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5 hours ago, cclarry said:

Looking for reviews of the Softube Console 1 Fader.  I've got a 
great deal on a brand new one lined up...but just need a "nudge"
in either direction...

is it worth giving it a try - if it's cheap enough you should be able to move it on via ebay without much loss ?

FWIW I have various DAW fader things (controlfreak/US2400/cc121)  but they never really seem to fully unleash you from the mouse/keyboard.  Because you always seem to have one hand on the mouse/keyboard anyway, then you end up just using that most of the time.  I find the CC121 (for cubendo) the most useful as it's a single fader and you can just use it to write fader automation.....and that's all.

1 hour ago, JT music said:

 I hope that the representative of IKM of this forum will yield information of the dissatisfaction of the users, their managers to be aware of the very bad reputation they are doing, what of IKM is a total lack of business integrity to the customer.

they know - they just don't agree !

Just now, Brian Walton said:

The free update only seems to have undisclosed "reliability" improvements

pretty vague IMO - probably just a roll-up of various fixes that have been in the queue for ages/

This update is all about selling you extra kits - not about improving the product.

The fact they marketed this as an 'free' UPDATE is what is so confusing.    They should have added some actual measurable and visible IMPROVEMENTS called it V2 and added the custom shop - then $79.99 might have seemed reasonable.

But remember this is IKM we are discussing

6 minutes ago, Fleer said:

So do we or don’t we get the 1.5 update for free if we’ve got the original Modo Drum?

you get the update for free but you don't get the additional 3 new kits - these remain 'locked' until you have parted with $79.99

11 minutes ago, Peter - IK Multimedia said:

Please note you don't need to download/install from the Sounds tab.  Ryan (where has he been around these parts for a while???) just told me that there was some confusion over this.

 

yes you do - it even tells you to do that in MD when you click on the kit..... the additional 3 kits have a separate download (4 x .pak files in total)

$79.99 ?  

4 minutes ago, JT music said:

The new "free" v1.5 update that is not "so free" brings as a novelty three horrendous padlocks to unlock new kits and nothing else, because the rest remains the same as v1.13, not even they solved the terrible consumption of CPU, a real update that only works for IKM and not the client.

sums it up perfectly

14 minutes ago, cclarry said:

If you have MD FULL then there are 10 NEW UPDATED KITS under your "Sounds" in the IK Product Manager
that you have to install, along with the 1.5 udpate.

I didn't think that the original 10 kits had been updated - where did you see that information ?  

The ones listed in the "Sounds" tab say "installed" 

25 minutes ago, Magic Russ said:

Requires Halion Sonic or Omnisphere.

The website suggest it's works with Halion Sonic SE - which is free and doesn't need a physical dongle

https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/halion/se/

2 minutes ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

Does anybody have any comments about technical issues with the MOSQUITO COAST video?   I tried to address issues like: 1) sound mainly coming out of right channel; 2) me not looking at the camera; 3) reflections of computer monitors on glasses.    Even if you don't feel like watching the whole video, can anybody give me some notes about improvements? 

I thought that was very very much improved 'technically'.  It was excellent in my view.

Personally I wouldn't over do the music - it works really well with you just reminiscing with the photos to give it some 'context' - maybe the music gets a bid distracting and unnecessary ?  Not saying it's wrong, just saying I'd be happy to not have it

7 minutes ago, BTP said:

They managed to fool me. It never even crossed my mind this could be a paid update

me too !

It's very difficult to like IKM - they obviously think that this kind of business practice works for them though ?

1 minute ago, cclarry said:

$79.99 for 3 kits?  They can keep them!

IK Shafts us yet again!  They change the product midstream, that you already own,
and then charge you for their point 5 change?

This should have been a 2.0 change...not a 1.5...

agree yet again !

and what is with with IKM that they insist on showing you all the unlicensed stuff with a big padlock - with a shareware type nag-screen.  like that's gonna make you buy it - it's just irritating and not very professional IMO.   I though Peter has said that IKM had learned that lesson ?

5 minutes ago, jerrydf said:

 

Assuming the new kits stay locked, can we demo them?

doesn't look like it - not in the full version anyway ?

Just now, cclarry said:

I think it's the 3 new kits that are the "Paid Update" part...the 1.5 update is free...

getting the new kits is what costs

agree, you get: "general reliability improvements (?) " and nothing more

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Owners of MODO Drum 1.0 and other qualifying IK products can log into their IK user account and add MODO Drum 1.5 to cart to see the special crossgrade and upgrade pricing available to them, starting as low as $/€79.99 for the full version.

Ahh ......so v1.13 = v1.0 ?

1 hour ago, DrShelder said:

so this is a paid update, right?

looks like it might be ?

so how do we HIDE the unlicensed kits  - I though IKM had learned that users find that irritating by now ?

EDIT - any reason not to roll back to v1.13 for those who don't want the extra PAID FOR kits ?

Michael Carnes (Exponential Audio and ex Lexicon wizard) left when iZotope took over - I strongly suspect these products won't receive much, if any, updates going forward

which is real shame 

I've tried 'restore purchases' in both custom shop and ModoDrum - and done an "unauthorise/authorise" but no luck  

Just now, DrShelder said:

so this is a paid update, right?

it's as clear as mud ? 

it installed fine for me but the 3 new kits are locked - and there is no ModoDrum custom shop as Sander pointed out ?

I have the full version but the 3 new kits are shown locked here - not sure how to unlock ? do I need to buy them (which ain't gonna happen!)

21 minutes ago, Zo said:

Portico stuff

I see no reason to wait if you are thinking about buying the Portico plugs

Note that these plugins came out in 2011 so they are over 10 years old - they have had some minor updates but when you consider the price I think there might be better options out there ?

Steinberg haven't been clear about what software they consider 'legacy' and what will be updated to use the dongle-less system. Portico still use the dongle and I suspect they will use the dongle for a while longer...but that's just a guess.

change log and download here:

https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/downloads/wavelab_11.html

good to see the XLN developers are keeping busy ?

2 hours ago, ZincT said:

Cubase 12 ... tomorrow???? 

They are certainly teasing us with all these updates  

word on the street (!?) is that it might be bumped until march ...... I suspect they are under a lot of pressure to get this one right and if the new licensing system falls over then it's going to be fairly embarrassing  

25 minutes ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

I can't figure out what is wrong with the sound.  I'm recording with a mono mic into a Beachtek.  It is going into the right channel, which is the only XLR.  The left channel is for using two mics.  It's output stereo.   What I'm doing this weekend is that I split the channels into two files using Audacity and then I'm remixing them in Cubase.  I could also just bring the two files directly into Premiere, I guess.  Any suggestions about the best way to deal with this?   It doesn't take long. 

 

99% of mics are mono - but you need to 'pan' them to the centre to make the audio come out of both speakers on a stereo file.

Lots and lots of ways to this but it you are mixing in Cubase then just check on headphones before you export the final mix - and look at the meters too.  It's a long time since I've looked at Premiere but you can do it there if you prefer.....just double check on the meters/headphones.

If you get stuck then PM me and send me the audio and I'll fix it for you - it's a 2 minute job.