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Good thing there's a Cinesamples product with exactly that name (though not on sale yet) https://cinesamples.com/product/soundscapes

My (lack of) free disk space usually helps me with this one

There's a demo if you scroll down a bit https://karanyisounds.com/product/minipol/

Audio Modeling SWAM Cello is currently within that range if you're interested.

A great free entry to the world of Shimmer Shake Strike

You need to be careful when doing drum shootouts though - they'll have different levels of processing and room reverb. One drumkit might sound completely different with a bit of EQ, compression, and reverb. Another aspect is workflow. Some drum plugins might have one channel per kit piece, e.g. a channel for the ride, a channel for the crash. Some might have an OH mic.

Drumkits are the new Pokemon ?

My mistake - happy to stand corrected

There isn't one. The codes are referral codes that only work for new customers - much like referral codes for e.g. Melda

They're for (Full) Kontakt.

To be fair, nobody needs to buy annual upgrades if the cost doesn't justify the added benefits - that's the point of perpetual licences.

@Bapu With all those hardware processors, I'm surprised you need any plugins at all, let alone a collection the size of the one you have ?

If you've tried out the Edelweiss 72, I'd love some opinions on it please

I am as well. As an installation tool that I only run when I want something installed (or to check if something is installed), I don't understand the advantages of upgrading.

It might be related to past purchases, e.g. coupons for products in the same category

The suite looks like it contains their plugins only. I get the feeling that either AM have found people visit their website primarily for their plugins, or they are slowly stepping away from their sample libraries (maybe they've switched business focus?). It wouldn't be the first time - from their website, AudioThing look to be only about plugins, but look on Plugin Boutique and you'll find a bundle of Kontakt instruments from them.

I'm confused - I get that Is-ott-pee is iZotope; what's the Dr. part?

Probably Mike Greene/Realitone

Did you mean a fiver? I'm sure there must be a deal or two that $5 can go towards ?

You mean this thing? Yeah - I'm pretty sure it'll go on sale ?

Once you've created your instrument, maybe consider releasing on Pianobook... If not, there are always sites like Gumroad to get you started

The drums are modelled; the cymbals are sampled. Being modelled, I was under the impression that brushes would be available by tweaking under the hood - maybe via expansion packs (like Pianoteq). I was wrong: there are no brushes in MODO Drum.

I like it! It's really well produced too. I don't hear that combination of instruments very often, but they work really well!

Sorry for the noob question - what does asking people to Ring the Bell do?

Well, in that case... you could open up your plugin list, grab a screenshot, edit it to include new plugin names, and pin up a printout ?