Brian Walton

Sorry typo on my end I meant TONEX SE. Obviously anyone can get CS without a purchase. Point being that only new purchases are eligable for the bonus software.

Seems to still be missing the drum you created a while back and we hoped to be in the next release, can you nudge for us?

Seems like they don't give ToneX SE to current users of iRigHD2.

I like Magic Video Pro X better than Vegas (though it does lack a few things I wish it had). Passing on this hoping we get a bundle that includes it again.

Indeed, and it sounds like the Mods on the board are in the dark also. Given we have some confirmation that support things have been addressed via email (potentially from other people) at least the company still seems to be around. But the Dev no longer posting publically is quite unusual. Really hope Ralph is ok. I jokingly think that the Mac updates may have been too much to deal with...

It can take more experimentation that I'd like that is for sure. You end up having to adjust the input gain (plus your guitar volume knob) and then the gain on the amp plus the output gain to find the sweet spot of where the rig is reacting to your playing the best. On a real world non-master volume amp it is a bit more simplistic as the gain knob accounts for most of it, and you tweak your guitar volume knob to make sure that sweet spot gives you the control you want. Amplitube in general isn't as responsive to the guitar knob control so I tend to elimiate that. ToneX on the other hand, can respond better and the guitar vol knob actually becomes a factor for my setup. I wonder if it would make sense to have a function like the United Plugins Electrum has where you have some feedback on the input gain the plugin sees to properly set the levels. Given how critical impedence and volume of signal is to a guitar rig input I bet it would help users get a more realistic sound/feel as many guitar players just don't have the experience with that interaction at an expert level.

The tech is there to make some AI drummer but the question is if anyone is putting the money and development time into actually making it and then what will they charge for it. I wouldn't hold off on a non-extravagant purchase that is most likely years away from seeing the market. If someone is concerned about the state of JamStix, that is a different story. I'm also hopeful for a program that is easy to control and produces great results. JamStix can feel unwieldy. But as it stands, it is the only Windows based product I'm aware of that can do what it does.

Good to see someone is still running the site to update the sale. Great software that is quite unique. But the sole developer hasn't posted in the Forum on the site in many months and has quite a few people concerned about the current state and potentially his well being.

Same with input gain as it impacts how the amp is driven. We need a default setting of course, but for those with a variety of interfaces the signal hitting Tonex can vary wildly. The beauty of AXE I/O seems like when the interface input is setup well, you get a reasonable response with a guitar. I can't say the same for all other interfaces with DIs out front or not.

Yeah, this was the first year as of late that I decided it wasn't worth the hassle of signing up and then having to unsubscribe from the every day is a sale I don't want emails. Then there is the limited authorization of one after a year...Or using it and having to WUP when it breaks. Maybe if they gave away something cooler, I might have been tempted.

Looks to me like the inital release was solid and didn't need a bunch of fixing that is a pain for the end user. I appreciate when developers fix problems but I appreciate it a whole lot more when there were no problems to begin with. I didn't buy this plugin in the first 10 days of release so I've only been on 1.01. Most plugins like this do not get "added features" down the road, it is simply an issue of how solid they made the plugin in the first place to be free of bugs. XLN Addicitve Drummer hasn't seen very many updates in 6 years....that is great because the program just simply works as it should. The updates have usually been around new packs released. Or becuase the MAC OS itself is abandonwere, they had to make updates that broke when a new OS was released. I always find it ironic when a MAC user complains about lack of updates/incompatiblity, when it has been public knowledge for many years that each Mac OS update will break sofware you currenlty use, unlike the Windows platform. If you care about longevity of programs working, word of advice, don't buy a Mac.

They run on modern Apple OS do they not? They simply don't take advantage of specific processors added abilities, which make up a fraction of the market. They also dropped support for Win7 and older Mac's OS, does that make them abandonware? There are more machines out there running those than M1 orM2. If a plugin works it shouldn't need updates. 50 is also resizable.

Melda MConvolutionEZ is surprisingly good (and free), makes wading through folders and folders of IRs easy. MConvolutionMB is even better and more flexible and sounds great. MCab is also interesting and has some advanced functions such as analyzing a whole folder of IRs and giving you a composite IR of that. But the advance functions to take some work to figure out. I have the Audio Assault one, the main draw back is the way you have to search for and load the IRs. I appreciate it has some extra modules and you can export your custom IR, but it isn't the fastest workflow in general. Nembrini's is cool, but tied to ilok. TwoNotes seems like more of a resource hog (have but don't use it much)

He has posted a couple times about Lindell Audio plugins not being on some perverbial "update" list with PA. Despite the fact the PA website says this for every Lindell Audio plugin: The only point I'd agree with would be that there are some plugins that could use re-sizable interfaces (everything by Elysa for example) and it doesn't seem like we are going to get it.

IMO, it is the only PA channel strip that doesn't feel crippled. Quality EQ, Compression (which has attack, release, ratio and mix knobs), Limiter extra features like the mono maker, and stereo width. While I'm not a massive gate user - they added a decent one in there and the layout and interface just makes sense (unlike say the N-Console which is a chore to use). Very low CPU usage for the feature set. The THD and TMT is going to be similar to the other PA strips. I mean look at Channel J, not having an attack knob makes the compressor more of a limited use section. Honestly the only thing I'd like to see added to the AMEK would be a switchable pre-amp circuit simulation. I own all the PA strips and all the others see little use now unless I want some specific color. It sounds good across the board and low CPU consumption.

While I have everything I need from them as someone that owns 90+ of the plugins they offer - they have some plugns that are easily worth $25, especially when you compare it to what you get elsewhere. I understand this sentiment from those that have already spent a small fortune on what they offer, but for those that haven't yet - I wouldn't rain on this parade. Amek 9099 for $25 is a fantastic value, plain and simple. And I don't regret getting Amek 200, Black Box MS, or SPL Iron for ~$25 a piece in the past. And there are a number of amp sims that are work the $9-20 asking price, IMO. Three authoizations isn't terrible either (though I'd prefer more). Personally I'm looking for $20 no min spend vouchers.

With other options on the market that I think sound/feel better, I not interested in investing in the software. But while I respect what the M1 and M2 can do, Apple was only an 8% share of computer sales last year, and the product still works fine without catering to an absurdly small percentage of the potential market. Even without native coding they still work. At the same time while I install VST3 every time it is offered, the reality is VST2 still seems like a more stable format for developers. I've had a few VST3s act up when the VST2 of the same plugin worked fine. I'm not going to name specific developers but 3 come to mind. In addition, VST3 isn't as widely supported as VST2 is. I rarely use plugins within a NLE, but even today was using a flagship product that is 2 years old and noticed it didn't supports VST3 but supports 2.

Yes, but I think it is back now.

Limited time. (I got it with the new VoxDucker united plugins offer for $15 for an option on the lower end of the price spectrum, but I'm exepcting you can get it as low as $3 with this: https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/studio-tools/soundiron-snow-drums )

I've got over 90 and that includes most of the heavy hitter stuff outside of new releases in the past few months (though I do have the new EQ just released due to forever 29). It seems they just have a few tiers and don't truly account for the value of what an individual has. I checked another one with a 399 deal and the out of pocket cost event at the highest discounts difference would have been $600 easy in prior purchases. So unless Bapu says his price to upgrade is $50, I'm guessing they capped the all bundle at $300 (plus the loyalty discounts).

Hopefully they still have the annual free pack selection this year.

Same, but my commentary is along the lines of his quote - when the world already had that opportunity to own them all in one order

Dirk must have short term memory loss, this used to be a thing two years ago and had an outrageous price associated with it. (I am curious to see what they come up with as someone who owns way more of their plugins that I should have purchased). Highly unlikey it will be low enough for me to bite though.

Tonex is good but it is also only as good as those capturing amps. We need more people diving in and capturing. Even so the tech is limited to a really nice static grab so it won't satisfy everyone that needs to dial it in, without adding other things to the path to process it. It is way lighter on the CPU than AT5 though and that adds to the appeal.

I'm not sure Affinity couldn't end up with the same issue potentially. At one point they had the rather genius move to add easy access to 3 stock image providers. Well we only have 2 in Affinity today becuase one got greedy and decided to charge for the API which Affinity had no intention of doing and suddently it disapeared in an "update"