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Is that a "G" string? That's probably banned on this forum... ?

Yep, well that GK is better than no amp sim if you are using a virtual bass, as it fattens up the sound and eliminates that 100% DI quality of raw bass samples. But I understand it's probably not the most popular choice out there. But since I now have IK Amplitube 4 MAX with the Ampeg SVX and SVX 2 collections (including the SVT Classic, the SVT 4 PRO, the SVT VR, & others), my choices for bass amps are a bit better, including a nice selection of cabinets! Then toss in some Ample and MODO, and I'm good to go for virtual bass!

The last time that I saw Rush live in concert, there was an amazing drum solo from Neil Peart (RIP) that blew me away. In addition to his legendary acoustic kit, he was using electronic triggers on his kit to play synthesizers or samplers and all kinds of crazy sh*t I'd never heard before. Jaw on floor after! ? So I'm all for channeling my inner Neil Peart inspiration into this cheesy AIR electronic drum instrument. Doubt I'll even get close, but it might be fun to try!

Yeah, I went ahead and grabbed the Drum Synth 500 at $9.99 after watching a few video tutorials. Electronic drums are really not my thing, and I'm pretty well covered with acoustic drums. But the features that I thought might be handy to have for $10 are: 1. The two Sampler "channels", that let you import your own sample folders. And then you can play them forward, reverse, and looped, as well as select the playback start point. 2. The last four "channels" [Toms, Percussion, Sampler #1, Sampler #2] allow you to assign a note range to play them back as a tuned pitches. 3. The Toms and Percussion channels are FM synthesis based, so might be some flexibility for creative sound design. 4. The audio output defaults to a stereo Master pair, but you can enable discreet audio from the plugin for each channel to your DAW (and mute the Master) for further mixing and FX. It also comes with some 50 kits, 500 presets, and 500 MIDI files (the MIDI files are not mentioned in the user guide, so I assume you will need to use a DAW to preview and trigger them, as there is no on-board sequencer included here).

Sure, but that has pretty much been the business model for all "paid" DAWs for years. Their marketing gurus have to add features on a regular basis in order to justify asking you to pay them for upgrades, or subscriptions. You may recall that even Cakewalk under Gibson did so starting with Sonar Platinum, which basically tied their developers to a new release every month. If you want to see this, just take a look at the Sonar release archives and the "rolling updates" from 2015-2017. http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Rolling-Updates Kind of refreshing how we get bug fixes, and occasionally a new feature, from the Cakewalk bakers for free now! Different business model entirely with the focus on bug fixes!

$9.99 deal is still good! Last chance for all of the Akai daily deals right here. https://akaipro.onfastspring.com/SpringForward

What is a MacBook? Can it run Cakewalk?

All vendors suck. They just want your money. Solution: only buy free stuff!

Oops, you are correct! I spoke too soon. Must have been a glitch in my browser or the store earlier the first time I tried to go back.

It seems a lot like Syntronik. Plus there's an additional RetroMod deal at Tracktion: You can use the following code at checkout to get 50% off any other RetroMod plug-in: FOCUSMOD The RetroMod Lead looks interesting, is sampled from the Nord Lead series. So with 50% off from retail @ $79, that one would be about $40. Edit: You apparently have to use that "FOCUSMOD" code at initial checkout with the Focusrite redemption. You can't go back later and apply the code for another RetroMod purchase. Edit (again): Working now. Must have been a browser glitch earlier...

No hate, just couldn't be bothered to BUY one to test the Cubase Pro demo. Their loss.

Agreed. I think some form of custom "complete my bundle" deal would be MUCH more customer friendly!

It needs to write to the registry to activate the product, correct? I seem to recall encountering a similar challenge a few years ago...

That dongle was the main reason I didn't switch to Cubase when Gibson shut Cakewalk down. Oh well, better late for them than never! Got a good deal on Studio One though...

Their Gallien-Krueger bass amp is cool. Free bundle with Amplion Free... https://shop.audified.com/products/live-guitar-and-bass-bundle-le

Yep I saw that, but I'm left scratching my head on this deal... ? No offense to IK but... The TS 3 MAX Maxgrade for me from Total Studio 2 MAX is still $299 with the discount credit. I already have most of the stuff in TS MAX 3, except for Amplitube 5 MAX, and a few modules that were not included in T-RackS 5 MAX (like the Leslie, Space Delay, and some tape machines), and the ARC System. I guess If I really wanted AT 5 MAX, which is $299 by itself for the upgrade, it might be worth it for TS 3 MAX in order to get the few missing items thrown into the deal. But I am quite satisfied with the AT 4 MAX content in my AT 5 CS. The other odds and ends are not really needed. So no soup for me!

Didn't see the Tracktion RetroMod 106 in Plugin Collective, but found the redemption code buried in my Focusrite account under my bundled software activation codes. Had to take that code to Tracktion.com and redeem it, and then it was added to my Tracktion account.

Observe the patterns...make your wish list... then only buy from that list when on sale. Avoid the impulse purchases!

$49.99 at IKM site. Guitar Center $99.99.

Many plugins are at 12.7 after the update, even though Waves Central still shows 12.0. Open a plugin and click on the 'W' icon for an about screen. The actual current version info is displayed.

SVX2 came with my AT4 MAX.

Haven't tried any instruments based on the new struQture audio engine from Qubiq Audio. My guess is that it's a new sample player engine using recycled AIR and Sonivox keyboard samples to create an all-in-one instrument, based on this description at Sonivox: https://sonivoxmi.com/products/details/essential-keyboard-collection Hopefully it's an improvement because their samples aren't bad, but the old players and UI's left a lot to be desired!

I believe you may have me confused with abacabacaba... ?

If you have the Labs Unified version, you can layer the hell out of them. The stock Spitfire player can only do one sound at a time, so yep could see why they may sound boring that way. Check out the PluginGuru streaming demo here. He opens playing a cool groove layer.

I only deal with GOG now as far as acquiring games. I have a second PC with the Steam, Origin (EA), and Ubisoft game clients available if I need to connect online to use any games that were acquired elsewhere, such through Humble Bundle or other online deals. But I prefer GOG's methods best going forward, and I have since replaced a few Steam game editions with GOG versions when available and affordable.