Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann

Actually, if you get past the tongue-in-cheek part, this article also includes links to other articles on "not BS" that I found it quite interesting (10 Plugins That Have Become Legends, 5 Plugins Which Just Make Mixes Better, and We Name Our 10 Audio Plugins Of The Decade)

$199 is only the upgrade from 4. For me, upgrade from earlier TSMax, it is the "upgrade from any paid product", $299 Considering what I already have, even with jam points is is not that attractive a deal. I'll wait for another time

They are quite different, SA has more breadth and VV has more depth. VV is a collection of instruments, each focused on sample-based emulation of specific synths and with a UI specific to each instrument. SA however has a selection of samples and a common UI for manipulating al of them, and this version also lets you "morph" between 2 sources. SA is based on a larger collection of synths but VV has a large number of samples from each original synth. In summary - Yes, it may make total sense having both, depending on what features you are interested in

A very interesting feature in infinistrip is that it matches the settings when switching between different variations of the same type of module (e.g., switching compressors, even if one model uses FET, the other is opto, etc). I don't remember MixBox doing that

@cclarry What is currently on your PA wishlist?

If you have Pro Tools Inner Circle you can get a nice deal for eXplorer-8: * Use the Inner Circle coupon and register Predator-3 PL if you haven't done it yet * Go to your Rob Papen account page, Free Deals, and claim RP-AMOD and Prisma This will qualify you for the eXplorer-8 upgrade from 3 RP products $111 (or $74 from 4 products, if you have purchased some other RP product)

Even less ($96) here https://joannecooper.co.za/band-in-a-box (with free ebook and video course)

If you missed Bapu's, here is another chance - $75 code is available via DM

Wow, I tried the "WP - PRE-Verb Return Cleaner 1" preset in the parallel reverb channel of one of my projects, just before the reverb. It did add a subtle brilliance that did sound pretty nice. I like it when plugin presets give me new ideas I hadn't thought of!

Zoom H1n Portable Handy Recorder Kit with Windscreen, AC Adapter, USB Cable & Case (Black) $79.99 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1745149-REG/zoom_zoom_portable_handy_recorder.html

Homegrown Sounds Kontakt Collection (LTD Edition) for $69.99 https://hgsounds.com/product/kontakt-collection/ All 16 Kontakt products released by Homegrown Sounds up to 2019, a collection of 110 Instruments. There are Synthesizers, Sequencing Systems and MIDI Generators included. Most of the Instruments are advanced, more akin to VST/AU plugins. Add a few more instruments focused on Wavetable synths & Euclidean Rhythms with the Serenity Collection for $19.99 https://hgsounds.com/product/serenity-group-buy/

Sound banks by Nori Ubukata (in the base AX73) and Dr Mix (free), plus a few additional free and paid sound banks from other designers. Interesting! (although I'll wait a day or two to see if it shows up at Audiodeluxe or Everyplugin with an even better price)

Note that even if you already have the bundle, Abbey Road Studio 3 is not in the bundle but it is currently on sale. For me, the Nx plugins (AR Studio 3 and the others) are quite a bit of fun, although it's harder to justify the "investment"

btw, for people who were waiting on a better deal showing up during the month, and missed the ADSR birthday sale. It looks like the bundles are still available even though the countdown is down to 0. E.g., today I got Hexcel+5 Expansions for $25 (instead of Hexcel without expansions for that same price) https://www.adsrsounds.com/birthday-sale-2023/

Yes, I have purchased more than a dozen plugins there, and sold Forever29 codes as well. All were positive experiences. I find it easier than the KVR B&S forum because you don't need all that dialog of "is it still available? What info do you need from me? Where do I send the money? Are the Paypal G&S fees included or do I need to find out how much they are and add them to the asking price?" Sure, some people use it for scalping (they find out where it is on sale and then sell it higher, but below retail) or for reselling freebies that they are not interested in, but that is not a bad thing. E.g, recently I got ImpOscar2 for $25 and I could see from the instructions that it was a freebie offered to customers of Adam Audio. I had no idea how to get that freebie or maybe it was free with the purchase of some hardware but it doesn't matter, in the end I am happy to get ImpOscar2 at a good price

Don't forget the "bundle discount" https://store.dontcrack.com/specials.php If you have other plugins to buy now and they're available at dontcrack, that extra 20% off can help get some sweet deals

Prior art applies to patents (protected innovation). It does not matter for copyright (protected expression) or trademark (protected branding) But yes, I don't think anybody would try to patent their voice (unless they are the Bene Gesserit...)

Creepy? sure. Copyrightable? very questionable. I would argue that no, it doesn't meet the requirements of a copyrightable "work" (of course, I wouldn't be shocked if politicians succumb to lobbying pressures and further erode the public domain beyond what the Constitution says) Trademarkable? Possibly, but the requirements for maintaining a trademark/registered trademark need to be met (e.g., making an investment in creating a brand out of it)

Make presentation videos for work that sound like Venus Theory (but without the "howdy doody, buckaroonies!")? Or pick something more exotic and make them sound like Zozilla the great, or Paul Third? My mind is going to explode with the possibilities

One-time 35% discount using code PSPMC35OFF during checkout. Ends tonight. https://www.pspaudioware.net/UserArea/store/view E.g., I got PSP BinAmp for $26.68 I'm not sure why but the PSP store applied a "volume discount" in addition to other discounts, even though I purchased a single item. Maybe it got confused? I was adding and removing items while I was finding out that the 35% off does not apply to crossgrades. Anyway, a nice price for BinAmp after stacking the intro pricing plus the discount.

As should be expected, it depends on the designer and what you're looking for. If it's good vintage sounds for emulating synth wizards of years past, Nori Ubukata's Dawn of Electronic Music series does have plenty of nice sounds. I also like Rob Lee's expansions.

The advantage of the full bundle is that it includes future expansions

77% off across most of the soundpool catalog (only newly released soundpools are excluded) https://producerplanet.com/us/audio/loops-samples-250/?salesOnly=true&sort=priority&label[]=magix What makes this a pretty nice deal is that if you launch Magix Music Maker, in the scrolling ads at the top of the "shop" page there is a link to a survey about your use of MMM, and at the end of the survey you will get 2 vouchers for up to $10 Combined with the current sale it means that you can end up getting for free 2 "large" soundpools (or 2-part soundpool collections) with unrestricted commercial licensing. Note that you will need to change the license option when buying (don't leave it at the default non-commercial). Note that producerplanet vouchers can only be applied to the purchase of a single product, and any remaining value is lost. The vouchers are valid until 13/08/2023.

The Wedge Force products are a peculiar beast. I did see a pretty good demo at an AES convention a few years ago and that's why I became interested. Their idea is to create an instrument that is played on the keyboard (or notes entered in a MIDI editor) and sounds exactly like the unprocessed signal you'd get from a guitar on an audio interface with direct input (DI signal). Any guitar player will tell you that the unprocessed DI signal doesn't sound great, that you will want pedals and processors (outboard or ITB vst/aax) and the same is true of the Wedge Force instruments. It is intended for a rather niche audience that wants to enjoy the tweaking of guitar pedals and processors as if they had a physical guitar. If you're just looking for an instrument to generate realistic guitar sounds using a keyboard - could you get the guitar sound that you want by using as a starting point a signal that is already processed and not DI? Most likely yes.

And, the intro price is $79.99 with code HYDRO-INTRO-7999