locrian

Also known a Bland-in-a-Box.  😁

14 minutes ago, Zo said:

It's  agreat one , if you want that glue , go hard knee , sideahcin on and flirt with 1 db of gr max with this setting !!

 

I don't doubt the quality, just the over-use of HD space. I'm down to my last 60 of 512GB and have to be more selective (my DAW is a laptop).

Besides, I already have the Waves PuigChild 670 and use it regularly on my 2-bus with good results.

Cheers...

Installing just *one* compressor will consume over 2.5GB of SSD space?!?  No thanks.

This update/hotfix noticeably improved performance and, for me, eliminated hangs on shutdown.

8 hours ago, Ashay Arekar said:

When was Polaris given as a freebie?

I'm not sure, but I think I got it from Plugin Boutique a few years ago.

I was surprised when I saw it on sale there recently for approx $10.

Maybe this is the sort of thing Hidden Symmetry was hinting at (jump to 3:30)...

6 minutes ago, Hidden Symmetry said:

No, it has nothing to do with that. Past history.

I was thinking of trying a few of these out but don't want to mess up my system. By "cautious" do you mean that the installation process wreaks havoc on your DAW?

Sorry for all the questions...

2 hours ago, Hidden Symmetry said:

I'd be cautious using or investing in these plugins.

Because of the above-mentioned potential malware?

18 minutes ago, cclarry said:

Another Guitar VI you may want to consider is Amplesound.
They are my go to's...
https://www.amplesound.net/en/index.asp

Thanks, I'll check 'em out...

38 minutes ago, paulo said:

The price is nothing new - bought them from a different vendor quite some time ago for the same. Never really used them much tbh, but despite this I would say that it's not a bad deal for what you get assuming that you don't already have the other higher end guitar libraries. The UVI interface can be a little flaky, nothing that prevents use, but in fairness I'm still on win 7 OS so it might be due to that as IIRC even at my time of purchase it was no longer officially supported.

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

I currently own the guitar VIs that came with Komplete 12 Ultimate CE, and although the sound quality is quite good, the flexibility in getting the pattern I want is poor.  So, probably like most folks, I just use them for inspiration.

And that's why I'm interested in the Acoustic Samples' VIs: they seem to allow you to create an arbitary strum/pick pattern.

Cheers...

I just watched a few videos, and these VIs seem very versatile and also sound good. Can any owners confirm (or deny)?

$99 for all four seems like a good deal...

My update of Synsations started off slow (showing 2 hrs to complete), but actually finished while I went downstairs to make lunch (~20 min).

I already have two preset packs and don't even own Ovox yet.

I hope they run a sale on this soon...

3 hours ago, cclarry said:

Hey, what do ya want for nuthin'?

I've been spoiled by Convology XT, DragonFly, LittlePlate, MuVerb, Oril River, Polaris, ProtoVerb, Raum, Rev Plate-140, etc.  ;-)

1 hour ago, Brian Walton said:

Ozone Imager is a standalone free plugin, and is what I assuemd you were discussing.   https://www.izotope.com/en/products/ozone-imager.html

Yes, the very expensive Ozone Advanced (which includes an Imager module that is "advanced" will do the same type of thing and then some.    For about 20 times the cost. 

The plugin I mentioned (part of the Ozone 8 suite) is also called Imager. I was responding to someone who asked if they could use the Imager in Ozone, so I assumed they meant the full version.

Izotope should give the free version a different name like Imager SE or Little Imager (like SoundToys). Cheers...

Thanks, Larry.

I tried it, but all the presets sound the same. Oh well.

The reverb doesn't seem to be available anymore. Just flying VIs.

7 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

Ozone will spread out the width of all frequencies when used.

Mongoose was developed to center the Bass while then getting the freedom to spread out (add width) to anything above a cross over frequency .

I like the Ozone Imager, but IMO the Mongoose is far more  useful in the bus.    Limiting the bass at whatever cuttof you want to the "center" of the mix is game changing.  Ozone does to stereo widening very well, but I don't want the bass wider in the image, I want that to stay put (or even collapse) most of the time.

You can also narrow the stereo image using Ozone Imager.

In fact, you can specify *any* width you like (in four separate bands) from -100 (mono) to 0 (normal) to +100 (wide).

A few months ago I discovered the SansAmp PSA-1 in my collection of plugins while looking for something to fix a poorly recorded guitar track and this was the only one that worked. It produces some really unusual sounds. I had forgotton I installed it.

28 minutes ago, antler said:

Could you use the imager in Ozone to achieve this, or does Mongoose have something special?

I use the Ozone Imager on my 2-bus for exactly this purpose and it works great.

7 minutes ago, Grem said:

And I'll say again: I love Waves stuff. Great sounding, easy to use, works as expected.

Yes, I agree.

And that's why I don't understand all the grief about WUP. If your plugins continue to work after your support expires, who cares what they charge for WUP.

Just curious, why all the anxiety over the WUP? Is it really necessary that you purchase an update plan after your 'free' year of updates expires? Why not just take a pass?

In all the years I've been buying plugins, I don't recall even one that became incompatible with the DAWs I use (the obvious exception was the transition from 32 to 64 bits).

Has it been the case that Waves plugins in particular become incompatible over time? If not, I'll just continue using my current plugins without paying for the WUP.

Definitely different styles, but I've learned a lot from both of them.

There are so many really talented folks putting out how-to videos today that you could spend your entire day just learning.  So my strategy is to watch one in the morning and then put the new info to work in one of my mixes before it's lost.

It's hard to believe that I once made music with just a 4-track Tascam Porta One and no Internet. How primitive!

3 hours ago, mibby said:

That made me want to buy it too, and I have delays out the wazoo as well!  If you want to sell anything - have Dan Worrall do the video for you...

The Dan Worrall videos are very compelling; there's something about his voice that really enhances a plugin. I guess that's why there are so many of his videos out there.

He's like that movie trailer guy: "In a small town (bang!) ... lived a man (bang bang!) ... with a dark secret (bang bang bang!) ...

I certainly don't need another delay, but watched the video out of curiosity. This is obviously more than just another delay.

Has this ever sold for less than $49?