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I prefer Waves Abbey Road Vinyl. Does pops and crackles too if wanted, but also much more control over analog mastering process.

The full Chromaphone 3 is on sale for 50% off, so $99 at AAS. Or $83.98 at AudioDeluxe with code "BF2020" in shopping cart.

In sound quality it probably exceeds Omnisphere. The sounds are based on eight physically modeled acoustic resonators. "This versatile instrument provides a delightful mixture of real-life presence and distinctive timbres that can't be found anywhere else." It was originally designed as a chromatic and percussion instrument, but has evolved greatly since. "According to the maker of the instrument, Chromaphone is driven by drum skins, bars, marimbas, plates, strings, and tubes, which form pairs that are sparked to life by a configurable mallet and a flexible noise source. At the heart of Chromaphone lies a coupling technology that precisely models how vibrating objects interact and influence each other, capturing key acoustic behaviours of musical instruments. This, combined with access to the resonators’ physical properties, results in a library of truly expressive instruments as well as a vast range of sonic colors, according to Applied Acoustics Systems." In sounds quantity it probably is not even close to Omnisphere. I say this as a non-Omnisphere user, but they are different animals. Omni is more of a general purpose synth, and much of it is sample based. But Omni is generally considered to be one of the finest for it's broad sounds library. I would heartily recommend Chromaphone as a companion to your desert island synth collection, not as a replacement...

Yes. It. Is. Plus I have 10 of the add-on packs for it. The new browser sure is sweet! The new v3 factory library has 421 sounds, and the remastered v2 factory library has 676 sounds...

It is a pop-up, and Firefox and Chrome both seem to block it here. I do have some ad and tracking protection enabled in those, so that may be part of the cause. But I did get the pop-up with MS Edge. Using it plain vanilla without any ad or tracking protection, as it's not my default browser. Edge is a spam fest! ?

We will know in 9 days...

You would first have to move them back to the license cloud, then onto a new device. If that doesn't work, open a support ticket at Waves. They are usually good at assisting with license issues.

Yeah, but then it would probably look just like FL Studio.

Well I recently upgraded my system drive from a 250GB Samsung EVO 850 that I had been running for a few years. It was getting full so I replaced it with a 500GB Samsung EVO 860. It's my system drive, plus all my programs and plugins (except samples, sound libraries, etc). It's running at slightly over 50% use, so 500GB is probably a sweet spot for a system drive used in this way. I bought a Samsung QVO 860 1TB ($110) for my data drive (samples, instrument libraries, loops, misc content), because it was cheaper that a 1TB EVO. This is plenty of space for now, and it's running about 75% full. But the price for this 1TB EVO deal ($89) is nearly about what I paid for the 500GB EVO earlier this year ($78).

WUP, there it is! ?

I agree for one processor. But I have T-RackS 5 MAX, and there are STILL some plug-ins not licensed with that package. Arrghh! Demos hidden.

I agree for one DAW. Less clicks. But since I have 4 DAWs, plus Akai VIP in standalone mode, I'd rather edit in my VST2 and VST3 folders. Each host has its own plug-in hiding/exclusion process...

I went for Drumazon over Animate, since I already have Brauer Motion. Is Drumazon worth downloading?

Another option if you have more than one DAW installed, rather than excluding them in each DAW, you can rename the plugin extensions that you do not own in the Windows folders (like add a '.xxx') so that they will not be picked up by any scans. Same result, just more global. They are still installed, so just rename them as you license them. ?

Yup!

A HDD typically starts dying slowly. If you pay attention to your S.M.A.R.T. stats you can probably see a warning for that event, and backup your data, which you should be doing anyway. I'm not sure that you can recover an SSD, except from a backup image. Regarding SSD dropping dead, I had a friend that went out of town and left his computer on. When he returned he was looking at a blank screen on his monitor that said no boot device available. We did some basic troubleshooting over the phone, swapped SATA ports, cables, etc., but no dice. He brought the SSD over to my place and I tried hooking it up to my system. Dead as a brick. So it was a new SSD drive and fresh Windows install for him (he didn't have an image backup).

I imagine that if you pull the plug, Waves will disappear your licenses until you plug it back in... I'm not using that method yet. But when my Waves licenses were associated with my on-board Ethernet adapter, that is exactly what happened when I disabled the adapter.

Bulent (KV331 at KVR forum) says he has been busy putting finishing touches on 2.99 to prepare for 3.0. I think it will be worth the wait... ? Every once in a while he posts an update on KVR, but I think most of his development activity and testers are on his Facebook group for SynthMaster.

WUP means you are pwned.

Dang, that's a good price for that drive! Deal ends in 2 days... I'm using the 500GB version as my system drive. Muy bueno! ?

Kontakt full version only...

Maybe color and cook until next year when Pro 5 actually goes on sale?

3.5" HDDs were traditionally used in desktops and servers, and 2.5" HDDs were for laptops. The 3.5" HDDs are available in higher RPM (faster data access by the read/write heads), such as 7200 and 10,000 RPM. 2.5" HDDs are typically slower, for example many are 5400 RPM, although 7200 RPM laptop HDDs are available. The SSD is supplanting HDDs and is preferred for internal use. SSD drives became popular in the 2.5" form factor which can be a direct swap in a laptop, or used in a desktop with an adapter bracket. They use the same SATA interface as HDDs. M.2 SSD drives are available for motherboards with slots supporting them. Using SSD for external backup/archive is not cost effective when a slow mechanical drive can get the job done, and is potentially more stable than SSD (which can die suddenly).

Windows 10 Home does not include Group Policy Editor. That is only available in Pro, Enterprise, and Educational editions. Highly recommended for anyone using a DAW or any other professional workstation on Windows 10. There are some registry hacks for Home but I prefer to use the tools designed for the job. Pros: Group Policy Editor allows you to easily control Windows updates Set to be notified of monthly updates, but not to download until you request Defer semi-annual feature upgrades for up to 365 days Decline to receive driver updates via Windows Update BitLocker full drive encryption for system drive Various other useful one-click policies to control Win 10 behavior. I won't go into detail here because this has been discussed on blogs and web forums for years. Cons: $99 upgrade from the Home edition via the Microsoft store. Exception if you upgrade from Win 7/8/8.1 Pro you will receive Win 10 Pro. Best way to get Pro other than upgrading an old Pro license is to buy a computer with it pre-installed by OEM.

Waves allows 1 license at a time unless you are covered under WUP, then it is 2 while covered. To avoid license recovery due to issues with PC hardware, it has been recommended to move all licenses to a USB storage device. Also, that has the advantage of allowing the license to be used on ANY computer that the Waves plug-ins are installed on by simply moving the USB drive.