Frank Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 https://www.steinberg.net/promotion/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 wallet safe. no cubase or halion deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) I’m intrigued by VST Live Pro for $50. Any thoughts? Edited November 14, 2022 by ALC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yan Filiatrault Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, telecode 101 said: wallet safe. no cubase or halion deal. We’ll, Absolute 5 is 204$ at Best Service and includes Halion 6 and a lot of other products: https://www.bestservice.com/absolute_5.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, ALC said: I’m intrigued by VST Live Pro for $50. Any thoughts? i haven't used it. but i believe if two people have cubase pro and vst live pro, they can collaborate remotely on projects. or something to that fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 pfff zero sales on fx ...as usual looks like they don't want to sell their yamaha stuff .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Yan Filiatrault said: We’ll, Absolute 5 is 204$ at Best Service and includes Halion 6 and a lot of other products: https://www.bestservice.com/absolute_5.html And still 2022 and no resize for padshop and other old vsti's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spice3d Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Yup, been waiting for deal on Halion 😕 3 hours ago, telecode 101 said: wallet safe. no cubase or halion deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 19 minutes ago, Spice3d said: Yup, been waiting for deal on Halion 😕 I am fairly sure a 50% off will come. It all come down to do you want to part with more $ to get more stuff. I personally have been trimming down what I have so I can spend less time sorting through what to use and more time making music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, telecode 101 said: i haven't used it. but i believe if two people have cubase pro and vst live pro, they can collaborate remotely on projects. or something to that fashion. I think you’re thinking of VST Connect: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-connect/ Quote VST Connect Pro is a fully featured, remote recording solution that lets anybody record a voice talent, musician or other performer in professional quality, regardless of where each of them is on the planet. It’s not on sale right now. Here’s the VST Live description: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-live/ Quote Make your live easier with VST Live, the ultimate live performance system. A unique, stable software solution, it is designed for musicians who want to put on a great show, including sound, lights and video, wherever you are. VST Live comes with a vast array of virtual instruments, sync features for your music, text and chord symbol displaying on other devices, video, Cubase import, MIDI tracks for direct DMX light control and much more. VST Live is a VST host along the lines of Cantibile, Gig Performer, and Camelot. It’s pretty new—still a 1.X product—not as mature as the competition, but I’m intrigued by the syncing features. Edited November 14, 2022 by ALC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) Here’s a VST Live review: https://yamahamusicians.com/steinberg-vst-live-pro-review/ Quote You get licenses for three software instruments: HALion Sonic SE 3 including the Pro / Artist / Basic Set sound sets. This includes a few thousands of sounds and will well satisfy all bread & butter live sounds Padshop Pro 2 which is quite a nice spectral and granular synthesis instrument Retrologue 2 that is an emulation of classic analogue synthesizer It may be worth it to get these VIs for $50 without paying for Cubase Pro. I only have the HALion Sonic SE Basic sound set—I don’t know if the Artist or Pro sound sets are any good. Any thoughts? How do they compare to the full HALion Sonic? I’m pretty much a preset user. Edited November 14, 2022 by ALC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 2 hours ago, ALC said: VST Live is a VST host along the lines of Cantibile, Gig Performer, and Camelot. It’s pretty new—still a 1.X product—not as mature as the competition, but I’m intrigued by the syncing features. I know nothing about this stuff. Is this something you install on your laptop and take to a gig and run your VIs through the PA system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 33 minutes ago, telecode 101 said: I know nothing about this stuff. Is this something you install on your laptop and take to a gig and run your VIs through the PA system? Exactly. It’s a plugin host optimized for live use without the overhead of a DAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 The price of the $50 update from Absolut 4 to 5 is worth it. I got the new Amped Elektra electric piano, electric bass, Backbone drum re-synthesizer, Polarities library for Padshop 2, Sounds of Soul for Retrologue 2 and Future Past Perfect for Groove Agent 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I have most of what's in Absolute 5 bought separately, apart from Groove Agent 5 (I have GA 5 SE included with Cubase 12 Pro). The Absolute 5 upgrade cost is currently 150 GBP inc VAT for me so it's probably worth my waiting for a sale on Groove Agent 5. I'm also still waiting for Halion 7; seems to be long overdue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) I ended up purchasing VST Live Pro for $50. It includes HALion Sonic SE 3 (with Pro/Artist/Basic), Padshop Pro 2 (costs $129.99 standalone), and Retrologue 2. I've been looking for a VST host for live performance (that's not a DAW) that's straightforward for others to pick up. For my own use, I've been using Gig Performer, but it's a bit complex for those not familiar with it (modes!). I like the VST Live GUI as it's built around sets/songs/part. Feels to be a cleaner design than Cantabile (granted I've only used Lite), Gig Performer, and Camelot. Gig Performer has the best plugin manager (being able to hide unused plugins)--I hope Steinberg can improve VST Live's plugin management. Addendum: more info ... I use Gig Performer for hosting guitar plugins and it's capable of handling complex flows. VST Live seems to be cleaner/faster for straightforward hosting keyboard/synth plugins (nothing complex, I just want piano/e-piano/organ/pads at the same time, and be able to adjust the levels, and swap them around, and recall configurations). Edited November 30, 2022 by ALC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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