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  1. Yes, they are add-ons to the original presets.
  2. Does anyone know anything about JamVox? Saw it mentioned on the KVR thread but haven't heard of it before. There's a free demo so I might give it a go. https://www.jamvox-online.com/
  3. Already had the Genesis Tribute and Pink Floyd 1 plus the freebies. I'm a sucker for the tribute packs. Thinking I might buy Pink Floyd 2, Synth Voices, Moroder Tribute, Toto Tribute, Art of Horn, Depeche Wave Tribute, Vangelis Tribute (by Nori Ubukata), ELP Tribute (Nori again), Depeche Speak Tribute, JMJ Tribute, Kraft Tribute, Tangerine Tribute, Switched-On Tribute Great suggestion, thanks...added to my list. Thanks Fleer. Brandenberg Concerto here I come!
  4. Looking forward to hearing your solo project. I haven't posted anything in a while. Need some inspiration (maybe Riff Gen will be it!).
  5. Thanks Mesh, much appreciated I must check out the songs forum again soon! Have you and the Forum Monkeys been doing much lately?
  6. I haven't used YouTube in a while for uploads but I will let you know when there's something worthwhile there (unless you want to check out my covers under the pseudonym AfterGlow on the Cover-in-a-week channel - see sig).
  7. Very cool Zo, thanks for the review. Now I see why people like the Nembrini stuff. Lovin that BST100.
  8. My pleasure Mesh! Yes I think it will become something I use for new compositions and also for adding something to existing songs or even covers. I will also have a go at making an entire song using it. It would be even better if I capture the process on YouTube...maybe in installments.
  9. InSessionAudio Riff Generation – Outside In Edition (First Impressions by ZincT) I spent about an hour yesterday using Riff Generation – Outside In Edition, reviewing all of the “video manual” and also skimmed the 73 page PDF manual. It’s a nice touch that you can access all of these from a shortcut in the Kontakt UI. I should make clear that these are my initial impressions and I don’t claim to be an expert user of RG yet although I hope that will be the case when I have used it more. If you want a summary skip to last paragraph. Suffice it to say that this is definitely a level above the average auto riff creation tool. It is clear that a lot of thought, time and effort has gone into its creation and it is also very stable. The Generate button affects all generatable parameters unless they are locked and there are also separate generate buttons for rhythm, level, pitch, time, sound as well as more granular generation buttons for glide, stutter, delay burst, verb burst, velocity, volume and pan. Sounds default to being locked for presets to avoid sound design accidents but these can be also be unlocked. The matrix display shows the pitch, which sound is selected for each step (colour coded) and whether glide, stutter, delay burst, verb burst is enabled per step. It comes with a lot of great sounding samples which can occupy up to 5 sound locations (A to E). The original version of Riff Generation contained mainly synth sounds but this “Outside In” edition contains mostly external samples of acoustic instruments which have clearly been created to work well together. The samples include Vibraphone, Xylophone, Balafon, Tongue Drum, Nylon Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electic Guitar, Pedal Steel, 12 String Guitar, Electric Bass, Hammered Dulcimer, ‘Cello, Chimes, Crystal, Bells, Glock, Music Box, Kalimba, Piano, E Piano and the list goes on as well as a few choice synth sounds. I understand that it is possible, with some effort, to use your own samples within Riff Generation but I haven’t tried this myself (see https://youtu.be/fg8NjeWFCiw ) There are over 225 presets which are sorted by tempo (bpm 70 to 139). These presets contain patterns with specific sounds/effects and other parameters which the author has created and can be loaded and used as is or as a starting point for your own patterns by hitting the “generate” button. The Effects section contains Filter, Mod, Lo-fi/Distortion, Compression, EQ, Delay and Reverb. There are also quite a few Generation Templates which can act as a good starting point for your own patterns. Unlike the presets these do not contain any patterns so once loaded you must then press the Generate button to create a pattern. I have now reviewed all of these and saved my own versions to act as starting points for future songs. After loading a preset or template you can then select the Key and Scale that you want to work with which are applied to the loaded pattern. For example, you could start with a pattern generated in C Ionian if then then switch to C Aeolian (even while playing) and any major 3rds that occur will be changed to minor 3rds. You can only see 32 steps in a pattern on the screen at a time but a pattern can be up to 256 steps stored in up to 8 pages and you can easily switch between them using the 1-8 buttons in the UI. In addition, patterns can be stored in up to 8 scenes which can be switched using the UI or keyswitches. This could be used, for example, to create separate intro, verse, bridge and chorus sections. Pattern playing is triggered by MIDI input from your controller and can be latched. There is also switchable MIDI input quantize. There is a MIDI drag and drop button which allows generated patterns to be easily copied into your DAW and this worked fine with Cakewalk by Bandlab. Alternatively, you can re-route the MIDI created by Riff Generation using the Kontakt engine option to send script generated MIDI notes to the outside world so that it plays your own virtual instrument. In summary, this is a useful tool to generate patterns and spark your imagination to act as a starting point for song creation or even to add something extra to an existing song. The main limitation I can see is that each step can only trigger one sound so the patterns tend to sound like complex arpeggios. This is where sound design/choice becomes key to creating a useful pattern and the presets/templates provide a lot of excellent examples. However, multiple patterns could be stacked in your DAW to make chords. As for bass lines some of the presets/templates are aimed more towards bass patterns. It is entirely feasible that an entire song could be crafted using RG. In fact that sounds like a challenge to add to my to-do list!
  10. Hey Mesh, see below for my initial thoughts on Riff Generation - Outside in Edition.
  11. Yes they do sound good and great value. There's a few I'm going to pick up this time that I didn't get in the last sale. I didn't notice any new freebies but they are also worthwhile for anyone that doesn't have them.
  12. https://www.arturia.com/winter-al-promo#sb Sale now on Ends November 4, 2019
  13. Thanks for pointing that out Michael. Nice one Melda!
  14. Just received an email from T&S with a voucher so check your email for yours. Don't know if voucher codes are different per email but suspect they may be. Looking to get a TH-U expansion for around 6 GBP combining voucher with my loyalty points if it's allowed.
  15. ZincT

    PA Rocktober Sale!

    I got the same code Zo!
  16. Thanks ensconced. Great review of TH-U by Craig Anderton. Looking forward to his ReValver review. Also found the discussion about the Transient Tamer a few posts down from the review interesting.
  17. That sounds like a challenge! I will set aside 20 minutes tomorrow and let you know how I get on. The thing is that you can load a preset, press generate and voilà, a masterpiece. However, I would like to have more say in what it generates and I haven't completely mastered what all of colored blobs do.
  18. Hey Mesh, I bought it but haven't used it yet in a composition. It looks to have quite a few complexities and consequently the learning curve to get the most out of it is probably longer than something like InstaChord/InstaScale/Riffer, but then again it can do more. Anyway, I'm far too busy with GAS 😆 I'll let you know when I use it in earnest!
  19. I was lucky enough to get the excellent Recordingsoftware deal but after seeing some of the later posts in this thread I checked my iZotope account and found that I upgraded to MPS 2.1 on 5th August. So with🤞🏻 I contacted iZotope support and they have now supplied me with a free upgrade! Way to go iZotope! I now have a spare MPS 3 upgrade for sale and I am only looking to recoup my costs so PM me if you are interested. I checked with support and it does include Nimbus, R4 and the Groove 3 sub. Melodyne was included with the MPS 2.1 upgrade so is not included in this. First come first served. EDIT: It's sold.
  20. Thanks Larry. For anyone wondering it's a small 9.6Mb download which seems to just update the engine. The 10.4Gb of samples remains the same.
  21. This has been happening for while and not just with the latest versions of Melodyne and CbB (both of which I am using). I just hadn't got around to raising the issue yet. Not sure whether it's an issue with Melodyne or CbB. So within CbB on an audio track I select the audio for editing then hit Ctrl-M to open it in Melodyne. However, in Melodyne it only displays a few bars at the start of the track and you cannot scroll across to the part where the audio is (the range of the scroll bar is not sufficient). You then have to close the Melodyne editor window and open it again. Then all is fine and the correct part of audio is displayed. Is anyone else getting this?
  22. Another update to fix a few issues with the last one... Build 25.09.0.70 hotfix Fade In doesn’t respond to menu changes 'Left Click Rewinds to Clip Start in Lanes' doesn't work if clip start is off screen Basic lens persists the Tungsten theme Run Bandlab Assistant or CbB to update. Thanks Bakers!
  23. I have the full version of Jamstix but I get a lot of problems with BitDefender thinking Jamstix Manager is Ransomware and blocking it. I don't know if you use BD but if so that might be the issue. Try adding an exception to Ransomware Remediation (works ok for me until the next update of Jamstix Mgr grrr). I used to use Kaspersky without any issues but moved to BD after all the scare about using Russian software. Anyway, I am so fed up with all of the false positives from BD that I have just purchased a Kaspersky license and plan to move back to it once my BD license expires.
  24. The official post on the forum is up now...
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