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Thanks everyone - very valuable input form you all. I don't have a great studio setup - do my mixing by headphones - so I'll go back and tame the basses @Bajan Blue Out of interest @jack c. did you find the quantizing problematic throughout or more at the beginning? I noticed myself the beginning seems a bit off but felt it levelled out later in the mix. @kurt soderquist I'm tending more towards muffled these days (the piano is felted and the guitar is down tuned which takes a lot of harshness out of the strings) as I find the harsher eq guitar sounds of modern mixes grate on my ears - I might be suffering from Misophonia though as certain sounds trigger anxiety in me - so while I was post mastering, I ran it through a variety of izotope presets, and all the high-end eq stuff left me cold. Perhaps it's just me, but I like mixes where it feels like a slipping into a warm bath. I am aware that this is my problem though. @mark skinner I've always loved fret noises in mixes - it lets you know that the person playing is human, and not a UJAM instrument. Also, if you slide the frets in time, they can become percussive.

A down-tempo track that captures my current mood. Think True Detective theme music without lyrics. All live instrument overdubs except for two drum sounds. The guitar is in an alt tuning of my own creation (trade secret). It's nothing ground-breaking. But I like the vibe.

If you say it's 'ok' I think I'll pass on this one. I've got enough 'ok' stuff on my computer to last several lifetimes. Thanks for sharing.

I'd just like to say that Applied Acoustics were really cool about supporting old Sonar customers. Good on 'em. I first got Strum and Lounge Lizard bundled with Sonar, and after the Gibson uncoupling AAS gave Sonar users the possibilty to switch to full versions (unlinked to Sonar) for FREE. This means that I have never directly paid them for any of their products, and they still provide me with updates. This was really cool of them, especially as other companies (not to name anyone) deserted Sonar users at the end, leaving them with old legacy (and possibly unsafe) software. So, hats off to AAS.

Does it work outside of the Harrison daw?

I just can't get any of their stuff to show up on my account. I've got a Steinberg account, When I try to get the free instruments, it says 'check your email for link' but the email never comes. I've tried using two different emails. Nothing gets through. Huh!

I use it all the time for alt tunings. And best of all, you can save your own.

Ozone 9 standard for 79 euro? Would that be a good deal?

...and that is why no women hang out on music message boards. ?

Doh! Now i remember. ? You already told me that. Blame it on the wine.

I'm going to try demo versions before committing to registering licenses. This year I got the Acoustica bundle on Humble Bundle with Pianissimo included. I went ahead and installed everything before checking the small print only to find out later that you can't transfer the license. I have about 20 better pianos than theirs, but I can't even give it away now. Same with all the Magix stuff. I accidentally registered two Studio licenses by magix and I can't de-license them. I'm good at throwing my money away.

You turned that frown around very quickly. ?

Phoenix reverb. Impulse buy after getting R4. Doesn't do anything R4 cannot. Waste of a good 10 bucks.

I'm a Brit living permanently in the EU....just waiting to see which hole they f**l me in.

If anyone wants to get UJAM Amber along with this, I'm selling.

Wow! I didn't know that. I used to love her on Give Us A Clue.

I second that. I jumped on it quickly before the pricing error was corrected. Gotta thank Lars for most of my deals. ?

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Bump! Hi there, Augusto from Sampleson dev team here! We want to send you a HUGE THANKS! These last 2 years have been a life-changing experience for us. This started as a dream which has now come true. That wouldn't be possible without you. Maybe you discovered Sampleson a few days ago, or maybe you have supported us from the beginning. But I can tell you with confidence every single piece of feedback we have received helped us to create better instruments. 2020 was a strange and unique year as many of us were locked-down at home (like me). But with every challenge comes an opportunity to learn. During lockdown this year, in an amazing collaboration with other devs, we developed the CollaB3 Tonewheel Organ (it's free. If you haven't seen it, you should). And we're pleased to share that it was an amazing experience. Now, with a new year just around the corner, nobody knows what the future holds. But we know one thing for sure: No matter what's coming... you will figure how to sort it out Wishing you a merry Christmas and a Happy 2021. Augusto

It's one endless sale at Nembrini these days.

Totally agree. I especially liked the fact that they aren't just programmers, but they work in the fields of acoustics.

Cheaper than the 'loyalty' introductory offer. ?

I'd love to use that $25 to upgrade my Kontakt player, but....no. Doesn't let me. ?

I got a customer email from the CEO explaining the difficulties the have had coping with download requests. They seem like a nice bunch. I'm copying and pasting it here for anyone who is interested: Dear Fellow Inspirata Member, I am Csaba Huszty, CEO at Inspired Acoustics. I would like to thank you for your enthusiasm, interest and support in the Inspirata Lite Giveaway. I am writing today to update you on Inspirata Lite and to share our future plans for Inspirata. The giveaway of Inspirata Lite gained tremendous worldwide interest and built up a huge community in just a few days, accomplishing something that we will value for many years to come. We received tens of thousands of download requests, a correspondingly significant number of contact requests and support tickets, and our small team of acoustic consultants, engineers, developers and office staff have worked day and night to attend to them individually and get them resolved. The interest surpassed all our expectations and consequently, many of you might have had a bumpy download experience in the early days while we were sorting out our infrastructure bottlenecks and glitches in our download application (IA Connect). The demand was so high that it seemed like an attack on the network, which triggered automatic protective rate limiting measures, which was another hurdle we had to overcome. We were adding new servers every day to keep up with the downloads. Even today there are thousands of parallel downloads served by the global download cloud. This is an unprecedented number in our history so far. This year was a very important year for us, and not just because of Inspirata. Our small family owned company, Entel, was founded exactly 30 years ago, and although many of you have first encountered our pro audio brand Inspired Acoustics for the first time this year, as acoustic consultants and telecommunication engineers, we have had a very busy year. We have been researching and developing Inspirata for a very long time now, and 2020 was the year when we reached a major milestone, the first release. Inspirata is a journey, and you took the bold first step to be a part of it from the very beginning. I would like to express my gratitude for that. For the next couple of months, we will be adding some exciting features to the larger editions of Inspirata, and we will keep developing more content, too. Technical issues will also be resolved, and you can expect the updates to be continuously published. The initial 37 rooms is just a portion of what is being prepared for future releases. For the next couple of days many of us will enjoy the holiday seasons. Our team will return in full in the first weeks of January. Those who have not yet redeemed their free Inspirata Lite license in the iLok License Manager application, please do so before January 31, 2021 so that you do not miss this opportunity. If you have any questions, issues, feedback, ideas, wishes or something else to share with us, please feel free to send us a support ticket, or email to support@inspiredacoustics.com. All tickets will be individually attended. Make sure to check the Docs and Help Center section on our website where we constantly add content as we learn during the course of our interactions with you. If you have some time during the holidays, take a moment to view the newly uploaded video demonstrations on our website: https://www.inspiredacoustics.com/en/products/inspirata-workstation#demos Thank you very much again for your continued support, trust, and patience in us. Inspirata is here to change reverb. Happy Holidays! Dr. Csaba Huszty CEO Entel Ltd., Inspired Acoustics

More Hans Zimmer presets ? You'd think no other soundtrack composers existed in Hollywood. One day, we will all sounds like Zimmer (or should that be, well all be using a Zimmer) ?