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Thanks, Fleer, that's very helpful.
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Oops, my bad. I should have mentioned that I own the Exponetial reverbs I want, Neoverb andVocalSynth, so the extras aren't of interest to me (they mostly duplicate what I already own). I was interested in and Neoverb, so I suppose the big things I am most are whether the updated versions of Neutron (4) , RX (10) Standard, Ozone Advanced (10), Nectar Plus (3) are worthwhile updates from the previous versions to justify the price in your opinion?
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I own the last versions of one of Izotope's bundles, I think it's called the Music Production Suite or something close to that. I was wondering if any Izotope users who've updated to the latest versions of Ozone, Nectar and the other software find this to be an important update they would recommend. I'm truly not knowledgeable on mixing and mastering and have learned a lot from people in this forum, so I ask from that perspective, considering that a lot of you have greater expertise than I do in these areas. Thanks in advance.
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? percent! I love electric pianos and am very happy to add this library to my collection along with my other Rhodes libraries. In fact, I was so enthused about this freebie that I immediately created several custom presets with it. My favorite electric piano is the Wurli but I actually love the category overall and can't get enough of them, to be really candid. I'm a sucker for a sweet sounding electric piano and this Embertone [EDIT: I meant Sonokinetic], IMO, is a total no-brainer as a freebie.
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I have the MTron Pro, Mello and several commercial Tron sample libraries, but if I wasn't trying to reel in my spending on this stuff, I'd absolutely be picking this up due to some very cool features. I realize not everyone is in love with Trons, but I sure am.
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I downloaded and installed the EMP Mark II in the free KONTAKT Player 7 (I still have the previous version of KONTAKT from the last version of KOMPLETE; I'm with the group waiting for a sale to update KOMPLETE) and it's well worth downloading and installing. There aren't any snapshots/presets, so you need to make your own -- which I did quickly using the included controls in the GUI. https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/contemporary/emp/
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I made a number of additions to the original post, including adding some pianos I had a chance to check out and I just added Sonokinetic's free Rhodes Mark II library which became available today (I'm guessing that's a limited time freebie, so I'll remove it if/when it becomes a paid library).
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Isolation / Kashmir Medley - John Lennon / Led Zeppelin Cover
PavlovsCat replied to PavlovsCat's topic in Songs
Wait, so mine is irreconcilably bad? -
I have it already, but getting it again keeps me from taking a WUPing.
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Waves Sibilance is free for Bedroom Producers Blog readers. You need to register with BPB with your email address to get the freebie. https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/12/09/waves-sibilance-bpb/
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Ben epitomizes the kind of startup one person sample developer armed with musical abilities, technical know-how and creativity that I so greatly appreciate. He tries out of the box ideas and has the talent to pull it off. I very highly recommend Ben's libraries. I own several of them and they're all excellent and a blast to spend time playing around with. The only caveat is that you need the full version of KONTAKT to use Ben's libraries.
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Isolation / Kashmir Medley - John Lennon / Led Zeppelin Cover
PavlovsCat replied to PavlovsCat's topic in Songs
Thanks for the feedback @Bajan Blue and @Wookiee. Beyond trying to declutter the mix at 52 seconds. where should I look for the harshness? Is it in the vocal or another instrument. I'm really reliant on simple tools, that is, I'm really not knowledgeable on mixing or mastering, but if either of you can tell me what instrument or tool I should be working on/with, I'll go after it. Otherwise, I use the AI and presets and even used Sonible Balancer to brighten up some parts, which I suspect might cause the harshness. I think I used it on piano and drums. -
I think it was last year that Waves sale price dropped to an all time low of $16-something per plugin. That did get me to bite. Their sales are so regular and most plugins are constantly on sale for $29-$39 USD or so along with the spend $50 USD or whatever and get a free plugin to the point where I'm pretty confident most us are like, "meh" when we see a Waves sale. It seems at least every week I get an email for a Waves sale or a notice that one of my Waves Update Plans is expiring on a plugin I bought in the past. The first kind of email ensures that I'll never pay full price for a Waves plugin and the latter makes me question whether or not I should even keep buying Waves plugins at all.
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APD Epic Deal -83% OFF: Palette Complete Orchestra by Red Room Audio!
PavlovsCat replied to Larry Shelby's topic in Deals
One thing is certain, in the last couple of years, we've seen crazy deep discounting on very high quality orchestral sample libraries. It's a great time to be starting out in this area and building your sample library collection. While I don't compose in the orchestral/cinematic/gaming worlds, I do watch the libraries and have some degree of use for them in the rock productions I create for a total projected audience of maybe 20-30 friends (okay, that's projected, my actual reach is more like 5 or so friends plus my family -- especially our cat, who often can be heard in the background when I'm recording vocals), at best, I am blown away at how much more accessible these libraries have become in recent years. Maybe that's my next frontier, but I'm not certain if I could make the leap to a new genre and still maintain my current fan base. -
I picked this one up on Pianobook the other day and it's a very nice set of sampled instruments well worth downloading, IMO.
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But most pop music of today isn't much different from what AI could create. They're largely just taking what's already proven to work and making some minor repackaging. I'm not so worried about AI taking over human creativity. Yes, I think it will be increasingly part of the creative process, but I don't believe it will be able to equal truly great art. But in any event, I wouldn't fear it. There are other more pressing issues in the world to care about. Just my two cents.
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I was just going through my Pianobook piano sample libraries and there are some samplists there like Dan Keen and Dore Mark that put out great quality that is right up there with paid sample libraries. I'll add the Dore Mark piano libraries that I have tried. All of my internal hard drives are filled and I still haven't ordered another one, so I am not able to check all of these out, but I just had to give credit where credit is due to this extremely talented and generous man. I'll add his pianos I actually have installed to the list. https://www.pianobook.co.uk/profile/dore_m/
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It sounds pretty cool and it's free, so I'm in! I had clicked the button at NI's site several hours ago and then several minutes ago and still no sign of Hypha in Native Access. I did catch NI's message that it can take up to 24 hours to show up in Native Access, Just an FYI for anyone else waiting for the freebie to show up.
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I'm aware you were replying to another Peter, but man, love the sound of the piano, your arrangement and playing on this, @Simeon Amburgey. That was excellent! Another post I wish I could have used LOVE instead of LIKE.
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I'm late to the party, but considering what I understand from someone who works with a top movie soundtrack composer we'll call Franz, I can imagine how AI can be of great assistance to a composer as opposed to a threat (although it could be that too). Franz often works by creating a motif and has his staff do the rest of the work. Now, I could see a composer working with AI in a similar manner. The composer inputs a motif and the AI does the rest of the work. I don't think working with AI tools has to be 100% human free. The AI can, and probably should, be designed to work to enhance a composer's work.
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Thanks, Yan. That is probably the cello library I've seen more positive comments about from owners than any other.
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Isolation / Kashmir Medley - John Lennon / Led Zeppelin Cover
PavlovsCat replied to PavlovsCat's topic in Songs
I just tweaked the bass part. As I mentioned earlier, it was recorded with my friend playing a bass guitar and after I received it, I decided I could sing the song a lot better in another key and when I used Cakewalk to transpose the audio for the bass part, the timing was slight altered in various places. The most recent SoundCloud file represents me doing my best to cut and move chunks of the bass guitar audio to make it more in time. But I find, if I adjust say, the first measure of the final verse, the rest of the bass part is off, So I settled on a compromise. I'd be interested in feedback on it. The bass performance was actually superb. I also turned up the distorted rhythm guitar part on the bridge, which really drives the section. This was the first song I finished, 21 years after I stopped playing music, so it was a big deal to me. I selected the song because I am a huge fan of The Beatles together and separately, I love the song, it's easy to play and it was relevant at the time, as we were isolated due to the pandemic. As my wife now has COVID-19 and is isolated, I thought it was once again relevant (at least to my family) and I'd go back and fix some issues with this cover. -
My sample budget is basically exhausted for this year, except for maybe another solo cello library when I see an attractive price for a really good dry cello library. But I suspect in the future I will be adding VSL piano libraries and Craig, I actually haven't checked out their cfx or upright pianos, so I'm going to do that now. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Judging from their Imperial freebie piano library, they really know how to create a great piano sample library.