MusicMan

I've got Cream2 and don't mind it.

Seems like a great price for Viridian2, which didn't seem to have bad reviews (apart from White Sea Studio, but the reviews of his review on that one were mixed anyway, with apparently not enabling the pres correctly.. ! ?) I guess that happens with his no manual approach at times..

I've also got these already which were freebies at one stage:

• Big Ceil
• Ceil
• Celestial
• Cerise

I've considered picking up one and leaning more towards this order in preference so far:

1. Viridian2
2. Amethyst4
3. Titanium3
4. Water2

Would Viridian2 be a good choice, or out of these, which would you choose/recommend and why? Any major differences in CPU usage between them as well?

Thanks ?

4 minutes ago, pseudopop said:

V-Clip: https://www.vennaudio.com/product/v-clip/

FreeClip: https://www.vennaudio.com/free-clip/

Thanks! I don't normally post anything as cclarry is too quick, so I'll have to remember to add URLs.. if there's a next time ?

V-Clip by Venn Audio is currently 50% off as part of their Black Friday sale.

They make FreeClip which is a great freebie, but V-Clip is much better.

I did a shoot out with quite a lot of clippers a while ago and V-Clip was up there with the best.

On some material it performed as good or better than StandardClip which I rate, although isn't on sale by itself for BF sales.

It can be super transparent, but also includes a lot of other clip types/modes for creative uses as well.

At $15US, this is a no brainer.

Get on it ?

Too good a price to pass up.. 

Picked up  TDR SlickEQ Mastering, which was even less than $9.99 with the DeluxeBucks, but you also get this Melda EQ free!

Melda MFreeformAnalogEq

So it seems that this is just the StandardPRICE for StandardCLIP ??

And it's only in sale in the bundles at the moment.. 

17 minutes ago, Fleer said:

I really have to get Spire someday. It simply sounds pretty amazing. 

Today is that day! ?

It's the cheapest I've ever seen it and a choice of some freebies if you don't already have them. I suspect you likely do though! Haha.. 

$94 at Plugin Boutique now and get to choose one of the below free with it ?

https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/3187-Spire

• PUNISH Lite
• LEVELS
• AAS Player + 1 Sound Bank
• Autoformer
• The Orb
• PolyComp

I wasn't supposed to be buying any more synths, but there is something really nice and somewhat different sounding about this one and I'd been eyeing it for a while.. so I guess it was OK to buy it.. on this one occasion ?

Thanks for posting it @cclarry!

Does StandardClip ever go on sale by itself, or only bundled with SIR etc?

I have enough clippers, but at the right price I thought I might still get it ?

24 minutes ago, Carl Ewing said:

Did you register it? I bought outside of that date too, but had not registered the serial. Registered today and got the bundle.

Hey Carl, I'd already registered before the date unfortunately... 

Glad to hear you held off and got lucky though! ?

If anyone already owns them and ends up with a spare serial they can give me for any of these, please PM me and I would be very appreciative! ?

Relab LX480 Essentials - Four reverb model

Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC - Focusrite's iconic console in a plug-in

Brainworx bx_masterdesk - Simplifies the art and workflow of mastering

I bought a Scarlett 3rd gen, but outside of that date..

I just tried the Fender collection which wasn't high on my list of freebies, but it's actually pretty good!

I ran it through the T-Racks EQ PA and I was pleasantly surprised ?

Now I'm wondering what other gems are in there!

If you buy a pair of these, you can request them to be added as a supported model by Realphones directly on this page:

Quote

We are regularly expanding the list of supported models.
If your headphones are not in the list, please leave a request to add them.

https://www.dsoniq.com/standard

?

Jumped in again to help the numbers and now own the Master EQ 432 (plus a new round of freebies!)

As soon as I demoed it a while ago I'd instantly decided to buy it, but held off until the right time ?

I own a pair of the HD 6XX. They're are great set of headphones and it was an easy choice for the price ?

SL63x is also free as well ?

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/smacklabs/sl63x-compressor

2 hours ago, telecode 101 said:

I am just in to get some EQs. I dont care about bundles. I think it should hit 5K at least.

I thought I didn't need another EQ and it was a little hyped until I tried the Master EQ432 and that was an instabuy for me! Same with their tape machine emulations ?

I haven't tried their 73 and 81 and maybe that's a good thing.. as I may end up wanting them as well! Haha..

5 hours ago, sarine said:

I was one of many who got suckered into spending on Waves because I thought I  was getting good deals.

It's a rite of passage and one that Waves rely on.. sometimes you need to stumble and fall before you learn to walk.. Waves is akin to stumbling and falling for newbies ?

I bought a handful, like you, not too many, but then luckily found so many better options and companies to deal with.

They won't get another cent from me unless they change ? Maybe not a bad thing.. I spend too much as it is! ?

Waves is one of the few companies that will refuse to provide support if you don't have WUP. They also only provide one licence for each plugin unless you have WUP.

I love getting random out of the blue updates from the likes of Valhalla, all free and still developed. I'd rather support guys like that and boycott Waves so they change.

Plugin Alliance allow multiple installs, ongoing support and regular sales that are way cheaper than any WUP. They do charge for new versions, but they also make sure the old ones continue to work. The new versions like the others mentioned are generally full of new features. Not like Waves who just want more money for what you already have!

I wonder how many more sales Waves would get if they actually listened/cared about their customers and the market. I'd almost consider this offer just for a couple of the inclusions. But with their current practices, there are better options overall for almost, if not every plugin they make.

Support the Devs that care and listen ?

Waves make some pretty good plugins... so do other developers.. the other developers don't have WUP and allow more than one install without messing around with USB.

Other developers listen more to their customers, Waves just doesn't care and persist in their ways which alienate themselves from the industry ?

If I had my time over I'd never buy a Waves plugin and would recommend newbies not to start with them.. unless they change, my money will always be going elsewhere ?

22 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Been thinking about these “eternal madness” deals. It’s actually an interesting and quite original idea. All of Melda’s plugins will become available at half price but you have to wait your (and their) turn. This way you know you’ll be able to get them at half off if you want to be patient. Or you can just get them when you need them and pay full price. But you also know prices won’t go much lower, so there’s a kind of guarantee that your purchases will keep their value. And you get free updates. Always. 
Pretty, pretty good. 

To an extent.. although I just got MTurboEQ for free with purchase from ADSR ? There was also their recent turbo compressor giveaway with purchase too. 

But other than giveaways, minus a few further discounts here and there from different resellers the discounts are pretty stable like you mentioned.

A slightly more reasonable price for this one... The regular RRP is crazy!

Are any of the bundled libraries they include worthwhile?

I've only considered it for some well regarded third party ones, but I've spent a bit recently, so I did wonder about using this sale to at least grab N4 so I can buy the third party ones down the track.

1 hour ago, Simeon Amburgey said:

Here is a playlist covering many of the Sampletekk pianos I have reviewed in the past, enjoy.
So some of these are from some Audio Plugin Deals and other promotions but this might help give you an idea of the sound of these.

These sounded great too Simeon, although I'm sure your playing helped 

I can see I'll likely grab something from these at some stage as well!

Very good point on the libraries having a different feeling to them and drawing different things out of us.

That's why I don't mind owning a few, as I feel that way with them too  

Thanks

5 hours ago, Fleer said:

Here are some other Sampletekk staples I mentioned in the VI Control thread:

Rain Piano is quite special, even Mk1. Check out Vertikal Mk2 for another great upright.
Also, if you're into using mono pianos in your compositions, have a look at Singular. That one's singular indeed 
I personally dig the INIL Choir a lot, and even BOB Brass is interesting, as are the Renaissance Flutes. Tubed Keys Mk1 73 is a fine Rhodes.
By the way, TVBO includes both 7CG Mk2 and TBO Mk2. Not to be missed. And WG2 MkII of course.

5 hours ago, Fleer said:

Make sure you get the WG2 MkII, dear MusicMan.

Thanks Fleer, I picked up TVBO and WG2 MkII. Just downloading them now

Interestingly it seems you only get 2 weeks of downloading and then the DL expires apparently.

Do you know if it's possible to download them again in future? I always keep the original DL, but it would be good to know if I'm still covered.

Thanks!

9 minutes ago, Fleer said:

WG MkII

Thanks Fleer and Cclary, I downloaded the demo for TVBO and quite liked it, so I'll probably get that one.

WG Mk II could be interesting Fleer. I was considering Black Grand as well, but I'd like something for modern/pop as well on this one, so WG might be a better choice I guess.

12 minutes ago, Doug Rintoul said:

6.69 GB.

Thanks Doug, that's not too bad  

At least compared to some of the monster libraries these days, but always good to check first!