Brian Walton

That opinion is indeed ridiculous in the deals forum. ? Very cool reverb, but when we have seen deals like $10 for Phoenix, XenoVerb, and (effectively $40 for R4 - or Nimbus)........

Yep, the 336 is basically a smaller body 335 (also semi-hollow) 339 is same type of shape/size as the 336 but with the solid block. For more sustain and a punchier response. 339 is what I was going to get until I played the Prospect. The 339 was certainly a very nice guitar (though even custom shops vary a fair amount in actual quality at Gibson). I've only played a limited number of Prospects (Gibsons are far more prevalent), but the one I got....is really my dream guitar. Only critiques I'd have would be the range/taper of the volume/tone knobs, and that is an easy fix, it is just so close to perfection otherwise, so never bothered to let anyone else touch it. Just fine for most people, but likely not the ideal choice for someone that wants full dynamic control from an amp (without pedals).

Heritage made more than just the "335" style hollowbody. I also like the smaller hollowbody style (but the LP sounds and responds way differently than a 339). Now the 336 is closer to a LP since it has a "block" in it. Heritage Prospect was availabe with floating block, solid bock, or fully hollow. Similar size to the 336/339. That is what I'd be looking at in the Heritage line for the smaller than 335 style semi-hollow (and I think Heritage model that is simlilar to the 335 is the H535)

Look at Heritage Guitars. I own vintage (and modern Gibsons). When I was in the market for a Semi-Hollow body guitar, I expected to look at a CS-336, 339 or ES-335. I ended up with a Heritage that I feel is superior to the majority of Gibsons. They are now even owned by Bandlab, but still made in the original Gibson factory in MI. You can do some history search on them of how they came to be with original Gibson factory workers, etc.

They used to have iLok as an option. Can't blame them from moving from that however many others have chosen much better systems as the alternative. They have a big marketing budget they have to support/pay for. I've had more problems with WAVES than any other software I can think of off the top of my head.

Interface changed in the last 2 years, but I think your general distaste for it will remain. Especially that uninstall part. It has been more reliable than in the past. I think they make good sounding stuff and own a number of them. However, I try to actually avoid using them and my experience suggests they can't be used or trusted long term without the absurd WUP.

Long time Cakewalk Sonar user here, I had not heard of Bandlab before the aquisiton either. Heritage Guitars made my favorite guitar I've ever owned (as well as played - and I've played some very expensive guitars). Granted it was made before Bandlab took over ownership of Heritage Guitars. But you can bet if I'm ever in the market for a guitar again to add to the colleciton, Heritage Guitars owned by Bandlab is the first and likley last place I'm going to have to look to find it. I continue to be thankful I didn't buy the Gibson Semi-Hollowbody , went on to the next store where I found my dream Heritage instrument. Just worlds better than the Gibson. Only guitar I've ever played that felt like it was made fo r me. (Note to Bandlab: Not sure why you discontinued the Prospect model, it is magic. ).

B-Reverb is good for free, though I haven't touched it in years. Unfortunately you are asking these questions about a week late. About a week ago you could get Excalibur for $10 and then do this upgrade to get R4 for another $30 https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/17-Reverb/6648-R4-Upgrade-from-PhoenixVerb-or-Excalibur R4 is the best mix of Algo verb and low processing I've heard. You only get 1 authorization though and that is lame. it is normally $300. If serious about it, you might look around to see if any resellers have Phoenix verb or Excalibur on sale (because they purchased it during the sale for $10, then get the upgrade deal for R4. Phoenix is a more transparent Reverb than R4 and is also outstanding, but doesn't add that "color" the R4 does. I do not like the single seat authorization of these, but they are world class. and once you use them, it unlikely you will want or need something of a similar type. I have other reverbs for more extreme /effect type of things. The guy that made Phoenix and R4 was a primary developer at Lexicon and applying those skills to modern processing systems.

Not sure if you saw in the other threads, but it seems like NI might be crippiling the ability of some providers to offer products that work with the "player" version of Kontakt. I haven't figured out the whole scope of the situation yet, but some changes happened recenlty.

Was interested unitl I noticted the sequencer is only in the paid version. Think I have other options that cover the bases of the free version. Though they do make good plugins and good to seem them adding to the herd.

I've had a couple really poor experiences with them (haven't used them in a number of years now). That being said, this was clearly an error. All other sites had promos for the same price on Essentials. Those that didn't get an order cancel are mearly lucky.

For a website that is giving stuff away, it is straightforward and the to point. Way better than many I've seen, including some popular ones. My complaint would be more about the GUI for Serenity, way to small to actually be able to read what the knobs are. You can turn then and basically figure things out. But the plugin itself would benefit from either a larger size or a different design. Got all 3 of the offerings.

Give then a throw away email address and use off-line activation and keep your machine offline if you are worried about it. I understand the concern, but I'd do some actual research before jumping to conclusions on this one. You might reach the same conclusion or you might not...but you owe it to yourself to actually do the research. Cakewalk kept a lot of the same team over the years with a long track record of treating the customer better than most of the competition. One of the reasons I favored them in the first place years ago is the authorization methods they used that didn't treat the paying customer like a criminal, unlike others in the same market place.

You mean the licences NI requires a developer to pay to be allowed to use the "player" version? Uh..that is the point....NI has decided it doesn't want to allow Sennheiser to truly make the instrument Free on their platform.....this is on NI.

Example 2 sounds terrible. LOL

Millions of dollars of development have gone into creating this applcation that has evolved over decades now. This isn't some fly by night program. How many professional applicaitons of this level have you seen just suddenly give away the source code, which other current competitors could then copy and use without recourse for their own financial gain? Cakewalk is a huge value add to the Bandlab brand. Look at the other open source creative/technical applciations on the market...there isn't a single one I can think of that has the capabilites and refirenment that Cakewalk has. Other programs typically will have some nice technical qualities with a horrible GUI, or limited feature set, or lack integrations. Cakewalk (Sonar) had many "firsts" in the industry over its history. The fact you even bring Linix into the conversation here, on a program deeply ingrained with Windows, simply suggests you have no idea what you are talking about. You are aware that Cakewalk was a professional paid for (and every expensive program) for ~20 years, correct?

Those PRO version (though slighly older) are much more capable feature wise than the "studio newer versions" The only thing I'd use them for is extra computers that are beyond your two install authoriazation limits with the PRO versions. You may appreciate the smaller tool set if you are not using either with any seriousness . But they are a downgrade, no doubt about that.

Senn offers and continues to offer the package for free. It is NI that is blocking the ability to do so, paid or not. Unfortuntly , it would have been nice if Senn just did a stand alone app in the first place. NI doens't exactly bring that much value to the table from an end user perspective.

Already in effect. Check the Sennheiser Drum program, new installs as of May require full version to use. After 7 years of being actually free. LAME.

Scroll down here for the code to use at check out for Plugin Boutique: https://remix.beatport.com/?utm_campaign=113850_PIB Beatport Remix Challenge NL 13-08-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=6D39,2FUI,1069WU,9ENQ,1 (intentionally didn't just copy the code here, out of respect to give those that are offering it credit for viewing the site, etc.)

Love Resolve, but it has one flaw.... incompatibility with older (and some very current) machines. Other than that, it is wonderful. (Well that and the way it saves project files in a 'hidden" way is annoying, especially trying to transfer a project to another computer without using the studio on line collab functions.

Well I don't think it is wonderful or anything. But I do think it is an improvement over 8.1. I never leave sessions open without saving work, it is just a good habit to form when working with computers. And restoring browser tabs are just a few button clicks. In Chrome: Vertical 3 dots in the upper right -> history -> recently closed tabs. And if you had say 15 tabs open it will open all of them not just make you do it one by one. Now you might lose forms you filled out or something like that, but I recover 20+ tabs without issue hundreds of times and don't even think about it anymore. You might want to just start with a basic, scheduling of an update when it prompts. I've worked with over 100 Win 10 machines and never had one push an update that couldn't have been moved to an "off hour" running Professional.

I have basically nothing on my desktop. The start button opens a menu of quick access to programs organized and categorized exactly the way I want them. It is more configured to "me" than any other version I've used, which dates back to Windows 2.0 (maybe even 1.0, I don't recall and I also owned an Apple in the early 80s)

I'm really confused as to why Magix now have two different "Pro" video editors in the product lineup Full Vegas not included in the bundle - but this product I haven't heard of before VideoPro X is (and accroding to the MSRP is the most valuable product in the bundle. Not sure why they woudl devide the development base like that. Anyone used VideoPro X? Vegas (which just about everyone knows) and Video Pro X

Are you using the home version or something? While it does have updates, I haven't seen any fundemental changes in the Pro version since the initial release. The welcome screen only pops up once in a blue moon after an update. I do not run into it even on a monthly basis. I have 8.1 on a "tablet" that I couldn't update to 10 due to space reasons. Win 10 feels more like an upgraded 8.1 to me. I would prefer the updates to be manageable, but I also work with enough security to know and appreciate (some) of the updates that are happening to keep current with the latest threats. It is the first Windows OS, I felt generally comfortable with from a security perspective without having a bunch of other "anti" apps running in the background.