Doug Rintoul

So will this be the last freebie, do you think? Or do I need to continue getting up at the crack of dawn?

42 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Don’t know, Lars, got that size from the blurb saying “97GB NCW compressed” so I guess that’s before compression. 

Which blurb is that? This is what I see on the web site which says 24.3GB Compressed NCW Format:

1 hour ago, RSMcGuitar said:

Massive tornados

More than 30 of them! It is mind boggling.

Yes indeedy. 🙏

22 minutes ago, cclarry said:

Picture is sometimes worth more than a 1000 words. Need to capture your screen with some "movement" for either a question or an answer here in the community? The following is a link to FREE software to help you do just that. It's fairly intuitive overall but there is a little learning curve, but it's free and kinda fun. Supports sound (in/out) as well - might come in handy. Plus it can do so much more

https://obsproject.com/download

This has got to be one of the best open source projects around. OBS absolutely delivers.

15 hours ago, fret_man said:

But you still have to buy something to get it. Some here will call this not really free.

But it has the word Free in the name. So it has got to be free.

So if these are TABULAR bells, why are they arranged in a table?

I have the same issue. Sent a message to support but have not heard back from them yet.

This was free at AD last month too. And free at ADSR in Setember.

1 hour ago, alex satt said:

and how fast sonokinetic freebee disappears? I regularly check the info updates every 12 hours. Seems it's enough to get it.

The new sale starts at 7AM PST every day. The freebies have a limited number of keys and after the keys are all gone, the items that were free are available at a discount. This year there you could chose one of three items, and each was limited to 1000 keys. So 3000 people got lucky today.

Last year, I got carousel as a freebie as part of the 12 days of Xmas. However, I just noticed that it is still free. Has it always been free?

Got me some strings.

6 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said:

I really just don't want my posts showing up in Google search if a client  is googling  my name. But I suppose since I  really don't post anything  controversial, it's not a huge thing.

Back when Google was in its infancy, I search my name and Google pulled up posts I had made back in 1983 to an obscure news group. Fortunately it was nothing embarrassing. Back then I was the only Doug Rintoul on the net. Now there are dozens of us.

Just now, Grem said:

Pavlov, meet your first mod!! : )

Meet the new mod, same as the old mod.

10 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said:

Seriously,  does  anyone administrate  this forum? Every once in a while I  see one of Larry's threads marked  delete and I assume that someone eventually deletes them,  but it seems pretty quiet for a forum. Also,  if there is someone  I'd  love it if they  could  fix the glitch that results in some of our real names being  displayed from time to time. I know I'm not the only one it happens to because I've seem Larry mention that it happens to him too. 

What? Your real name is not PavlovsCat?

19 minutes ago, Fleer said:

And one of the fuzziest things about this forum are threads like this

I like how you can say "Not Deal" when posting in the Deals forum and that makes it okay,

16 minutes ago, chris.r said:

Yeah right, guys check in your accounts that you're subscribed to the newsletter.

I'm wondering if this will be excluded from the picks...?

IIRC Post Rock was released last December and I was able to pick it as my freebie.

AAS has got some problems with their site. Analog Orchestra is showing up on the front page of their web site but you get an Server error when you click on it. I can't even go into my Upgrade offers page either.

Before finding this group, I was a KVR junkie. But it was so toxic at times, I just did not have the nerve to post much there. Here at least, when you upset someone, there is still the possibility of coming out the other end with your sanity intact and relationships restored. Not to say there haven't been the good popcorn moments here and there.

The only solution I can see to controlling my GAS is to get my wife to join this group. There is absolutely no way I am going to suggest that to her.

9 minutes ago, pseudopop said:

Ok, so I didn't want to believe it but it is exactly what it says on the tin: 1673 midi files that each contain a single chord. That's it.

Can someone please explain to me why someone would use these? Is there some mystic workflow or software where selecting a midi file is actually faster and easier than hitting a C major on your keyboard? Or is this for people who don't have a keyboard? For people who want to make music without learning any theory?

Not judging, simply curious.

Though admittedly, I have now learned that you should use a different variation of C major for future bass and chillwave, and that Spanish hip-hop doesn't use C major at all (only C min, but you can use two variations of it). 🤷‍♂️

I suspect that the chords are not your typical three/four note chords, but consist of different voicings, intervals and inversions. They might be useful to feed into an arpeggiator or some other midi manipulator as well.

5 hours ago, pseudopop said:

I have never had to check so many boxes to complete a transaction. By the sixth one it started to feel like a joke.

I hope I didn't trade my soul for these or something.

Yup. It was a real click fest. Almost wore out my left mouse button.

I have a minor issue I have not seen addressed before. I had no problems with installation and authorization. But the Syntronik 2 instruments (presets) are not showing up in ST4. The new libraries are there, but when I click on any of the new libraries, no instruments are displayed. Note that I only have Syntronik 2 CS installed. I also have ST4 4.1.5 installed. Anyone else see this? Here is a screen shot with Triptych selected. It is supposed to have one preset in CS.

Update: I did a Rescan All in ST4 and that fixed my problem. Seems like the first rescan after installing Syntronik2 CS had an issue.

1 hour ago, PavlovsCat said:

I've long looked at it like the Waves plugins I've bought as cheap, time limited plugins and if I like them, I have to buy them all over again once they don't work anymore (which hasn't happened yet on my Windows 10 system). I don't even recall how much the WUP might be on a plugin I paid $29 or $39USD for. I think it's more than I paid for the plugin, right? So, if I use a plugin for a while and like it and it has problems, I'll just wait for the next $29USD sale -- but hold on, there's no need to wait for Waves sale because they're constantly on a freaking sale (a violation of FTC regulations, but hey, only marketing pros and marketing lawyers care). It's strange. But you can also say -- okay and this is economics theory for you nerds -- that like unions have an impact on various non-union job wages in surrounding regions, that Waves constantly doing $29 USD sales has resulted in other effects plugins doing similarly -- and the great thing is, they don't have the same kind of whack update plans. At least not yet. 

None of my WUPS are more than $18. So it is still cheaper to WUP than to buy @ $29.  It is cheaper buy than WUP if you go for the current buy two, get two free deal and your WUP is over $15/plugin.

6 hours ago, asprog said:

Definitely the best Black Lightning deal but what can this bring me if I already have Ujam, some NI and some Ample Sound guitars?

 

Riffendium gives you far more control over the riffs. UJAM does not allow you to modify the phrases.

36 minutes ago, abacab said:

I'm seeing the same thing now, even though the current promo mentions AAS packs available as a free gift. Maybe you can only choose that AAS option once?

Yes, that is the case. Once I chose the AAS pack as a free gift, it was no longer an option for me to choose it again. Otherwise, you could buy multiple copies of the Bloom library and get all the AAS packs for $3 each.