Vernon Barnes

Installed (I have the subscription), a very quick listen to some of the presets and a bit of tweaking and I think its going to be a winner.

$69 later. https://cherryaudio.com/products/cr-78 I cant get excited about this one I am afraid.

Looks like I had this version already. I did find updates for Ampire High Density Pack, Channel Strip Collection and FAT Channel Collection when I logged in so the heads up was very useful.

I did a quick test with three tracks. Tape as a mix effect on the master and an instance of tape as an insert on each track and while it wasnt light on the CPU it should be usable on my system. If anything it was better than the IK tape effects. The acid test will come on a bigger project.

I see £24.95 including VAT so it probably varies depending on your location. I may finally get this as the integration with Studio One sets it apart.

Well is based on a very basic mono synth. (I had one back in the day) so of course it is pretty basic, BUT you get to use the modules in Modular if you have it which really opens up possibilities.

Unless the MIDI contains controller data like expression pedal, rotary speed, drawbar etc that do not translate?

I bit and got the new AXXESS and the Soundust M-Tron Pro library I had my eye on. I had a bit of a drama installing the library, probably caused by me not realising I did not have the latest M-Tron Pro installed. It looks like it needs 1.02. Its an interesting, quirky library as you might expect from Pendle, probably not one you would use every day but I am sure the sounds will be put to a good use. I think AXXESS is very nice for what it is, a one oscillator subtractive synth but some of the pre-sets indicate its far more capable than its simple architecture may suggest. Probably not an essential id you already have Oddity and a Berringer hardware Oddessy clone - but that didn't stop me!

I got "coupon code does not exist" - then I noticed TOMORROW in the post title. I hoping to get the Soundust expansion pack for M-Tron Pro

I am waiting on Toll as I need some decent cathedral bells. I like the ostinato libraries but EW Holywood and Fantasy Orchestrators are more versatile and intuitive.

There were 60 left when I got it, the counter was ticking down very fast, so I got lucky.

In Studio One's performance meter with one instance loaded in UVI workstation it shows +/- 25%, about double Pigments load. Four instances of HX-20 in UVI workstation do cause an overload. If I load four instances of Workstation, each with one instance of HX-20 CPU load stays at around +/- 25% Where Workstation's own CPU meter showed 5% in standalone in the DAW it shows +/- 25% when running in the DAW with one instance of HX-20.

I opened Musio and then Connect and updated the catalog and there they were.

CPU is not something I usually monitor as I seldom have problems. CPU hits shows as around 6% in the according to UVI Workstation's display, but in windows task manager +/- 0.5% I suspect the CPU meter in Workstation refers to one core. in contrast GForce's SEM is +/- 0.3% and Arturia's Pigments from 1.5 to 2.0% CPU hit in Falcon is a little higher but remains below 1% in task manager All the samples are in a monolithic *.UFS file. While some have recognisable names like "Harpischord" they are not realistic but do provide useful sound sources. In factory presets they are often layered with the conventional oscillator. EDIT - I should add these figures refer to the standalone versions.

Installed. (I have the Sonic Pass sub) . Its an interesting architecture with two oscillators with a conventional choice of waveforms and a sample layer with a good choice of samples. The Oscillators and the sample have separate filters both HP and LP with individual resonance. Its very programable and way beyond rompler territory and I was very quickly creating sounds far from the initial patch. First impressions are its probably one of the most versatile of UVI synth libraries.

Ha - its here https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/69566-⚡get-ready-apd-enchanted-black-friday-18-epic-deals/ I knew Larry must have been there before me!

I am pretty sure this must have been posted here before by someone, but I could not find it. Anyway the deal expires tomorrow. Virtuoso Ensembles by Kirk Hunter Studios

Interesting, ARA should help the currently clunky workflow.

What I figured, a time saver, as I could get it for $33 including the dreaded VAT from Best Service I decided to buy it. I will hold fire on expansions for the moment. I am also hoping for occasional "happy accidents" applying random patches to sounds to see what transpires.

I was in two minds on this one but as i could get it by upgrading to Synthstack 4 for just over $15 I dived in. I like it, the additional features make it so much more that a straight Pro Soloist emulation, which, lets face it would be a bit basic these days.

So the deals are cumulative. Any opinions on EZMix. I am thinking about EZMix and a couple of expansions, but then I can probably achieve similar results with the FX I have already.

I have had it for ages but rarely use it. After this thread I started it up again in and almost instantly I had a bassline that has grown into a promising song part. Funny the way things go sometimes.

I just had a play with Keyboard in Blue. Its a bit of a one trick pony compared to a lot of Kontakt EPs, but because the amp has be sampled rather simulated which makes a very natural, nice tone. Its very responsive with good dynamics. I probably would not have purchased it but I am very happy to have it in the Musio subscription. If there is a Kontakt version it may be more versatile, I can't say.

Installed! The Taylor Davis violin is lovely!