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10 minutes ago, joeletters said:

I've been playing with MTurboAmp and MCabinet this morning, had great fun... the funny thing is when I use my Neural amps it always sounds "very good", that is, it's hard to make a bad tone...  But I also find it hard to make those plugins sounds unique...  Yet when I'm in Melda land, everything is so random and open to experimentation, I feel like the plugin encourages me to tweak and try things, since there are so many cabinets and even after selecting a cabinet they are "devices" meaning they have their own further controls.  I added MDelay and ended up going into exciting territory I'd never find myself in sitting with my Neural plugs...sometimes I make very odd sounds and then soon I strike gold and find I can really "dig into" my playing, very expressive...  highly recommended...

Thanks. That's a great review.

Am also wondering if buying any of the $9 guitar plugins (MAmp and MDistortionMB) will lead to lower upgrade price to the MTurboAmp. It was launched for $19 so still thinking if I want to spend another $49 considering the gazillion guitar VSTs I already have. But your review has helped.

On 12/18/2023 at 10:47 PM, Bruno de Souza Lino said:

If only MTurboAmp was cheaper.

Maybe I'll get MDistortionMB or something.

I've been looking at getting MTurbo Amp too.

Can someone who has it share how it compares with others in the category like Neural DSP, Mercuriall, Tonex etc?

They allow reselling I believe.

So that could be a point to consider while purchasing?

On 12/13/2023 at 8:40 AM, Lamia6 said:

They are nice. 106 and Wired are still on sale at AudioDeluxe for $9.99 ... and get Lead free with purchase until the 14th.

https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/virtual-instruments/tracktion-retromod-106

https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/audio-plugins/tracktion-retromod-lofreq-wired

I seem to have both already in my account.

I think they were given away free with some earlier issue of Computer Magazine and/or Beat. I will check my emails and update here.

4 hours ago, SmokeyJ628 said:

This is a good collection particularly at that price. The webpage doesn't list all the effects for some reason but there are 16 of them.

 

From Sweetwater's page:

Tracktion DAW Essentials Collection Includes:

Equalizer: Simple yet powerful equalizer with an integrated spectrum analyzer and 8 configurable EQ bands

Compressor: Effortlessly control dynamics with this fully featured mono/stereo compressor, featuring side chain with a dedicated filter and an expander mode

Reverber8: Pristine algorithmic reverb that rivals some of the most sophisticated convolution reverbs available

Delay Studio: A time-based effects laboratory with complex multi-tap delay lines and a visualizer that encourages experimentation

Stereo Delay: Create delay effect with a streamlined user interface, tempo sync, integrated filters, crossfeed, and feedback control

Tape Delay: Classic vintage-style tape delay effect with wow and flutter controls

Crossover: Easily separate frequency bands for downstream multiband processing through your favorite effects

Limiter: Easy-to-use and extremely transparent brickwall limiter; with look-ahead capability

Gate/Expander: Eliminates unwanted background noise quickly and effectively; with look-ahead capability

Ducker: Use as a utility processor for broadcast applications or as a creative tool for dynamically managing levels between sources

Flanger: Wide-ranging flanger effect featuring tempo-syncable rate

Crusher: Instant lo-fi! Reduces the resolution and bandwidth of a signal while adding characterful distortion

Chorus: Thickens synth tracks, guitars, vocals, and more; with tempo-syncable rate control for creating rhythmic effects

Bus Compressor: Provides glue for instrument sub-groups and the main mix; built around the same algorithms as Compressor

Phaser: Vintage 80s-style sweeping effect that employs a series of variable all-pass phase-shift networks

Auto Filter: Transform any source with this outstanding resonant filter effect; includes a variable waveshape LFO for modulating the effect

Thanks. I was wondering why the Tracktion site was only showing four.

Earlier it was the Black Friday Bundle. Now it is a new one called the Holiday Bundle .

They are priced the same but the products appear to be different.

1 hour ago, audioschmaudio said:

I know. That's why further down I wrote:

😉

Oops! I missed that.

2 hours ago, audioschmaudio said:

https://www.jrrshop.com/ujam-instruments-lofi-bundle

This bundle contains Ujam Beatmaker Cozy, Virtual Bassist Dandy, Usynth Deluxe and Finisher Retro. Normally $49, but with the code GROUP you get it for $41.16.

I don't know. Is it worth getting? That's roughly $10 per plugin. Please help, I'm so undecided 😩

You can download the trials and check them out.

This is also available as part of the current FL Studio Humble Bundle in the $25 35 tier (2nd highest tier).

You get several other plugins (by Melda Productions, United Plugins, W.A Production and UVI) and soundpacks for the price.

(Edit: Corrected the tier level from $35 to $25)

51 minutes ago, MusicMan said:

That link doesn't work now, it's access denied.. I wonder if they ran out of keys.

Which link? The link in the original post is still up.

7 hours ago, satya said:

Use Code FREELA2A and get it for Free!

https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/audio-plugins/universal-audio-la‑2a-tube-compressor

At Audiodeluxe

Is this different from the one that Universal Audio gave out recently?

It was also available free at Plugin Boutique.

Edit: Coupon not working on the Audio Deluxe site.

5 hours ago, Fleer said:

Haven’t got it yet as I’m out and about. But I can tell you that I quite like the sound of their Sonic Sweet bundle. Anyway, if you compare to Amplitube, that’s like comparing a boutique shop to a department store …

I just checked. They have a demo available.

I'll try it out.

1 hour ago, Fleer said:

Sweet, love those boards from BBE. Got their Sonic Sweet bundle already. 

I've been on the fence about purchasing it.

Please share your impression. How does it compare with Amplitube, Guitar Rig, Neural DSP etc. ?

4 hours ago, Jason Neudorf said:

Before you search for <10PB, also look in your rewards section. There is an 80% off Serum pack ($1? $3?), and 3 months of loopcloud   (46% of $20?) available if you have a previously unused rewards token. Or Cataract 2 for $29*0.35.   They count, as long as it isn't 100% free (or maybe there's a $1 minimum).

 

That's a great tip. I never thought of exploring that.

Thanks for sharing this.

Will be grateful if someone has a MUnison or FireMaster key to spare.

Thanks in advance.

The deal works out to around $178 for Falcon + 1 Expansion at Audio Deluxe. Lower if you have DeluxeBucks.

You also get the $100 voucher from UVI, this month's freebie as well as $8.13 DeluxeBucks.

Heads up. This expires in another 3 days.

4 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

Let me guess, you don't own a paid version of ToneX?

I don't.

Also, I revisited the link again and it defaults to the User Area now.

The link is still working.

Thank you for sharing this.

Does the free edition offer data recovery as well?

It doesn't show up in the feature comparison table on the website here

Both are showing at full price.

I just downloaded the free version and am trying to log in to the amp store from the interface. But it keeps asking for a USB device.

Is there a way to bypass that or any alternative to that ?

On 11/29/2022 at 5:10 PM, Marc Cormier said:

Sound wise always spoke highly of its dynamics—I have to agree.  It feels closest to the response of an actual amp to me.  No brainer, and one of the main reasons I left so many other guitar sims in the cart this year, including Helix Native.

How does this compare to Neural DSP plugins?

2 hours ago, cclarry said:

(No discount on Komplete bundles/updates/upgrades, obviously.)

I am seeing 50% discounts on the Komplete range.

On 9/29/2022 at 3:44 PM, aidan o driscoll said:

Where would one have used that coupon? At the link in the OP ( in german? )

Sorry. I forgot to mention it was at Zinio.