Michael Docy

Yes it is. You can choose anything from the "Sound Pack Series".

I'm thinking of getting the bundle upgrade. Anybody have any yeas or nays for it? Do you like it and use it, or is it a waste?

I you have Equivocate in your ilok account you can get the "Elevate Mastering Bundle Upgrade" at the Eventide web site for $49 also. https://www.eventideaudio.com/upgrade/?product=Elevate Mastering Bundle

B & H still has the KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE Update (Update from KOMPLETE 8 - 11 ULTIMATE) for $99.00 + tax + shipping. That worked out to $116.23 USD total for me. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1433077-REG/native_instruments_25787_komplete_12_ultimate.html

Me too! Seems like a no-brainer for 19 dollars. But why do I need another daw?

There is a free saturation plugin on that site if anyone is interested. You have to make an account and give your e-mail address to get it. Text from web page: "FREE Bad*ss Saturation Plugin — Burier 2.0 is here!" https://kitplugins.com/pages/downloads#burier

Here's the commercial microphone available that was mentioned in the instructables document. https://store.lom.audio/products/elektrosluch-3?variant=4542168268832 You could probably do the same thing with a standard, single-coil, Strat pickup. "Mad Scientist" audio projects are always fun. ???

Here's an explanation of an EMF Microphone: https://www.instructables.com/Electromagnetic-Microphone/

Here's the text from the web page: Buzzy is a stereo EMF microphone made of two inductive pickups, a PVC pipe, some hockey tape, and two googly eyes. This UCS compliant sound library features 30 distinct electromagnetic field recordings, totaling over 33 minutes of high quality buzzing and humming. Great source material for sci-fi, fantasy, and anything otherworldly. Tracklist: 01. Hum Buzz Voltage Alarm Clock (0:57) 02. Hum Buzz Voltage Camera Lens (0:39) 03. Hum Buzz Voltage Coffee Grinder (0:19) 04. Hum Buzz Voltage Cordless Shaver (0:45) 05. Hum Buzz Voltage Cordless Vacuum (1:29) 06. Hum Buzz Voltage Desktop Computer (2:30) 07. Hum Buzz Voltage Door Lock Code (0:53) 08. Hum Buzz Voltage Dryer (0:40) 09. Hum Buzz Voltage Electric Massager (0:39) 10. Hum Buzz Voltage Electric Toilet (0:28) 11. Hum Buzz Voltage Electric Toothbrush (2:26) 12. Hum Buzz Voltage Electrical Box (1:22) 13. Hum Buzz Voltage Electrical Meter (1:46) 14. Hum Buzz Voltage Hair Dryer (0:52) 15. Hum Buzz Voltage Hand Blender (0:43) 16. Hum Buzz Voltage Iphone (0:34) 17. Hum Buzz Voltage Kitchen Mixer (1:35) 18. Hum Buzz Voltage Mechanical Keyboard (1:25) 19. Hum Buzz Voltage Microwave Off (0:57) 20. Hum Buzz Voltage Microwave On (1:40) 21. Hum Buzz Voltage Pot Light (0:37) 22. Hum Buzz Voltage Power Lines (2:03) 23. Hum Buzz Voltage Radio Installation Art (0:32) 24. Hum Buzz Voltage Refrigerator (0:59) 25. Hum Buzz Voltage Robot Vacuum (1:46) 26. Hum Buzz Voltage Stove 01 (1:31) 27. Hum Buzz Voltage Stove 02 (0:48) 28. Hum Buzz Voltage Washer (0:36) 29. Hum Buzz Voltage Water Kettle (0:47) 30. Hum Buzz Voltage Xbox Controller (0:53)

The person writing the review probably didn't know that you need a previous version of Ultimate to use this. I received mine today and it's all registered and good.

It arrived today (3 days)! Everything registered fine. I'm a happy camper.

"If I get this I am wondering if I can simply use it from the hard drive and forget what is stored as 10U on my computer? " If I understand the question correctly... No, you can't use it from the included hard drive. The hard drive is an installer. You install it from the hard drive. No need to uninstall 10U. You can't even see anything on the drive except for the exe install program. You will receive a paper with the serial number along with the hard disk. The first thing to do is to open Native Access and enter the serial number. After it registers to your account Native Access will tell you that you have 53 "not Installed" items. At this point you can either click the button to download the updates from the internet (don't do it, too big) or you can plug in the hard drive and double click the installation exe file. It will ask you if you really want to downgrade Native Access because you have a newer version on your computer. Just click "yes" and let it reinstall the older version of Native Access. Keep the hard drive plugged in and open Native Access and click the update all products button. It will install the 53 items using the hard drive.

Done. Subtotal: $99.00 Shipping: $8.62 Sales Tax: $8.61 Total: $116.23

Quoted from web page: "In the Box Native Instruments KOMPLETE 12 ULTIMATE - Virtual Instruments and Effects Collection (Update) USB Hard Drive USB Cable $25 E-Voucher"

Cool! I'm gonna get it. I'm still running Ultimate 10, so this will get me lots of extras, including Kontakt 6! Thanks for posting!

100% free to download until Jan 1 for everyone. The form asks for e-mail and name and phone number. I left the phone number blank but still received the download link e-mail. Email I received from Slate: Hey Music Maker— We are excited to announce that every sample pack we make is now 100% free to download until Jan 1—including 4 brand-new packs covering modern R&B, Pop, Ambient Electronic, and modern Guitar. All royalty-free, all ready to drop into your tracks today ✔️ These Sample Packs will inspire your next track by putting the world's best musicians at your fingertips. Get thousands of grooves, hits, one-shots, vocal chops, melodies, guitars, keyboards, drums & more to accelerate your creative process ✨ We work with the best musicians in the industry—top session players, powerhouse vocalists, and international sensations. We record them in an environment designed to bring out their best performances, then our legendary producers get to work ?️‍♂️ We slice, dice, process, and extract these tracks until they're the kind of samples we get excited about using in our own productions. All 100% Royalty-free, and all free to download until Jan 1 ⏰ Get your free Sample Packs https://slatedigital.com/free-sample-packs-bf21?vgo_ee=gFU1LJxqb4cL9KTKnvVMavlMy%2BOWWuyaZunZiCXh6gI%3D

Interesting fact: Relab wrote the original code for the IK reverb.

I tried using the voucher on the 19 dollar BX_Tuner and it raised the price to $29.99! ?

Yes, exactly. It can be a time saver. Personally, I like the quick way I can add ducking or expanding to tracks or groups of tracks without using the daw sends. Now I'm going to experiment with ducking and expanding tracks in new ways that I have not tried before. The COS Pro EQ looks like a decent tool too. I was watching the YouTube videos. I may grab that too when it goes on sale.

If all you need is a gain-staging plug, then the Hornet Normalizer will do that. The Mix Monolith does gain-staging, ducking/expansion and track volume setting based on a preset that you have to select. It does not continuously adjust track volume. It sets it once after it has analyzed the track. The AutoGain pro is an entirely different plug-in. It measures the level of one track and changes the gain of a second track in proportion to the first track using a sidechain. An example of use for the AutoGain Pro would be to keep a vocal track slightly higher in volume than an instrument track or instrument subgroup.

OK. I tried it. It does what it is intended to do... but I am not going to use it on every channel as an auto mixer. I just don't need that. It does seem to do that reasonably well, though. Watch the YouTube videos to learn how that works. I will use it on a few channels and sub-groups for ducking and expansion. It makes it easy to set up either ducking or expansion from one channel to another or channel to subgroup or where ever you want to put it. I realize that you could use sends and sidechain input with already available plugins to do the ducking, but Mix Monolith makes it easier and cleaner to set up. It uses its own internal side-chain buss to send audio between instances of the plug. It can also be used for gain staging between plug-ins. It will analyze your audio track then you can then set the output level to whatever LUFs you need to drive your other plug-in. This can speedup workflow in some cases where a complex plugin setup exists. I give it two thumbs up for bringing something new to the table. It is an original idea, and the plug can be used as a utility plug for ducking/expanding and gain staging.

OK, but I won't be able to try it until this evening.

I got it. Looked too good to pass up and I felt like buying something. Probably will be cheaper in a few months. I used the MIXMONOLITH6999 voucher and the $25 user survey voucher to bring the price down to $44.99.

It says in the review that they use op-amps to emulate the tube circuit. Both the compressor and preamp are analog hardware. Here's the quote from the Sweetwater review: Begin quote: 610-inspired Microphone Preamps Universal Audio is a company with a legacy — they know how to build analog circuits. The Volt’s microphone preamps epitomize this celebrated history, boasting tailor-crafted solid-state electronics that deliver a decidedly 610 tube preamp–like flavor. “It’s like with DSP — you’re modeling what’s happening in the analog realm,” explains Shawn. “But, instead of doing it digitally, we’re doing it with op-amps.” What’s more, the Volt’s selectable Vintage Preamp mode enables you to inject your signal with tube-like analog saturation and clipping. Built-in FET Compression The Volt 76 models include built-in FET compression modeled after the UREI 1176. Best of all, these are real-world analog compressors, not a digital emulation. While these compressors nail the 1176’s fabled punch and presence, they’re easy to use, courtesy of three application-specific modes for vocals, guitars, and drums. “With the compressor,” states Shawn, “we made presets with optimized attack and release times to make it super-easy for people who aren’t familiar with a hardware compressor with all its knobs, bells, and whistles.” End quote.