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Vocodex by Image Line 50% off - $39 (no additional discounts...) Also on sale Drumaxx, Gross Beat, & Sakura https://www.jrrshop.com/image-line-vocodex https://www.jrrshop.com/image-line-drumaxx-download-license https://www.jrrshop.com/image-line-gross-beat https://www.jrrshop.com/image-line-sakura VOCODEX Vocodex is simply one of the best sounding vocoders on the market today. Try the demo and hear why Vocodex is the last word in vocoding. 'BY YOUR COMMAND' AND BEYOND What is Vocoding? You have heard vocoding many times, even if you don’t know what it is. Vocoders are the classic robot voice from many sci-fi movies. Vocoders analyze the real-time frequency band activity of one sound, the Modulator, to control frequency band activity in another, the Carrier. A vocoder consists of a series of narrow-band frequency gates that allow through only those frequencies from the Carrier that are detected in the Modulator source. So if a human voice is used to vocode a synthesizer chord, it will sound like the synthesizer is talking. Check the demo tracks above.

Oops! Thanks Larry, always nice when there's a link!

Bluebird by Blue does a nice job on my voice. https://www.bluedesigns.com/products/bluebird-sl/

Full Bucket Music has released ModulAir 1.0 – a free polyphonic modular synthesizer for Mac & Windows. ModulAir, previously available as a public beta, is a modular polyphonic software synthesizer for Microsoft Windows (VST) and Apple macOS (VST/AU), written in native C++ code for high performance and low CPU consumption. The developer notes, “ModulAir is a work in progress and as of now with only a bunch of quirky presets and a lousy documentation. I am constantly adding modules and stuff to it. :-)” Features: Fully modular architecture Up to 18 modules per patch 43 module types available Polyphonic Voice and monophonic Master modules Up to 64 voices polyphony External signal processing possible TUN/SCL micro-tuning file import MIDI Learn – all parameters can be controlled by MIDI CC Double precision audio processing Plug-in supports Windows and macOS (32 bit and 64 bit) ModulAir is a free download in VST and AU plugin formats. Pricing and Availability ModulAir is available now as a free download for Mac & Windows. Donations are encouraged to help support future development.

Kilohearts Disperser & Faturator 50% off till March 12th $29 each Disperser https://www.kvraudio.com/marketplace/disperser-by-kilohearts https://kilohearts.com/products/disperser Disperser is a phase rotator that uses all-pass filters to add different delay to different frequencies. This makes for novel sounds and is of great value to any sound designer. Disperser can be used as a transient shaper, smearing the frequencies of sharp transients over time. It can also give a nice "flavor" to punchy basslines. Another useful feature of the Disperser is that it can decrease the "crest factor" of a signal, meaning that it will lower the peaks but keep the perceived volume the same. In essence giving you more headroom for free. The user interface is exceptionally easy to use with only three controls that gives the sound designer maximum control of the output. Not to mention it looks absolutely stunning Disperser also works as a 'snapin' in the Kilohearts Snapin Host plugins like Multipass and Snap Heap. Faturator https://kilohearts.com/products/faturator Grit, oomph, fatness, raw, color, or just that certain something. Sometimes your sounds need a shovel of dirt. Faturator is standing ready to tear whatever you throw at it apart violently, and then gently (but firmly) put it back together fatter and rawer than ever. Faturator can do everything from adding subtle and warm gritty character to your sounds to slam them into a wall of heavy saturation and digital fuzz. Contrary to many distortion effects, Faturator will preserve the dynamics of your sound and work its wonders on it regardless of input gain. For the heck of it, it can also color the input to emphasize a specific tone of the sound, or throw some stereo width into the mix. Everything to give you a fast and easy way of making any input come alive.

I found a tear in the time/space continuum but so far the only information I've been able to decipher are Melda sales and a killer recipe for chile con carne .

http://www.voxengo.com/product/shinechilla/?eref=ml 23-Feb-2019: We are happy to inform you that Voxengo Shinechilla version 1.1 update is now available for download. Voxengo Shinechilla is an experimental creative harmonic generator effect for professional sound and music production applications, available in AAX, AudioUnit, VST and VST3 plug-in formats (including native 64-bit support), for macOS, and Windows computers. Version 1.1 includes the following changes: · Added VST3 support. · Added AAX support. · Implemented a fast Shift+Click insertion of control points. · Implemented a more flexible way to copy envelopes. · Implemented color scheme editor with load and save functions. · Redesigned the infrastructure controls. · Added Retina support on macOS, and automatic high-resolution UI size adjustment on Windows. · 40% to 55% lower CPU usage on AVX2-capable processors (in 64-bit mode). Shinechilla allows you to generate and blend 2nd, 3rd and 4th harmonics with the original dry sound. The harmonic generation process offered by Shinechilla is quite unique on the plugin market since it produces almost no intermodulation distortion. Shinechilla is mainly usable for solo instrument processing where it literally “shines” by producing convincing and full-bodied harmonic coloration. Shinechilla is also unique in that it is able to add harmonic coloration on top of the sound instead of distorting the whole sound. However, the option to saturate the whole sound is also available. The strength of harmonic coloration added by Shinechilla can be flexibly adjusted over the whole frequency range, for each harmonic. In overall, Shinechilla is a great tool for contemporary electronic music producers and sound designers looking for impressive timbres and sounds. Shinechilla features: · 2nd, 3rd, 4th harmonics generator · Spectral saturation · Spectral harmonic level control · Spectral threshold control · Stereo and multi-channel processing · Internal channel routing · Channel grouping · Mid/side processing · Up to 8x oversampling · 64-bit floating point processing · Preset manager · Undo/redo history · A/B comparisons · Contextual hint messages · All sample rates support · 60 ms compensated processing latency · User interface color schemes · Resizable user interface · Retina and HighDPI support Voxengo Shinechilla end-user license is available for purchase on-line for US$49.95

MIDI Association Feb 23rd news on MIDI 2.0 MIDI 2.0 prototyping session at Winter NAMM 2019 At the MIDI 2.0 prototyping session at NAMM, a number of MIDI 2.0 features were demonstrated. There have been over 100,000 people who have visited the MIDI.org site in the past month viewing the information on MIDI 2.0. We have been monitoring the comments on various websites and wanted to provide some more information about MIDI 2.0. to clarify several points. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will MIDI 2.0 devices need to use a new connector or cable? No, MIDI 2.0 is a transport agnostic protocol. -Transport- To transfer or convey from one place to another -Agnostic- designed to be compatible with different devices -Protocol-a set of conventions governing the treatment and especially the formatting of data in an electronic communications system That's engineering speak for MIDI 2.0 is a set of messages and those messages are not tied to any particular cable or connector. When MIDI first started it could only run over the classic 5 Pin DIN cable and the definition of that connector and how it was built was described in the MIDI 1.0 spec. However soon the MIDI Manufacturers Association and Association of Music Electronic Industries defined how to run MIDI over many different cables and connectors. So for many years, MIDI 1.0 has been a transport agnostic protocol. MIDI 1.0 messages currently run over 5 PIN Din, serial ports, Tip Ring Sleeve 1/8" cables, Firewire and Ethernet and all the different variations of USB cables. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can MIDI 2.0 run over those different MIDI 1.0 transports now? No, new specifications need to be written for each transport. There is a new Universal Packet Format that will be common to all modern transports that will help make this work move quicker. The new Universal Packet contains both MIDI 1 .0 messages and MIDI 2.0 messages plus some messages that can be used with both. The most popular MIDI transport today is USB. The vast majority of MIDI products are connected to computers or hosts via USB. USB is the first target for MIDI 2.0. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will MIDI 2.0 provide more reliable timing? Yes, and not only that the timing for MIDI 1.0 can also be improved. One of the new messages that can work with both MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 are Jitter Timestamps. Goals of JR Timestamps: -Capture a performance with accurate timing -Transmit MIDI message with accurate timing over a system that is subject to jitter -Does not depend on system-wide synchronization, master clock, or explicit clock synchronization between Sender and Receiver. Note: There are two different sources of error for timing: Jitter (precision) and Latency (sync). The Jitter Reduction Timestamp mechanism only addresses the errors introduced by jitter. The problem of synchronization or time alignment across multiple devices in a system requires a measurement of latency. This is a complex problem and is not addressed by the JR Timestamping mechanism. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can MIDI 2.0 provide more resolution? Yes, MIDI 1.0 messages are usually 7 bit (14 bit is possible by not widely implemented because there are only 128 CC messages). In MIDI 2.0 velocity is 16 bit and the 128 control change messages, 16,384 Registered Controllers, 16,384 Assignable Controllers, Poly and channel pressure and Pitch Bend are 32 bit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can MIDI 2.0 make it easier to have microtonal control and different non-western scales? Yes, MIDI 2.0 allows direct pitch control of individual notes ( see video) More MIDI 2.0 info...

Rigid Audio - Aquiver update 1.1 released AQUIVER: IMPROVED. WHAT'S NEW? 1000 INSTRUMENTS FULL OF MOTION! Get the new AQUIVER for $4.99 here - 4 days left! http://rigid-audio.com/products_aquiver.html Customers that already bought AQUIVER before will get this free update in the next few days. AQUIVER now delivers 1000 powerful, deep and soaring granular sounds and weights around 4GB. It is powered by a custom granular engine that can play hundreds of small grains of audio with no huge CPU impact. AQUIVER is ideal for movie scoring, underscore and futuristic sound design. It features realtime recording of knob movements, a FX engine with bread-and-butter effects and a unique lock switch. Using that, you can skip through instruments while locking the current settings in place. Perfect for trying out different sounds without loosing current knob and/or effect settings. A new volume knob with motion recording has been added as well as the possibility to now play back motion recordings in ping-pong (forward/backward) mode for smoother transitions. 1000 preset instruments strings, noises, sweeps, textures, atmospheres and soundscapes chords, drones, guitars, pads, pianos, vocal fx and wind sounds powerful granular engine effects section with filter, flanger, phaser, delay and reverb all effect settings can be modulated via one effect knob in realtime grain control: flux, spray, smooth, shift, detune and transpose realtime knob movement recording for interesting patterns lock button to switch sounds without loosing current settings retrig button for retriggering knob movement recordings Forward / backward knob movement playback low CPU and memory footprint

If you wanted to create you own multi sample instrument with multi-velocity layering and round robins you could use SFZ Designer http://mildon.me/sfzdesigner to create it and use sforzando for the VST playback engine. https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando.html While not as simple as a builtin drag'n'drop sample player if you're looking to create something with more depth / versatility and don't want to use Kontakt it's a viable option. And it's free.

If history is a guide then you'll get it cheaper and maybe by then they'll fix/change/rethink the upgrade licensing policy.

SignumAudio 50% off Bute Loudness Suit https://pages.signumaudio.com/bute-plugin-deals-sale Stereo - £199 £99.50 | Surround - £249 £124.50 To get 50% OFF, insert the following coupon code at the check-out before March 1st 2019 (midnight GMT): PD50 From FEBRUARY 22ND To MARCH 1st (midnight GMt), Signum Audio’s collection of BUTE Loudness Solutions are OFFERING PLUGIN DEALS FOLLOWERS 50% OFF THE BUTE LOUDNESS SUITE. A complete loudness management solution for your studio ensuring your audio is good to go! This essential bundle delivers unparalleled levels of insight and workflow support for loudness-conscious audio producers in post-production, game audio, radio imaging, sound design and music. With a sleek interface and neat features like automatic re-metering, reloadable session data, custom alert system, interactive history overview, and the inclusion of the very latest delivery specs as presets, you’ll have more time to spend on the more creative aspects of audio production. All our plugins are compatible with Mac & Windows and VST/AU/AAX (including AudioSuite). Atmos 7.1.2 is supported in the Surround version.

MeldaProduction has announced the 9th round of the Eternal Madness Discount 2019, offering 50% off 4 plugins every week. Getting started on Monday, February 25th. Deal of the week: MBassador Price: €40 €79 MLimiterMB Price: €75 €149 MXXXCore Price: €50 €99 MPhaserMB Price: €20 €39

Similar to other big drum libraries XLN uses an installer/manager to download/install the content to your PC. It's not a portable install/licensing system if that's what your asking.

Didn't last long. Snow fall turned to rain and it's getting washed away.

I live in the San Fernando Valley and it just started snowing...

Depends on whether you're the abandoner or adoptee - in which case that probably falls under the classification of fetish, collector of aromatic art** or something... **I think that in this case the 'artist' or 'creator' has relinquished all rights in said creation. Another thought... AbandonWear Clothes that you no longer associate with because of fashion obsolescence Clothing found at yard sale or thrift shop (Good Will, Salvation Army , etc.)

>On Windows, installers now remember the VST2 paths, if previously installed. Yes! This is such a time/hassle saver! ☺️ I received an email this morning from Eventide support that they fixed this- that's how I found out about the updates. I'm going through my Eventide installs and so far, except for 2016 Stereo Room, they all see my custom location that I set in the first installer of this new version. Update: The download link for 2016 Stereo Room has not been updated - still downloads v3.3.1 not v3.3.2. Notified Eventide support. Update2: Eventide has fixed the download links for 2016 Stereo Room. Fixed within 6 minutes of submitting report! All other links are good.

Eventide updated their VSTs on 2/19 Change log: 3.3.2 Fix issue where installer would exit with a failure on 32-bit Windows operating systems. On Windows, installers now remember the VST2 paths, if previously installed. Individual download links: 2016 Stereo Room https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/2016-stereo-room-native-windows-2 https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/2016-stereo-room-installer-mac Blackhole https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/blackhole-native-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/blackhole-installer-mac H3000 Band Delays https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/h3000-band-delays-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/h3000-band-delays-mac H3000 Factory https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/h3000-factory-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/h3000-factory-mac H910 https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/h910-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/h910-mac Instant Phaser Mk II (Win & Mac) https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/product/12401/installers Octavox https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/octavox-native-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/octavox-installer-mac Physion Installer https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/physion-installer-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/physion-installer-mac Quadravox https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/quadravox-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/quadravox-mac SP2016 Reverb (Win & Mac) https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/product/12013/installers TVerb https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/tverb-installer-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/tverb-installer-mac Ultrachannel https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/ultrachannel-installer-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/ultrachannel-installer-mac UltraTap https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/ultratap-installer-windows https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads/ultratap-installer-mac or All downloads: https://www.eventideaudio.com/support/downloads

Rob Papen releases Vecto synth plugin https://www.robpapen.com/Vecto-vst.html Introduction price February : € 79-- (included VAT) | USD 79-- (instead of € 99-- | USD 99) Also available at discounters but probably for same price JRR Shop: https://www.jrrshop.com/rob-papen-vecto $79 (coupon codes not available) Vecto was originally created for the Propellerhead Reason RE platform, however we have received many requests asking if this great synthesizer also could be available for other platforms. So here it is! Vecto is a four-oscillator vector synthesizer that allows users to draw in vector paths to shape the sound in many different ways. Included are a large range of oscillator waves, plus sampled waveforms and lots of different modulation options and preset vector paths to help create the unique Vecto sound! Due to the interesting range of waveforms, from classic analog modelled ones, Additive, Spectrum and high quality sampled waveforms, the sound options are dazzling deep! Two filters are added with 28 Filter types and 2 top notch effect processors finish the audio route with blister. A lot of interesting modulation options and creative features are added in Vecto, including an arpeggiator. Vecto is delivered with over 1000 presets!

Lol, I was out drawn by the fastest gun ?

Are you referring to new single license policy i.e. if you upgrade that you're only getting one licensed instance instead of 3? or something else?

XLN February Madness Sale - 50% off EVERYTHING from Feb 21-26 https://www.xlnaudio.com/ at checkout use code: SPRING2019 Cheaper at resellers: JRR Shop: https://www.jrrshop.com/xln-audio?dir=asc&order=name for additional discount use code: GROUP Best Service: https://www.bestservice.com/xln_audio.html (sale prices not yet showing) Note: if you're still building your XLN collection of kits consider getting the XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Custom at the current sale it's around $62 USD at JRR Shop with code: GROUP https://www.jrrshop.com/xln-audio-addictive-drums-2-custom This bundle is not showing at XLN web site - they probably pulled it for the sale.

Same creator/vendor... Free Electric Guitar Harmonics Kontakt Library (SH-153) https://00laboratories.com/product/electric-guitar-harmonics-library-sh-153 Sample Libraries as VSTs and for Kontakt 5 and HISE. Description Electric Guitar Harmonics library for Kontakt 5. The guitar is an Ibanez AS153. Sampled range is from G#2 to E6. 24 samples with 2 round robins each. Neighbor round robin scripting for extra variety.

00Laboratories - Kontakt Acoustic Guitar library $5 ($9.99 after March 15th) https://00laboratories.com/product/acoustic-guitar-library Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar library as VST and for Kontakt 5 and HISE. The guitar is a Richwood A-20. Intro price until: 15th of March! Sample Libraries as VSTs and for Kontakt 5 and HISE. 30-day full refund policy. If you’re unhappy, fill out the contact form below and we will give you your money back. Description Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar library as VST and for Kontakt 5 and HISE. The guitar is a Richwood A-20. Sampled range is from D1 to E4, sampling is done for each string until the note of the next string is reached, so there are no recordings of every single note of every string. Soft and Hard dynamics for every note and interval. 5 percussion samples with 6 round robins each. Chord change/sliding noise with 21 round robins. Power chord slaps from D1 to D2 with both soft and hard dynamic layers and 2 round robins. When the Power Slap keyswitch is held down they keyboard range where it is playable will change color. Release samples for every note with 2 round robins. Release samples can only trigger if release time is set to 250ms or lower. Harmonics in range D2 to G4 with 2 round robins. 12-string guitar simulation mode, in octaves up to the high E string. From there it turns into unison. Predictive Playback When this option is enabled the script will add a 25ms audio delay to give it time to analyze the midi notes. If a Major 3rd, Minor 3rd, 4th or 5th interval is played on the D string and above, a real sample of that interval will be played instead of two individual notes. Depending on the order of the notes, a root position major chord could be played as follows: a Major 3rd interval sample + a solo 5th sample. a 5th interval sample + a 3rd solo sample. a Minor 3rd interval sample + a root note solo sample. Example Tracks These example tracks only use the AG-20 library. https://00laboratories.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AG-20_RT_demo.mp3 https://00laboratories.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AG-20_example_track_2.mp3 Minimum System Requirements The standalone AG-20 VST DLL requires a 64-bit computer (x64). Kontakt 5 instrument requires full version of Kontakt 5.8+. HISE instrument was built with HISE 2.0 build 650 (see instrument source code on GitHub). Size Information 497 samples. Kontakt: 407 MB size on disk. VST: 170 MB samples, 11.4 MB VST.