Craig Fowler

*Sigh*. If only they'd offer T-verb at a true no-brainer price!

Tezza - wait til you try their matchlock!

FWIW, even if you've got tons of amp sims, the Fuchs ones are really, really good - esp. the Train wreck one! I've got loads as well, but this one's a bit special IMO.

I get what it's like to come in if you're new to the forum. In this case, though, people have built up enough trust for it to not be an issue IMO.

Just deviating from the drum talk to say the the Addictive Keys upright piano is excellent, especially at that price (though I got it free with a Focusrite interface which was even better!)

Is this any good? It's always on sale but I never see people talking about it...

Honestly, Simeon, I think I just keep looking for the holy grail of piano VSTs. I have plenty to choose from! At the moment I'm loving VI labs modern U, Cinesamples piano in blue, and (surprisingly) am re-bonding with Alicia's Keys. I really enjoy playing Pianoteq, but it wouldn't be my go-to for sound. I'm curious about Garritan CFX and Ravenscroft, but both sound a bit on the cold side to me. A less quirky piano in blue is probably what I'm after.

Enabler!! I find it so hard to resist on sale piano libraries. @Simeon Amburgey tell me I don't need this one!

Yep, this works out nicely. I think after the first one, I was able to buy subsequent midi packs for 6.66 GBP each. Hard to quibble with that. Just hard to stop the cycle!

This looks interesting - but I'm not familiar with their stuff. Is any of it any good? I don't even really understand what half of it is. What are you actually getting with an IR of a Taylor 314, for instance? Sorry if that's a silly question. I can wrap my head around an IR of a reverb, space, or speaker, but not of an instrument!

So sorry; a good dog is a special thing. A great dog is life changing.

I forget which version of Komplete I'm on, but I've wanted Noire for a while and am pretty keen to pick up Stradivari at some point. I'm eager for K13 to come out, and more eager for upgrades to be half price!

And totally without meaning to!

I can't say how it compares, but I find it really useful.

And plugs have to work hard to earn your favour ?

$84.99 in cart @ JRR shop. This is a good 'un! https://www.jrrshop.com/ik-multimedia-t-racks-sunset-sound-studio-reverb-plugin

I've been waiting for this! Modern U is mine, and it seems glorious!

Matchlock's pretty darn good, too. I like a fair bit of the Amplitube stuff, and am starting to really like some of the Nembrini and Brainworks (Fuchs) amps, but I think the Kuassa line is my favourite; everything's really well integrated in the 360 host.

Definitely worth picking up at that price. The Sweet Child O' Mine preset is a thing of wonder (and actually, a cool lesson in learning how some of these sounds got "done").

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Look forward to watching this later, Simeon! I'm a sucker for felted pianos!

Echoing the rec for Tina Guo. Cinesamples have 40% off at the mo' I think. I have vol 1 and 2; like Fleer said, worth checking to see which you want! (I'm glad I have both and wish I could spring for the full!)

I like OTS stuff, but I'd have a hard time plunking down for this when I have Pianoteq's EPs. It's a great time to be a customer, but you've got to feel for developers. I don't know how many hours go into producing something like this, but how do you price something in a way that's competitive and still lets you eat?

I've always loved my upright with the felt layer on, so I couldn't resist trying this one. Lots of interesting possibilities and I like it a lot so far. ALT PIANO is the complete and unabridged big sister to our infamous Upright Felt Piano. We recorded an old, humble and character-filled upright piano from the 60s, with and without felt making this a piano with two very different characters. Soft and beautiful or bright and lively, or blend between the recordings to achieve a tone unlike anything else. We also re-recorded the piano samples in three distinctly different and unique ways to create a series of textural sound layers, which can be mixed with the natural piano or used on their own. With dozens of other unique and interesting controls, you can create a very diverse range of sounds all from just one instrument.

We need to exercise more!