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Those with AmpliTube can play around with Brit Valve Pre. Any comparisons? Given that I have lots of Marshall and Marshall DNA sims in Amp Room, AmpliTube, PA, and Nembrini, I'm not sure this checks any boxes I'm missing. I may end up sitting this one out.

Running this plugin in Amp Room in Gig Performer on Windows on my old i7 4600U, the CPU meter is at around 32%. Standalone, it's around 10%. I've taken a liking to standalone plugins to give me more flexibility and less CPU load, though when I'm experimenting with more complex chains involving multiple pedals, the suites (AmpliTube and Amp Room) are more convenient (especially when I have CPU to spare, like on my MacBook Air M1).

I was missing the old kits that were in MODO DRUM 1. If I did an update to MODO DRUM 1.5 from MODO DRUM 1.1.3, it didn't show the old kits needed any update. Leads me to believe that the kits didn't change (unless it changed if you purchased MODO DRUM SE which doesn't seem right). Which OS are you running? I think I had a different behavior on macOS (the upgrade trick didn't work) but I haven't spent time to reproduce that.

Purchased (to go with Amp Room, Bluesbreaker, Silver). Yikes—I’ve turned into an amp collector. Wonder if the rest of the Softube amps will ever come down to this price.

I don’t think the kits have changed. I’m in the same boat, with the expired MODO DRUM 1 kits. On Windows, if I uninstall MODO DRUM, and install 1.5, I get missing kits. If I first install MODO DRUM 1.1.3 and update to 1.5, then all the kits are there for me. I mentioned this previously.

Hm. I've had this as part of Komplete 13 but never paid any attention to it. Maybe I'll check it out, because of this thread. https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014683497-Apple-Silicon-M1-M2-Compatibility-News The only plugin that is M1 Native is Kontakt. I know FM8 isn't listed explicitly. But everything else seems to work under Rosetta. I was able to start it up as an AU in Big Sur in Studio One running in native mode and make some noise. Beyond that, I don't know since I'm not a user of this synth.

Nu-Tron III is pretty old, so if you have AmpliTube 4 or newer installed, you shouldn't need to install a newer version. Now getting it authorized a different matter ...

I just tested it on Windows, and you're right, upgrading from MODO DRUM 1.1.3 leaves the drum kits intact. So, on Windows, if your drums kits are missing (and you had MODO DRUM 1), try uninstalling MODO DRUM, installing MODO DRUM 1.1.3 (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea/my-products/, search for MODO DRUM, click on Past Releases), and upgrading. Of course, if your downloads still work, that's the preferred method, but if your downloads have expired, this way, you can get the kits without paying to turn on downloads.

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It’s not just about price. It’s for those who don’t know anything about recording, who would otherwise probably use GarageBand if available. You’re not in the target demographic since you’re savvy enough to “figure out the rest”.

I forget if that was on Windows or Mac. One or the other. Are you on Windows? But if you're needing to download the kits and they've expired, you can get them from the 1.1.3 installer.

I picked this up in a previous sale. It’s not yet M1 Native but I assume they’ll eventually update all current amps to be. This emulates the EVH 5150 but has a knob that blends between the 6L6 and EL34 versions (and the faceplate also changes color from white to gold). I thought that was a cool feature.

If you install MODO DRUM 1.1.3, you’ll get all the original drum kits. When it upgrades to 1.5, it uninstalls 1.13 and with it the drum kits. If you start from scratch, install 1.1.3, copy off the drum kits, install 1.5, and then copy them back afterwards, it should work (theoretically—I haven’t done so yet). Update: the above is the case with Mac but not with Windows (you can just upgrade directly).

I was just answering the question where the $28 came from. That promo has passed.

You can use up to 30% in JamPoints (direct from IK). 70% of $40 is $28. But that promo has passed.

Sure, but it sounds like you have people who already know what they’re doing. For those who haven’t recorded before, being able to share a project that has everything set up with guide tracks is invaluable (and there still was a learning curve).

If PreSonus can provide a free cross platform (Windows, macOS, iOS) that is at least as easy to use as GarageBand, it’d be a go to option for pointing people to for recording. When I was needing to collaborate with a number of students to record tracks for songs, I tried all the free options out there and Studio One Prime came out the winner (for me). GarageBand was not an option since it was macOS only and not directly supported to export individual tracks (can to do it one by one for audio but for it’s downright painful for MIDI). Efforts to make it easier for a newbie to record and share tracks and collaborate would be appreciated. I’m looking forward to seeing what Fender/PreSonus comes up with.

Nope. My guess is that the USD to Euro conversion rate changed.

Ended up being $23.98 off for a total of 2 cents, so not entirely free.

Another caveat is that the Exponential Audio reverbs only give you a single iLok license.

If you have an M1 Mac, you can install GE Labs for free. https://gelabs.mooerstudio.com/main Or install it on iOS.

I like the B-3X as well. It's a great emulation but uses a lot of CPU. What some people do is use a less CPU intensive organ (like aforementioned Blue3 or VB3) with the IK's T-RackS Leslie for a solution that uses less CPU than B-3X but better sounding than the built-in rotary emulation. Rotary in MixBox might work too.

Neoverb can be had for net $31.99 via Forever $29 at Plugin Alliance.

Also, only Neoverb is currently M1 Native. I don’t know if the rest will ever get updated.

Installed. Worked for me using IK Product Manager.