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(queue up you favorite blues backing track, take 2 shots of bourbon, hit record and scream into a cheap mic...) If you been moaning & postponing about spending money on this honey Waiting to buy it tomorrow may cause you sorrow because they say the sale ends today! So don't let me hear you whining in the morning because boy <or girl> I gave you warning that this deal that Larry posted has died and gone away... Don't be crying in your salad that the deal has gone invalid cuz the deal that Larry posted has expired and gone away... <guitar solo...>

My first 'big' HD was a 40MB drive from Micropolis - cost over me over $700 and I only got it that cheap because my friend was an employee there and got me a special discount.

$99 is the regular price? or sale price? and if on sale - till when?

Blue Cat Audio updates: MB-7 Mixer v3.3 and PatchWork v2.4 These are a free updates that you can download from the same location as the original full version (you may have to refresh the web page). Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer v3.3 https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_MB7Mixer/ What's New: New features: New presets browser with built-in search. MIDI Program Change preference is now saved into session instead of global preferences, so each instance can now use different MIDI channels. It is also saved in the user default preset. VST3: added program change support for VST3 plug-in format. VST3: added MIDI output support for VST3 plug-in format. Built-in plug-ins: New Level (volume control) and Micro EQ built-in plug-ins. Added a gain parameter to several built-in plug-ins to avoid volume changes when switched on/off (pitch and frequency shifters, modulation effects, delays). Increased knobs precision for pitch shifter and waveshaper built-in plug-ins for smoother control. Third party plug-ins host: VST and VST3 plug-ins previously displayed as missing because of name changes are now relocated automatically (Waves major updates, 32 and 64-bit plug-ins with different names etc.) Improved auto-relocation performance when a large number of plug-ins have moved. VST3 Host: added MIDI output and program change support for recenlty updated VST3 plug-ins. Other fixes and improvements: VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows. Mac: fixed issue with Magic Mouse that could trigger drag and drop instead of mouse click. Spectrum analyzer display will not take priority over DAW or other plug-ins user interfaces. Miscellaneous user interface performance improvements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blue Cat's PatchWork v2.4 https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_PatchWork/ What's New: New features: New presets browser with built-in search. Plug-in bypass and editor buttons can now be clicked on the entire button area (not just the icon). MIDI Program Change preference is now saved into session instead of global preferences, so each instance can now use different MIDI channels. It is also saved in the user default preset. VST3: added program change support for VST3 plug-in format. VST3: added MIDI output support for VST3 plug-in format. Built-in plug-ins: New Level (volume control) and Micro EQ built-in plug-ins. Added a gain parameter to several built-in plug-ins to avoid volume changes when switched on/off (pitch and frequency shifters, modulation effects, delays). Increased knobs precision for pitch shifter and waveshaper built-in plug-ins for smoother control. Third party plug-ins host: VST and VST3 plug-ins previously displayed as missing because of name changes are now relocated automatically (Waves major updates, 32 and 64-bit plug-ins with different names etc.) Improved auto-relocation performance when a large number of plug-ins have moved. VST3 Host: added MIDI output and program change support for recenlty updated VST3 plug-ins. Other fixes and improvements: VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows. Fixed dry/wet mix knob only mixing left channel in mono to stereo configurations. Mac: fixed issue with Magic Mouse that could trigger drag and drop instead of mouse click. Built-in EQ plug-in spectrum analyzer display will not take priority over DAW or other plug-ins user interfaces. Miscellaneous user interface performance improvements.

Spitfire Albion One 1.6b14 update No idea of when this came out (except it was after their wish list sale) nor what changes were made but it's a free update of 174.1MB in size. Use the SpitFire Audio installer to get it... Edit/Update: found info...

from newsletter email Pigments update 1.2 release and sale. Pigments is a vibrant, intense, and modern synth that’s inspiring, hugely powerful, and great fun. New customers $149 instead of $199 Free update for Pigments owners. Special discounts if you are already an Arturia customer... Login to get your personal offer. The modern producer’s secret weapon The best creative tool for aspiring producers looking for the latest sounds, Pigments is an insanely powerful software synth that makes complex patching and modulations easy, simple, and fun. The visual feedback helps you really understand what’s going on in your patch at a glance, and the amazing mix of razor-sharp wavetable, fat virtual analog, legendary filters, and studio quality effects make it a must-have. What’s new in Pigments 1.2 NKS Compatible Do you use Maschine or Komplete Kontrol? Pigments is now ready to rock with Native Instruments NKS control format. Introducing Sound Store Find exciting new preset sound banks from within Pigments. New themed banks are being added all the time! Super Mode A new unison detune voice mode lets you beef any wave up with the style of the famous “JP” supersaw. Sequencer revamp A new visual layout, with the added ability to set different clock divisions for each lane in the sequencer or arpeggiator. Updated envelope We’ve reduced the minimum value for the attack times, letting you achieve even sharper envelope modulation for super-nasty sounds. Microtuning Want to be a bit more free with your tuning? Now you can select alternative keyboard scales, as well as import your own .scl and .tun files. Extra Combinator We’ve added a third combinator, giving you more sound-shaping potential. We’ve also introduced a new “Map” type that lets you remap any incoming modulation source. 50 new presets We’ve added dozens more factory preset sounds that make use of the new capabilities of the Pigments audio engine updates in version 1.2. The little things On top of all the big new features, we’ve made lots of small enhancements too. New Aftertouch curves, Mod source hovering displays, integrated Filter tutorials, and bug fixes to give you the best experience ever.

Voxengo has released SPAN Plus version 1.6 - an extended real-time "fast Fourier transform" audio spectrum analyzer plug-in for professional music and audio production applications. https://www.kvraudio.com/product/span-plus-by-voxengo SPAN Plus is an extended version of the freeware SPAN plug-in: SPAN Plus provides several additional features such as PNG file export, real-time spectrum import/export and static spectrums display. Version 1.6 includes the following changes: Implemented EBU-R128 "LUFS" and "LU" metering modes. Implemented "True Peak" peak level and clippings detection. Added 1/24 octave spectrum smoothing option. Added AIFF sound file support to Static spectrum load function. Increased resolution of saved static spectrum files. Added "Blackman" and "Hi-Res" spectrum window types. This version improved smoothness of real-time graphics draws on Windows systems, now graphics is drawn with a lot better timing precision and less stuttering. This, however, may increase CPU load in comparison to the previous version: if this is unacceptable to you, simply decrease the "Frames Per Second" global Voxengo plugin setting. SPAN Plus is designed to provides a very flexible "mode" system which you can use to setup your spectrum analyzer preferences. You may specify Fourier block size in samples, FFT window overlap percentage, spectrum's visual slope. Beside that you can choose to display secondary spectrum of a desired type (e.g. real-time maximum, all-time maximum). Spectrum can be smoothed out visually for an easier examination. SPAN Plus supports multi-channel analysis and can be set to display spectrums from two different channels or channel groups at the same time. Spectrum's color can be chosen to taste. SPAN Plus also features output level metering with adjustable ballistics and integration time, K-metering (including calibration K-metering). SPAN Plus displays level metering statistics, headroom estimation and clipping detection. Correlation metering is available as well. SPAN Plus features: Real-time spectrum import/export. PNG file export. Static spectrums display. Output signal power statistics. Spectrum smoothing. User interface window resizing. True peak and clipping statistics. Correlation meter. EBU R128 LUFS/LU metering. K-metering. Stereo and multi-channel analysis. Mid/side analysis. Internal channel routing. Channel grouping. Preset manager. Undo/redo history. A/B comparisons. Contextual hint messages. All sample rates support. Retina and HighDPI support. Price: $49.95.

Hmmm.. Got my 12 Komplete Update today... No Kontakt 6. WTF? I only bought K12 for Kontakt 6 and (when it's finally released) Massive X. Apparently Kontakt 6 is now just called Kontakt. Native Access shows version 6.1.1 installed.

MeldaProduction has announced the 25th round of the Eternal Madness Discount 2019, offering 50% off 4 plugins every week. This deal starts on Monday, June 17th. Deal of the week: MBassador Price: €40 €79 MHarmonizerMB Price: €25 €49 MGranularMB Price: €25 €49 MAmp Price: €20 €39 Note: If you happen to be new to Melda plugins, you can use someone's referral code for an additional 20% discount off whatever you're buying. Here's my referral code: MELDA1548575 (Feel free to use it, or use a friend's because Melda gives them 10% credit too!) Plus get 10 credits free for signing up to Melda newsletter!** **thanks to @Royal Yaksman for pointing this out!

Major Lame. Don't think they really care. It's like with Play6, that should have been a free upgrade from day 1. Someone in marketing is more interested in milking the Benjamins than happy customers.

Blue Cat Audio Launches Analysis Month Promotions - special offers on FreqAnalyst Multi, Oscilloscope Multi, and StereoScope Multi and all its analysis and metering plug-ins. Pricing: 79 EUR/USD instead of 99 (20% off) until July 10th. Multi Pack (3 plug-ins) 129 EUR/USD instead of 149 (17% off) until July 10th. Other offers on analysis and metering plug-ins (up to 30% off) are available on www.bluecataudio.com The new versions of FreqAnalyst Multi, Oscilloscope Multi, and StereoScope Multi come with an updated zoomable graphical user interface to improve readability on any type of screen. And audio analysis is now performed in the background, which greatly improves CPU usage and does not affect audio performance anymore, whatever the number of instances running in a session. Thanks to this new design, the spectrum analysis precision setting can now be pushed up to 11, with twice more frequencies to display. Presets management has also been improved, so that recalling your favorite analysis configurations is much faster. The update contains many other improvements and a few bug fixes (full list below). What's New for All Three Plug-Ins: Refreshed GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support. The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%. Last loaded preset is now remembered in session and displayed in the presets menu. Plug-in state can now be reverted to the last loaded preset. Now supports retina displays on Mac (text and graphs using high resolution). VST3: added support for MIDI program change messages to change presets via MIDI. VST3: fixed audio output muted in some host applications. VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows. Mac: new installer. Mac: fixed minor compatibility issues with Mac OS High Sierra and Mojave. Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier. Dropped support for legacy RTAS and DirectX plug-ins formats. Fully compatible with previous versions of the plug-in (except for VST3 on Mac, as explained here: bluecataudio.com/Blog/tip-of-the-day/vst3-plugin-id-changes-on-mac). What's New in FreqAnalyst Multi 2.3: Spectrum analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance. Precision now goes up to 11. What's New for StereoScope Multi 2.3: Stereo field analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance. Fixed a crash when the plug-in was fed with invalid audio data (infinite numbers).

Blue Cat Audio releases Free Updates for "Multi" Series Plug-ins - Launches Analysis Month Promotions https://www.kvraudio.com/news/blue-cat-audio-releases-free-updates-for-multi-series-plug-ins---launches-analysis-month-promotions-45407 Blue Cat Audio has released updates for its multiple tracks audio analyzers, FreqAnalyst Multi, Oscilloscope Multi, and StereoScope Multi, and launched special offers on all its analysis and metering plug-ins. The new versions of the three plug-ins come with an updated zoomable graphical user interface to improve readability on any type of screen. And audio analysis is now performed in the background, which greatly improves CPU usage and does not affect audio performance anymore, whatever the number of instances running in a session. Thanks to this new design, the spectrum analysis precision setting can now be pushed up to 11, with twice more frequencies to display. Presets management has also been improved, so that recalling your favorite analysis configurations is much faster. The update contains many other improvements and a few bug fixes (full list below). What's New for All Three Plug-Ins: Refreshed GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support. The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%. Last loaded preset is now remembered in session and displayed in the presets menu. Plug-in state can now be reverted to the last loaded preset. Now supports retina displays on Mac (text and graphs using high resolution). VST3: added support for MIDI program change messages to change presets via MIDI. VST3: fixed audio output muted in some host applications. VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows. Mac: new installer. Mac: fixed minor compatibility issues with Mac OS High Sierra and Mojave. Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier. Dropped support for legacy RTAS and DirectX plug-ins formats. Fully compatible with previous versions of the plug-in (except for VST3 on Mac, as explained here: bluecataudio.com/Blog/tip-of-the-day/vst3-plugin-id-changes-on-mac). What's New in FreqAnalyst Multi 2.3: Spectrum analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance. Precision now goes up to 11. What's New for StereoScope Multi 2.3: Stereo field analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance. Fixed a crash when the plug-in was fed with invalid audio data (infinite numbers).

Soundmorph's Dust v1.1.7 released June 06, 2019 (just received newsletter) https://www.soundmorph.com/product/49/dust Update downloadable through your account... FIXED ISSUES Fixed scaling issue with 4k monitors. Fixed issue with sequencer line when changing length. Multiple small UI modifications. Minor CPU optimisation. Minor loading time optimisation. Multiple small UI modifications. NEW FEATURES 3 Window Size Option (small, medium, large). The Radio button to change the Window Size is located at the top-left corner. About Dust

Dear Customer, We are happy to announce the release of Blue Cat's Oscilloscope Multi 2.3. This new version has a refreshed zoomable GUI, a new installer on Mac and many other improvements and fixes (full change list below). This is a free update** that you can download from the same location as the original full version (you may have to refresh the web page) **This is the full version that requires a valid license to run. What's New: Refreshed GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support. The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%. Last loaded preset is now remembered in session and displayed in the presets menu. Plug-in state can now be reverted to the last loaded preset. Now supports retina displays on Mac (text and graphs using high resolution). VST3: added support for MIDI program change messages to change presets via MIDI. VST3: fixed audio muted in some host applications. VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows. Mac: new installer. Mac: fixed minor compatibility issues with Mac OS High Sierra and Mojave. Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier. Dropped support for legacy RTAS and DirectX plug-ins formats.

https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/soundtoys-little-alterboy Soundtoys Little AlterBoy Soundtoys exciting new tool for dramatic voice alteration: Little AlterBoy: Featuring pitch and formant shifting, the overly popular pitch-quantizing hard tune effect, pitch locked robot voice and even MIDI pitch control for vocoder like effects. We’ve also included one of our classic tube saturation models from Decapitator to add warmth or edge to your new vocal creation. So go “get altered” now with Little AlterBoy! Vocal Creations and Manipulations Twisting vocals in new ways has become like a quest in popular and electronic music. Producers and artists are always looking for new and musical ways to stand out with a vocal. Little AlterBoy gives you some of the most popular manipulation tools all in one spot. Changing pitch, gender, or age combined with hard tuning. Control Your Creation Once you've crafted your perfect vocal effect signature, then you can use MIDI in your DAW to control the pitch for dramatic vocoder or harmony type effects. It's a hugely powerful way to find new directions and drive new ideas. History in the Re-Making Our roots are in pitch-shifting. From our founders original work creating the Eventide H3000, to the early days of Soundtoys (called WaveMechanics then) creating the first real-time pitch and formant shifter PurePitch TDM. Not to mention our pitch-correction plug-in PitchDoctor TDM and the amazing multi-fx SoundBlender TDM, both acclaimed for sound quality and usability. OK, so we decided to take all that and make a creative vocal tool that built in a wide palette of the most used vocal processes of the day.

Thanks Paulo! Looks like none of the audio content (wav tables, samples, etc) are encrypted, a nice bonus!

Updated OP with latest news. Thanks Michael for all the time and effort you put into this!

Plays great on my Win10 laptop. The Hellfire addon's worth the price of admission on it's own.

My resolve not to participate crumbled in the last minutes of the sale. So... Where the heck did the installer put Sektor's resources? I saw Wav and other files being installed but can't seem to find them.

After years of exploring, experimenting & mutating I discovered Dunlop Ultex Jazz III Guitar Picks . I have no need to resurface them or alter them.

Still one of my favorite video games... https://www.gog.com/game/diablo Description: Now with Hellfire! Originally developed by Synergistic Software and released in 1997, Hellfire was not an official Blizzard product and did not carry Blizzard’s endorsement or label. Despite that, in response to Diablo players who have expressed a desire to experience the content, Blizzard has given the OK for it to be included as a free add-on with Diablo purchases on GOG.COM. Hellfire offers a non-canonical single-player storyline where players must defeat a powerful demon named Na-Krul who is threatening Tristram. The expansion also adds a Monk class, new weapons and items, new missions, locations, dungeons, and enemies. Hellfire will be accessible while launching the original Diablo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Traveler, stay awhile and listen... Darkness stirs beneath Tristram. An ancient evil sweeps across the land, plunging it into civil war and terrorizing the populace. A mad king, his missing son, and a mysterious archbishop are all pieces of the puzzle you need to hack through. You have journeyed to the source of this evil. The town of Tristram - now inhabited only by a handful of survivors, broken and twisted by the madness that has befallen them. A cathedral stands there, built over the ruins of an ancient monastery. Eerie lights and ungodly sounds are heard echoing through its abandoned halls, and that is where you shall venture. Embark, if you dare, on a quest to destroy The Prime Evil… Experience the legendary action/RPG that influenced an entire genre. Storm Diablo's halls as either a Warrior, a Sorcerer or a Rogue - each with unique skills and abilities. Unite to destroy Diablo - up to 4 players can band together via Internet, or play head-to-head via LAN. Unprecedented replayability - over 200 different monsters inhabit Diablo's ever-changing labyrinth. Equip epic items to conquer fearsome bosses and their minions. A spine-chilling story - experience the horror of a world held in the grasp of The Lord of Terror. Ahhh, fresh meat! Travelers looking for the authentic Diablo experience can play the game as it was in 1996, with period-appropriate 20 FPS SVGA graphics, and the ability to matchmake through the classic version of Blizzard’s Battle.net® online-gaming service. For those wanting something a bit more modern, Blizzard and GOG.COM have collaborated on an updated version of the game tuned for today’s gaming PCs, which includes out-of-the-box Windows 10 compatibility, a host of bug fixes and high-resolution support via aspect ratio-correct upscaling. The most voted game on the GOG.com wishlist, finally trapped in a DRM-free soulstone! Return to the beginning of this dark saga, now in digital format for the first time ever. Better value than Wirt's wares, guaranteed. ©2019 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.

MeldaProduction has announced the 24th round of the Eternal Madness Discount 2019, offering 50% off 4 plugins every week. This deal starts on Monday, June 10th. Deal of the week: MTurboComp Price: €100 €199 MWobbler Price: €25 €49 MVintageRotary Price: €25 €49 MFreqShifterMB Price: €25 €49 Note: If you happen to be new to Melda plugins, you can use someone's referral code for an additional 20% discount off whatever you're buying. Here's my referral code: MELDA1548575 (Feel free to use it, or use a friend's because Melda gives them 10% credit too!) Plus get 10 credits free for signing up to Melda newsletter!** **thanks to @Royal Yaksman for pointing this out!

Bass Grinder! https://www.audio-assault.com/bassgrinder.php?mc_cid=fae3702d8c&amp;mc_eid=4ec9b206f1 Our first ever bass amp plug-in is back and has been updated with new features, without messing with the original sound! Bass Grinder contains 15 pre-amps and 20 Cabinets built-in, a gate, highpass & lowpass filters and a new "Crush Knob". The Updated Crush Knob is a 1-Knob Limiter perfect for making bass lines more agressive. Use the Amp Mix & Cab Mix Knobs to blend between the DIs and the Cabs to get even more bass tones! Get it for only $5!! Only for the next 48 hrs! I Want Bass Grinder! Offer Valid Until June 11th 8PM CST

Voxengo is happy to release the version 2.10 of its Stereo Touch plugin - a free stereo widener plugin for professional music and sound production applications. This plugin is available in AAX, AudioUnit, VST and VST3 plugin formats (including native 64-bit support), for macOS (v10.7 and later), and Windows computers. https://www.voxengo.com/product/stereotouch/?eref=ml This update features the following changes: Added Retina support on macOS, and automatic high-resolution UI size adjustment on Windows. 15% lower CPU usage on AVX2-capable processors (in 64-bit mode). This professional audio plugin implements a classic technique of transforming a monophonic track into spacious stereophonic track by means of mid/side coding technique. Stereo Touch is most effective on monophonic sounds without overly sharp transients: it works great for both acoustic and electric/overdriven guitars, synthetic pad sounds and even vocals. By means of this plugin you can easily get spacious and even “surround” sounding tracks, without utilizing a double-tracked recording technique. Voxengo Stereo Touch and other audio plugins can be downloaded at the Voxengo web site: https://www.voxengo.com/product/stereotouch/?eref=ml

Zynaptic ADAPTIVERB v1.2.0 update released https://www.zynaptiq.com/adaptiverb/adaptiverb-downloads/ Version 1.2.0, June 8th, 2019: What's new in 1.2.0: Added 75 new artist presets by Simon Stockhausen and Julius Selbach. Added locking for DRY/WET MIX, and LIVE & PREVIEW modes, to keep their current value when loading presets. Added GUI zoom with a range of 70-200%. macOS: Fixed random preset sort order on APFS-formatted SSD volumes. macOS: Fixed AU sometimes not being seen before a system reboot on High Sierra and newer. Updated to latest PACE components. Updated Kitty framework to latest version.