Byron Dickens

That's because C:\ is where your programs belong. Do it the way it is designed to be done.

Recording live drums is not nearly as difficult and mysterious as it is made out to be.

Expensive? https://reverb.com/p/octave-cat

That's your problem right there. Izotope are notorious resource hogs.

Here's the deal: if you can't make it sound good without the channel strip plugins, you won't be able to make it sound good with them. The guy in the video is kinda on the right track but what he's missing is that it isn't the SSL plugin that is making the difference but what it is doing. What is happening is that the presets he is using are coincidentally creating what is called complimentary EQ.

What would you suggest instead?

That's like saying you're not going to lock your doors anymore because you already been burglarized once. Do you lock the doors to your house when you leave? Do you lock your car will you park it somewhere? Why? Are you living in fear or something? Taking reasonable precautions is hardly "fear-mongering."

There are ways to mitigate some of the damage: Facebook Containers

Dang! Sold out!

So, how about that email address, banking information and passwords? Man, your naivete is breathtaking..

The problem with your argument is that it's a strawman. Not to impugn your wife or her intelligence, but her problem is not the phone being locked down for privacy, but not applying basic research skills. I know it sounds remarkable, but somehow people managed to find their way around, get something to eat and even buy stuff before Big Tech wanted to spy on us all the time. There is nothing, nothing, inherent about the internet that requires all of Big Tech's data mining for it's functionality. In fact, it wasn't even a thing until they figured out how to make billions of of it.

Learn to listen with your ears instead of your eyes. Skill is what makes mixes sound pro, not gear.

I'm convinced that trying to record with a Sound Blaster and ASIO4ALL f***** up my timing so bad it took years of practice to overcome.

32-bit or 64 bit?

You been living with your head in the sand or something? https://duckduckgo.com/?q=data+breaches+list&t=fpas&ia=web Consumer Data: Increasing Use Poses Risks to Privacy If you think this is only about companies trying to sell you mouthwash or barbecue grills then you're just naive.

MasterWriter doesn't harvest your personal data and sell it to anyone with a bank card either.

(3) Sound Blaster cards are garbage for audio production.

You got dial up or something? Something is definitely wrong.

I think I would make a point of cussing out the lazy M-F's supervisor.

Yeah. You drove to the music store and then drove all the way back with the thing in your hand, so to speak. Same day delivery and never a doubt as to where it actually was.

He's far from the only one. Option paralysis seems to be a common affliction. Truer words were never spoken.

Are you trying to use the VST3? I can think of several instances where the VST3 doesn't work right but the VST2 is just fine.

No

Divide and conquer is the most efficient strategy.