW software.  The rationale is disk space is cheap. Well yes if you want to compare prices from the 80's and 90's. Many users don't go back that far.   Where cheap ends is the inconvenience of upgrading an OS drive and having to do that many different reauthorization schemes.  That means contacting support and waiting on them,   No issue if you use only iLok.   

I decided to buy it from Best Service with some coins.   This was on my wish list for over 10 years.  This and their brass are still quality. 

Not surprised by this.   I guess New Egg can be like that as well.  People will buy a motherboard and they get one that was returned.  

The problem is with cheap stuff is when it breaks it's easier to replace than deal with a manufacturer warranty.

All we do is enlarge landfills.

I rarely buy anything off of Amazon.   For PC add ons like drives I buy from Best Buy.  

The problem with China is they steal patents and designs.  So far they are not good at stealing quality.

20 minutes ago, mettelus said:

I strong magnet (like a welding magnet, or decent level neodymium magnet from K&J... just be careful with those, since they can cause bodily harm... I have a few 100lb magnets I use for welding and to freak people out at times) will definitely do the job. What most do not realize is during the manufacturing process, there are bits written to discs to give the head navigation coordinates (left of track, right of track, and on center) for each sector so that it can verify alignment before writes/reads. Those navigation point are no different than the data lanes and the entire disc is highly magnetic, so a strong magnet will not only wipe the data, but also wipe the navigation points from the disc which will make a head unable to even locate tracks.

That said, there are tools now to optically read discs with a laser, so anything not magnetically wiped can simply be scanned. Driving a spike through a disc will only obliterate the actual puncture location, the rest of the disc can be scanned without issues. You do not need to un-swage (take apart) the discs to magnetically wipe them, just break the seal on the cover and pop the lid off, then run a powerful magnet along the edge of the disc stack. You just need a magnet strong enough to generate the same localize field a head does to wipe a disc magnetically.

Quick edit: Wow, those magnets have gone up in price dramatically. I got 4 of these for $10 each 20 years ago, and they are $45 a piece now! At that time, welding magnets were $75 a piece and still less powerful than these guys, so they are still a deal. Just be very careful with any magnets this strong.

Somehow this tells me to avoid those.  It has "learned the hard way" written all over me.

Thanks for posting the link. I didn't no such things existed.

This so relates to our DAW world. 

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/09/hp_class_action_ink/

4 hours ago, Nitrate Audio said:

If you are not using their hardware, then you are safe. If you are using a MK3 or Jam controller, better check their forums. In my case I had to downgrade as it totally hosed my setup.

 

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/17039/previous-versions-of-recently-updated-kontakt-libraries-compatibility-with-k6-older-libraries/p1

 

 

Short answer is No.

5 minutes ago, Sistine said:

But why do they make it that hard?

It's similar with CbB's reactivation sh..! Really not user-friendly! And the explanations are more of a hollow excuse!

 Welcome to the modern age of DAWs. 

30 minutes ago, OutrageProductions said:

The secret is to have your download folder location open alongside NA when running the DL/Install procedure and catch the ISO file just after the DL completes and during the install operation and quickly grab and copy it to another folder or drive.
I have the installers for every NI instrument that I've ever DL'd using NA saved on an external drive.

I've tried that but file size has a lot to do with it.  Sometimes copying is not fast enough.

I reformatted my IDES because I don't really have the time to write zeros and didn't care to smash them.  The only DATA on them was archived loops and recorded TV videos. Those only held 160GB.

 I bought another TV and used the previous one to replace my Vizio 32 780p that I used as a computer monitor.  The problem was some software would run off the screen with that resolution.  But I had no issues seeing software.   I'm still keeping it since I don't know how long the other two will last.

My biggest problem is when going to the recycle center is to not take something back.  The last time I took home this massive CPU cooler and the board and CPU with it.  The ram and CPU was from an Intel "meh" series.  That massive cooler was a waste of money for the former user since the CPU wasn't good for overclocking.

Where I use to live there was a computer store that would take old stuff and the motherboards were taken by a place the stripped the metals.  There was tables setup with old accessories.  Sometimes you needed an IDE cable or a PS2 extension cable.  

 I still keep older cases since many modern cases don't even allow DVD drives. 

5 hours ago, PavlovsCat said:

Yes, I consult to this company, but I'm a user of this stuff and find this advancement of the plugin a fascinating evolution. That walkthrough video gives you a good idea.  As far as the concern over file sizes that satya expressed, that is something I would like to explore with the SoundPaint (8Dio) folks. Their roots are serving pros and making very detailed libraries,  and that,  of course,  results in very large file sizes. But my instincts are that there's a fair amount of hobbyists who want "deep sampled" libraries to a certain degree,  but not necessarily at the same degree as pros. Even more, when you look at SoundPaint’s mission of bringing high end, deep sampled libraries at a very low price point, it's very likely to attract many hobbyist users on a tight budget who likely can't afford huge file sizes (that is, the storage devices for large libraries,  which can quickly add up). 

For example,  a pro composer or a hobbyist perfectionist may insist upon pedal up and pedal down samples for piano libraries, a lot of velocity layers and mic options and is okay with the resulting very large file size -- let's say 25 GB for this example --whereas a hobbyist may not want to sacrifice the large amount of file space that detail requires and be willing to make compromises to keep the file size under 10GB. That's why I think it's a really good idea when SoundPaint offers customers the option of Ultra Deep Sampled libraries versus standard definition (okay, I'm not sure if that's the exact name they use, but that's the idea). I think it would be ideal to offer that for more libraries once they hit a certain file size. I think there's also a psychological factor that comes from the developer radically bringing down prices on deep sampled libraries. It results in hobbyists who've never considered libraries at this quality level and file sizes and may be resistant to larger file sizes -- especially given the price. 

I think it's worth conducting research to find out how important all of this is to the various customer groups they serve. I'd be very interested in getting people's thoughts on this, so please share your thoughts. I promise to make the SoundPaint folks aware of them. 

That's why I avoid them.  I bet they are aware a it's not on the top right now. 

So what's the verdict - to update or not?

Sometimes  there's the danger with NI is there is no rollback since downloads are removed after installation. Then you have to go an extra mile to get the previous version. No other software I have licenses acts this way.