TheSteven

I had to manually update my IKM Product Manager. Which meant I had to find the download. If you're in same boat here's the web page: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/productmanager/

If you have any Neural DSP plugins you can check for updates at: https://neuraldsp.com/downloads Nicely formatted web page - shows latest versions, release dates, link to change logs and if desired you can download previous releases.

I don't need my license for this, let me know if you can use it. Gone

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Overall I agree with @PavlovsCat's last post. I never said I thought sampling 128 layers was a requirement or even practical but that doesn't negate that you need a decent velocity range for reasonable expression. Regarding phones - that argument is dated and frankly agist. You're ignoring that many of those people are listening on decent earbuds many which have multiple drivers and better fidelity than the systems most of us grew up with. Frankly most of those phones (without ear buds) sound better than the cassette players many of us toted around.

Some good points. In terms of pianos - "a human can't play 128 velocity layers" Yes they can, concert pianists do it all the time. They just can't consistently hit a specified level multiple times in a row, for every key on the instrument at least not without getting tendentious. They use a robot because it's more consistent and probably cheaper & faster than having a musician waste their time doing so.

Sorry but this is so off base. Even at flute's extreme ranges pianississimo & fortississimo sound different. Without velocity layers a sampled flute is going to sound like a cheap synth. "A live musician lacks velocity layers." ?? For example with vocals - you're saying there's no difference between whispering and screaming? With some songs a lack of velocity layers won't be an issue, with others it will be a major issue. For example if I was doing a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody I wouldn't even try it with a dynamically limited piano. The 'average' man might not recognize what was wrong but they would sense something was off. Note that I haven't heard this piano nor do I intend on getting it as I already have too many virtual pianos. It's possible that dynamic scripting (EQ/filtering) may make up the lack of velocity layers to some degree - after all that's how (in the old days) it use to be done with sampled instruments. So this piano may be more flexible than just the number of velocity layers would imply.

Ohm Force plugins are quirky but can be very useful.

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Your price may be lower at PSP (depending I assume on what you already own) https://www.pspaudioware.net/UserArea/store/view my price for Saturator is $34.58

Changes in Filterscape v1.5 (just recently released): Redesigned, modern GUI. CLAP version included. Support for native Silicon AAX (Pro Tools). New analogue modeled state variable filters (12/18/24 dB). More oscillator wavetables. Output clipper guards against digital distortion. Support for macOS Ventura / Sonoma. Native support for Apple Silicon (M1, M2…). Full-featured preset browser. Revamped factory preset library. New in Filterscape FX and VA: pan modulation. New in Filterscape VA: LFO rate knob and transpose selector. Filterscape VA also supports MTS-ESP microtuning. Preset vocal formants and snapshot morphing functions. Configuration pages (preferences, MIDI remote control). Improved Windows installer. a look at the new 1.5 release... and includes a VA synth!

EnergyXT was a fun little DAW. Would be nice if they got it working. EnergyXT 32 bit still doesn't work in Windows 11 (last release 3.0 hangs on loading, previous versions seem to work...) 64bit version can't open songs created in 32bit version.

"VST/Audio Unit Format" see no mention that an app is included. If you don't want to run it in a DAW you'll have to run it in a VST hosting app - just Google "vst host application" if this is new to you.

Nice reminder Clint! Blue Labs had some interesting plugs. 2+ years ago they announced that they had discontinued the development of their products and that the plugins were now available for free. Although their website now appears to have been taken over by parties unknown, possibly by malware according to BitDefender, you can get the whole suite by way of the WayBack archive web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20211120133206/https://bluelab-plugs.com/

They have a 30 day free trial, no credit card needed. I signed up to check it out. It uses Musio VST3, not Kontakt. Haven't had a chance to play with it enough yet to know if I like it or not.

Lol, As a US resident I cannot make a purchase on the Japanese site, it won't accept the order.

So is Musio offering the Cinesample libaries (including the Kontakt ones)? Or are these 'Musio' versions of Cinesample libaries? Edit: was looking at CineBrass Horns of the Deep and that's a Kontakt 5.8.1 library and included w / Musio package. Edit2: signed up for trial and Musio is using their own player/VST3, not Kontakt.

https://musio.com/pricing/ Edit: Intro price of $299 instead of $399, price good till Dec 31, 2023 You can sign up for a free 30 day trial (no credit card required) : https://portal.musio.com/

On the serious side though, no. I thought about it for a couple of minutes - it would add maybe 5 native plugins that I could live without and all the Apollo plugins provided I picked up an interface. But I don't have the interface and I'm not ready to go running down that rabbit hole, at least for a while. So I went and had brunch and when I came back the deal was gone. Was kind of like when I go to the store and see that fancy $400 bottle of scotch. Would it be nice to have it - yeah. Am I going to go into debt or turn my life upside down to get it - no. I give it a sigh & a wink and move on...

It's called shock. People experience it after horrific accidents or missing out on rare plugin deals. Loosen any tight clothing and, if needed, cover up with a blanket to prevent chilling. Don't eat or drink anything until you have seen professional help. Larry is qualified to administer CPR if necessary. We're here brother to talk you through it if you need to vent or just have a good cry. In the meantime just try to remember that tomorrow is another day and another deal will eventually come along. ...Steven

Had a feeling this was a mistaken item... Now $999 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UAPlugBunUltCg--universal-audio-uad-ultimate-11-crossgrade-from-any-uad-plug-in-bundle-or-5-uad-plug-ins

phfffffffffffffffffffft. Not sure how to react, so that'll have to do.

11.3.10 was released Aug 22, 2023 and is a major release. Full release notes on https://www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/live-11/ 11.3.11 & 11.3.12 are minor updates adding hardware support as noted below... 11.3.12 Release Notes New features and improvements: Added Control Surface support for the AKAI APC64. 11.3.11 Release Notes New features and improvements: Added Control Surface support for the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S Mk3

If you have cats in your neighborhood rinse it well...

Last year, same sale - I bought Falcon + 2 libraries and then got a $100 voucher. Don't know if pricing is same on items but maybe you can finagle things...