Brian Walton

Haven't tried this one but TB usually offer real value. The EQ for example has some features only matched by EQs much more expensive and a better looking UI than most of them to boot.

Yes current version is just fine. Don't use it live in the sense of out at a gig as I never have felt a laptop and interface is the appropriate setup for a guitarist. Windows only. Used for "live" home use and recording one computer into another computer. Have both ToneX software and hardware. Referencing hardware here so I don't have to deal with computer latency problems as ToneX pedal is right at 3ms no matter the setting.

Not 100% sure but I think they do. It certainly told me how many plugins I had in a particular bundle which I'm pretty sure included some transfers. I didn't do the math though. Can't really test it out now that I went all in.

Low latency virtual guitar rig chains. Now relegated more often to setup a virtual chain to capture with Tonex so I can use the same tone with hardware and low latency. But that is also now less frequent as capturing the real thing sounds and feels better.

This is what I was using before I got GP at a discount. Site is having issues but this thing is basically free https://kushview.net/element/

Forum mods banned us from posting them here. Some use YouTube, create content about Melda and adding your code in the description

Noting that a plugin is a resource hog is pretty relevant if you don't have a plugin already. The only irrelevant point here is I'm not sure the poster even has this one. I was shocked at how inefficient NeoVerb is since is it built with the very efficient EA algos. Crazy hungry IMO. On topic I think the full Nectar works for better than. The elements one, which the other elements programs I find quite good (though might be a bit on the inefficient side)

I wouldn't call that an issue unless you bought doubles of individual plugins and were looking to transfer a duplicate but couldn't. They gave us a discount on the bundle based on prior purchases and therefore that is exactly what I'd expect is an inability to sell the individual plugins. I am surprised they don't simply grey out the transfer buttons on everything other than complete when you go all in, but I'd imagine that is more trouble than it is worth.

Are there really enough customers to buy this host software for $200 a seat to keep this company afloat? As much as they seem to complain that PA offered extreme discounts, I'm betting most of us have only purchased the product because of that. I know the only reason I have V3 and v4 is due to what they consider hefty discounts. They never provided any support to me so one would think that is simply free money they wouldn't have and the advertising was PA and word of mouth here. I would have never heard of the product without those avenues. And Id bet I'm in the same boat at most of those here.

MTurbo ReverbLE is anything but light. The only other algo reverb on the market that I can think of that is as feature rich is the non LE from Melda. The number of options and controls for LE are staggering. The non LE version just lets you create or edit reverbs at the level of detail of a mad scientist.

If you mean the non pro version it has gone down to the $30 price point a number of times since the into price.

They being Deskew. Given GP was basically the only product ever excluded from every deep discount (outside of loyalty vouchers where you have to spend crazy money to get a $75 voucher), outside a few pricing mistakes along the way there was never an extreme discount (beyond $99) that I recall....so the idea they had zero say is a tough pill. They must have had some higher kickback requirement otherwise why wouldn't PA be PA ?

They charged for version updates. Unless this new model is lifetime updates I can't fathom that it will have $200 worth of updates during this version release.

I get the feeling they are out of touch with the value they provide to the vast majority of the customer base. The post also makes no sense suggesting on one hand the product is already rock solid and doesn't need updates while simultaneously telling us we need to pay full retail to get much needed updates and new features. So far, at my not eligible for crossgrade pricing I purchased it at, I'm still waiting for it to deliver even that much value to me personally let alone paying some crazy fee.

I own both but haven't dived into the new EZKeys 2 features (I had 1 for years). I'd suggest buying Scaler 2 and get to know it. Then buy EZKeys2 later if you feel you need what it offers. Scaler 2 is worth the $50, EZKeys 2 I think is a bit more questionable. They are both different and can also be used with each other. IMO you also need to spend more money with EzKeys 2 to get more MIDI packs out of it - while Scaler keeps adding styles for free.

typed from phone which also apparently thinks "toontrack" is a dumb name and can't be right and thus auto corrected it to actual words such as too and track.

Yes EZKeys1 was on sale for a fraction of the normal price a number of times years ago. That said who knows here as it seems like too track dropped the approach over the last few years.

I think it is fair to assume that if one has to setup a subscription model because a one time payment is too cost prohibitive for some then the cost of the product over the life of the subscription is also too high. $5/month for a year is what Reaper costs to own outright though they don't seem to need to create a sub to get there. (and yes, I bought lifetime updates under previous ownership) While I appreciate the move to vector graphics, sad to hear the themes we have will not translate and that options to "port" and customize will be close to non-existent. The custom theme I use is what I've grown to love (though I'll be blunt that most custom themes are unusable to me and a complete eyesore at best sometimes).

I wonder about this though: slightly improve the efficiency of the CPU usage a few of the plugins in the collection are real hogs there, wonder if there is any meaningful improvement on Windows

Ahh yes, as an owner of all those - I'd only recommend them if they were included in a free DAW. None are worth paying for given other options on the market. Even the newest of the bunch were dated out of the gate due to a lack of resizable UI though otherwise look nice visually on the old architecture. (Adaptive Limiter and LP-64). Even the 3rd party stuff is dated now where it used to feel like a real bonus (Breverb and the cut down Rmatrix). it isn't' that any of these things are bad, but you having listed a plugin I put on a project in 4 years. The pandemic dramatically changed the average users' collection as well as the market. I'll say it again if they were valuable and sought after they could have gone the "the daw is free" but you can buy our plugins route - which would in theory attract both Cakewalk users and all other DAWs. Maybe the biggest question here is will our current custom themes import into this new high rez version? If not, I won't be happy. ?

I must have missed it, haven't seen anyone really asking for more included plugins at this point. We all have way too many already. I had lifetime updates (which gave me all the stuff bandlab has and free users don't get) and basically don't use any of the stock stuff anymore other than XLN drums which they would be foolish to try to include again by paying XLN premiums

I don't care about the staff view, just like the vast majority of users. But I do agree that the preview screen of what is included for instruments and effects suggests things we already have (at least the previous paid users) and frankly wouldn't expect them to package anything I really need and I think they realize that stuff isn't worth paying for otherwise we would be in a the DAW is free but you can buy instruments and effects ala carte which is what was hinted at years ago when they didn't port some of the effects for free users like adaptive limiter, etc.

Without all the money "we" spent on Sonar to get it to the mature product it was, bandlab wouldn't have a product to aquire. And the short lived lifetime update purchases I have to imagine added value to to business beyond the minor development work during that period. I appreciate the dev work the bandlab team has done over the last 5 years but the product is by and large more similar than it is dissimilar. Hoping the pricing model is a non issue when they announce it. Time will tell.

I like a number of Lindell products but this one looks like it is missing some key knobs for a "modern" channel strip. Granted the original didn't have things like a HP and LP, and so forth but it seems like pretty easy stuff to add and not feel like one is compromising a model of analog gear.

I have a couple "boutique" versions that have options like removing the tone stack that makes them sound much better. Not sure about the marketing here with a reference to Hendrix. Most think he was given a prototype right before he passed and it likely never made it to a show or real album release. This associating his sound with the pedal is a major reach. Would have a lot more traction mentioning either Gilmour or Corgan who have undeniable connections to using variations of the circuit. As for not having trouble with the hardware ones, at this point I can struggle finding a 9v or extra isolated transformer power supply these things need .