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I think that the key dynamic with Unify is from a sound design perspective, rather than a production one. If it fits with your workflow as an instrument, then great! With the tempo syncing for rhythmic patterns it does allow for a "one man band" style of jamming that may prove inspirational for some. John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl, https://www.pluginguru.com/about/ has a long history with sound design, and used to work for Korg. This project was a recent "what if?" idea for him, so he found a PhD developer, Shane Dunne, https://getdunne.com/ to custom build Unify to meet his needs. So it's still a work in progress. But a very useful one!

Yes, but VIP 3 still works great if you can use it for what it is. Shame it will never get any better. A lost opportunity! I think Unify is the only thing that comes close, and has other advantages, especially devoted developer and sound designer attention!!! VIP 3 can still be had for very cheap on occasional sales... for me it (partially - nothing 100% yet) solved a problem of too many synths and thousands of patches. Nice to have many of them viewable from a single browser, which is a feature that I would eventually like to see in Unify. I'll give them some time to level up with their current plans before I suggest that, LOL!

Laptops don't count! ?

Fixed that... ?

But I think Studio One 5 Pro looks more professional. And I started with Cakewalk Pro Audio pre-Sonar... up to lifetime Platinum... I think it's time to update the "Skylight" GUI. IMHO. ?

I also use Akai VIP, which has patch maps for many synths that are not "unified" yet, such as from AIR, Arturia, and Korg. VIP allows me to do a similar thing, but with browsing across my imported synth library by tags and adding up to eight patches from up to eight different synths, plus plugin effects on each, and then balance/mix the levels. One neat trick that I found is to add Unify as a part inside of a VIP multi, which is limited to VST2 plugins only. Unify however can load other plugin types such as VST3, even while running as a VST2 plugin itself. This allows me to built up a layer of VST3 synths inside of VIP using Unify. But unfortunately, VIP appears to be end-of-life now with no further development, or VST3, in sight. Long live Unify!!! But yes, definitely take the Unify demo for a spin, and watch a few livestreams >>> https://www.youtube.com/c/PlugInGuruVideo/videos

When Cakewalk Sonar was a paid DAW program the added instrument bundles were always an incentive to purchase or upgrade to the latest edition. But now the focus is on making the free core DAW as good as it can be. Not to mention that free or cheap instruments are a dime a dozen now, literally. Have you checked out the free Ample acoustic guitar? It's excellent! Ample Guitar M Lite II aim to bring the Martin D-41 Acoustic Guitar sound to your studio. https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/64-Virtual-Instrument/4520-Ample-Guitar-M-Lite-II Here's a list to check out: https://output.com/blog/best-free-guitar-vst-plugins

So how much money have you saved since joining the team?

Although I have all of the Chromaphone packs, there are still a few UA VA-3 packs that I haven't chewed on yet ...

That's some real S H I T ... ?

For owners of PluginGuru Unify and the free Spitfire Audio LABS - Just Updated December 10, 2021! Master List of the 40 Free Official Unified Libraries: https://forums.pluginguru.com/unify-patchbook/official-all-unified-libraries-w-links/

Don't forget that the company is still HQ in Singapore. Acronyms may not be the same in the board meetings there as they are in the West.

I went ahead and got V Collection 8. No regrets! That, and the Korg Collection 3 and I'm all set for emulations now!

I think that FabFilter ProQ would probably be the best way to go. But this one is almost free.

The MFreeformAnalogEq is nice. It has a lot of options beyond just hand drawn curves. You can use points to add bands and easily adjust the curves in between. You can also show the frequency zones with different displays, such as ranges from high to low, or by octaves, etc.

I like the woodwinds and strings. They are the best of the bunch. Nice flutes and reed instruments! Definitely usable! The brass and saxophones, not so much. The percussions and fx are interesting! IMO worth the $19, or $16, or $12 you end up spending... might learn some analog programming tricks by tearing a few pf these presets apart.

Finally caved on that AAS Analog Orchestra VA-3 pack. But I drove a hard bargain at Audio Deluxe! Used their coupon CYBER21, plus some Deluxe Bucks to score the pack for $12. They also tossed in a FREE MeldaProduction MFreeformAnalogEq. All good!

Got an AAS sound pack for $12 with the automatic CYBER21 discount coupon and a few Deluxe Bucks, plus got the Melda EQ tossed in.

The free VU Meter is a v13 trojan! Tricky devils, they want you to upgrade! And maybe WUP while at it, LOL!

Has anyone else noticed that the XLN Online Installer gets upset if you delete their .aax plugins? Every time I do that it insists that I need to "Repair" my installation. Then it puts the .aax plugins back on my system. Here >>> "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-ins\Addictive Drums 2.aaxplugin" and here >>> "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-ins\Addictive Keys.aaxplugin".

NME is their new media network company including Guitar.com and MusicTech. Didn't catch that acronym! ?

G.A.S.!!!

In case anyone missed the news last month... https://caldecottmusic.com/press/9859-introducing-caldecott-music-group