Brian Walton

Which ironically in the demo from PA, they do massive screen zoom ins so you can see what is going on. Would benefit from a resizable GUI update for sure.

All of this.

But those are also things that can be added to any DAW via other market leaders and there are hard drives full of free stuff and paid stuff I'll never use. What features are in the DAW are the reason to pick one DAW over another one on the market. If no new features were needed at this stage, everyone would be flocking to Cakewalk, as it is free and very well featured. I agree some features can feel like bloat. But seriously try to use Sonar of 5 years ago vs Bandlab Cakewalk and it feels antiquated. Just the theme editor feature alone is huge for those of us that are running custom themes. Ask why anyone is actually using Studio One that is a Windows only user and I think you will find the answer comes down to features.

Some pretty interesting/impressive tech that doesn't seem to get a whole lot of attention these days. Note for thsoe trying it out. You can't seem to demo the SE Versions. So you might run into a few surprises once you lock it down to the lower end version. Drums for example, obviously you only get 2 kits. However, what isnt' exactly straightforward is that during the demo phase those two kits have different cymbals you can switch between across each of them. You only get one set with the SE version. Despite the claim that the Drums are syntasized, it still has about a 12 gig download (for some samples) which makes it larger than, EZ Drummer, AD, and half the size of Drum Core - which has like 20+ kits and audio loops for a plethora of drummers. CPU hit is also higher than expected given the proported system efficiencies of this model. That said, tech is impressive and with JamPoints seems like a reasonable deal. The Bass is only about 200 megs and it includes the 5 and 6 string options for the P-Bass which was welcome. (and Jamstix does have pre-set outputs for MODO drums of both kits, so you don't have to do the mapping yourself)

Deal is dead, but depends on the music you are making and what you like. I grabbed it, and my 30+ min test spin and I'm not sure it was $10 spent wisely for what I do. UI is nice though, sounds = not my cup of tea.

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Hadn't heard of that one before. Gave it a test spin. Cleans are usable but I find the "dirt" to be unusable, way too much fizz in the top end and can't get an inspiring sound out of it utalizing the gain function. But the clean tones can easily be used and combined with external dirt up front to get dirt without unpleasant fizz and clipping characteristics. (also tried with with external IRs getting rid of the built in cab, always appreciated to have that both in the box and the ability to turn it off an try alternative cab simulation)

This isn't related to modeling (only real world stuff) but honesty likley the best resourse on his gear on the internet. https://www.gilmourish.com/

That is why that version is free. They make soem of the best sims on the market and offer a 15 day demo. The $30 price point for any of the (today due to a sale) is frankly quite reasonable. This is really a teaser, and I don't really use it.

Love these manufactures that set the bar low. Emulate one of the worst sounding pedals in history, that should be easy enough to emulate. (haven't downladed or tested it, just a commentary on emulating gear most people would have trouble giving away back in the day and I'd imagine even worse now with the boutique world we live in -outside of the hipsters that want/use it for that very reason).

Both of those are essential (expect for the Green if yo have the Red). Wish the Apha Comp was resizable though. And the Train is quite nice - only complaint would be some more headroom on the clean side of things. It gets insane amounts of gain really quickly.

So they have articulations for a slide down ala :45?, hearing that sounds like I'm being lied to.

Trust me I get it. My counter point is that $50 in lessons isn't going to give you much progress. These days it is an investment in both. If you know the basics $50 in scaler and individual time spent will give you theory knowledge thousands of dollars in music lessons. If you don't know how to use an instrument or construct/play some basic chords - scaler would indeed be a totally different tool for that person.

There is no hard and fast definition. You will find at least some general agreement on a few concepts Doesn't sound harsh Easy to sound good at various settings (likely doens't go extreme so keeps things in a pleasing range) Likely doesn't have really narrow Q values (which can tend to make things harsh - see first point) Generally have wider slopes and Q values making broader adjustments instead of surgical adjustments

Somewhat on topic Resolve 17 (non-beta is finally out). It was in beta for what seemed like months.

These have demos: Gilmour was known to use the RAMS head Muff fuzz: https://www.audiority.com/shop/big-goat/ As well as a fuzz face earlier on: https://www.audiority.com/shop/blue-face/ Echorec was fundamental in the earlier more experimental days - think Echoes: https://www.audiority.com/shop/echoes-t7e/ This effect (the Uni-Vibe) for Breathe and Any Color You Like: https://www.audiority.com/shop/tube-modulator/ Reverb is always welcome with his playing (well not always, he famously turns the effects of in certain setions) https://www.audiority.com/shop/xenoverb/ But for Free you should really try the B-Reverb ones in Cakewalk. As for the AMP, you are generally looking for something like a Big HiWatt - high headroom guitar amp when he then hits with either a Fuzz or the Tube Driver pedal. But honestly if you gave Gilmore any high headroom amp and his pedal board with a Strat and his fingers, it is going to sound like him. Since you are looking a free options, this is one of the best available: https://www.nembriniaudio.com/collections/free/products/crunck-v2-guitar-amplifier It has a very wide range of gain. This wouldn't be my go-to out of all the options on the market, but in the free category it is a very good starting place. Amplitube 5 is also a good free one, however none of the free amps with it conjure up typical gilmore amps to me. But you can demo some of the others that might. My favorite amp sims on the market are from Plugin Alliance. None emulate a HiWatt, but you might find one that works for you with the 15 day full functional demos. I like the FUCHS Overdrive Suprme for clean tones and it has a very wide range of eq options on board with the knobs and switch combinations.

I've been a part time teacher before. Honestly you can get way more out of Scaler for $50 than you could from a single music lesson as long as you are not a total beginner. Way more, not even close. I certainly appreicate the disappointment with the statement but there is the reality of it.

Nope, it was actually a paid pluign starting in 2013. They only offered it as a free gift for a short time at the end of 2016, many people already had it. It still works for those of us that have it.

Premiere Pro is worlds better than Vegas. But the pricing model is annoying.

Not only that but it typically refers to alo a playback where you click on camera shots from a multi cam view and each switch creates a cut and switch in the timeline. This dramatically reduces editing time with multiple realtime sources. Many people use 4 or more cameras to capture an event. Non video centric folks don't have several cameras so the concept makes less sense to them. I consider it essential.

Give them both a test on your machine. I use both depending on which machine I'm on. DR is great if you have a machine that can handle it, it is more pickly about hardware/processors. Try rendeing the exacat same file with edits and color grading, etc.

I'm 100% in the same boat. The only consideration for me is trying it cross platform (such as linux), to see if an older machine can then be turned into an alternate music production option . I may not even get to that point, but I'm a grab it while I can type. The 2 VST limition is crazy, and the upgrade costs doesn't make any sense when I'm a Windows user. I'm very satisfied with Cakewalk.

Toneboosters EQ4 and MeldaAutoDynamicsEQ also have this functionality, so it isn't just the most expensive on the market. Not to mention Cakewalk LP-EQ can also do it. Though only available to us old time Cakewalk users (and doesn't work in the pro channel).

Those are the instructions but it isn't that simple in all cases. Go to the website and then got your your account and my products pages. Until you get a pop up there that it is added, the Custom Shop section (which you have to do after that) won't work in many cases. Appreciate the gift from IK, but these installs are always frustrating as there is usually some hidden step or glitch in the system.

I know the local activation lasts for 6 months. However, I was shocked to get a refresh activation notification (13 days left) yesterday. When I download and install an update, I'd expect this to refresh the activation automatically. Clearly it doesn't work that way since I always run the most current version within days of release. This month being no exception. So my feedback loop would be that if someone is installing an update which clearly requires phoning home and connecting to the internet, that reset of the clock should happen automatically. Granted my real feedback woudl be to remove that 6 month limition all together, especially for those of us that paid for lifetime updates in the Gibson era. But I realize the team might not want to hear that.