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34 minutes ago, paulo said:

According to CS01 statements made to gov.uk company information dated 10/9/21 and 30/1/22 respectively all the shares of both Zero G and T&S are held by the same entity, named as ZEROTIME AUDIO LTD. 

So that would mean Zero G is out... that was my own sampling library release first distributor ever! Ahh.. they are still up and seem in operation

33 minutes ago, Paul Young said:

Anyone remember audiomidi?

It rings the bell... care to remind us 🙂

9 minutes ago, cclarry said:

They both have/had their strengths and weaknesses...

I was just sending my heart to Fleer by saying he preferred T+S. but when I think properly without the current emotions regarding the situation, yes I think Larsy is kina right here... they both had their good and bad sides... 

Zero G uk is still operating. I don't know how deeply they were connected these days but I believe they were like a sister company to each other back in 2000.

Anyone knows more about their connections (T+S and Zero G) Webpages seem to use same base... seemed to...

Thanks guys for all the years, well over 20! Your customer and artist support was one of the best and friendliest!

Also thanks for being the distributor and believed in my early work back in the days!

All the best to you all for the future wherever that might lead you to!

You should be proud of yourself what you have achieved! Love from Finlandia! 

1 hour ago, Paul Young said:

i'm saying no since I found out Shake  Shimmer Strike was still on sale.

I have so many plugins I haven't even opened up only doe authorization.

I'm not  a fan of subs but PA's may be the best one around.  Many of us buy a plugin a month from them and that isn't much different.

So true was thinking exactly the same. Past 4 years spent more than 250 usd per year, but at least I own them😊. They are mine, no one else's,  just mine!😅

Btw, Shimmer Shake is great!

29 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Well, I only have the meter and lots of. 
But are the other BX in this bundle any good?

Only one worth the attention in this bundle is VSM-3

I could see someone using the Dynamic EQ  from the bundle if you don't have that type of eq. Personally I demoed it few years back and passed. 

5 hours ago, Michael Docy said:

Total $14.98 for an Elysia Alpha Compressor is a good deal.

Truth be told, it's an amazon deal! 

20 minutes ago, MusicMan said:

It's a Swiss army knife of a compressor with mid/side, built in clipper and some controls for shaping the tone. It can be really transparent, but also allow you to modify the overall sound quite heavily in a direction you choose. The workflow is fluid.

I do get your point about the interface! Haha.. for me this in ways reminds me of Tokyo Dawn Labs TDR Kotelnikov.. these two are probably the only compressors where I've felt I need to read the manual.. and maybe watch a tutorial 🤣

And not everyone gets mid/side either.. but spend the time learning this one and it's got great power and versatility and of course the most important.. great sound 🙂

What the man said 👍👍👍😊

46 minutes ago, mibby said:

 

What is it that you guys like so much about this compressor?  It's certainly NOT its clean easy to use interface. 

Sound and reaction of the compressor and compression sculpting capabilities which makes very useful comp envelope

52 minutes ago, Brian Walton said:

Hopefully the upcoming update adds GUI scaling.  Otherwise a missed opportunity as this one could really use it.

Yes I use magnifying glass with it a lot.

8 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Indeed. Thanks. Guess I’m too spoiled having bought most PA plugs for $5 (or free). Especially the old ones like this. 

You know you want this Fleer😊👍. It's worth much more than a few ducks!

2 hours ago, MusicMan said:

They've released so many flashy compressors since this one, yet whenever I test them, this still holds its own and I often reach for it in preference to many of their others 🙂

Absolutely correct! It is a great compressor... great!

@Zo ok did quick run trough lofi dreams expansion presets. In all honesty nothing outstanding, some cool stuff, few nice noises, some ok piano and guitar, some interesting basses, drums, overall 3 out of 5... definitely worth the money if one is getting it @ 50% off. Would I buy it for a full price... probably not.

1 hour ago, Zo said:

Ahahaha , sorry , i would have done the same lol .. no sale on those ,i even ask if they would provide any edu prices on those and nada .... i guess when you re on the top of the hill , no efforts have to be made ....

Yes indeed!

4 hours ago, Zo said:

be sure to check the HW bank , it s solid , easy to introduce in production and handle post ...

Thanks, will do! Yes you're right, some great sounds in the Omnisphere... need to get more into it!

3 minutes ago, Zo said:

Thks , so this should be the same for me ... it s not cool because the 30%edu price i have is sometime less good than their promos ....

Tell me how ya feel about lofi dreams , i l holding purchase because instead of buying small stuff here and there i m might go with the omnisphere big expansions...

Will try lofi tomorrow and let you know. Tried quickly Subculture Orchestral & Cinematic Shades, both well worth the price... good buy. Btw for some reason I have a huge problem with Omnisphere, it sounds so familiar all the time like those Romplers... Roland D50, Korg M1 etc... So the expansions could be worth looking into...  Didn't use the Omnisphere at all as much as I've originally anticipated. Even consider selling it.

Don't understand all the hate. I love my Albion III Iceni! Bought it few years ago. Spitfire Audio is who they are... but doesn't stop me enjoy using their products.

5 hours ago, Zo said:

Curious on what you got , i jumped soon on first expansion , one from simon , another analog something not bad , but nothing worth imho so i watched some epansion videos and the only one that had my attention was the lofi thing , the vocal one was great but not solething i will introduce in tracks easily ...

yep falcon is superb , and most of the time i get regular patches and tweak them to do lofi stuff and it s enougth hence my hesitation... you can check my last video , everything you hear is falcon , expt drums ...

@Zo I got Pulsar,  LoFi Dreams, Subculture Orchestral, Cinematic Shades. I see it like this... Lots of tweaking possibilities within Falcon and  fast inspiration while writing -arranging. Will come very handy. Thanks for the insights, will check your video!

Btw the problem with UVI's web page for us was due to being VAT registered. This is what their support wrote to me today, after the expiration of the offer:

Thanks for reaching out, 

Since your UVI account is tax-exempted our website is unable to process the offer correctly, sorry for the inconvenience.

I invite you to purchase one expansion and keep us posted, we will then generate and send you a voucher code for the second expansion.

I look forward to hearing from you.

All the best from Paris,
Support Team

17 hours ago, Zo said:

To be honest it's more like i don't buy what i don't like , in this case all options are meh ... maybe the vocal thingy but even ....

Zo, same here, the 50% or buy one get one free didn't work on UVI as soon as I logged in... had to purchase it on Audiodeluxe as the time was running out. 

For me, there were at least 4 expansions worth having, like really worth. Falcon is one of the best software samlers-synths out there. But that truly depends what type of music you produce.

6 hours ago, dubdisciple said:

I don't think these type of plugins are strictly for lo-fi despite the marketing involved.  If they named it " Super Coloring Multi-Effect Tape Processor" it would work exactly the same in multiple genres.  Musicians use all manner of processors both physical (pedals and amps) and software that technically distort and degrade sound.  Every distortion pedal is not for everyone and this certainly isn't either.  At this price point i will likely get it because it is worth it just for processing samples alone.

Absolutely!!! Again very inspiring tool. Put it on anything mix it in with taste. See if it works, if not move on.

18 minutes ago, abacab said:

I waited my whole life to go from LP's and cassettes to digital hi-fi, so I ain't gonna go back now (very often).

I'm glad it happened for you!🤣

3 hours ago, abacab said:

Well, I've compared RC-20 with several retro manglers that I already have, Arturia TAPE MELLO-FI, iZotope Trash 2, and Waves Abbey Road Vinyl.

Conclusion for me is that Trash 2 has the most mangling options and presets available within categories [Distort, Drive, Faulty, Fuzz, Heavy, Retro, Saturate] along with filtering and effects. How about "Cassette", "Earbuds",  "Home Recording", "Vintage Soundtrack", etc.?

TAPE MELLO-FI has a cool "crappy radio" preset, as well as a few others along with a basic interface, and Abbey Road vinyl has the most realistic musical retro effects.

I'm going to pass on RC-20. Although it probably has the most relevant features in a single interface. Probably a no-brainer for $19, if you don't already have similar tools.

Ease of use of RC-20 is a total no brainer for this price... Trash2 is different. This is a fast gratification type of plugin and it sounds great imho. Instant inspiration.

43 minutes ago, Tapsa Kuusniemi said:

Novo is a great additional string library. I don't think it is your bread and butter strings, but great for adding movement and texture.

Exactly what Tapsa said!

NOVO is also great inspiration tool for kicking of writing ideas.

2 hours ago, Paul Young said:

Is it worth using a voucher?

From the demos I'm not sure this behaves any different than other ones other than the old looking GUI.

BTW I've never seen a 3 start review on their site.

@Paul Young it is truly a great plugin! Put it into the ''starving'' mode and easy on the other knobs... mix in with the mix knob (for me usually around 40-60% parallel mix)... it sings!