John Maar

10 hours ago, El Diablo said:

It's just like  Melodyne by Celemony... I bought the original before they got big, and I practically own Melodyne Studio 5 for way less than what they now charge everyone!

It seems, Acon is headed down the same path.  Y'all should buy now before it costs more later!

Same here. I upgraded from Melodyne Assistant to Studio years ago for less than $200. Not possible today. Re Acoustica Premium edition, IMO it's a bargain at any on-sale price. I think it is one of the few audio apps out there that is worth full list. It's just that good. It's hard to describe how good it felt to uninstall SpectraLayers v6.

Acoustica Premium as SO good. The Mastering Suite and Restoration Suite plugins are excellent, but the spectral editing is superb. And it now supports ARA2!

It's also great for mixing bass when combining mic'd amp and DI inputs. The first video uses MAutoAlign and the second uses InPhase by Waves, but now that I've been Waves-free for over two years, I use MAutoAlign exclusively. I installed precisely ZERO of my dozens of Waves plugins on my new laptop.

9 hours ago, azslow3 said:

This. 19% in Germany...

20% in France. Still a bargain for a license that is good for 4-5 years or more.

This is the better of the two SVX collections for AmpliTube, as it includes the SVX-15N in both 1964 and 1966 versions. I have no regrets paying for it way back when. But free? If you don't have AmpliTube, this is a no-brainer reason to d/l the free version.

1 hour ago, heath row said:

Yes I have them both as well. Still got a couple of Hard Copy books I bought for REAPER v2.

I bought my first license when Reaper was in v4, so it was good through 5.99. I bought a new license for v6/v7. I expect that to be good for at least 2 more years. Maybe longer.

16 hours ago, tom said:

Anyone have any idea how to use the new Comping feature? Biggest thing I've been looking forward to is better comping

I'm sure Kenny Gioia will have a tutorial on the new comping features on his Reaper Mania YT channel in the not too distant future. You could always PM him or contact him via his Kenny Mania website and ask for it specifically.

8 hours ago, blackcapricorn said:

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/13971860838173-Notes-on-Ending-Software-Support-for-Komplete-Kontrol-S-Series-MK1-Keyboards

Here is 2.9.4 version link for who regret the update.

but I'm afraid of that once NI customer support said reverting could possibly bring extra problems.

Thanks for this link! As I mentioned above, I uninstalled KK v2. I have a Mk II S61, and should I ever "need" KK for some reason, I'll have the latest v2 installer. 👍

I have an NI S61 Mk II, but never got on with KK, so stopped trying to use it. I just uninstalled it and the two drivers.

7 hours ago, SmokeyJ628 said:

Rocksed Fred

"I'm too sexy for my DAW..."

Rocksed, you don't have to put on the red light

Those days are over

You don't have to sell your software to the night

19 minutes ago, BTP said:

The last 2 versions haven't been able to self update. I've had to download manually.

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/support/downloads/

Same here. Win11 Pro. I also just tried running it as Admin. That didn't help. And why oh why did N.A. give me two fail messages and two update-on-restart messages. Sigh.

Perfect timing. I've been waiting for a couple of months to pick up his new preset pack for Cherry Audio's Sines synth. I also picked up the Old School Colors and Nostalgic Circuits packs for Diva. Nice! Thanks for the heads-up, @SmokeyJ628.

I just installed this library. What I've listened to so far sounds gorgeous. Really lovely organic soundscapes. Almost all patches have parameters mapped to the Macro knobs and the Mod wheel, and they're automatable. Very nice. I don't have Omnisphere, so I haven't worked with the original release, but the extensions for the SE version for Unify are extensive. It's not small (about 4.5 GB to download (3 .zip files)), but I still have about 400 GB free on my 2 TB sample drive, so it caused me no concern. 

23 minutes ago, SmokeyJ628 said:

It now up on the AAS site.

Purchased and installed. A bunch of great sounding sequences.

Version 6.5 Release Notes (September 26, 2023)

New features and improvements:
● Recording and Mixing
o Spatial audio recording, editing and mixing with up to 9.1.6 channels
o Integrated Dolby Atmos Renderer
o Parallel headphone output for Binaural monitoring
o NEW Surround Panner and Spatial Object Panner
o Support for 3rd-party Panner Plug-ins
o Surround Panner in Sends
o Extended export/mixdown for multichannel audio
o Dolby Atmos (ADM) export with multiple simultaneous downmix formats
o Extended Audio I/O Setup
o Dolby Atmos Renderer panel in Mixer
● Plug-ins and Instruments
o Updated plug-in set with multichannel support
o Speaker mapping for native and 3rd-party plug-ins
o Flanger/Phaser with additional surround modes
o Surround Chorus
o Updated Mix Tool with multichannel level controls, mute and solo options
o NEW Surround Delay
o NEW OpenAir2 convolution reverb with location images
o New impulse response library with true 7.1.4 HDIRs
o IR Maker supports up to 9.1.6 for capturing custom impulse responses
o Improved Bitcrusher
● Arrangement and Editing
o Loop length tooltip shows loop length in ruler timebase
o Drag & drop copying of plug-ins in Inspector
o New commands to apply automation to song start/end
o Tab through automation lanes when renaming
o Legato command extends note events to Part end
● Score Editor
o Display chords from Chord Track
o Rhythm Slashes
o Custom string tunings
o Display and edit guitar bends
o Tablature Rhythmic Display
o Reset option for drum maps
o Reworked text editor for lyrics
● Mastering
o ARA plug-in support on Project Page
o Merge option for multichannel audio files
● Start Page
o New “Mix in Surround” Smart Template
o Interactive Dolby Atmos tutorial
o Demo song “Rhythm of the Night” with binaural mix
● General
o Studio One Remote 1.8 Update
o DAWproject format support (import and export)
o Public beta version for Ubuntu Linux
o Support for NI Kontrol S-Series MK3
o Ableton Live and FL Studio keyboard shortcuts

New commands:
● Console – Next Panner Stereo Mode
● Console – Toggle Panner Object Mode
● Console – Collapse all Micro Views
● Console – Expand all Micro Views
● Console – Show Object Channels
● Console – Hide Object Channels
● Score – Fill with Rhythm Slashes
● Score – Align Chord Symbols
● Score – Align Fingerings
● Score – Clear Recorded Velocities
● Score – Flip Attachments
● Score – Remove Accidentals
● Score – Remove Articulations
● Score – Remove Dynamics
● Score – Remove Lyrics
● Score – Remove Measure Rests
● Score – Remove Pedal Markings
● Score – Remove Rehearsal Marks
● Score – Remove Slurs
● Score – Remove Tempo Marks
● Score – Remove Text Boxes
● Score – Remove Tuplets
● Score – Remove rit. and accel.
● Score – Reset Font Style
● Score – Reset TAB numbers
● Score – Select Chord Symbols
● Score – Select Highest Notes
● Score – Select Lowest Notes
● Score – Select Lyrics
● Score – Select Voice 1
● Score – Select Voice 2
● Score – Select Voice 3
● Score – Select Voice 4
● Score – Swap Voices
● Score – Toggle Rhythm Slash
● Song – Export Spatial Audio
● Song – Spatial Audio Setup
● Automation – Apply currently selected automation to Song Start
● Automation – Apply currently selected automation to Song End
● Track – Add Audio Track (surround)
● View – Next Macro Page
● View – Previous Macro Page
● View – Select Macro Page
● View – Open Video Track

The following issues have been fixed:
● "Save to New Folder" doesn't always create an enclosing folder
● “Manage Workspace” link is empty when no workspace is selected
● [Chord Track] Multiple parts dropped on the Chord Track simultaneously are potentially identified incorrectly
● [macOS] Potential freeze on quit after certain video edits
● [Start Page] Long news headlines are truncated
● [Show Page] Crash with empty setlist when clicking and dragging the setlist track
● [Windows] Installation: Item is not moved to the "Installed Content" list
● [Windows] Long processing time after stopping playback and writing automation
● Auto Zoom prevents focussing of Events in Editors
● Automation is not being applied correctly when a part has been enlarged from its start position
● Certain backups available on the server not showing up in Studio One
● Chord display shows the wrong result for enharmonics
● Crash on closing iLok license requester for AU plug-ins
● Icon needs to be hidden when visibility linking option is disabled
● MIDI monitor shows non-existing MTC when "Send to" port is switched to "None"
● Notes get stuck when switching Chorder presets
● Notes recorded during precount in the Scratch Pad show bad start and length values
● Potential crash on “Export Mixdown” with long song
● Potential freeze on quantize in songs with bent audio on layers
● Potential transmit error when merging song from Notion Mobile
● [macOS] PreSonus Revelator device icon missing in multi mode
● Solo doesn't override mute automation
● Some chord alterations are not handled correctly
● Track icons lost during track transform
● VCA group not referencing VCA position on Mix Scene recall
● When inserting multi-out VST2 FX, audio signal drops by ~12dB
● When navigating folder tracks using up/down arrow keys, focus does not follow for the Expand Folder Track key command
● Wrong channel order when an automation track is added inside a folder

Known issues:
● “Follow Chords” won’t work with audio events consisting of more than 2 channels
● Playing songs with spatial audio and high track count causes issues when using a StudioLive Series III mixer as audio interface in DAW mode. Disable DAW mode before loading the song.
● [macOS] Potential crash on quit when a touch monitor has been used

Not posted yet on the AAS website. I'll wait.

2 hours ago, TheSteven said:

The fix also helped long load times with NA 2.

Does it do anything for the bloody awful update installation times? The Arturia Software Center has the same problem with installation times. Sheesh.

If anyone is interested, I saved all of those steps to a Word .docx file and attached it for your convenience.

How to fix long load time for Kontakt.docx

I'm on the latest version of Win11 Pro. Both the MS GS MIDI Synth and all four channels of Virtual MIDISynth  show up in Gig Performer, Reaper and Band in a Box. Studio One Pro doesn't seem to have a MIDI player option, so neither show up there.

But, VirtualMIDISynth runs great under Win11.

I had a Camtasia license back for v1 and v2 (late '90s). It got expensive even back then. I sat on v2 for a long time, until more proficient video editors came along. No going back for me, not even for a buck 21.

8 hours ago, Jesse Screed said:

I like GR PRO, I use it mucho.  I am on 6, but I will not upgrade at that price, because I want to have food too.

Same here. 50 € max for me.

There are 3 versions available: 1) VST/VST3, 2) full Kontakt 5, and 3) Decent Sampler.

If you aren't aware of the free Decent Sampler, you should be. Check it out at: Decent Sampler (free)

This is a free plugin if you select $0, which I did. After giving my email address (presumably for marketing offers for their paid libraries (not mentioned, but should have been)), I was taken directly to the download page. No interaction with Gumroad required. People making a non-zero donation likely will have to deal with Gumroad.

In situations like this, I prefer to test the instrument or library first. If I like it and find it useful in my work, I go back and make a donation. I think of it as the "shareware" approach.

On 9/9/2023 at 6:38 PM, bitflipper said:

You can add 1973 to that table. The difference is that in 1973 I bought my first house out of gig earnings. Today it buys a tank of gas.

btw, last week my band went into a studio to record a going-away gift for our departing guitarist. The software in use there was Sonar 6. I am now mixing it in the current Sonar beta. I have worked on several projects that were started in CbB and seamlessly transferred to Sonar.  No one should have any qualms about losing projects going forward.

1967. 4 piece H.S. cover band. $125/gig. $25 to each of the 4 members, and $25 to common gear like mics and stands and cables and PA. I bought a used late '64 black face Fender Bassman, a used '63 Fender Jazz and a used Farfisa Mini with my gig money, gas station and Burger Chef jobs. The wonderful life of a wanna be musician. That $25 wouldn't buy doodly squat now. Now, it's all about EXPOSURE!

1 hour ago, husker said:

I bought a lifetime license for a DAW one time.   Ask me how that turned out. 

SPlat. The sound heard 'round the world. SPlat went splat all of about 6 months after I bought a lifetime license. I forgot to read the fine print: "Lifetime of a mayfly*."

* Mayfly lifespan: 24 hours, the shortest of any insect in the world.