Craig Fowler

Blimey, that's a deal and a half!

The thing I like best about it is the drive knob - it's a very usable overdriven preamp sound compared to most in-the-box distortion, and I really like not having endless things to tweak (like the Vertigo/Culture Vulture/Black Box type of saturation plugins). I'm honestly overloaded with channel strips, despite the fact that I never end up using them. If you don't have any, it's worth having. Truthfully, I'd probably buy it just for the drive - I just wish you could have that in a separate one-knob plugin! My one caveat is that it's not the most stable plugin I've used. I sometimes get crashes with it. Perhaps it's just my system.

Was surprised to see this dates back to 2008! I am resisting the urge to give in to massive reductions on something I don't need.

Indeed. Hard to beat Orange Tree for going way beyond call of duty for customers.

Best wishes and healing thoughts, Wook!

It does on mine, which is graphic card-less but not that old (i7-8700k).

Indiginus is a brilliant developer, and I ever thought I could need a dulcimer library I'd be all over this. Alas...

I've been vaguely toying with this because I have that coupon, but I don't really need them...and the ones I'm interested in are really old at this point (is it still worth getting their Distressor when you have the IK version? Or their Ampex if you have their Studer + all the IK tape emus?). Am very curious about Fatso, but in the demos I can't actually hear what it's doing! I think I've talked myself out of it!

Definitely, I'd say. The B3 and Rhodes are as good as it gets IMO.

Can upgrade from a single plugin... https://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?id=T-RackS6UpgradeDeal2024&fbclid=IwY2xjawGHuXhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVJCybD7r4PBbidc0ZG-DLjcr35AMcTAjdLB-Ct3GH99ZY7IFTPzggtgtA_aem_AckvzjPmaTwvAkuAkeG5wg (no further Jampoints discount)

Just dropped yesterday. $249 normal price, $199 (USD) intro. https://www.vilabsaudio.com/modernd It's absolutely spectacular (and this coming from someone who has 9 VSL pianos plus pretty much all the 'big' piano VSTs except Ivory). It could be the only piano VI you ever need.

I haven't listened to any of his newer releases for a while, though I love me some EC. The timbre of his voice has changed a bit (but you still wouldn't think you were listening to someone knocking on 80's door!). His phrasing is as 'him' as ever, though. Like you, I'm not sure I'd recognize the vocalist immediately, but I'm glad to hear lots of ECisms still there in his voice!

Don't care about a new version of Kontakt...I just want a Native Access that works!

Doesn't seem right not to tack this on 🙂

I say this every time Indiginus is mentioned, but I'm not sure there's another developer that I'd rate as highly on the 'fun' factor. The way these instruments are programmed makes it possible just to load up the banjo, or fiddle, or mandolin, or lap steel (etc) and simply enjoy noodling. And they sound fantastic! A bit off-topic, but I saw over at VI:Control that Tracy commented recently that Sampletekk is the reason he never bothered to sample a piano - it's always nice when one developer has such positive things to say about another developer!

Fair enough. The nice thing about BBO is being able to build it up as you need/can afford. I have less than half of it and the strings were what I went for first - they're about $80 a pack, I think. I think I also got sidetracked by the 'gobs of strings' phrase so I kinda missed the idea of it being an all-in-one orchestral package! No dongle needed now, though, for VSL. Ilok cloud is an option (separate can of worms I know, but I've not encountered any problems).

Sounds a bit like the Big Bang Orchestra stuff from VSL could suit - especially the Lyra and Musca (think I've got the names right) packs that are low/high string sections.

Sounds good PC - can't beat Neil Finn (if you're interested, this was prob my fave concert - Finn family at Auckland zoo!) I like your mixing, too. The vocals sound pretty good - only thing I'd say is that sometimes the double tracked vx sounds a bit phasey

You mentioned the instruments; if you don't have the Electra88 and Waterfall, they're my favourite Rhodes & Hammond, respectively, although I don't care for Ravel. If you already have those, I think it's the reverbs that are standouts. Capitol Chambers for sure, and like Grem, the Lex 224 is pretty great.

The Chroma grand looked really interesting and the demos sounded great. I want this upright. But I can't have it.

I was just able to get an educational license for Studio One Artist 6 for $49 at Sweetwater. I don't think I need what's in Pro, and it seemed a good way of readying myself if the current free version of Cakewalk goes away.

Well, that's a boatload of great sounding plugins for the money!

No need! Now that VSL are letting you re-download their piano libraries in a smaller-footprint format, you can indulge your multi-manufacturer madness!

Lol...there was I, thinking the nz at the end meant I had company here!

The Soniccouture Wurli and Rhodes really are wonderful. I don't have the Famous E (which I know gets lots of love), but the SC instruments just ooze vibe. For the noodly sort of way I play, UA's Electra88 suits me better, but if I hadn't come across that VI I'd still be wondering how a virtual instrument (i.e., Canterbury Suitcase) could be so good. The ability to tweak the harmonics opens up a whole range of sounds that are way beyond what I thought a Rhodes could make. As to the Wurli and @PavlovsCat's temptation, I'd say go for it. The Skybox Audio instruments are brilliant at what they do, which is to provide a really contemporary take on what you can get out of acoustic and electric pianos when you pair them with effects/synth engines etc. But the SC versions are grimy, old-school delights. And if memory serves, they're not particularly new libraries, which makes it all the more amazing how much they're capable of! So...listen to @jngnz! (btw - username indicates you're a Kiwi?)