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Lizzie Foster

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  1. I think tutorials always use 3rd party plugins because they are universal to all DAWs.  So I'm not sure that is a good recommendation to get or not to get plugins.  

    This is not to say that a lot of 3rd party plugins aren't better, just that the current DAW's (mostly) have pretty good plugins that can get you started without spending a lot of extra money.   

    For the Air plugins, if you use even one on a regular basis, the $20 is a good deal.  I wouldn't pay full price for the Air stuff though. It is on the lines of the old Waves plugins.  Solid, does what they say they will do.  Nothing fancy for the most part. 

  2. I use the instruments more than the effects.  But for $20, they are good effects.  They have been around for a while and your current DAW probably has some that are just as good. 

    ProTools has a mix of Air and Avid effects.  I tend to use mostly Avid, but the Air Delay gets used as well as the reverb.  

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  3. 8 minutes ago, Sander Verstraten said:

    I heard the developer doesn't believe in sales and apparently he doesn't allow any codes to be used on his products by a reseller either.

    Huh? IK has constant sales.  This is just a newer product for them.  And? I've gotten the group discount many times on IK products at JRRShop

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  4. I just bought the Max deal - well a few months ago.  I'm not sure I've actually loaded all of it yet.  Not sure there is anything I need in instruments.  

  5. I've actually had good luck with Iron.  The secret is to change the strum every or every other bar.  But use the keys that are next to each other so the change is minimal and it sounds closer to how a real guitarist would play.  Throw a few mutes in and it's good.  Then I use Amplitude or Guitar Rig to add effects, hide it in a mix and it is good to go. 

    On it's own? Maybe not perfect.  But most of the time the rhythm guitar is not overly exposed.  So it works fast and easy for me. 

  6. 33 minutes ago, simon said:

    can I suggest you hold off installing SL7 for now.....it really is full of showstopping bugs.....buy it by all means but you're gonna get frustrated with all the things that don't work.

    I guess it's a good thing I'm going to have to wait a couple weeks for it.  😉

  7. 5 minutes ago, Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann said:

    The link I posted is for perpetual, 1-year renewal for support & upgrades

    Avid raised prices heavily ($199 currently). This may be "old stock" from before that increase but it still works (I did purchase and it worked, I bought 2 and the codes added 2 years of renewals to my account)

    Thank you - it worked for me as well. 

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  8. 1 minute ago, Bapu said:

    I'm 99.9999999998% certain this would be a subscription renewal. As @Dzilizzi says the list price for a perpetual annual upgrade is $199. Subscription annual is $99.

    For gits and shiggles I email jrr to absolutely confirm that .0000000012%.

    So did I.  If it is perpetual because they have some old ones, I will grab one if I can.  I am currently good until 2022.  Not sure what I will do after that. 

  9. 22 hours ago, Bapu said:

    Well, I finally got into Steiny site. Nothing on my free SL6 -> SL7 upgrade.

    Wrote MAGIX and they replied back that I will see my activation code within a week or two. 😡

    I'm in the same boat.  I was about to email them.  I will wait a week to see what happens.  I'm not in a hurry.  

     

    Is there any need to keep SL6 if you get SL7?   My C drive is starting to get full......

  10. I'm not too worried, in that I always use Paypal and I use an email address that I don't regularly use anymore.  But I think I will change my password once this is cleared up.  Eric has always been really great with the customer service and has been very active over at KVR.  I tend to believe they probably had an issue with their system.  Most of these guys set up an easy storefront with one of those companies that advertise everywhere and are fine while they stay small.  But it won't support a larger business.  And in the last few years, I think they have grown more than their storefront can handle. 

    As an accountant, you see it happen a lot.  Small businesses start doing better, get popular, and start to grow.  But there's this point in between being small and being large where a lot of businesses fail.  The cost to go large is more than they can afford (hiring more people, spending more on a solid website, etc...), but if they don't, they can't support the growth.  Add a pandemic in that is making you question how much you should invest, especially if your brick and mortar store is shut down, and problems ensue.

    And maybe it is time to get a password manager program.  And more email addresses....   Though I worry my password manager will go out of business or get hacked.  And I will be stuck.  I do use 2FA on a lot of things now, especially bank and credit cards.  

     

     

  11. 2 hours ago, Fleer said:

    Pro allows you to actually create your ideal piano, just the way you like it. Think thundering Steinway D bass, subdued Blüthner mids and angelic Bechstein highs. Or anything in between and beyond. 

    So can you mix pianos in the Pro?  It's just kind of pricey for how much I forget I own it. 

  12. Anyone try this?  I usually just buy cheap pianos without thinking about it, but this has no ProTools.  With all these new tools like Scaler working in ProTools, I find myself using it much more.  

  13. 17 hours ago, cclarry said:

    Hey Everyone!

    I had a family Emergency and had to go to Kentucky.
    Been there 3 weeks and NO INTERNET!  

    I'm glad to be home!

    Special thanx to those who expressed concern!!!

    OMG! Call the Geneva Convention!  This is definitely torture!!!  No internet just is not allowed.  

     

    Glad everything is okay with you and you are back safely.  :)

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