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2 hours ago, Mr No Name said:

isn't this just a multiband compressor/expander?

No, it’s a drum multi effect with clipping, envelope shapers, saturation, reverb, filters etc.

in fact, it doesn’t even have a compressor built in

On 3/26/2025 at 7:53 PM, locrian said:

Hmm, they're the second company to ditch the iLok that I read about today.  I wonder if there's something in common here or this is just a coincidence.

Many of them actually still use Ilok, but without the need to install the ilok software. Sonible is an example of that. I think Pace offers this as a white labeled machine authentication, and Sonbile still enables you to move the machine license to Ilok if you want, if not, it authorized based on the machine (default). In other words, they are still using Ilok but have hidden it and you don’t require the Ilok software. 

On 5/2/2025 at 9:30 PM, Mr No Name said:

possibly.

 

Sonalksis were the best plug in back in them days, I doubt anyone still uses them, all fabfilter now, same with synths probably.

Rob Papen did have good stuff.

They (team Papen) are still very active and have some unique plugins (like 25 or so). I never fancied the look and feel but they have a good tag-based preset system with audio previews and tons of presets. Their latest version if the explorer bundle was just released quite recently so the company is still very active, My favorite is probably Predator,  but Ron Papen has som unique effects as well that gets occasional use.

4 hours ago, CSistine said:

I don't buy anything of this company again no matter how cheap it is, because I always have trouble with their activations if a machine is usually offline! There are not many companies that are that bad in that area! IMHO this is kind of a cheat, 'cos most of the time I cannot use their plugins (and thus I avoid to use them)!

If your system is always online, then it maybe different!

You can move them to ilok, that’s why I do be use I anyway need to use ilok.

Can you de register a machine on their site though? 

On 10/29/2024 at 8:53 PM, Carl Ewing said:

Okay now I'm interested. Always need more tablas!

But ya, there are a few Falcon libaries I want, I just can't justify getting into another ecosystem. Kinda sucks they don't make a cheap / free "player" version of Falcon so people who are interested in specific boutique libraries can at least buy and use those. I really want those Modular libraries - very specific sound I'm looking for more of - but no way I'm paying for a Falcon license just to use them. 

Uvi workstation is their player, but it currenty only supports samlebased libraries (?). Halionsonic is just that though, and I suspect UVI will eventually follow

13 hours ago, LAGinz said:

Yeah, it’s not the same, but that’s  life. I probably will not be moving over to the other site, but I’ll definitely miss Larry, Fleer and a few others. It coincides (for a few reasons) with a lesser interest on my part in new product. So I guess we’ll  see how it goes.:)

What is at lest the name of the infamous other site, if links are forbidden for what ever reason (against forum rules or not)? Is it on Reddit? An existing forum?

I guess this is similar to sonible smartverb 

I tried to change my password to mirror the native one, but it didn’t work. My understanding is that they’ve blocked this as they are transitioning to a joint account database. They are using the same backend but currently with 2 separate user account databases.

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I wish the old modules had been updated in stead of adding new ones which mostly  overlap with the existing ones. The bundle is still missing basic features like gain compensation, ducking, mix knob, better visualization  and dynamic eq. I’m fact,  I would have bought the upgrade even without any new plugins if these features had been added but don’t need more saturators so will not bite at €125 inc VAT. 

3 hours ago, kricho said:

My upgrade offer with the code is 179  EUR. 
What is better option to start with UVI ecosystem, Falcon or VV?

I’d go with Falcon, not a fan of sampled synths

On 8/26/2024 at 9:14 PM, Peter Berenford said:

which uvi effects is the best for trance ?

I’d give shade a go, amazing tool for movement and special fx 

Another 10% for existing clients, check your mail.

Pretty good add-on

1 hour ago, mrneil2 said:

I have sonarworks Reference 3 headphone only. I would have to upgrade to the Sound ID Reference to take advantage of this right?

Is there a big difference between the Reference3 and the Sound ID Reference for headphones to make it worth while? I’m using Sony MDR 7506 if that matters

Ohly support for speakers and measurement I think 

4 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

You'll probably hate to know that most VST3's still don't implement the feature where they shut off when not passing audio. I've only seen one developer implement it, and that developer also implemented it in their VST2's, AU's, and AAX's.

That ability is just a possible feature, developers are not required to implement it. Same with the other "new" features like UI resizing.

Steinberg only create the standard. They don't enforce it. It's up to the individual plug-in (and host) developers to implement the available features or not.

It's also possible (even common) to make VST2's that implement the "new" VST3 features. MeldaProduction's VST2's do the shutting down when not passing audio trick, and any number of developers' VST2's feature UI resizing, sidechaining, etc.

VST3 doesn't really add much, if anything, to what's possible within the VST2 spec.

It did create a canonical location for the DLL's, which was great, cured the eternal support issue of "I installed the plug-in and it doesn't show up in my DAW," but it also seemed to coincide with developers no longer supporting the API that populates hosts' preset managers with presets from the plug-in. VST3 uses an external preset system that fewer developers implement. It's turned into a situation where each plug-in has its own proprietary preset manager, which is a pain, 'cause you have to figure out where it is for every developer.

Sonar doesn't populate its native preset menu with the VST3 .vstpreset files, I know that at least S1 and REAPER do.

As long as your host(s) still support them, and they still function, there is no practical reason to stop using VST2-only plug-ins. I think Cubase and Nuendo are the only DAW's that stopped supporting them. And there are still some plug-ins where the VST2 version works with certain hosts while the VST3 version doesn't.

There are other useful features  of VST3 depending on your use case, ex Note expression, surround out, sample accurate automation, better remote support and while some plugins may support  side chaining I prefer  a standard approach without vendor workarounds etc.

Summary of new VST3  features: VST features

I don’t mind VST2 plugins  (in many cases it’s all the same) but the fact that a VST3 version is missing may be a sign that the plugin is no longer maintained.

i only install the VST3 version myself although these plugins generally tend to have more issues. It’s probably  because they are using  a lot of new code and  the situation should improve over time.  It’s already a lot better than it was 1-2 years ago.

4 hours ago, El Diablo said:

Don't get me wrong, I do love Smart: Limiter and Smart:EQ 3, but Smart Comp 2 falls short of happy.

Smart Comp 2 is just too transparent for my tastes.  If I want that kind of compression, I could just use Smart Limiter and be done OR better yet, use volume envelopes in any DAW.  

I was really hoping for some magic with Smart Comp 2, but it didn't produce any magic on any of my songs and tracks.  I tried various ones I was already using compression and replaced those with Smart Comp 2.  No magic.  Oh well. 

If you buy anything... Smart Limiter and Smart EQ 3 I highly recommend. 

(Smart EQ 4 is still buggy and will crash your PC if your PC is outdated like mine from Intel generation 6).  They won't fix the issue because of how outdated my system is. I've already contacted them about it.

 

My primary use case is using it with a side chain in spectral mode, for instance to carve out space for vocals. It’s also very tweakable and if you open the advanced mode you can pretty much make it sound like any other compressor, and you can play with the styles if you don’t want to deep dive manually. The last thing I really like is the visual feedback. I’m not saying it’s for you, but just wanted to share a different view if someone is considering it.

I have a feeling v6 is underway 

57 minutes ago, Lionel said:

Just curious, where was this poll taken?

They should do another poll:

“Which companies update their software drivers the best?”

Pretty sure Avid would be somewhere there at the bottom and RME somewhere at the top. It’s amazing how some HW have such short lifespans because of the lack of updated software drivers. For someone investing in their gear for the long-term, rock-solid and updated software drivers are what’s most important when I’m purchasing an audio interface(or any other HW device that requires SW, for that matter).

I’ve had multiple Avid/Digidesign MBOX units, multiple M-Audio units including the ProjectMix I/O and NI Kore which all are essentially doorstoppers now(unless I use an old OS). I get it… it’s a business. But I still would like to use my gear. I appreciate and gravitate to those companies that have maintained their drivers throughout the years.

This is what I always say as well. Btw, steinberg/yamaha is pretty good with updates as well. Motu at least used to be good  it but haven’t had one for a while. The more gimmicks, the more likely it is to break after os updates etc 

I wonder when the grace period began as I just bought it a few days ago.

When are they going to make the preset bar readable on a 4k monitor?
Some of the plugins are scalable, like amp room, but the preset bar is still tiny.

3 hours ago, Esteban Villanova said:

I have some of the delays and pitch shifter type things from them but never use them. This plugin does look awesome! There's a void in the market that hasn't been filled since Geist, but this and the recent Speedrum (also with included sequencer) are filling the gap.

Check out the new Triaz native plugin if you haven’t. No synthesis but very powerful sequencer and fast workflow with tagged samples etc 

Widener for like 5€ and Wasted space for 3.

I paid in Swedish krona so not sure what the exact euro price is..,

https://www.softube.com/widener

worked for me a few minutes ago

*edit* appears to only be working with Swedish krona 

4 hours ago, satya said:

Loopback feature in ur daw , or maybe Plugin Boutique Radio plugin would work , idk rest of the question ?not a programmer

It can be used as a plugin using their wrapper/loader. It apparently registers as an effect but midi can be routed to it 

It’s basically a saturator with a high frequency eq boost according to some reviewers. It can still be useful obviously, but speakers are more ore less linear  so…

14 hours ago, El Diablo said:

Reilka xt is a reverb and I own it from Komplete 14 Standard.

 

(Edit) never used it in a song.  Tried to, but, blah!

It’s a delay and one of my favorites actually 

8 minutes ago, Kirean said:

Is there any reason to even entertain picking this up when one has a handful of different FET plugins?

This is my go to for drums, and can make drums slam  in seconds.

I’m sure other plugins could work, but this one just works every time and is dead simple.

btw, have 50+ compressor and while I often try something else on drums I usually end up with fetpresor anyway.