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Here's a video some of you might find interesting...

The sounds aren't my cup of tea but it looks to be a really cool instrument.

I thought we were having a bigger discussion about AI changing the world. keep on keeping on.

You need to understand the exponential growth factor of AI. When you see that, you'll realize that problems that you describe will be solved in a much shorter timeframe that you might imagine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoVJKj8lcNQ&ab_channel=CenterforHumaneTechnology

I've been spending a lot of time with OpenAI and MidJourney the last few weeks. It started as exploration to see how I might use it in my business, and the last thing I thought AI would have an impact on is the creative fields. I have now come to realize that may be the very first area to get hit. MidJourney's ability to generate art is mind-blowing once you wrap your head around creating prompts. I found it a challenge to create prompts at first, so I actually trained ChatGPT to create prompts for MidJourney - yes, I trained an AI to help me get better results from another AI. For those of you who think it's not good enough and it won't be in the near future - I'm betting on the other side of the transaction. The rate at which these things get better will stun people and catch them totally off guard. This is future, and it's closer than most people think.

If someone finds a subscription plan valuable then they should consider getting it. If not then they should pass. Pretty simple. It's not an inherently evil system, and you are hurting no one by choosing to do business in this manner. I choose to subscribe to Pro Tools Studio, I refuse to subscribe to plugins. My choice.

I recently bought a hand pan and I'm learning to play it. I don't know how these players can hold it in their lap and reach all notes comfortably. I've found a snare stand helps a lot!

Same. Wish they would just do a big deal on all the sound banks.

Ah, thanks for the update. I am waiting for a sale on UVI Percussion Factory.

I was recently at a product design summit (I have a software company with about 64 employees). We had around 15 people at this summit to work on a new product design. An architect mentioned to me that her 18 year old daughter was a bit distraught as she wanted to become a programmer but playing with ChatGPT she was amazed at what it could do generating code - and she was questioning her career path. In addition to running a software company I have also published 15 books on coding (all with major publishers). This is an area I know REALLY well. The parent was a bit amused but I said I think she was spot on with her concerns; I don't know that programming is a long-term viable path for a teenager right now. While AI isn't there yet, it's much further along than I thought it was (I'm spending quite a bit of time on it and we're looking to do some integration with our product suite). This is not a glorified Google search. In fact, that's where most get it wrong. I tell people it's a conversation, not a query, and you have to treat it as though it has some form of Asperger's - where it doesn't always catch your nuances and you have to continually add clarity to the discussion. Those that understand how to ask the right questions are the ones that will benefit the most. I figured that creativity would be the last thing ChatGPT could do, but I've been blown away but what it can do with music, writing and creative brainstorming. This is going to change the world - and probably quickly - but in ways we can't quite grasp yet. For example, ChatGPT and things like it may allow us to solve big problems MUCH faster than we are prepared to handle those repercussions. I don't see Terminator robots in our future,but I could see ChatGPT figuring out how to use robotics efficiently and effectively so that McDonalds only needs a few tech people per location. What do we then do with 150,000 relatively low-skilled workers that need to find jobs? The pace of change in the past was such that change evolved over time - AI has the ability to accelerate change in unmanageable ways.

Something is wrong with their website and it won't let me purchase. Weird

I’m feeling a bit completionist so I upgraded.

Most.

Mine is like $120. Other than the fix flanger and phaser I don't really see anything I want that's worth the upgrade...

I would: 1. Run a disk repair utility and fix any errors found 2. Uninstall 3. Clean the registry 4. Reboot

I usually try to give vendors the benefit of the doubt, but I'll never spend another dime (knowingly) on a Wusik product. Ever.

I finally got one as well. The price is off list, which isn't much below the sale price of the item I was interested in. Pass.

I can't find it either. A number of people on KVR stated the same. Weird way to run a promotion...

I haven't looked at anything IK for awhile as I find their purchasing/jam points/authorization process cumbersome. I used this as an opportunity to take another look and see what I qualify for. It's still unnecessarily painful and convoluted - so I'm spending my money elsewhere. I truly don't understand that company.

Bought (but not yet downloaded)!

I decided I didn’t need all those extra mic positions for over a half terabyte of space.

It doesn’t appear there is an upgrade path from BBC Corr to Professional…?

They have my attention.

I never left it!

Streaming content vs. software subscription is apples vs. oranges - they are simply two different animals.