Brian Walton

Per Boz's description: https://www.bozdigitallabs.com/product/t-bone/ We also added mid/side mode and an analog mode that adds subtle distortion and compression to your sound. Enable that for some grit, or disable for super clean tone shaping.

I mentioned the idea of a ProChannel version of the Pan Knob recently also. Would love to see both in that format. The PanKnob in particular would benefit tremendeioiusly from it, and I could see T-Bone really working well in the format too.

Picked this up and it doesn't disappoint. I expect to use it much more than anticipated.

Yes, just use enough so you have to pay like .01 out of pocket and you will be fine.

Was not as bad as I expected. You do need the ilok manager, however you don't actually have to have an account or get them to add it to an ilok account if you don't want to. Unnecessary, but not as bad as expected. very resource heavy, as one might expect.

I haven't started the process, but the instructions on the PB website suggested it was needed: Important Note: In order to activate your product, you must have the soft iLok License Manager installed on your computer.

If this wasn't a specific utility (de reverb) I was looking for, I wouldn't even bother. And if it was more expensive would have passed given the ilok piece. Always look for companies that don't set such limitations. Not a fan of dongles, USB ports are precious.

I have 5 machines I do creative work on. Consider getting a password manager (LastPass and KeePass both have free options), you remember one password to the database and that is it, the rest are encrypted inside of it. All ilok does is require yet another password, and either an additional application that provides zero value or a dongle that takes up a perfectly good USB port and costs an absurd amount of money..

I did the same, but not looking forward to the ilok non-sense.

Yeah, it isn't that they are complete duds but in no way would I consider that a deal on any of them. I'd be pretty hard pressed to find a plugin in the $240 bundle I can't find a free (or very cheap) alternative for as a Bandlab user. I use a number of Waves plugins, but only one of them is in any of those bundles (including the top tier $720 bundle!) I mean realistically buying the Omni-Channel on Sale for $30 and then getting some free-bees (and a $5 copy of Computer Music) for the reverb and delay, and limiter type of needs covers basically everything you can get in the lower tier bundle... I recall seeing this one posted in some form elsewhere, but seems to get lost. A magical de-esser for free: https://www.airwindows.com/deess-vst/

All those verified buyers reviews giving 5 stars. I really wonder. I'd take a discounted Scheps Omni-Channel at a one time fee of $30 over 6 plugins in the $120/year bundle. Most of thsoe I wouldn't even use for free (and I can say that since I have a One Knob pumper and renessance reverb, super tap in that bundle that never made it on a single project.

Might be the only thing you have ever posted that doesn't deserve to be in the deals section. ?

It is in Elements, Standard and Advanced. As for top notch software cleaning, at this point Izoptope is probably considered the standard by which all others are judged.

I'd see if you can download a trial of Elements. Use voice de-noise and set to manual, playback that "beginning" part to sample the noise. Stop and then play it again adjusting the threshold and reduction. Put the profile on music instead of voice/dialog. The more expensive versions are better suited to full frequency. However, if you were impressed by Nero's abilities. I'd image even "elements" should be an upgrade. (if your recording has pops and clicks - not just spectral consistent noise - the assistant function might help apply all of the options in one shot easily).

The only real feature addition from what I've experienced is the addition of the "assistant" function. However, this only appears in the Standalone application instead of the plugin which I find annoying (considering the other Elements applications have the assistant within the plugin).

This is a good deal for users that can't run DaVinci Resolve. For those that can, Resolve is free and has a more robust feature set. The color grading tools and rendering times also make Vegas 15 look like amateur hour.

GIMP isn't good enough. However, Affinity Photo at $50 and you own it certianly is for pixel based photo editing like Photoshop. One also needs a good RAW converter i.e. Like Lightroom (Affinity Photo's isn't top tier). Capture One is better than LIghtroom, but also isn't a cheap alternative. DaVinci Resolve is the real deal.

I tend to chime in on this subject. If you have a computer that will run it (it is selective about hardware and sytems capabilites). I'd agure it is among the best on the market. A tier above Vegas in my experience. That being said, Vegas will run on older Windows machines that Resolve won't even open on .

I do not use this Waves Plugin, but I use Boz's Sasquach on Rock + Jazz (real kits) to modify the kick in various ways. Have a great mic and high end drum kits, that doesn't always get you where you want in a final mix.

To be clear for non Platinum owners, CbB is missing quite a few "in house" plugins too. Rapture Pro, Multi Band Comp, Non-Linear EQ, Adaptive Limiter. But if you own Platinum all that transfers and is usable in CbB.

I'm not convinced the updates do anything at all. None of my v9s to v10s actually seemed to have any difference other than the number they associate with it in your account. Unless you get stuck with non-working plugins on your system (which they won't offer customer support to help with unless you have WUP) then I do not see the point. As for the idea that you get added plugins in a particular bundle....also don't see the point since I have yet to see an addition you couldn't end up buying for way less than WUP.

In this day and age where top tier daws and VSTi can be obtained legally for free, I can't imagine putting the same intrensic value on them as a quality physical instrument. DAWs and VSTi could be unleased for free such as Bandlab has done. The same offer is impractical for even the wealthiest individual to do with quality physical instruments.

Depends on what you compare it to. Is it a piece of junk? Of course not. Is it on the level of what you can get from Heritage or even Eastman? Well, you could have gotten something better. I've used Gibsons for well over 20 years (ranging from models from the 1930 - acoustics and 1950s electrics). They have made some fine instruments over the years but they are not the best in the market at the price point. Therefore I'd agree with the assessment that they are not worth buying...since you can get someting comperable for less or better for the same amount.

Thanks for this! I use Acoustica, but never setup the Tool Scook created to integrate the two programs.

No magic formula but if you have trouble hearing and don't have someone else to mix... I'd buy iZotope neutro. Elements and run the assistant function. It should help get rid of some offensive stuff automatically.