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Thanks for trying to burst my bubble. Unfortunately, this article just confirms my observations. The industry has ceased to be talent/creativity centered and is focused on music as product, where you can: autotune poorly performed vocals; quantize out of time playing; replace amateurishly played hits/plucks with industry standard samples; use all sorts of generators and engines that trigger pieces of arrangement with a single key press. And then there are It doesn't indicate total shutdown of the industry, just the end of the era of music creation as we knew it.

Surely, the genuine musicianship has never been and never will be obsolete. However, what used to be mainstream now is niche. Gods vs nerds, stadiums vs small venues? Nah! Fugget about it!

Indeed. Also, when you think about outstanding young musicians like Charles Berthoud, what do his viewers/subscribers see? A guitar (bass) god? No! They see a successful youtuber with skills on bass. Do they want to play bass as good as he? Maybe some of them do, but mostly people just like being entertained. I He's not in a band, nor is he famous for any top hit records or just beautiful songs. Even though he's one of the best performers in the world, watching him play bass is like watching a bear riding a monocycle - awesome tricks, yet hardly practical or relevant. It's just an example of how modern musicians have a drastically different paradigm compared to our ideas of music creation. Don't get me wrong, though. I'm not trying to imply that this is bad, wrong or pitiful. I'm ready to embrace this new vector and have courage to admit that nobody cares about music icons, heroes or gods anymore. The world has changed and so should we. IMO, of course.

I think, new generations - Millennials and especially Zoomers - are not very keen on creating music in old fashion, like it used to be common for old-timers such as ourselves. IMO, that's the main reason why both hardware and software manufacturers face a decline in sales. We are still here, and we still buy their stuff and keep them afloat, but let's face it - the music part of show business is not about innovative records or talent anymore, it's just a craft with a niche demand. Music is just content crafted with little to no passion, soulful expression or extraordinary skills. We already see symptoms of the MI market collapse, so the crumbling down of leading MI software and hardware companies is inevitable.

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UAD plugins are great. Gonna look for any deals on this particular one. Thanks for sharing your experience. Meanwhile, I have rediscovered this plugin among my licenses. It does the job just fine.

It's not a bad sounding plugin, however, there's nothing special about it. I'm looking for a compressor plugin with a distinct click/pop sound on attack. Any suggestions?

Got one and am about to sell it. Could be useful as an extension for key-switching, additional controls, etc, but not as the main controller.

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Overloud Rematrix reverbs are the best IME.

That's how it worked for me 20 years ago. Les Paul replica into Korg Pandora to SoundBlaster and then Cakewalk Sonar with A4A driver. Those were the days, my friend!..

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! I wonder why he does?

Turns out, it doesn't. You cannot get any keys from MS based on the SoS code. Activation can be redeemed only from within the newly installed OS. I've contacted support, and they say, that the code they give should be good for postponed redemption beyond 30 days, but after 30 days, you're no longer eligible for any assistance from them.

How's this supposed to work? Can I redeem the license without a new machine build and installing an OS? I'd like to have the license for the next PC build, which is planned for this summer. Is it possible to have this W11 license without attaching it to a machine?

Not anymore. It's a bunch of samples with clever scripting. I'm considering either this or Telos by Impact Soundworks. Both are quite exquisite and should get the job done.

Thanks for the tip! I'm pretty confident, most guitars are good for multiple genres. Like here:

With seasoned players performing their fretboard wizardry OTS is going in the right direction. This and the Texas Twang are on my wish list.

It's good to know, that Sonar is not abandoned and is about to get a fresh new start. Can hardly wait for the release! I do hope that this new Sonar will be just as stable and fast evolving as it used to be. Don't want to stir up any highly emotional discussion by comparing it to other DAWs, it's safe to say, that Sonar ticks all the boxes for me. Go Bakers!

I knew their "Wham! Bam! Thank you NAMM!" newsletter implied upcoming expenses!

FWIW, Iron 2 is essentially worse than the first version. I can shoot a video if needed, but for starters: 1. Samples are off the grid by dozens of milliseconds; 2. Samples are poorly performed; 3. Patterns trigger inconsistently. It's also bloated with unnecessary finishers and mediocre amp emulations, and presets are hardly usable. I think even at $19 it is overpriced. My 2¢.

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Iron 2 is only $19. https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/8111-IRON-2

I got myself the IronHeart for roughly 30 coins and couldn't be happier.

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