Brian Walton

Eventually I'll have to take a look at MXXX core but it also seems pretty expensive for a playground to put things I already own in.

Out of all the plugins I have - Scaler 2 is easily top 5 for me it has no equals in this area.

Who in their right mind saw everyting V2 offered and didn't jump on the $19 upgrades already? Oh wait...looks like Fleer didn't.

https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=117783#:~:text=Yes%2C you can use two,is in the Studio version. Perhpas it is in fact the "full screen / clean feed" that is lacking. I was thinking that 2nd monitor support enabled it, but it does tend to get greyed on on some setups and video cards. It supports the dual monitor setup, but perhpas not the full functionality you are looking for.

This might depend on your equipment. Resolve does support 4K 60P. Not supporting 10 bit is a legit issue though for the free version for those that depend on it. With the right GPU, you should be able to have a seperate full screen at good resolution. That said, it will take a much higher spec to do it than many other editing programs as Resolve likes to downgrade previews if your hardware isn't snooty. (something I run into) ?

This but honestly it requires a pretty heavy spec/modern computer to run it.

Don't ignore some that don't have as many thumbs up. There is some correlation between more gain and thumbs ups in the overall user base from what I saw. Not a bad place to start of course but there are some solid ones that didn't get the virtual love. I also don't care for high gain stuff (except in limited doses).

New voucher also coincides with a reduction of my loyalty tier. I was at $75 the entire time they had the terrible voucher system (thanks to spending way too much money) now they bring it back and drop me to $50. Hopefully we see some more $20 with no min spend before the end of the year.

Adding fuel to the fire here. I did grab it for a $5 purchase and it does have reverbs in it that are not included in MTurboLE (which is pretty crazy given the number that are in TurboLE

Might have to go bargin bin diving. Already have full Decoda and MTurboReverbLE - but getting the MReverb with multi-band function might be a nice to have also.

I tend to go after the stuff that was profiled directly also. That being said, I do appreciate a number of the KPA models that were posted - some of those I tried seemed pretty well vetted to be of excellent quality. It does tend to take away a bit from the idea of getting this RAW sounding capture with all the dynamics of the real gear though and sometimes the volume knob adjustments on a guitar don't react the way the real gear would and could have been a limiation of the KPA profile in the first place. Of course I'd prefer to get the same amp captured with Tonex instead of a KPA capture then being captured by Tonex but if it wasn't for those creating these the pickings would be even more slim than they are already. That is one thing I'm looking forward to testing when I get access to some high end tube amps that are designed to actually interact with the guitar and tone knobs and see how well Tonex deals with it.

Yep, he is already on my "follow" list. There are really only a handfull of people it seems like really churning a bunch out. I said it before when it was released, the method of capture is going to limit what we get as I personally think re-amp devices are not something your average guitar player has. I did a lot of boutique effects pedal grabs as that was easy for me to do at low volumes. I also did a few low watt amps with small cabs to test the waters and try out mic combos easily. But I'm going to have to coordinate some studio time to get some high-end amp stuff.

AT5 also has the dreaded white noise if you don't own something too though, right? How frequent and loud the white noise is maddening. Thankfully now that I have SE, I'd only get that noise if trying out IKM's own modeled gear - when trying out user created stuff there is no noise once you upgrade. I wasn't in the market for "more stuff" but as long as people keep modeling gear (and doing a good job of it) this will be worth it as it is nice to try some different tones that can be rather high quality on top of modeling your own gear to make future recording sessions easier. It seems a pretty rare occassion where I really crank up a real world rig these days. As an update to previous posts about the capture process. With a high end laptop running an Nvidia card in it, I can get a "default" quality capture in about 10 minutes. Which is crazy considering my other computers with older processors and intel graphics take 5 hours to do the same process.

Haven't tried it but Nembrini has their Bogner for less than half that right now.

But which character within Brichamber?? ?

I do have all of those. I also love MTurboReverbLE as it offers an awful lot of reverb styles and creative effects that the Exponential Audio stuff doesn't do. Of course if I could only have one reverb unit, I'd have to go with that for versatility. That said, the EA has a place because getting some basic reverb to really feel transparent in the mix is so much easier and straightforward with the EA options. The MTurbo is a fun playground, but for basic production where time is valuable, it is really hard to beat the EA stuff.

Exactly, PA needs a decent reverb(s). The one area they seriously lack a quality product. The newish unfiltered one is interesting but it is not a bread and butter verb.

I swear I posted about having over 1400 plugins (per a plugin scan who knows what the actual is) somewhere publicly and was ridiculed. I thought it was insane not to have at least 1000 if you have been at this for many years. The poll confirms my assumption that I'm in good company with way more than actually get used.

Considering they failed to release the beta, I'm guessing the likleyhood of that happening during the sale (both beta and the production version to purchase) dropping during a "Halloween" sale is right around zero.

My only issue with them is the authorization system. Windows updates can frequently require you to authorize your product again. This doesn't happen with any of my other plugins and I've got more than any sensible human needs. Otherwise I appreciate the fact they are just keeping the already good products stable. People say they want AD3....unless it is a free upgrade I have no need for it and that just means no more support for what I do have.

I don't expect the software to get new features unless that is the model and pricing expectation ala Melda. However there is a big difference in hardware vs strictly software based effects. Those hardware units continue to work for decades. Software running on someone else's changing hardware can break due to no fault of the consumer. It isn't that much work to keep them compatible with windows updates over the past 20 years for basic plugins. MAC perhaps not so much but they also tend to be consumers that buy into expected obsolescence. I get it for plugins that really show their age and need a total overhaul to remain relevant but outside of the UI complaints, which are well laid out just not exactly aesthetically pleasing the EA verbs are arguably among the best in the market currently from sound quality to CPU efficiency. I'm not concerned in the near future as a Windows user, but I expected support should changes happen down the road for many years. These were flagship types of products marketed to in the know types as until the last couple years were unobtanium Uber expensive tools. $300 for a single seat? You could buy excellent hardware for that kind of money. I've got NeoVerb but unless you are on an ultra powerful machine you won't be putting across all your tracks and frankly the AI function is really aimed at adding verb on a per track basis to get a clean sound by keeping the EQ and reverb in check. So it isn't really a replacement. If iZotope is saying they are keeping the two EA verbs that are compatible with R4 and Nimbus they honestly should just hand out those seats for current customers. I've got 3 seats for R4 and Nimbus. A couple for Phoenix and Excalibur. Other iZotope products I stopped using as they were too CPU hungry.

GC pick selection will be fairly minimal. But check if they have these in stock by you https://www.guitarcenter.com/Dunlop/JD-JazzTone-208-Guitar-Picks-6-Pack.gc Those are some of the best sounding picks you can get for fairly cheap prices.

R4 was released in 2017, hardly ancient in relevant reverb circles. The Lexicon 480L came out on the mid 80s. Over 35 years ago and is still sought after to use instead of modern reverb plugins despite also being digital. These EA plugins don't need any updates to stay relevant, they sound great and were already re-sizable to theoretically work on 4K monitor enviornments. I agree Izotope bought EA for the technology and beleive the algos are in NeoVerb - plus all the added overhead of NeoVerb.

It doesn't have to be from bluechip but one of these pick fobs should be standard issue if you buy a good pick. I own a number of Blue Chip picks and in the 10 years I've been using them never lost a single one of them. I'm not going to say they don't wear out, as that depends on your playing style but they are not remotely in the same class as your typical guitar pick when it comes to longevity, they are made of extremely expensive material that has some unique properties that allows it to keep the bevel and shape for a very long time. One pick played often will last me many years. https://shop.bluechippick.net/products/Bluechip-Pick-Pouch.html

Neoverb is basically their flagship reverb under the actual Izotope brand. I'd expect it to stick around, they basically bought the Exponential Audio brand to make this their product from what I can tell. Vocal Synth 2 isnt' that old either. All the ones they are getting rid of while still functional are pretty old. The exponential verbs are the only real loss here, IMO as I can't think of anything else at the pricepoint that both sounds as good, feature rich and is as CPU efficient.