John Maar

Usually, you just drag a .dspreset file into Decent Sampler to install it. When I dragged the dozen or so pad preset files into DS, they were available in the browser for that session, but weren't saved when I reopened DS. I suggest the alternate (and actually easier) install method. Click on the "Brower" button top left and the select the Earthquake Sounds from the Sample Store tab. They will install from there and be saved into a folder in the browser. What may have happened is that I dragged all the files as a group into DS, and wasn't offered the Install option. I didn't try dragging the folder itself into DS. It's not worth spending any more time on it since the alternate method worked. BTW, there are some nice, interesting pads included. Worth the free download and use in the free sampler! 👍

I heard that the manufacturing process was so gross that employees had to sign non-disclosure agreements before starting on the job. Velveeta may look yellow, but a process controls engineer who had to enter the plant for some repairs/upgrades told me he saw a lot of "green". That's all he would say.

Oh, hell no. Arcachon is at the same latitude as Boston, but in my 3 winters here, it has snowed only once, with zero accumulation except on the edges of roofs of buildings and cold cars. Gone in a couple of hours. But we have a lot of glacesiers. 🍨

The PapiLLus Fromagerie here in Arcachon is one block from my apartment. My dogs love the place. The owner will occasionally give them a cheese treat when we pass by on one of our daily walks. The dog in the photo is always there or across the street by their son's shop. They have a huge selection of French and a couple of Basque cheeses. The first time I went in there after moving here, I thought, dang, they're as or more expensive than what was imported to the States. Then I remembered that the prices were per kilogram (about 2.2 pounds). Whew. Cheese heaven. As long as we're talking about dairy products, the glaces (ice creams) here are superb. Lots of small shops sell cones and cups. My favorite is just around the corner from my apartment. This guy has the best glaces, gives you more per scoop than the other shops and charges less (2,50 € vs 3 €). Here's a photo I took at 10:30 pm during the summer vacation period (July and August). Arcachon is a popular holiday and vacation destination in France. It becomes a ZOO in the summer. Just look at the line all that way across the street that late at night.

Have they no shame? The v3.10.3 installation was just as broken as the previous ones. Twiddler stuck in a forever loop. Close NA. Restart NA. Install Kontakt v7.10.0 update after the 17 updates from yesterday using v3.10.2. Since there was only one program to update, the Update window actually managed to keep up. But, why oh why do I still get the message that they're sending usage data back to their servers when I've disabled that "feature". NI, this isn't hard. Way back in the day (the 1980s), when I did both hardware and software development for use in the oil and gas industry, I couldn't afford such simple mistakes. The only saving grace was that if I blew something up, the explosion also blew up the cause of the explosion. OK, I admit that one time I did blow something up. My product group in Amoco Oil (now BP) had just be authorized to sell outside of the company. The city of DeKalb, IL was installing two new huge elevated water tanks and several new wells. They wanted to switch to off-peak pumping to save significant money on their electricity usage. I was tasked with writing the PC app to control the 10 well pumps while monitoring the levels in the 4 water towers, including the 2 brand new big boys. I coded the app based on the specs written by the city's engineering consultants, the ones who designed the potable water distribution system. After the 14 RTUs (Remote Telemetry Units) were installed on the 10 pumps and 4 tanks and the MTU (Master Telemetry Unit) plus the PC were installed, I showed up with the app I'd written, installed it on the PC and sat with it for a couple of hours (along with the city and engineering bosses) after its 10pm startup (the beginning of the off-peak period). Everything ran great. We shook hands and I drove back to Chicago and went to bed. I was awakened at 3am by a phone call telling me to get back to DeKalb. Apparently, the system had over-pressurized and an old clay pipe from the 1920s had ruptured, blowing a hole big enough that three of the four lanes of the main highway through town were gone. Good lord, but they were angry with me. After a thorough review, the design engineers finally took responsibility, agreeing that my code perfectly conformed to their specs, which they agreed were way too agressive and that they didn't really understand what the hydraulics of the system were after the addition to the 2 new huge towers and 4 new wells. But the explosion revealed a shovel from the 1920s that the director of public works mounted on the wall behind his desk, and they found a "pig" (a large rubber ball that you would insert into the system and run it through to remove buildup in the main water pipes (we used pigs in oil pipelines, too)) that had gone missing decades before. And my reputation was not only intact, but enhanced, so all good for me.

Depends what you mean by "working correctly." NA updated before I could run the product updates. The NA update installed, then went into a forever loop spinning its twiddler. I closed it, then restarted it, then clicked on "Update All" to install the 17 updates shown. The updates downloaded and installed quickly, but NA's UI couldn't keep up and got lost. I got a message that all updates had installed correctly, but the twiddler top left by the "Native Access" text kept spinning and the update list info was all over the place. I closed NA again and reopened, then the Update page was correctly empty and no twiddlers to be seen. So, updates installed, but NA's UI is still an f'ing mess.

That landing page reminds me of the TV ads for the Infinity car brand that ran for a year before their launch with no cars in them, just scenery seen through a windshield. Except that the landing page looks like it was made with an 8-bit Atari running Basic. That's so "special".

I'll wager that fast-forwarding is disabled while the commercials play. Also, are the "ads" for other movies/series still there, in addition to the new commercials? At least you can skip those teasers.

I've had Prime since Day 1 (2006?), when they comp'd me the first year. I use in mostly for shipping and Amazon Music. I also agreed to the 1,99 €/month fee for commercial-free Video, but I use Prime Video the least of all of my streaming apps. Here in France, there are too many movies that are only offered with French dubbing of the original audio, without even French subtitles. If Prime Video was the only reason I sub'd Prime, I'd drop it in a heartbeat.

Way too expensive. In fact, FREE would be too expensive.

There's a new McDonald's ad on French television with a horribly autotuned rap song whose lyrics are basically a list of every item on the menu. The song's also got a false ending. You think the pain is over. And then it's NOT. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. 😠

One Knob compressor. One Knob equalizer. One Knob saturation. One Knob reverb. One Knob...you get the idea. Too many knobs for me. I want One Knob to rule them all! Think of it. One plugin instead of the 900+ I have now. I have one for my bass guitar pedal board. Why not for my DAW? 🤪

There's something happening here But what it is ain't exactly clear

My fav Oingo Boingo concert was the Farewell Tour in 1995. Five nights, ending on Halloween with a 4 hour show. Here's a good portion of it.

I verified the issues with the VST3 version of Scaler 2 in SO v6.6. The VST2 version worked just fine, so there's the workaround for the time being. I dislike having to remember that Scaler 2 is an instrument in the Plugin Boutique folder. PITA, when you don't use it often in SO. The VST3 version of a plugin is listed first, followed by the VST2. With Scaler 2, the VST3 version is "Scaler 2" and the VST2 version is "Scaler2". Go figure.

Thanks for the heads-up on the Diva update. I installed it, and it worked fine in SO v6.6 in a new song with just a single track with Diva on it.

Thanks for the head's-up. All 5 of my voicebanks had updates, so I'm going to guess that all of them have updates.

I live in France, so I changed to the .de/fr/ website and saved one whole euro! So, 73 € in France.

This is a nice update. Hauke Menges is a terrific dev and a heck of a nice guy. Buy once. Get the license code. Use on as many computers as you own. At the same time! Updates free for life, including new major versions like this one. I have most of his products: Sundog Song Studio, Chord Potion, Trance Engine, House Engine and Chillout Engine. BTW, his company name is "Feel Your Sound" as in the URL for his website, not "Hauptwerk" (those are some EXPENSIVE virtual instruments).

Well, that sucks.

And the rest of the Release Notes: New commands: ● Arranger Tracko Goto Section● Gadgets (Extensions)o TuneCore Client● Showo Select Playero Select Setlist Item1PreSonus Studio One 6 – Version History● Viewo Macros● Dolby Atmoso Toggle Speaker Formato Speaker Format 9.1.6o Speaker Format 7.1.4o Speaker Format 7.1o Speaker Format 5.1.4o Speaker Format 5.1.2o Speaker Format 5.1o Speaker Format Stereoo Speaker Format Dolby Atmos Binauralo Speaker Format Apple Spatial Audioo Toggle Headphone Formato Toggle Renderero Toggle 3D View Freeo Toggle 3D View Fronto Toggle 3D View Lefto Toggle 3D View Righto Toggle 3D View Top The following issues have been fixed: ● "Add Insert to Selected Channels" command fails after using "Add Bus for SelectedChannels" command in Macro● Adding, removing, and zooming a large number of tracks is very slow● [Ampire] Audible pop when exporting mixdown● [Ampire] Random gain values in different amps● [Audio Batch Converter] Export doesn't reflect processing of “Repair Sample Rate”● Audio Bend context menu items duplicated when multiple songs open● Automation doesn’t follow when packed to Folder Track● [Impact XT] Can’t replace sample, add, or clear pad when Impact kit isn’t found● Channel level meter not entirely visible when Record or Monitor enabled● CPU Spikes when changing track input in a song with several tracks and channels● Crash when selecting Folder Track and main out Automation Track, followed by "DuplicateTrack" command● Crash when switching between songs with pinned editor2PreSonus Studio One 6 – Version History● Ctrl+Click on track name deletes track● [macOS] Default "Delete Time" command [Alt][Cmd][D] conflicts with macOS shortcut for"Show/hide Dock"● Dragging plug-in to Folder Track creates new track● Dragging event with crossfade only shows topmost fade when track is in "Play Overlaps"mode● Dropping instrument to bottom of Folder Track is tricky● Export mono track to stem doesn’t respect panning● First metronome click is muted occasionally● Folder grouping deletes previous group assignments● Folder name and color for newly added busses are lost● Importing a Track Template with chord data alters Chord Track● Incorrect crossfades with record mode "Replace"● Lock Pan to Channel state is not recalled● Locked tracks ignore locking with “Transpose Instrument Tracks” command● [Channel Strip Collection] Loud pop when enabling VT1● Lyrics overlap in Score View after extending Instrument Part● Lyrics stop scrolling while recording● [macOS native Apple Silicon] Expander only processing on first playback in some cases● [macOS] [Score Editor] Potential crash on zooming● [macOS] Adjusting pan and volume is glitchy during playback● [macOS] Lag when resizing Spectrum Meter● [macOS] Poor multithreading behavior on export● [macOS] Potential crash when opening plug-in GUI from Inspector during playback● [macOS] Redraw errors on closing embedded ARA Editor● [macOS] Resizing fails for certain VST3 plug-ins● [MIDI Monitor] Port name not entirely visible with long device name● MIDI file import is comparably slow with larger files● MP3 export slow for no apparent reason● [Multiband Dynamics] Erratic multichannel behavior when GUI is closed● Multisample File (.multisample) not loading samples in Sample One when imported fromBitwig Studio● Piano sustain playback cut off momentarily when soloing / un-soloing Instrument Tracks● Playback is not possible for first recorded note in bar 1● Plug-in header not wide enough to show side-chain in some cases● Rename and color macro doesn’t work for busses● "Replace FX Chain" replaces wrong FX Chain (FX Chain is not updated correctly)● [Score Editor] Final bar value can't be changed by dragging the mouse3PreSonus Studio One 6 – Version History● [Score Editor] Triplets are not spaced equally● Selection of Bus Channel doesn't instantly follow when connecting a Folder Track● [Show Page] Arpeggiator stops when transport is relocated● Solo state is not recalled in Mixer Scenes● Song export to MIDI is slowed down in certain cases● [Sound Variations Editor] Scroll bar not usable in certain cases● Studio One cannot connect to certain iPads to send data to Notion● Time signature is not created at certain cursor positions● "Track Archive" import from Cubase misses pan automation● Track name is overlapping track icon if automation is shown● [Transport] Adjusting tempo by dragging shows extra decimal places● “View - Editor” command does not set focus correctly when used inside macro● [Vocoder] Read automation not working for “Hold” parameter● [Windows] Object Panner "Edit Pan Automation" pop up is awkward to handle● [Linux] Add-on activation fails or crashes in certain situations● [Linux] ALSA control panel doesn’t update values● [Linux] ALSA MIDI output ports don’t auto-connect● [Linux] ALSA MIDI timing is inaccurate● [Linux] Ports aren’t updated when hot-plugging ALSA MIDI devices● [Linux] Potential freeze when using Pipewire-JACK● [Linux] Incorrect timestamps for outgoing JACK MIDI events● [Linux] Can’t switch to 64 bit (double) precision processing option● [Linux] Browser: "Show in File Manager" does nothing● [Linux] Browser: Files > Volumes doesn't list any drives● [Linux] Ctrl+Tab doesn’t cycle through open songs and Start Page● [Linux] Document file name and modification state not displayed in main window● [Linux] PreSonus ioStation 24c integration not entirely functional● [Linux] Potential crash on export to MP3● [Linux] Ranges of vertical zoom sliders are shifted● [Linux] Studio One won't run under Sway Wayland Compositor● [Linux] VST3 plug-ins show empty window instead of generic controls● [Linux] Windows overlap desktop borders in dual screen setup

YouTube video on the v6.6 update.

89 € each. There are two 49 € Pianoteq expansion instruments that cover basically the same instruments. So, is it worth an extra 40 € times 2 for the MIDI that comes with the Toontrack VIs? Not too sure about that. I think I'll wait for a sale.

Can a TB3/4 port handle the data rate? Absolutely, as long as your CPU and graphics driver can keep up. On a modern laptop, that shouldn't be an issue. And I am eagerly awaiting your next video. I just checked your YouTube channel. There's a missing video. What happened to my favorite, the space opera one?

I know it was unintentional, but FYI, @Fleer is a prof in Belgium, and is quite male, thank you very much. Hence the LMAO emoji.