Royal Yaksman

It has some pretty decent flexibility in tonality but as far as I can see there is no way to palm mute individual note positions. It can mute each individual string but it appears to do that as an open string mute only. Keyswitches can change how the string is played but nothing as yet has made a satisfying palm mute sound. If I've missed this glaring feature someone please school me up? I have also found that I need to change the legato mode and turn the rotary on the guitar towards 'release' for faster playing. If you already have Modo, this likely won't do anything for you. That being said, if Waves were to perhaps add some palm mutes and a staccato mode, it would put it higher up there in usability. But as it stands this plug has some nice thick bass sounds that I would rate as: usable enough for 20 bucks! ? Though the HD is definitely better than SD. I have found that in the SD version, the additional noises like fret buzz and string rattle, sound a bit over-pronounced and fake.

Damn it, they got me. I was thinking that they probably hadn't added a whole bunch worth my time since version 8 and then made the mistake of actually informing myself... Stupid wanting stuff! Let the hard drive cluttering commence!!!

V4.5 ~ New Features Overview: Recording and Mixing • Redesigned hardware controls gain-phase-48V on mixer channels for compatible PreSonus interfaces • Input Mixer: software gain - phase controls on every input • Software input gain - phase controls on every channel, bus and FX channel • Extended grouping system with attributes Volume, Pan, Mute-Solo, Inserts-Sends • Groups definable as Edit- and-or Mix-Groups • Commands-shortcuts to suspend any group • Command to suspend all groups • Support for unlimited nested groups groups within groups • New Groups section in Track List and Channel List • Optional group name displays on channels with Group assign and renaming options • Customizable Channel Components in Console • RMS-Peak metering option per channel • Global Pre-Fader Metering option • Quick-assign I-O routing for multiple selected channels • Quick-assign outputs in ascending order • Basic and Advanced Plug-in menu styles • Alternative reverse Sidechain routing • Copy Plug-ins with Sidechain routing Arrangement and Editing • Lock Events with position and editing options • Lock Tracks option • Independent Quantize-Timebase-Snap options • Snap to Zero Crossings Musical MIDI Editing • Chord Audition option in Chord Selector • Chord Audition option for chord events in Chord Track • User assignable Chord Audition sound • New Major-Minor Triad scales • Re-organized Musical Actions menu • Stretch multiple notes by dragging • Note Action: Apply Scale • Note Action: Distribute Notes • Note Action: Randomize Notes • Note Action: Quantize Notes • Note Action: Mirror Notes • Note Action: Repeat Notes to Part End • Note Action: Thin out Notes • Note Action: Fill with Notes Workflow • Independent Macro Toolbars for Arrangement, Music Editor and Audio Editor • Macro Toolbar: custom menus • Macro Toolbar: direct macro editing • Macro Toolbar: Duplicate Macro command • Macro Toolbar: “move to Group” command • Impact XT: drag more than 16 samples or slices • Patterns: support for Quintuplets - Septuplets resolution • Improved swing timing for patterns with individual lanes resolution • Stem Export: quick drag select tracks-channels • Stem Export: save selection when closing window • Song Data Import retains “Disabled” track state when importing • Fat Channel XT modules retain state when switching • Instrument list: “disable all” option • Instrument list: “remove unused” option • Store Presets with folder selection • Assignable F13-F24 keys • Recall any Marker with shortcut • One-step Audioloop export drag&drop User Interface • Smooth audio waveforms option • Macro Toolbar icons update • Sample One XT - Impact XT: improved unit readouts Performance • Improved CPU performance with Multi Instruments • Improved CPU performance with Mai Tai, Sample One XT, Impact XT and Presence XT Hardware and Installation • I-O Setup: add multiple inputs or outputs • I-O Setup: re-order inputs - outputs with drag & drop • New Plug-in Manager with filters by format and vendor • Plug-in Manager: list and reset blacklisted plug-ins individually Import - Export • Import - Export I-O Setups • Video Export option with multiple codec support platform-dependent • MP3 Export with variable bitrate • AAC support Import - Export , including ALAC Apple Lossless • Mono option for Export Mixdown

Presonus have just started selling Cherry Audio in their store, perhaps they have pitched in with some modulation capabilities within Studio One?

Cakewalk has simple and easy stem bouncing options. Really any DAW that makes bouncing stems easy, is great for collabs because then it doesn't matter what DAW anyone is using. If you are talking sharing the entire project fx, automation and all? Well the argument could be made that with Cakewalk being free, that it is actually the easiest DAW to collab with because all the other people need to do is download it, watch a couple of hours of 'how to' vids and then they are ready to get going without reaching into their pockets.

I have suggested it to quite a few people. Especially those who use something like Ableton or FL Studio and are looking for a traditional DAW for certain procedures. But most of the time when I get to the part about it being free. Instead of excitement, they tend to pull a face and shrug. Then some weeks later when I speak to them again, it turns out that they ponied up dough for either Pro Tools, Cubase or Studio One and didn't even bother trying Cakewalk. I'm really not sure how you can beat free as a sales point? But I think it is likely that this DAW needs the similar tales, legends and mystique of the others, to make people want to check it out. Perhaps once some bedroom producers get big and start talking about it, then it will be an awfully easy sell.

So there I was just this last week, testing MDistortion and deciding that I'm going to get it when it comes up on sale and now, well here we are!?

It's handy for splitting apart busy drum loops and then makes it easier to use drum replacement. But probably the coolest thing is putting non-percussive material into it and then you can put different effects/processing on the separate split parts before summing them back together. It can help with some really interesting sound design on loops that have probably been used a thousands of times before and turn them into something fresh.

There I was telling myself I don't need anymore libraries or plugs but then I had to go and listen to the walk through's for dream guitars... Now my wallet is open and I'm not even sure how that happened?!! Damn you and yet simultaneously thank you cclarry!?

If the guy's studio is near Chernobyl, maybe the residual radioactivity is messing with his setup??

Did XLN seriously just try to sell us a collated version of our DAW browsers for 180 smackeroonies?... I mean sure I'll pay that, but only once I see an official promise to deliver a complementary reach around in the licensing for the product.

Stop making libraries for instruments that I don't own! Kontakt and Halion are where it is at! Now get on that! Chop!? Chop!? ?????????????????

With the 10 credits for signing up and 20 % off with TheSteven's code (thanks again), got the MConvolutionMB for 10 euros!

Thanks for the discount code.

Fartstep is going to takeover by 2020!

Just got through playing around with this and now I'm almost certain that it is going to be hard not to put it on every single track in a song.

This is actually better than I expected and for a freebie it's pretty great actually.

A new genre called: Drum & Seizure

I think the only reason your drummer trap didn't work is because you also needed to put a sign on the front lawn that read: "Drummers I respect you as musicians. I will also allow you to write songs and even try my best to play to whatever weird rhythm/timing/groove that has taken your fancy on any given week. This is not just BS so I can finish my EP and later dump you for someone much better, or replace all your hits with much, much better recorded samples. Though please note this is a world of give and take and that being said, would it kill you to shower?!!"

A drummer and a bass player are taking a bus, which one is the better musician? The bus driver!!!

Imagine opening a new box expecting to smell factory fresh, new plastic toy scent, but instead that smell is sweaty armpits, whisky breath and the remnants of a questionable wiping technique. I guess they could call it: the stench of authenticity.

I guess the next step is seeing how fast a robot can strum, finger pick and... scat... I suppose?

If you can't drum at 900bpm, don't @ me!!!!

I use a Quad Capture and I would recommend making sure that you have listed the Octa Capture driver as an exception in your antivirus program. There is something weird that seems to have happened under windows 10 with the older Roland devices. My PC kept wanting to switch or deactivate the driver. Listing it as an exception fixed all the freeze ups and issues I was having with it.

I like Neely's stuff, even though I'm not sure I'd ever use much of it? His vid on 7/11 polyrhythms is a mind bender, though he does a good job of explaining how to count it out: