Brian Walton

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.

It shows up now. They might have some glitch or delay for that. It aboslutly was not there right after I entered the "slio"

I couldn't figure out where the serial is in the filesilo. The mag references a specific document that doesn't exist.

Given these are plugins that require you to run at super low latency (to be usable in real world playing), it is hard to overstate how nice it is they require such low CPU - and they sound and feel surprinsgly good. A number of other options on the market are far more taxing on the CPU (and frankly don't sound as good). In my opinion, they are a market leader in this area becuase of that combination.

My main computer for audio production work has more ram but a less powerful cpu. Though I do have a dedicated graphics card. Yeah it isn't a speed machine but albums have been made on less powerful machines. for $160, Seems like a functional machine for some music production.

Depends on the tone you are after. Both of the Fuchs ones sound and respond surprisingly well. I'd call the Overdrive Supreme a little more versitle, but really depends on what you want. Clean tones - love the Overdrive Supreme. But also does mid to high gain as well...but a very compressed gain structure much like the amp. Train II is more low gain all the way up to more gain than anyone should be allowed to use. I'd give them a demo and see what works for you. Those twe are my favorite.

I own 8 guitars and don't even have a tele. Not sure how much you know about the HAAG drum, but there is a fair amount of difference between them. Most are even tuned to a particular scale or melodic idea and are anything but chromatic. (also how many of them work with the Free Kontakt player like the one in the op?)

As someone that has recorded a few hang drums made by one of the most respected names in the biz. I can tell you it isn't exactly easy. They are also rather expensive instruments. So fully understand why there are a few. To be able to get a nice one in the box is a nice to have. They were also pretty trendy not that long ago with super long wait times by any of the top guys.

It is my go-to SSL bus comp. There are some other good ones out there, each have a little different flavor as to be expected, but it ranks with any of them I'd say. I got it so I could never open the WAVES one again and use it on multiple machines. Last time I opened the WAVES one was just for testing to be sure I could stop using it. Haven't looked back, and have no need for another one. It does not sound the same, but it does sound good. $50 is a bit much, but if you have a $25 voucher, that puts it in the WAVES price territory with better authorization scheme and frankly reliability. I won't argue better sound, as they are both soild options on that front.

Nah, you have the wrong tuners. All those in the box ones are spotty. Only the Sonic Resarch Turbo Tuner is good enough.

I'm sure I don't need another compressor but I like what these guys do and the authorization model. Blind buy. Purchased.