Monomox

Every time someone complains about free Kontakt libs that only work on the paid version I think about how you also need to pay for a computer and internet service to download the libraries. 

I should start complaining about all the free software for Mac I can't use on my PC. Wait! There isn't any! 🤣

(Disclaimer for those who need it: this last paragraph was a joke—not based in fact, just aimed at making fun of how expensive the Mac ecosystem is. Now go ahead and list those few things that are free for Macs just to make me jealous)

9 hours ago, Sander Verstraten said:

Whatever happened to that vocal plugin that was teased in December?

you mean fresh air?

damn, I read Omnisphere... I need a nap

I couldn't help it and started watching the video. It's painful. The filters filter, the EQ EQs, the compressor compresses. At some point he says that this plugin has the "perfect amount of bands for an EQ." Dude, don't try so hard. As for workflow, there's always trade offs. What if you want two compressors in series? Also, I don't see a control to do parallel compression. Single window vs multiple windows is the same with tradeoffs, single is more convenient, multiple shows more parameters. 

"The really cool thing about this is [that] you can change the order of these modules." Plugin of the year. 

His conclusion is that you get "pro" sound out of this and that's why it's worth its price. What a load...

Funny thing, the next video YouTube recommended was one of Dan Worrall's videos from the series "What's wrong with stock plugins?" I like the algorithm's sense of humor. 

NO

(there, I saved you 15 min)

On 2/20/2021 at 8:12 AM, InstrEd said:

Is that what ET used to "Phone Home" 

This is what Kevin Costner used to phone ET's younger twin

On 2/20/2021 at 4:07 AM, cclarry said:

Print covers and booklets for any disc type

they forgot to mention that this software is y2k-proof

these are not plugins but plugs, close enough?

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77% off Waves Vocal Bender, now $34.99 instead of $149

These Waves people are so modest. Why not give this plugin a list price of $3,499 and say you're getting a 99% discounted intro price?

looks like a simpler version of AlterBoy

when is it going to go for $9, that is the question here

Ditto what Hatstand said.

My 11-yo son and I built a modest intel PC for $390. The plan was to buy a $200 video card to bring the total to $600-ish, but video card prices are through the roof right now. He's playing Fortnite quite comfortably on it with the CPU's built-in GPU. Obviously, almost no textures, but looking at videos of people using the RX 570 or the GT FORCE 1650 Super, there is not a lot of difference.  I mean, for $390, we're pretty happy (he paid for most of it).

This is the original list. We downgraded the memory to 8 GB (we can expand later if needed), and found a deal in Amazon where you could get that same CPU and a motherboard for $185).

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/monomox/saved/#view=MHQ7RB

Take into account that the pandemic has decimated parts of the supply chain, so prices are fluctuating a lot.

Got my FREE license RIGHT AWAY. I even thought about installing it for a second. 

50% CPU use, which doesn't sound so bad based on what you guys are saying (I have a Ryzen 5 2600).

But my DAW (S1 5) misbehaved in a way I had not seen. The GUI just went crazy. Sound was meh. Uninstalling. 

I want of these to share MIDI presets for MDrummer!

Does is already exist, do you guys know?

1 hour ago, Larry Shelby said:

This update was released on Jan 13th...didn't see or hear anything about it...
May have been posted, but I can't find it if it has

The release notes say Jan 19th

shouldn't the stupid PA plugin manager have a modicum of intelligence and track what you've already installed so you don't have to? wouldn't that be the *minimum* a plugin manager oughtta do? do you guys like to complain as much as I do? feels great

EDIT: shouldn't this "manager" also authorize plugins since it's using your account to connect to and download from PA anyways? sheesh

I wasn't going to go for it, but waht the hell, it's just three clicks away

43 minutes ago, Brian Lawler said:

 

I built my current DAW machine in September 2019 and it has been rock solid (AMD Ryzen 7 3700X).  Windows updates have been unkind to a lot of users, regardless of CPU.  Find a disk image solution that you like, and establish at least a three external drive backup rotation "just in case".  Be sure to also create the bootable media that will let you restore. I recommend Macrium Reflect Free.  It is truly free for personal use, not crippled in any way, and even allows mounting an image to pull back individual files if that is all you need to recover.

+1.

Macrium free is great and the paid personal version is quite affordable. I used it free until their BF sale. I paid $35 and the extra functionality is well worth the money. 

13 hours ago, mibby said:

You guys have me worried. I'm installing a new (to me) DAW PC with an AMD Ryzen 3.   Are there issues with AMD CPUs??

I love my Ryzen 5 built. I have had it for about a year, not a single problem. It shaved probably $70 off the total cost. Now I'm building a PC for my son and AMD costs are super high, I think they're having supply issues.

Good luck, Larry.

For the rest of us....

after thinking about it for months, I finally went for Sharine this BF... oh well

38 minutes ago, Simeon Amburgey said:

What does the Plus add to Nectar 3?
I will have to check it out for comparison.

found this 

https://www.izotope.com/en/products/nectar/features.html

Redeemed? Yes.

Downloaded? Meh, no. It's not about D16 or this plugin, it's just that I'm feeling a bit... saturated?

😁

17 minutes ago, husker said:

Pavlov is 100% correct.  I've a 25 year career in IT, and it has become insane over the past few years.

I recently did a site visit to one of our small sales offices - my IT team has been implementing new Layer 7 firewalls across our enterprise.  I went to observe this specific implementation, and within minutes of standing this new office (minutes, not hours), we were seeing nonstop attacks from China, Turkey, Russia, the US, and Romania. In an office of 8 people.  Its not just the big boys - it's everyone.

It was insane.  My group told me they see the same thing, time after time.

Something I think is super-powering hacking is automation (so-called AI), just probing vulnerabilities everywhere.