ToneDeF Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I'm still waiting for UVI to provide a torrent link for SA 4, because a large soundset like that can take hours to download. The UVI Portal app has been taking forever to download the String Machines 2 soundset update (I should have used the UVI-provided torrent link for this one). Perhaps UVI is waiting for the SA 4 product to stabilize (there have been two updates already) before making a torrent link available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Rosefelt Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 9/1/2023 at 2:12 AM, pseudopop said: I have to say I'm a bit disappointed about the upgrade price. I purchased Synth Anthology 3 for about $50 a couple of weeks ago thinking I might get v4 cheaper that way. (Faking) loyalty is not rewarded, it seems. Not that it's anything new in this business. Why don't you write their customer service? Maybe there is a grace period and they will upgrade for free, Or at least discount it further. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 20 minutes ago, Reid Rosefelt said: Why don't you write their customer service? Maybe there is a grace period and they will upgrade for free, Or at least discount it further. And tell us if you got lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudopop Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Reid Rosefelt said: Why don't you write their customer service? Maybe there is a grace period and they will upgrade for free, Or at least discount it further. What a splendid idea! Why didn't I think of doing that? I just opened a ticket with them about it, I'll let you know what they say. Thank you for your suggestion, Reid, sincerely. 🫡 15 hours ago, Fleer said: And tell us if you got lucky! Well, actually, just last night I... Oh, with the Synth Anthology? Gotcha. Will do! Edited September 3, 2023 by pseudopop grammar is my enemy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudopop Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Status update for @Reid Rosefelt and @Fleer: UVI support said that they don't really have an official grace period, but since I'm such a loyal person they decided to give me a free upgrade! Much more generous than I expected, though I have had nothing but good experiences with UVI support. Thanks again, Reid. Your suggestion was obvious but I wasn't seeing the forest because of all the dang trees. I will mark this day on my calendar as the only day when I actually saved money in the literal sense because of this forum. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Lawler Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 In case anyone was looking at a new purchase rather than an upgrade, I found the following on the Imageline blog. Code for $10 off the $89 price. Quote Our friends at UVI have just released Synth Anthology 4, a dreamlike collection featuring the authentic hardware sound of 200 vintage and modern synths. To celebrate we have a FL Studio exclusive offer for you! Get an additional 10 USD/€* discount to UVI’s awesome intro 89 USD/€ offer using voucher code SA4-FLS. After the deal Synth Anthology 4 will be $149 USD/€ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Here are the 69 new machines included in Synth Anthology 4 with their acronyms in the product presets: ALESIS - Ion AIN ALESIS - Quadrasynth AQD ANALOG SOLUTIONS - Colossus ASC ARTURIA - MiniFreak AMF ARTURIA - MicroFreak AMI ARTURIA - MatrixBrute AMB ARTURIA - PolyBrute APB One - Electron GX.2 AGX ASM - Hydrasynth HYD BALORAN - The River RIV BEHRINGER - Model D BMD BEHRINGER - Poly D BPD BLACK CORP. - Deckard's Dream BDD CASIO - VZ-8 CV8 CASIO - FZ-1 CF1 CASIO - KX-101 CKX CASIO - PT-7 CPT CASIO - SA-2 CSA CASIO - VL-1 CL1 CASIO - VL-5 CL5 CASIO - CK-500 CCK CLAVIA - Nord Wave 2 NW2 DSI - Prophet Rev2 DR2 DSI - TETR4 DT4 DSI - Poly Evolver DPE EMU - Morpheus EMO EMU - UltraProteus EUP ENSONIQ - MR-61 EMR ENSONIQ - TS-10 ETS KODAMO - EssenceFM EKS KORG - Wavestate KWT KORG - Minilogue XD KXD KORG - Trinity KTY KORG - Radias KRD KORG - Volca Keys KVK KORG - Volca FM KVF KORG - NTS-1 KNT KORG - Trident KTT KURZWEIL - K2500 K25 MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS - Nina MNI MODAL - Argon8 MAR MODAL - Cobalt8 MCO M - Matriarch MMA M - Slim Phatty MSP NONLINEAR LABS - C15 C15 NOVATION - Summit NSU OBIE - OB-X8 OX8 OBIE - Matrix 1000 O1K PHILIPS - PMC 100 PMC PIONEER - Toraiz AS1 PTZ RADIKAL TECHNOLOGIES - Spectralis 2 SPE RLD - SH-09 SH9 RLD - U110 RU1 SEQ - Take 5 ST5 SEQ - Pro 3 SPR SCI - Pro 8 SP8 SCI - Prophet 2002 P2K SCI - Prophet 3000 P3K SCI - Pro One SP1 SCHMIDT - Eight Voice SEV SUIKO - ST-10 SS1 TECHNICS - WSA1R TWS UDO - Super 6 US6 YAMAHA - AN200 YAN YAMAHA - DX200 YDX YAMAHA - CS6x YC6 YAMAHA - EX5 YEX YAMAHA - AVX-1 YAX YUHOJIN - Asoboard YAS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 In-depth review by Arctic Fox: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirean Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) So I'm fighting against buying this as I have Arturia's Collection and a bunch of other retro synths from various developers. I haven't really found an answer as to what the benefits of having this over other options might be? Other than maybe having a variety of retro sounds accessible quick within the same plugin? Ie. this seems more like "nice to have" rather than "mandatory"? Edited September 9, 2023 by Kirean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kirean said: So I'm fighting against buying this as I have Arturia's Collection and a bunch of other retro synths from various developers. I haven't really found an answer as to what the benefits of having this over other options might be? Other than maybe having a variety of retro sounds accessible quick within the same plugin? Ie. this seems more like "nice to have" rather than "mandatory"? For me it is, where it highly differs from Arturia. Not as much because it’s sampled, but because SA4 includes 200 synths, as many modern as retro, and serves as an inspiration machine with the new proximity explorer. But I would always recommend to first get the Arturia Collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirean Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) I guess the bigger question is also that can you actually tweak the sounds to get outlandish and outrageous results or is it, just like you said, more of an inspiration machine than a stand-alone, fully fledged synth? Kinda like how some of those orchestral 'essential' packs are great for having a quick-go but if you really wanna play around, might need something a bit more elaborate.... Or maybe like Arturia's stand alone synths vs. Arturia's Analog Lab? Edited September 9, 2023 by Kirean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niky Serrano Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/4/2023 at 10:14 PM, Brian Lawler said: In case anyone was looking at a new purchase rather than an upgrade, I found the following on the Imageline blog. Code for $10 off the $89 price. For the people looking for the codeSA4-FLShttps://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-news/uvi-synth-anthology/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Barnes Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Kirean said: I guess the bigger question is also that can you actually tweak the sounds to get outlandish and outrageous results or is it, just like you said, more of an inspiration machine than a stand-alone, fully fledged synth? Probably not your goto for sound design. You can edit envelopes and filter settings etc. but you are constrained by the original sample in the patch and the fixed architecture. That said the tweakability will be sufficient for many people. The layering expands the range of sounds too. But outrageous and outlandish is stretching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 9/9/2023 at 5:00 PM, Kirean said: I guess the bigger question is also that can you actually tweak the sounds to get outlandish and outrageous results or is it, just like you said, more of an inspiration machine than a stand-alone, fully fledged synth? Kinda like how some of those orchestral 'essential' packs are great for having a quick-go but if you really wanna play around, might need something a bit more elaborate.... Or maybe like Arturia's stand alone synths vs. Arturia's Analog Lab? If you’d like to use it for sound design, best to have Falcon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Rosefelt Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) I've spent a short time with this, and here are my initial thoughts, particularly for people who are considering upgrading from Synth Anthology 3. First, it's a totally different thing. SA3 only gave you one patch at a time, with a separate Sub engine. This is two patches at the same time, similar to Analog Lab. Obviously this gives you a lot more options with all the presets. The FX and the arp are way better. In fact, the arp has features you won't find on most, if not all, of the Vintage Vault instruments. Cool stuff, like making a note in the arp add a 9th. Randomizing capabilities. And if you don't like this arp, you can turn it off and use the old one that comes with Workstation or Falcon. As I am an arp-lover, I have been working for a while on a video on the new Falcon arpeggiators that have turned up in Falcon versions 2.5 and 2.8. (Plus the three Euclidean sequencers from Falcon 2.0) There is some cool stuff there. But as I can't figure out how to turn off the arp on SA3 (I don't think it's possible), you may not be able to use any of these new sequencer/arp scripts in Falcon with SA3. The point I'm hoping to make in the video is that these arps are like extra libraries that do amazing things with any UVI synth sound you have. I truly think they are reason enough to get Falcon. And even long-time Falconistas may not know about them because so many of them only came out a year ago. Will I ever finish this video? Stay tuned. But it's easy for you to try them out by adding Script Processors in the Events Category. Back to SA4. I think it's a really good deal. The problem with Vintage Vault for me is that it is a LOT to look through. This is more manageable, and therefore useful. And it is a big leap forward from SA3 Edited September 11, 2023 by Reid Rosefelt 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Falconista! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirean Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Fleer said: Falconista! Has Falcon 2 ever been in a deep discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Rosefelt Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, Kirean said: Has Falcon 2 ever been in a deep discount? There has been the same Falcon sale every year, around October. I think it goes for around $250, with two expansions plus a $100 voucher. If you wait until BF and the 30% off UVI sale, you can get 3 expansions for the voucher and a few bucks. But you never know, there could be something better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioschmaudio Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 29 minutes ago, Kirean said: Has Falcon 2 ever been in a deep discount? Keep an eye on KnobCloud. There are always people selling it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Rosefelt Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 UPDATE. The feature with the dots that find similar sounds turns out to be super useful. To be honest, I never used SA2 or SA3 that much. But I think I’m going to use this a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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