Vernon Barnes

I will probably upgrade, but having to upgrade the voice will push the cost up a bit. I will have to investigate further. While don't envisage using it for a final vocal part I find it a valuable tool when writing and creating a guide vocal to send to a singer. Hopefully the new version will remove some of the clunkyness.

I may have been a little harsh in my initial assessment. The architecture is pretty much a basic two VCO analogue emulation and while its a good sounding one with a bit of character its hardly ground breaking but GForce's Xmod additions to open it up a bit. I particularly like the additional resonant high pass filter which can be controlled by the XLfo or XADSR and has variable key tracking to get the kind of sounds I reach into Voltage Modular to achieve. Given what other options I have available I doubt I will buy it though at this price point.

I really like GForce, they make some of my favourite VSTis so I am trying out the demo version and it's not really doing it for me. It's probably a very good emulation which maybe my problem with it.

This is a really nice freebee. I was playing around with it last night and was immediatly inspired to start writing a new track in 7/8.

Looks like a free update if you own the original.

There synth emulations are top notch so I assume this will be as well. I would say it's unlikely to be heavily discounted any time soon. Drum machines are not really my thing though.

Enabling "silent install" in ASC's preferences makes the update process less painful. A wise man on this forum told me this a while ago.

My new Red Over Red single with Gina Ellen on vocals. https://redoverred.bandcamp.com/track/the-end-of-the-affair

I have been waiting for modern Mandola and Mandocello (or Irish Bouzouki) libraries to emerge. Bolder sounds have just released a Mandola for full Kontakt and it looks pretty good. https://www.boldersounds.com/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=3_18&products_id=143

The BFD player is a new product and quite a bit different ( and inferior??) to the very much older BFD3. I will not play the old BFD3 libraries.

Great sound and some powerful features and some good expansions but I could never really get along with the work flow. There were some awful authorisation bugs after the InMusic takeover but they seem to have been resolved.

Somebody already posted this - please delete.

Indiginus makes some very nice libraries for Kontakt FULL. This new dulcimer library sounds pretty good. I have and play a dulcimer, this one uses a different tuning and other playing styles than the ultra traditional drone harmonies I tend to use. They have also added chromatic sampling so its going to be pretty versatile. https://www.indiginus.com/appalachia

Roland's new physically modelled Earth Piano may appeal. On intro sale for $50 - I made a separate thread. 2.5GB for 7 pianos.

Goes up to $249.99 in two weeks. Physically modelled so it has low disc space requirements. There are seven pianos with a range of editing options. https://www.roland.com/us/products/rc_earth_piano/