John Maar

Acon Digital has just released the v7.4 update of Acoustica, an outstanding audio editor. It now offers ARA2 support. Will work directly within Studio One, for example, like Melodyne with ARA2. The Premium version now supports Dolby Atmos up to 7.1.2 channels. Several new automatic editing tools are also included. The editor loads super fast, and the spectral editing in the Premium version is really good. I never even installed SpectraLayers in my new laptop DAW. Will never need it again. Acon Digital's Acoustic : Standard and Premium

Here's the full change log. For a "dot" update (from x.x.0 to x.x.1), this is pretty major. Really happy they added ASIO support to the Windows standalone version. EDIT: Also loving the reduced CPU hit! Version 1.6.1 Added a visible menu for polarity to the expression envelopes. Was only accessible via right click Menu before. Added an MPE visual keyboard for when Sektor is in MPE Mode. Added support for ASIO drivers on Windows in the standalone app. Added support for bluetooth midi devices on Windows in the standalone app. Improved point deleting behaviour in the Modulation envelopes. Reduced CPU of the oscillators by ~50% when not modulating the wavetable position or pitch. With a reduction of ~40% when modulating. Reduced the CPU use of the LFOs by ~50% When reloading a project if a destination wasn’t enabled, enabling it didn’t work. Fixed bluetooth midi not working in standalone on Mac OS 11 Fixed MPE Mode not working correctly. Fixed the delay mix reseting to full mix in certain situations. Fixed right click delete points in the expression envelopes deleting the wrong point. Stability fixes.

This is a really good deal. With the extra discount, I paid 130,46 €. 6-7 years ago, I purchased a couple of their drum MIDI packs to go with the bass MIDI packs I wanted, but nothing since, so almost no duplication. I don't anticipate much use of the Heavy MIDI, but the MEGA pack seemed like the best way to go. I'll be using these MIDI grooves with Superior Drummer 3. EDIT 1: Installing now. Groove Monkee gets points for providing a MEGA pack installer, instead of just including the installers for the individual packs included. Very easy. I'm assuming that SD3 has the same file linking feature as EZD3 as shown it the video. We shall see. EDIT 2: Now I remember how convoluted Groove Monkee's directory structure and naming is. In spite of the fact that I disabled (unchecked) everything but Toontrack in the installer, it installed everything anyway. I had to delete all of that "noise", plus I unburied the EZDrummer mapped files (moved them up to the base folder and deleted the EZDrummer folder and subfolder). EDIT 3: OK, SD3 linked to the Groove Monkee MIDI just fine. Glad I cleaned up the directory structure. Much easier to navigate in the SD3 Grooves browser.

Pigments, Matrix-12 and Wurli also show updates. I don't have the full synth collection. I suspect that more synths have updates.

Thanks for the heads-up. Update emails from FeelYourSound go to an old address, so I didn't see the update email until I saw this notice.

From the bottom of the "What's New" page: The accuracy and dynamics of the soundbanks have been corrected and improved.

Upgraded from v7.6 to v8.0. A couple of notes: 1) v8 installed in the 64-bit directory (c:/program files/). v7 was installed in the 32-bit directory (c:/program files (x86)). So, v7 remained installed with its own sound library. 2) v8 loads a LOT faster. Could be its 64-bit code. Don't know, but it's a lot faster. 3) v8 did not pick up my login credentials to MySongBook, so I had to log in again from v8. No biggie. 4) Uninstalling v7 had no negative impact on the v8 installation. 5) FWIW, v8 has an updated icon in the newer flat style. I haven't had a chance to play with v8 yet, so that's about it for now.

Same here. The only collection I didn't already own. Been waiting for a sale like this. The upgrade price from AT4 Max to AT5 Max made ZERO sense, given what I already have licenses for. Now that I have the equivalent of AT5 Max, I can ignore all future sales ads until a new AT collection is released.

Good thing for Toontrack that their products can stand on their own. That guy is full of himself. Really off-putting. Unable to make it all the way to the end.

My forum handle before I switched to TheMaartian/LeMaartien (US/France; my last name is Maar), was Ozric. I own all of their releases. 👍🎸 I've got some Eloy. My favorite is the sort-of recent double live Reincarnation On Stage. It's a banger. Don't know Djam Karet. Will have to check them out. And let's not forget Gong and Amon Düül II (saw them live in Munich a couple of times in '71; I was stationed in Augsburg). But you're right. Today needs to be a T.D. day. There's a lot of live TD on YouTube. I picked this one from the Alter Oper (Old Opera House) in Frankfurt because I've been to shows there. I know, I know, no Klaus Schulze (only Edgar Froese), but I like this one.

That's so sad. I've purchased a LOT of his music over the years. I've got most of Tangerine Dream's catalog and some Ash Ra Tempel. Going to have to pick up his latest (Deus Arrakis) when it drops on 10 June just because. What a talent! RIP Klaus. Time to build a TD playlist on Amazon Music.

Guilty as charged. That's why I didn't install Reaper on my new DAW and went back to Studio One Pro full time. The SO Pro UI is tweakable, but I've never felt the need.

I have 38, so $111.99 isn't bad, either. My problem is the place I'm renting while my house is being built has ADSL internet only. I can't even run my streaming TV at the same time as my laptop. Even then, I have problems. Netflix buffers better than Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Canal+, but it can still be dodgy. I'll have to download Syn2 Max over night...for how many nights, I don't know. We'll see. Probably will never see Syn 2 Max for less, so I should just pull the trigger and cry once. EDIT: Money gone. I'll post how many DAYS/NIGHTS the d/l process takes, unless my house turns into the Bates Motel and things don't go well. 🤪

Now that I understand that I need to repurchase v1 synths to get v2 capabilities, and that reaching the max via the Group Buy seems unlikely, it seems to me that I'd be better off buying v2 MAX for $149 (the cost of 3 synths).

Is this going to be included with EZBass 2? If so, why buy it separately, if I've already paid the pre-release price for EZB2?

Yet more developer hyburpole. How many more mix buss exciter plugins does the world really need? And how many more "this takes the blanket off my speakers" testimonials does the world really need? And how many more arrogant, customer-ignoring VI developers does the world really need? ZERO. To repurpose a Stephen Colbert line from a recent monologue, use this promo code to get Fresh Air even freer! "Suck it, Slate". Valid until next April 1.

Since no one else has posted this, I'll do it. Originally posted on April 1, 2011, so take that into consideration. 🤣That said, Flatulous "blows" it out of the water. Great job, Soundiron! Another April 1st special.

Great price! And I had some Deluxe Bucks to use. Purchased and waiting for serial number.

Same here. Also got a Melda confirmation when I installed Bassment. I'm guessing that UnitedPlugins is owned by Melda. When I installed Bassment, it scans as manufactured by Muramasa. Autoformer scanned as manufactured by SoundeviceDigital.

I got this email this morning. One update it didn't mention is that Sektor is now v1.6. I previously received an email for the v1.5 update, but not for v1.6. At least their download section shows version numbers, so I noticed it while downloading AR1 and Boost-X

“The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy... As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could. So today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad’s song, IMAGINE. Why now, after all these years? - I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing ‘IMAGINE' would be if it was the ‘End of the World’… But also because his lyrics reflect our collective desire for peace worldwide. Because within this song, we’re transported to a space, where love and togetherness become our reality, if but for a moment in time… The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for... As a result of the ongoing murderous violence, millions of innocent families, have been forced to leave the comfort of their homes, to seek asylum elsewhere. I’m calling on world leaders and everyone who believes in the sentiment of IMAGINE, to stand up for refugees everywhere! Please advocate and donate from the heart. #StandUpForUkraine” —Julian Lennon

No words are necessary

I haven't been interested in Toontrack's recent releases, but Urban Jazz? I just bought and installed all 3 MIDI packs (Bass, Keys, Drums). The demos sounded really good. They'll be fun to play with.

This video shows how to feed audio directly from GP to Logic on a Mac. You can do something very similar on Windows using Voicemeeter (available in 3 different versions) from VB-Audio. It's free to use with a Donation possibility. I use Voicemeeter Banana (the middle version). I donated US$20 a long time ago. They also have a simple VB Audio Cable option. Voicemeeter Banana