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This thread is here to collect solutions that have ... 1. ... uncomplicated and future-proof offline authorization, ... 2. ... are well supported and maintained ... 3. ... and get active support and updates. One may be interested in having solutions like this to build a future proof environment. Overall quality and design / user experience may be important considerations, too. Please feel free to add products that you think fit this description.

We should open a dedicated thread on these "independence plugins". Or does this already exist?

I completely avoid ilok and subscriptions, so Slate is not an option. Sadly, as they are light on the CPU and very powerful.

Good idea... I have to check my PA account and see what I have, give the plugins a spin and investigate. Sometimes I am blind to what I already own... Weird.

I like their vintage style plugins. However, I am doing most of my work on a weak notebook, and they are a bit heavy on the CPU so I can't use many of them. Any ideas on lighter alternatives to T-Racks? Regarding authorization, installation etc , I've given up on this company. Hot mess, nothing else.

Great. I wish something like this had extisted 6 years ago when I started producing music.

https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/virtual-instruments/tracktion-collective Free IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine 24 included, no additional discount

Some small fixes and a new tuner. 16.07a changes MGuitarArchitect Added a global tuner and polytuner to MGuitarArchitect. Fix MDrumStrip MDrumStrip was inducing latency in some devices. Fix AU GUI plugin size issues under macOS with multiple displays (Logic Pro, GarageBand). Fix Plugins could incorrectly store certain paths and text featuring some characters. Fix Mouse cursor behavior under macOS, when changing parameters (i.e dragging knobs). Fix MDrummer MDrummer could crash in Bitwig in some cases.

I am curious to hear if the new version is any good...

Does GEM Voice go that low? It looks very interesting.

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 10 [released 08 June 2023] IMPROVEMENTS Overhaul to the File Area of the Pop-up Browser: Simple OK and Cancel buttons in the bottom right of the area Steppers for moving to the previous (▲) and next (▼) results have moved to the top right edge, beside the selected file's name Button to Show Presets for a selected Bitwig device has moved up, just beneath the selected file's name Titles are used more consistently for clickable filters (like Category, Creator, Device, Tags, Package, etc.), and also applied in the Browser Panel The user-adjusted size of the file area is now saved Separately settings are saved for device vs. clip contexts The user-adjusted size of the filter area is also saved similarly FIXES Fixed various preview player audio dropouts [32680, 32771] Now possible (again) to map remote controls from group and project tracks (a regression) [32750] Remote controls are now properly initialized for projects saved in v5 [32675] Clicking notification option to "Apply" audio settings was not always working Instrument Selector, FX Selector, and Note FX Selector: Fixed a timing problem with the Index parameter [29357] Copying multiple effect tracks no longer crashes (regression in beta 9) [32715] Fixed a rare crash when reordering Quick Sources within a browser [32111] Right-clicking on manually mapped parameters now shows the option to delete the mapping again (a regression) [32707] Uses a project modulator on a track parameter — and then deleting the track — no longer crashes [32720] Curve Pop-out Editors: No longer reach a state where the last segment is not highlighted green (to indicate bending) [32682] Pop-up Browser: Context menus no longer "pile up" when right-clicking in the All Sources page [32382] Holding [ALT] whilst in modulator mapping mode no longer causes the window footer to blink in a profane manner [32085] Connected controller widget now shows connected controllers… if the user has setup more than 9 controllers which at the same time are inactive Plug-ins now accept routings to the same MIDI channel from multiple tracks [32375] Indexing no longer fails if the file's last modified time wasn't available VST: plug-ins with an infinite tail would start processing right after activation CLAP: Plug-in's output note expressions in Bitwig no longer cause a gliss on note start

If it's getting the job done, yes. Have been using Voxengo Voxformer for the last years which gets me 90% where I want to go. I don't see a reason to try a new shiny tool to replace it.

https://hy-plugins.com/product/hy-slicer2/ Intro price until June 27th

Get Hyperion instead and pick up Fast Bundle for free in a few weeks. These are products I can 100% recommend.

Not in my opinion.

It isn't. I have to show it together with an official ID to match names. And I never said it is particularly pretty.

In fact, I am enrolled in a program that gives me countless edu discounts and a nice looking physical student ID, so no conflict of interest here.

Worked for me 10 minutes ago.

This DAW is a really powerful all in one package. On the other hand, it's easily possible to skip a major version or two.

https://www.sonicacademy.com/news/happy-10th-birthday-ana £49 or the equivalent in $ or € This is a good one, also an excellent choice for learning synthesis. Ends June 30th.

And they are not famous for big point updates like Presonus are.

Sounds nice. But I will stay with V7 for now. Have to pay for electricity, food and water first.

Changes in Bitwig Studio 5, Beta 9 [released 02 June 2023] NEW FEATURES Button & Buttons (Interface) modulators, and Button (Logic) Grid module: All have a Bipolar option now, for toggling between +100 % (+1) and -100 % (-1) IMPROVEMENTS Manual mappings that launch clips now also trigger their release action when the button is released [32470] Pop-up Browser: Information area for the selected result now becomes scrollable when more space is required (instead of changing the height of the Pop-up Browser) Copy and paste have been reworked to work much better for incoming modulations, manual mappings, Grid signal connections, I/O buss routings, Sends etc. Segments (Envelope) and Curves (LFO) modulators and modules: Smoothing algorithm is smarter now, jumping to the current value on voice start/wake and then smoothing afterwards MIDI (Note-driven) modulator: Now has an Inspector parameter for whether to apply Smoothing or not [32452] Organ device: Drawbar names now start with the drawbar number FIXES CPU performance of Bitwig Studio should be improved (a regression from v4.4) Arpeggiator (Note FX) device: Was often hanging notes when not shown on screen [32642] Time Shift (Utility) device: Was stuttering, creating a hanging buffer sound when going to sleep [32614] [32615] Select Out (Mix) Grid module: Was not reloading correctly [32508] All devices using BWCURVE files [Curves (LFO), Segments (Envelope), Scrawl (Oscillator module), Transfer (Shaper module), Slopes (Data module), and Keytrack+ (Note-driven modulator)]: With points selected in the Pop-out Editor, values can now be typed or edited with the Histogram interface (by clicking the right-facing triangle button) [32509] Deleting a collection now remove it from the Quick Sources areas [21586] Remote Controls weren't following the device preview for browsing sessions [32453] Plug-ins: Synth plug-ins were landing in the Audio FX category Track/Project modulator fixes: Project level modulator timing was wrong [32617] Fixed a crash when dragging a time range in project modulator automation lane [32138] Track modulators were not shown in the automation chooser [32595] Now respecting the Exclusive Solo preference when using keyboard shortcuts to toggle solo (a regression) [32677] Deleting an automation time selection now applies to the left-most value to the selection instead of the right-most value (a regression) [32678] Removing the audio output interface and reactivating the audio engine was leading to a place where playback never stops (a regression) [32574] Track Remotes modulator mappings were not saved correctly when saving a clip to the library [32571] Remote Controls were uninitialized for certain controllers, leading to wrong mappings [32675] Fixed a crash when closing the remote controls editor [29967] Devices were sometimes showing the "Default" preset name instead of the device name ALS (Ableton) Import - Wasn't displaying the names of the cells from Drum Racks [27834] ALS (Ableton) Import - Some volume levels were importing incorrectly [32661] Plug-ins: Waves Studio Rack was crashing on load (a regression) [32390]

There should be a curated list of the best stuff around. This could be very helpful for newbies on a budget. BPB has good lists by the way. They are the king of free stuff.

That's great, thanks. The drum strip is a fine piece of software, and more videos are highly appreciated.