Nick Blanc

https://www.skystudiosplugins.com/ Over 2400 synth sounds and other instruments were sampled with the goal of picking the best 200 we could possibly make. (Ended up with about 230 because I really loved all these sounds too much). The instruments used to make the samples include a Jupiter 8, Prophet 5, Prophet 6, Moog Model D, Deckards Dream, Subsequent 37, Wurlitzers, Rhodes, Pianos, Panoptigon, Marimba and many other sound sources and outboard effects. Normally $129, now $39. And you can use code BISHU for another 20% off.

Luckily I've done that about a year ago and they transfered perfectly. Except for most Ableton stock effects and instruments. But that's 5 minutes work tops to categorize them. I will still record my new jam in the old one though today, just to be sure. I will switch somewhere this week probably after some more testing.

Awesome stuff and really affordable. I have the previous version and will stick with it, but I use it all the time.

Although still expensive, this is an absolutely amazing collection. Now I'm torn. I would like to have this, or Slate + Ash Cycles, or some new hardware...

They don't do sales they often, although the bundle is always discounted (still pretty expensive). Anyway, normally €320 (why?!), now €159. Which might pursuade me to pick it up. https://slateandash.com/products/cycles I don't know when the sale will end, it doesn't say.

Just installed it and posted around for a couple of minutes. Installations went smooth. Now to dive into the new browser, download the new packs and see how all the MIDI changes are working for me. In theory, or from what I saw, it should be really awesome for what I do so I'm pretty excited.

While I agree Wietse seems pretty honest in his doings, even he slips up from time to time. And he does stand to gain from those so called non-funded reviews. We have a saying in the Netherlands which roughly translate to "only the sun comes up for free". It's used in a way that eventually everything either costs money/makes you money. Free plugin? They now have your email and name. Free chicken-spit for your new barbecue? Yeah you really want the motor with that. Sure I'll help you move, but we'll definitely need some beers when we're done. He gains views, subscribers, customers. Does that make it a bad thing? Not necessarily. But let's be honest here, who has a dream of becoming a plug-in (or whatever else) reviewer? But still, doesn't make it a bad thing. Unless someone is not being honest. And boy is that prevalent.

She seems really shocked.

Indeed, that's why it always struck me as odd that he did those reviews. It's nice that someone from the actual 'scene' finally comes out to say it so bluntly (notice how further he gets in the video, the more f bombs are dropped in true Scottish fashion*). * I was in Edinburgh once and the amounts of f's they are able to cram in one sentence is close to miraculous.

See the video below. It is rare when a plugintube YouTuber comes around and admits it's all bullshit, but he did it. I appreciate the honesty where he says it was just for the money and that he has quit the whole show. Also where he says the YouTube algorithm is **** for these things. It's all about pumping out as much content as you can. Retention is always bad, so the only way to mitigate that is more and more content. Weaver Beats says the same thing, he makes daily videos because views drop after 1-2 days. I notice this myself on my jams (only after typing this Paul mentions him as an example). It's a no brainer but great someone finally said it, that they intentionally leave obvious stuff out of of review so people will comment which will push the algorithm. It's a long one, but very ontopic for this part of the forum. Mods, please relocate if not appropriate.

My secret weapon on the drumbus.

Thanks for the support!

Welcome! Nice to see you again.

Haha case in point. I'm mixing my next week's jam right now and I can't get the vocal volume right 🤣

Thanks! And yes it is a lot of fun. My dad visited yesterday for some coffee (and a cheeky whiskey) and to see my latest synth (Prophet 6). I was noodling around, turning knobs and suddenly got a great sound. Later that day, a friend visited to watch Formula 1, I was again noodling around and suddenly got a great melody. Recorded everything an hour later and that's a new jam for next week. It's all about fun and people joining in.

I know the process, vocals are hard. I'm nowwhere near getting them right. Practice makes perfect.

New sunday, new jam! A sidestep from the rough techno from last week, I decided to get back to a bit more melodic and full arrangement. Forgot I had some drums 'in the bag' I added just at the very end haha. Its weird how you can scroll through endless presets on your softsynths and not finding anything that fits well together, and somehow hardware does that automatically. Or I could be imagining it to justify my purchases 😅

Nice song, definitely brings me back (I'm from roughly the same era). I wish this would be the current rock sound on the radio. If I might add a point of critique, it might be my speakers right now, but the vocal seems a bit seperated from the instrumental. Like the balance is just slightly off. It's just a bit dryer?

NOVA is the only GE plugin I don't have. But I use mostly ProQ3, some Pultec emulation or a specialty thing (like Maag for high end, Chandler for mids on the master, SmartEQ when I'm lost). I even have the supposed king, the Kirchoff, but rarely use it. Besides completing the collection for €20, what would NOVA give me?

I tried it and I got the same message. Weird. The plugin seems to load ok in my DAW though (after I clicked 'Keep' of course).

Jup, I forever 29'ed it.

I think I'm fine with ARC3. I have a particular flow when exporting, which is switching on dithering, hitting the dim switch on my RME remote and disabling ARC. Works fine. I think I forget to disable it once every 20 exports. The CPU hit is minimal. I don't know what my advantage of upgrading would be. Edit: People on Gearspace seem to say that the upgraded algorithm sounds better. Soooo, maybe I will upgrade. I'm not looking forward to doing the measurements again though.

Yes this is the P6. It's awesome. I used a weird midi generator in Ableton where notes flow in a sine wave LFO which you can manipulate with 'gravity' and are triggered when they cross some threshold. It creates a really unique melody. Next week (recorded this weekend) I do a bit more 'traditional' melody work with the P6. I was worried it might clash with the Matriarch, but they work really well together.

And here you are, right on time haha. I really appreciate the support. It's awesome!

A mixture between what you know I do and something I like to listen to but don't make a lot. Oh, and a new toy, boy is it awesome!