MusicMan

That's a pretty awesome price for ReAmp Studio!

I already had the Sonible Balancer as well and don't really use it, but I still grabbed this purely in case there's an upgrade offer via Focusrite (or Sonible) for any that I might want in future.

In general I don't like the AI stuff, although there are some exceptions where it seems to be an ok option, so I try to keep an open mind ?

FAST Balancer free for Focusrite Collective users and Novation (save $44.99) ?

https://customer.focusritegroup.com/en/software/fast-balancer

• Instantly improve your audio’s characteristics through trouble-free controls and a powerful AI, giving you professional results. Free for registered Focusrite and Novation hardware customers — discount applied at checkout.

• SET THE TONE, INSTANTLY

  • Choose between Warm, Neutral, and Bright to add an instant flavour to your voice and instruments, so that you can set the mood and stay in the creative flow. Set the tone that’s right for you, then easily select how much of FAST Balancer’s EQ is affecting your audio with the Intensity slider. From strong to subtle, position the slider to what sounds best for you and your track, and have a balanced mix on the fly.

  • Balance the frequency spectrum of your voice and instruments in one click. Polish them instantly and have a professional sounding mix without needing to tweak countless settings. The AI-powered plugin is trained on over 500,000 real-world audio files from vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, and more. Don’t be restricted by presets with FAST Balancer analysing your audio — taking all of its knowledge — and applying the best settings with the selected instrument profile in mind.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• OPERATING SYSTEMS
  • Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Mac: OSX 10.12+
• RAM: at least 4 GB (recommended)
• CPU: at least intel DualCore i5 (recommended)
• GPU: OpenGL Support
• SUPPORTED HOSTS
• 64-bit AU, AAX, VST2, VST3

PLUG-IN FORMATS
Ableton Live 9-11, FL Studio, Reaper 4 & 5, Pro Tools 11 or later, Logic Pro 9 & 10, Reason 11, Studio One 5, Cubase 10.5

12 hours ago, abacab said:

Great example of a conundrum...

It definitely is! Some of their products are actually really good and sound great. I would say some of the best group buys I've seen too.

If they could just focus more on some of their standard shortcomings and listen more to customer feedback they could be unstoppable.

28 minutes ago, husker said:

Look at the Native Instruments or Arturia rollouts - simple, easy, clear, and they "just work."

Hats off to Peter, he comes here and tries to help, but what he has to deal with certainly isn't easy.

Once you can get the new software from Arturia maybe, but their servers and everything grind to halt and stop responding and syncing purchases as well, on almost any release, so they're maybe not the best example ?

But they do seem well coded besides that.

Agreed with Peter too.. whatever they pay him, they should at least double it!

7 minutes ago, Olong Johnson said:

I finally accepted this as Divine Intervention telling me, "You know, you really shouldn't be paying for this.

And just like that, thou gods have spoken and cast shame upon IK and said, thou shall not shafteth thou customers by getting them to pay twice for something they already own.. for if they make them, IK will spend their eternity in the firey pits of hell, only reserved for likes of Waves and other WUP style peddlers ?

13 minutes ago, TheSteven said:

Just change currency from Euros to Dollars...


I'm in USA and for some reason their site always defaults to Euros. Odd that it's not even the equivalent value, maybe they're adding in VAT.

Thanks ? That's what threw me as I did a conversion from €79 to USD and the just don't add up!

Changing to USD does indeed show $69 even though according to xe.com €79 should be $82.39..  VAT might explain it I guess, but it's definitely unusual..

7 minutes ago, Quick Math said:

I really understand this. I have Waves CLA-3A and for la2a I use Cakewalk LA2A and I'm with it.

There aren't many LA3A emulations out there and the Overloud one looks great to me too.

But it's too pricy so I'm not gonna buy it for now.

I guess maybe they're just not as popular as the 2A, but you're right, there's not as many options unfortunately.

If it was 65% off that particular plugin then it would be an instant buy.

I'm still considering buying it even if it costs more, just to give the one finger salute to Waves and their crappy WUP antics ??

Not sure if it needs a reboot or something, but the gain reduction meters stop working when switching to mid/side. It's clearly being compressed and even increasing the gain on the input to 100 and peak reduction to 100, the GR meter doesn't move. Switch back to stereo and with no settings changed it's doing 15dB of gain reduction with the meters working correctly.. 

It did seem to work initially, so I'm now wondering if their software might be a little buggy or unstable.

Solved: In testing on a number of source tracks, I had copied it to a mono track and that breaks the metering... 

2 hours ago, Fleer said:

Still. These should have been free if one already owns Sunset in T-Racks. I’ve got a slight feeling of someone milking me. 

These should definitely be free for owners of Sunset as the full plugin in T-Racks. It's quite laughable to cripple them somewhat, stuff them into Mixbox, throw some presets with them and then charge again.. milking at its finest!

For some reason I start reconsidering updates from IK when I see an IK update thread growing from previous experience.. it generally means they either screwed up the installer, introduced some bugs, or shafted people on pricing ?

I do like some of their stuff though ?

I am somewhat considering their Comp LA. I've been taking it for a test run and it's quite decent.

I've been trying to deWavesify / deWUPify my set up ?

I was able to replace the CLA-2A with the Black Rooster Audio VLA-2A which for my tastes was at least on par. Then BRA gave us the MKII version update free and I much prefer that to the CLA-2A in terms of functionality and sound.

But I still preferred the Waves CLA-3A than the BRA version of that and some of the others I tried.

So far the 3A in Comp LA seems on par with the Waves CLA-3A but it's much more versatile, including Mid/Side and gain controls as well as harmonics.

It could be a contender.

1 hour ago, TheSteven said:

Except for Voice & TapeDesk I'm seeing most of the rest @ $69
The 20% discount takes that down to $55.20 

Voice & TapeDesk going for $89 (before 20% coupon)

Do you happen to own more of theirs, or what region are you browsing from, because I see most of their gems all as €79.00?

10 hours ago, RSMcGuitar said:

So there's only one Gem for $49, it's the EQ550...

The rest are $79 and up.... Kind of a bummer 

Yeah all these plugin companies don't mind hyping the maximum discount even when it only applies to barely one plugin.. 

7 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

If they didn't update the efficiency of the Neural Q after release, it might be worthless for practical use.

 

 

I remember this being very heavy on resources as well.

Just tried it again on the stereo buss and it was OK, but I don't have a lot running at the moment. Sounded surprisingly nice. I wondered if they might have released new updates for me to install, but it doesn't seem they have unfortunately, so if it was a resource hog back then, it probably still is.

6 minutes ago, ALC said:

Are you using Mixbus or Mixbus 32C?  Any thoughts on the plugins?  I ended buying Mixbus 6 and Mixbus 32C 7 but haven't yet completed a project with either.

I'm using 32C and I'm really quite impressed with it for mixing. Cubase is more efficient on CPU etc, but like they pitch, I do also use more of the inbuilt stock plugins in 32C.

I got the XT Compressor for free with 32C and I really like it. Especially for sidechaining and ducking bass, when the kick hits, or ducking other instruments for vocals, etc. I have a tonne of other great and paid compressors, some costing more than I paid for 32C and I still reach for XT.

The XT gate (yes, it's just a gate!), I really like as well. The tape saturation on the busses in Mixbus are really great sounding too.

That's why I was considering getting this Mixbus, to get all the XT plugs as well, but just keep using 32C.

1 minute ago, telecode 101 said:

still using 9.5 and 10.5. will wait until the next big anniversary release to upgrade.

Lots of brilliant and time saving updates and new features in 12, but even by 9.5 it was a really complete and great DAW. For me, Cubase is the most rounded and comprehensive there is. The other DAWs for sure all have some great features as well though.

And the underwhelming freebies continue! Across all of the companies it's mainly repeats of freebies, lack lustre, or both!

I don't think they need to do much to drive sales at the moment..

4 minutes ago, telecode 101 said:

Yeah. I am also a heavy Cubase user.

Such a great DAW and with 12 Pro, I'm really left wanting, or needing very little.. almost nothing... I'm still finding and exploring new functionality.. it's pretty damn comprehensive!

4 hours ago, PavlovsCat said:

I should be ashamed to admit this, but in this group, experience tells me that most of us plugin addicts have done the same thing. I realized that I actually have a license for Waldorf  2 LE that I never bothered to download or install! Okay, I suppose I'll give that a try first before making the purchase. But thanks @Fleer. Also, I don't think I've shared this before, but I am a HUGE fan of Vox amps (I'm also a HUGE Beatles fan -- which is pretty significantly related, just like my love of Les Pauls was based on my brother owning one when I was a kid, but even more from Jimmy Page owning one!). 

It's very different to Waldorf 2 LE and runs perfectly on Cubase 12 Pro / Win10. It can easily go from super warm, to gnarly sounds (especially basses) and with lots of movement and an analogue'ish sound. I have fun programming patches on Largo ?

8 hours ago, telecode 101 said:

so if i can confirm. you export all your stems as wav files and then mix in MixBus?

That's how I use it personally. My main DAW is Cubase which I love and use for all recording and production, but I enjoy Mixbus purely for the mixing experience and sound. Cubase is still great for that and I use for mixdowns as well, but it's nice having both options. The combination of the buss saturation in Mixbus and even the quality of some of the stock effects in it allows for a really nice result.

The thing I wondered with this is if you already have Mixbus 32C, can you buy this just to get all the XT plugins and use them inside 32C or will they only be licensed inside this version of Mixbus?

After all the posts you've made in the last hour or two alone, I think you've earned a break ?

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35 minutes ago, lawajava said:

JRR Shop - put in code PREORDER15 - brings price of the MPS 4.1 upgrade to MPS 5 Universal to $169 - if the “thru June 30” intro price is still active.

Worth noting that I think that suite only includes RX 9 Standard and not the Advanced version of RX they were looking for, but otherwise it would still be an OK deal too ?

1 hour ago, Zo said:

Damn i missed that , anyplace where i can still find one ?

I have a feeling the resellers were probably all asked to pull the upgrade, at least for now Zo.