Jacques Boileau

Yeah, I exhaust my kids too! ?

yep!

Nope

The MTM have their own ARC integrated in the speakers themselves. I don't think it includes the VST and standalone software ARC.

Dang shipping!

This is it! We made it to the 25,000 participants and 24 freebies! ? Thanks IK for all the stuff we have to play with now and hosting the best sale ever, not only of the decade! ? Thanks to everyone here for participating in this very entertaining thread, complete with one thread close! But we have beaten KVR anyway! ? I want to extend a special thanks to @Peter - IK Multimedia for his support here and work on getting everyone a bunch of extra choices! This GB wouldn't have been the same without your involvement. You were very patient! ??? So now is the time to check our list of participants for the guess the number of freebies contest: GroverKen 14 Brian Lawler 15 Fleer 16 DeeringAmps 16 Larry 17 telecode 101 17 InstrEd 17 husker 18 Marc Cormier 18 Doug Rintoul 19 kevin H 20 Peter 20 Bapu 21 Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann 24 Me 24 <-- this guy wasn't allowed to enter the contest It is my extreme pleasure to crown @Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann the grand IK group buy visionary and our winner! ?? If this would have been a real contest, here are the prizes you could have won: a heated kidney shaped pool, a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook, a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home, a kingsize Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum, a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi, real simulated Indian jewelry, a Gucci shoetree, a year's supply of antibiotics, a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number, a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick, Rosemary's baby, a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams, a new Matador, a new mastadon, a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego, a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor, a Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu, a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck, a Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped, a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away, or how about a McCulloch chainsaw, a Las Vegas wedding, a Mexican divorce, a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot, or a baby's arm holding an apple? Taken from the end of the lyrics of 'What Do You Want From Life' by the Tubes See ya all next year!

Your best bet is probably direct from IK: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/arcmic/ Arc does support other calibration mics, but good ones are more like a $100. Theirs will be cheaper especially if you have jam points. You can also use that mic witn mic room which is a big plus since when the measurement is done it gives other uses to the mic. I was able to use a calibration mic I already owned, which was very nice.

If you have a calibration mic, Arc3 is a good choice. It may not be as exciting as other plugins, but will help every day! My sound is completly transformed with it. Everything is clearer since it takes a lot out of the low end in a small bedroom studio. I should say, it twkes out low end muddinesss that hides clarity and details. As usual: YMMV!

Welcome back! We missed you! You made it just in time to see the IK's group buy final tier!

I was sure I was going to wake up with this done this morning! Still 6 to go!

Luckily, it's the name of the album and it is written on the cover! Pfft! I can read at least! ?

Try this link: https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/audio-plugins/solid-state-logic-ssl-lmc-0

As Ozzy Osbourne would say: No More Tiers!

This might be a long day! ?

Won't be long now...

I see what you are doing: making this thread catchup with the KVR thread on its own! ?

Not all models of the Volt has these. Only the higher priced models. The ones that do not have '76' in their name do not and are, of course, cheaper. But they all have tube emulation!

Similar kind of bundle you get with other interfaces like the Focusrite. They even provide the same Softube bundle that Focusrite does, it's called the Softube Time and Tone bundle.

Don't want to make more fuss over this, but he did say: "I feel bad for all those who have complaints with Waves but I've never had any real negative experiences." --- Tommy Byrnes I too was able to upgrade without problems in Cakewalk, but it does not mean I don't feel for those who do have problems. I do. It is just information that says: on some systems/configuration it works. Nothing more. Not a statement that you are wrong, at all. And I believe it is the same sentiment in the quote above. Or maybe I missed something... It is certainly up to you to decide if you had enough headache with Waves to quit them. I totally understand. I don't like their WUP either. There is something wrong when a company that does not want to listen to inquiries about their product unless you pay upfront! Not being eligible to updates is one thing, but products that you own stops working and they won't answer your questions, it's a different matter. In fact, good companies have this kind of info in a FAQ on their website for everyone to see, free of charge. For me, I use a couple of their plugins, mostly Scheps Omni Channel and R-Vox and will continue to do so... unless I ever run into the same mess you did!

Crackling : exactly what I am experiencing! Even before CPU is too high, crackling happens. Probably short burst of max CPU usage too short to be visible, but enough to heard!

True that LMC is not intended to be used on tracks. But it can be used on the master bus to get a quick master for a quick test. But not with that kind of CPU impact unfortunately.

I also use the standalone + Task manager in Windows as an easier way to gauge AT5 and LMC. But getting CPU usage of a stack of plugins together, man that is nice!

Thanks for this. I am kind of glad I asked the question! I do think though that it can sometimes be overused to the detriment to the song in the name of goodness. But that is like any other effect. You get instant gratification (ear candy) without realizing what you are loosing to get there. Mostly clarity I guess. I remember many years ago when I discovered SACDs, how ecstatic I was about the jump in clarity and detail over CDs. Hotel California in 5.1 SACD is so clear that, on a good sound system, you can easily pickup on each guitar part individually. Avalon SACD by Roxy Music is another great example of feeling in the studio with the band and having Brian Ferry feel like he is singing in your living room. The digital medium, to me, is not cold and lifeless as some describe it to be. I guess I am just not one to give up clarity over warmness. But like spices, it is how things are blended tastefully. I totally agree on guitar sound! That is certainly an area that is very complex and where linearity does not work in its favor. And it does not take much of the wrong distortion and/or response to kill the vibe. I found that the hard way in the 80s when I was building my own effects and amps. Not as easy as I thought it would be! But the journey was a great learning experience and fun part of my life! Luckily I had help in Craig Anderton's book Electronic Projects for Musicians and his columns in Guitar Player.

Thanks for doing that! I wished there was something like that in Cakewalk! That would be useful for people with older machines, to gauge which plugins are worth the cpu imprint or, for comparable plugins, which is easier on the cpu.

Using Windows Task Manager cpu usage %. I am doing my tests with the standalone version of LMC. What is asio meter?