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Augmented Strings is actually not that much of a memory hog! For example, Augmented Strings + the displayed preset is only using 362 MB total. Augmented Strings is actually more of a synthesizer than sampler, so it's mostly CPU intensive. The installed sample library for the 300 presets is only a 2.5GB footprint. So in theory, you could run dozens of instances of Augmented Strings loaded into your DAW tracks, as long as they were not all playing in unison, or simultaneously! Here is the Augmented Strings library displayed by file/folder size on my sample drive. You can see that Arturia was very frugal with the sample sizes, unlike Soundpaint, LOL! ?

And if you are wondering how "CPU hungry" Augmented Strings is... Running it standalone: See the little 8% in the lower right corner of the image above? This is the usage of this preset just idling. But it is just using one core of a 6-core i5 running at 4.35GHz. If I play a 3-note triad, then the attack jumps the CPU usage to about 25-30% of that single core. The notes sustaining use about 16%, then release goes back to 8%. YMMV.

Augmented Strings has ADSR, plus modulation, arpeggiator, effects, and macros...

I didn't upgrade Augmented Strings for the presets. I was actually a bit frustrated with them in Intro, because I couldn't see how they are constructed, or what sounds were used "under the hood". So the "Advanced" page is what sold me on Augmented Strings! I always like to be able to see the components of a layered sound, and how it is constructed. So that I can optionally take a preset apart and use alternate sound sources in it, or modify them if I wish. I felt the same way about the original v1 Kontakt Play Series instruments such as "Analog Dreams" or "Ethereal Earth" that were simple A/B layers, with morphing and a pretty graphic interface. But at least NI has since upgraded the Play Series to v2.0, which added advanced parameter pages.

PluginGuru sent an email early this morning with this message:

I added up all the money I spent on free stuff, $0. Then I realized that I spent $$$ on disk drives to hold all that free stuff! Mad now!!! ?

Are you sure? I have heard that some streaming services only stream in MP3, but that they transcode from your source audio file, and hopefully they accept higher source material than MP3. Because if you send them MP3, and then they step on it again, ugghhhh...

Again, so soon??? ?

@Reid RosefeltI was going to post DiscoverStation for Unify info yesterday, but since the Guru site was down I didn't want to send folks there yet. And yes, DiscoverStation is amazing!!! PluginGuru has setup the library in two parts, one with his custom layered presets, and another with just the instruments from Discover, so that you can build your own layered presets. The custom presets have layers that create anything from an entire orchestra mapped across your keyboard, to ensembles, sections, pads, BPM patches (tempo synced) with Unify MIDI FX adding moving strings and percusssion, etc. You won't get that just using the Spitfire BBCSO Discover in your DAW, without setting up painstaking templates. In case you are not familiar with it, Spitfire player isn't multitimbral like Kontakt, so you would need to place an instance of each orchestral instrument in its own track. But Unify presets can do this for you!!!

Still down...

IK doesn't typically add new products to existing bundles. So any new product releases will likely end up in the next version of Total Studio Max.

These two plugins have been updated for this issue.

This plugin has been recently updated for the the August 2022 CM#310.

Once again, I hear ya! But my intro to synths began in the mid-80's with a digital synth, followed by a series of digital romplers. I should have bought that analog Roland Juno that I demoed in the music store, before I bought that digital synth, with MIDI and patch memory. So having been down the digital trail, I'm just trying to recover my lost analog opportunities at this point in my life... Cheers!

Maybe Soundpaint should just start distributing their new libraries on a disk drive? SSD preferably!

That's not normal! Probably needs looking into! And if you would like relevant feedback here, then posting details that would help others attempt to replicate the crashes would be a plus!

Yeah, I hear ya! But I have u-he Repro 1/5, and that's where I head for classic Prophet sounds.

Announcement as posted on their Facebook page... apparently having an issue with GoDaddy!!! https://www.facebook.com/pluginguru/posts/5802448713117223 https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/pluginguru.com.html

Here are free BBCSO Discover templates for 10 different programs... Christian Henson & Jake Jackson have put together orchestral templates for Logic, Protools, and GarageBand for use with BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover. The others were contributed by volunteers. https://www.spitfireaudiothepage.com/posts/discover-templates Garage Band Logic Pro Tools Ableton Cubase Studio One Reaper Bitwig Dorico FL Studio

That's a no-brainer right there! ?

The UJAM installer is frequently updated. Great! But never any updates for my dozen UJAM products! A lot like the XLN Online Installer, but at least that one updates my products occasionally! ?

Now I might just spring $49 for the Piano V upgrade, and skip V Collection 9 entirely! I'm basically happy with the CS-80 and Prophets in VC8, and not really interested in the SQ. They are out of their minds if they think I will drop $300 just to upgrade from 8 to 9. ?

Right! ? I believe Bitwig is the only DAW with CLAP plugin support so far, but other DAW companies mentioned in the announcement are evaluating it for their host and plugin software: Avid (Pro Tools): https://www.avid.com/ Cockos (Reaper): https://www.reaper.fm/ Image-Line (FL Studio): https://www.image-line.com/ Presonus (Studio One): https://www.presonus.com/

Did you know that Vital could do generative music?