WyleyR

Yep, but the second mouse gets the cheese! 😉

I have SynthMaster 2 with a few expansion packs. I generally like it, but honestly don't love it. Maybe SynthMaster 3 will become one of my go-to synths, but I'll be waiting for a big discount. I think I paid $69 for Arturia Pigments on sale, so...I'm thinking an upgrade to SM3 will be worth no more than $29 to me. If there's one thing I've learned is that in this industry especially, the early bird tends to pay top dollar for shiny new things. Then a few months later, the real prices for things tend to come out. I'll wait.

One really nice thing about Image Line is they give lifetime updates for free. I bought way back when it was FL Studio 11, and of course I'm running the latest/greatest version. They also occasionally have deep discounts on upgrades between versions.

REW is a bit of a bear to get into. Once you get the hang of it though, it's really powerful. This video will get you started:

I've always just used REW and Equalizer APO. Anyone have any thoughts on how this would be better? Worse?

I love that he blames covid as the cause of his business (apparently) failing. From what I've read on KVR, Reddit, and other forums, this guy will spam people incessantly and just when you think he's finally removed you he'll do it again. He allegedly gets booted from many of the mass email newsletter services because of recipient complaints, including from myself. He's been banned from multiple subreddits for spamming, including /r/vsti because after he was banned, he then posted more spam from an alt account so they've had to do a keyword ban. The moment anyone criticizes or questions him the flame wars begin, as we've witnessed on Reddit and KVR. I've read that many people complain that they've bought in to his so-called "group buys" and he's never delivered on promised products that were under development. I've never purchased anything from him and never will. I just can't support anyone who runs his business like this and I don't understand why anyone else would either. And donating to a monthly Patreon account? Not a chance! update: just checked and it appears that Reddit has suspended his account. I wonder why!

Obviously, everyone's mileage will vary. I gave this a try. Unless I completely misunderstood what it's supposed to do, it immediately spiked my (Ryzen 7 3800x) CPU to near 100% and didn't seem to actually do anything aside from throwing an error that CPU usage was high. I tried switching between my various drivers (ASIO, Focusrite, etc.) with no change. I tried searching for YouTube videos that would explain what this does. I gave up and uninstalled.

That's too bad. It's unfortunate behavior from an otherwise well-respected company. I find it odd that Plugin Boutique is running regular sales and promotions on the Orb Composer product despite it being essentially abandoned by Hexachords.

I appreciate your reply. I like Orb Producer. It's far from perfect and they've not released a single update since it was first released, which is disappointing. As you've noted, their website leaves much to be desired. I really wish there was something between things like Orb Producer and its competitors and the AI where it tries to do literally everything for you. I want stable diffusion but for midi. "Write an ostinato for staccato strings in 4/4 time in F# minor." Someday maybe.

That's interesting, but isn't that an old version of the program? I've been using Orb Producer 3 for over a year now, I think. They don't seem to sell Composer on their website anymore either. Is Composer a completely different program than Producer, and is there any benefit to having both?

That's what I was wondering too. I had a ton of spare time on my hands and bought boatloads of audio libraries and VSTs during the lockdown. I have to think I wasn't unique. What about others here? More or fewer purchases during and after the lockdowns?

I've also been a victim of this guy's business practices including receiving incessant spam, despite multiple removal requests. On a professional level, the way this guy behaves and presents himself, his company, and responds to questions and/or criticisms online are terrible. Always plays the victim and constantly brings up his health issues as excuses. He was banned from KVR and used to have posting abilities on /r/audioproductiondeals but that was removed. On /r/vsti he was given a temporary ban for violating the subreddit's policies, then he used an alt account to continue doing what he was banned for which resulted in a permanent ban. Being limited on Reddit and banned from KVR are not good for marketing. I don't think his business woes are as a result of covid. More likely, he has upset his past customers for a variety of reasons including spam. Any potential customers doing some google searching would quickly realize they would be better to spend their money elsewhere. It's almost like actions have consequences. The chickens have come home to roost.

They're super liberal with the word "any".

These seem to be a time limited trial.

I'm pleased to report that I did finally get my code via email. I'm loving the limiter plugin so far.