marcL

I think you are right with the Apple scourge! ? They caused a lot of trouble in the plugin industry (Fxxxing Apple!). With VST3 I am more careful, because there are several plugins that still have some issues with VST3 (e.g. most PluginAlliance plugins don't have easy accessable presets). And there is one IMPORTANT thing that you forgot: Many plugin developers change their programming interfaces. In general this shouldn't be an issue, but unfortunately it is today!! It seems many of those new interfaces are rubbish and cause more trouble than that they help! Also there are companies where the developer crew has been changed and it is not always a benefit for us users! ?

To check whether an audio file from an export is okay I used Audacity 32-bit for a long time. Also for quick visualization of plugin results. When there came out a 64-bit version, first I was delighted, but after some tests I was really disappointed, because the start up is soooo slooow! Finally I have found out what caused this! I mean I don't know the real technical issue, but I found out how I can avoid it. I always defined a lot of plugins in Audacity and that's why I configured to sort them by providers. In the older 32-bit versions this was no problem, Audacity started fast to open any audio file. But with the 64-bit versions the provider sorting is a real performance issue on the start up if you have quite some plugins! Again, this shows that newer is not always better! ?

I really don't understand people complaining that vst instruments/plugins are not updated all the time! I am glad if plugins are stable and do their job perfectly! On the contrary there are some developers that I have marked red, because I feel that their newest updates just bring instability, performance issues and permanent update chore. And there are more and more that get on my list! ? For them I prefer definitely to stay on older versions!

Not to forget the MONO export problems! Even after years of using CbB I am not able to predict in each variant of exporting a mono file whether the volume is increased by +3 dB or not!!!

For those that have most what they want it's no good deal IMO! Still not interested in subs!

It's also clear to me that they are in hard rock and metal, but I think even in those genres are real amps used and they behave completely different! Yes, I have tried (even purchased) this one and I agree that with some tuning you get somewhat better tones. I consent absolutely! YMMV, but I prefer the amps of Kuassa, PA and IK (though I don't like their installation/authorization). In former times I played some authentic, real gear, several of the sought-after icons (still have one left). That's why I always compare with their sound and behavior. Also, I still prefer to use a real amp for recording, even if it's something like my Katana 50 with a direct out.

Frankly, I am disappointed of their newer amp versions! Yes, they improved the appearance and the cabinet emulation, but the sound is now more like distorted mash. There is almost no good, clean sound anymore. If you are not in hard rock or metal, then it gets difficult to find a pleasing sound now. E.g. they removed the (good) clean channel of Dominator. It is now distorted down to gain 0 (and I have never played on a real amp that behaves like that!). Also their distortion/overdrive effects went this way. What a shame!

Sometimes, but I believe it does not matter as long as there is more than 1 MIDI track to that synth.

Thanks, this is correct! ?

I don't know whether you get the real problem? What you describe is all okay, but if I change a MIDI value in the event inspector and press enter there, then the solo button of the track is being disabled! That is my real problem!

No reply? Sometimes I am surprised, it seems that there are features in CbB that I am the only user of! How else cannot one of the 1000s of users have noticed it? ?

Yes, and this is not the only bad point! I have Stereoplacer3 and it is authorized with an iLok dongle, but if I try to run the newest 3 subversion it does not work (says not authorized). I guess the company name says it all! ? That's why it's often better to rely on older software and companies! ? Not to forget that their plugins are quite over-prized IMO!

AFAIK are the Element products machine based and the "real" products use iLok (dongle or machine).

This is a very annoying bug. If I solo an instrument track with the global Solo Exclusive enabled and I do any event change in the Event Inspector, then the solo state is cleared (I always have to re-click it). It seems that this only happens if the synth(instrument) is also used in another MIDI track!

Hi all together! It is the 2nd time that I noticed that NI Absynth 5 loses the settings of the selected patch when I close and reopen the project with CbB. Does anyone else have the same problem? What can I do (except of selecting another patch and then reselecting the original one; this is very painful in Absynth). By the way I used the VST2 version. If I use Reaper instead, then the settings are NOT lost.

I am also sad. On the other hand I bought so many PA plugins because of these vouchers, that I never use probably (redundant to other plugins).

Honestly, I almost haven't used them, I have other alternatives. And I purchased Stereoplacer3 for a special task that I have not yet started (trying to separate cymbals in a drum track).

Again, not for me! That's the disadvantage if you already have too many plugins! ? (I got the Monofilter and Stereoizer Elements as freebies, too. And I purchased Stereoplacer3 as a deal).

Strange, here in Sweden most of them are over 50 USD (using the actual currency rate)! ? Maybe it's because Softube is a Swedish company! ?

IMO Larry is the soul of this forum. Hope he is not lost in politics!

There were a number of individuals doing that, not only one! I don't mind critique, but the tone of some was a bit off-key IMHO.

Oh yes, I know, you mean the Scottish folk. MACCleod, MACArthur, MACEan, MACGregor, ... ?

Reading yesterdays' posts I understand absolutely that Larry does not feel to appear on this forum today! Sometimes there are some nasty grinches that spoil the desire to write posts here! ☹️

This was the last of my consoles I sold (in 2011). ?

Since almost the start of W10 I haven't seen any changes that were real show-stoppers for a DAW. Thus I don't expect neither W11 nor W12 are really worth for us musicians. ? On my laptop (that is online) I would prefer some of the first W10 versions (instead of the almost current one that was forced by MS), because the performance has decreased considerably!