Patrick Derbidge

Ozone 11 advanced maybe? I haven't tried it with Ozone yet, but the spectral features look excellent, plus it'll do way more than just that.

The amount knob in trackspacer will determine how granular and how much is carved out, which works pretty well. Also, as mentioned, using match eq, etc... works well, but sometimes it's just easier to grab something like trackspacer and adjust a few knobs, and you're done. If it isn't working on that particular track, then you can do it the hard way. Nothing is going to be perfect, but I do think soothe would not be the first choice for this type of task.

It depends on what you're trying to do, but if it's mainly "harshness" you're trying to remove, then Yes there are alternatives to Soothe 2. This is the one I invested in, and Baphometrix is someone I've learned a lot from. It's also way cheaper than soothe 2

Looks like it. I did a search for positive grid and bias fx on here but nothing recent came up. Strange.

For those of you that own Bias FX, check your email. I received a free upgrade code to Bias FX2, valid today only. Standard Version, which is what I own.

Ha ha. You're probably right. There is probably a bit of psychology going on there, and I'm sure it works on some people. We always want what we are told we can't have.

I have both and they are both great. Most of the comparisons you find on the forums are outdated because Atlas has done a good job updating their software. Atlas 2, I would say, is ahead as far as features are concerned. For example, if you want to experiment with randomization, then Atlas 2 is more robust and a bit more like Audiomoderns Playbeat in how versatile it is with randomizing. I believe that XO limits the file length, so Atlas2 might be better for non drum sounds. Keep in mind that I have way too many drum vst's, so I haven't gone as deep as I'd like to with either of these programs to really determine which one I think is "best", but hopefully this helps. Edit: for non drum sounds, you might be better suited looking at samplers like Waves Cr8

I'm glad I jumped on it when I did. No reason for anyone to feel bad about getting a deal. Izotope has made plenty of money on me. I paid $150 for Breaktweaker only to see it discounted 6 months later for $50. Nowadays, you can get it as low as $9. And that's just one example. I've overpaid Izotope on a few upgrades, only to find out that I could have gotten it cheaper by getting the advanced version of the product included with other products in production bundles like this for cheaper than my upgrade price. You win some, you lose some.

25 cents would be awesome, count me in on that!(: I kid too, of course. You're always full of good advice on this forum, and it's appreciated. Being an influencer seems like an interesting pursuit these days. You either go 100% Patreon funded, which is pretty hard to do, or you deal with getting paid through affiliate links, or you just plain rely on advertising and try to walk that fine line between selling out and not losing your relationship with these companies. Even just affiliate links can be a mixed bag. I remember looking into some affiliate links where the company required that you had a consistent amount of traffic and conversions within a specific time frame (6 months or so) or you would lose the ability to use their affiliate link, so even going that route can have an influence on what an influencer will and will not say about a product. I've just found that the only thing that works for me is to find as many walk through videos on the product as possible or, if available, a free trial that I can test myself. Nothing is one size fits all, so I even take forum members advice with a grain of salt. Take 8dio for example. You don't get along with their work flow very well, whereas I really like the workflow of their string libraries. I just wish they weren't so darn slow to load (even after a batch resave)

You must be a schill for Hornet. How much are you making off that $2 plugin?? 🙂 LOL

I think it's less than 95%. For example, I'm looking at the two instruments side by side and in the Cello ensemble patch alone - The original Adagio has 7 legato types and Anthology has 3. Here are the names of the ones in Adagio Cello Ensemble patch (the old adagio) Legato Cantabile Legato Dolce Legato emo Slur Legato Instinct Legato Perdition Legato Soft Slur Legato Village In the Cellos Anthology Ensemble Patch you get: Legato 1 Legato 2 Sordino Legato That's just comparing one patch and the Legatos only in the patch . There are also Arcs and Loure's and sustains and shorts that we can compare within that one patch.

Just to clarify the history of these libraries. First, there was Adagio. It contained solos and ensembles and multiple legatos and multiple arcs. Then there was Adagietto, which was just the ensembles from Adagio. Then there was Anthology, which was a new interface for Adagio to streamline workflow. They kept 2 of the "best" legatos and arcs and dumped the rest. Then there came Adagio 2.0 to address the complaint that some of the processing to the recordings in Anthology was too heavy handed and made it more muffled sounding, and so Adagio 2.0 was born and I believe that is the only difference from Anthology but I'd have to check them side by side to be 100% sure but close enough and I'm to lazy to check 😉

Not True. The history of these libraries is long, confusing and convoluted, however, there is a lot of cool stuff in the "original" adagio. There are many more variations of the arcs in the original adagio, but at a cost of a lot of hard drive space. You may need to clarify with them that you are looking for the original Adagio content, that they no longer sale. That's what I did and for a small charge of $8 they will provide it for you, assuming you already own Anthology. The nice thing about Anthology or the more recent Adagio 2.0 series (an update and cleanup to the "sound" of Anthology - see what I mean about being confusing?) is the interface overhaul to make composing easier and more streamlined. The original Adagio was a bit of a mess in that every instrument was a bit of its own interface without a streamlined workflow, however the number of Arcs were abundant and pretty cool. Anthology and Adagio 2.0 was stripped down to 2 arcs along with only 2 types of legatos, whereas the original had more than that, depending on the instrument. For overall composing, I think the new interface is much better, but every once in a while when you're looking for something unique, it's worth having the old Adagio. PS- you migh also be able to get the newer Adagio 2.0 series as well for a small surcharge if you ask. It's basically the same interface and recordings as Anthology but supposedly more cleaned up "sound" (less muffled) compared to Anthology

Which is why I will counter that statement by saying if you haven't mastered every last detail with the Gates you already own, then you shouldn't buy another one. How many times have we (guilty as charged) bought plugins before truly learning the ones we already have?

I used to think this but after doing a shootout of all the strumming engines I own (I have a lot) OTS actually came out as one of the top in the realism department. I was pleasantly surprised because based on forum discussions about OTS strumming engine I was under the impression that it wasn't that great. It wasn't until I took the time to really sit down and learn it that I found it to be quite good. I think sometimes certain things on the internet get repeated enough times and without giving it a proper test, we tend to repeat the narrative ourselves (I know I was guilty of that). I would say that it is definitely in my top 3 favorites out of owning AmpleSound, Indiginus, Pettinhouse, 8dio, Ilya Efimov, Waves Factory, Impact Soundworks and Acoustic Samples. I'm not comparing it to strum engines, like NI's Strummed guitar series. That's not a fair comparison but with those programs you're limited to pre-programmed patterns whereas OTS gives you excellent results playing exactly what you want ,which can be good and bad so learn how a guitar player would strum a pattern first or the lack of realism may not be the fault of OTS.