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I got far too many things but the best of the bunch were: Jrr's time-sensitve Melodyne update. (thanks Larry) Exponential Audio R4 - I've been using it a lot already....it's so nice (I also wasted a few quid on Phoenix) Nembrini Echobandit - it's great for adding some extra-ness to a mix. OrangeTree Samples Core Bass Pear - with offers and orange slices, I got it for about 20 bucks. Nice! Crucial 500 GB SSD....to clog up with all the free stuff I've picked up over this BF month. Total spend - the arm and the foot (they let me keep the leg) Oh, and I almost forgot - when I checked out my XLN account I rediscovered that I still had 1 kit, 3 extra instruments and 2 MIDI packs to use up, so that was like a happy present.

Yes, but it's the @hotmail.com suffix that is not accepted by some automated sign up services. Nothing to do with it being the same service. It may also be because your email has been compromised and exposed on one of those many hacked email lists. If it has, some companies won't accept it, especially if there is a payment service involved. Try putting your email in here https://haveibeenpwned.com/ It will check your email against a list of email addresses sold on the dark web to see if it's been exposed. My Hotmail account has been compromised several times.

My wife has a Yahoo mail and I keep telling her to change it. Yahoo had had numerous security compromises over the years, and I think this is one reason why it's often flagged as an unreliable email address by companies. I had a similar problem with Jrr and my old Hotmail account. I couldn't open an account with it, but when I switched to Outlook, no problems. Anyhow, I got the email and downloaded the plugin without a hitch....using my Hotmail address...so there you go. ?‍♂️

Magix is the DFS of software houses. *For our UK members*

I've just bought the Nembrini EchoBandit Rack after demoing it in a mix - it's really really nice. You can demo all their stuff first, so try before you buy. https://www.nembriniaudio.com/products/echobandit-rack-analog-tape-echo-delay It's not super creative - but it just sounds so f***ing good.

I did a little remix this morning of a song over on HitRecord - I threw some Nembrini plugins at this one along with various filters and free Meldra FX and my new R4 and Phonixverb acquisition - I'm trying to ween myself off of iZotope. I've gone for a Bjork vibe. Distorted drums and thick basses. Lots of lush warmth to this one. Hope you like - https://hitrecord.org/records/5292895 I've changed the link because I've uploaded a newer mix

Lots of the FX were given away free earlier this year. Most of the 'deals' are more expensive than the endless email deals magix send me every week. I guess Magix have a different take on Black Friday. ?

I would love to know what I'm doing wrong then? Iris2 is THE plugin that stalls my system every time. I don't have this problem with any other plugin and I'm running Kontakt, EastWest Play engine, Spitfire - never a problem with these. As soon as I stick Iris in the mix....stutters, drops out, stalls. The only fix I've found is dropping the number of Voices as low as possible....which kind of means I have to inhibit the functionality to make it usable.

Any recommendations among their products? I got Lo Fi Clipper for free when the site first went live, and I've only recently got around to using it (very nice) - any good mastering plugins by Nembrini (that people use) that you'd recommend? Thanks

This has been given away as a freebie in so many deals this year that I'm surprised anyone would consider buying it for the full price, or any price. I would also add for anyone considering getting it that if you are running a laptop setup or anything with an i5 processor or below, Iris will be almost unusable. I've managed to use it in a few mixes, but I have to seriously limit its performance and freeze all other plugins. I don't know if it is particularly power hungry, or whether its just not very well made (which would be strange for IZotope, but, if I had to lose one VST from my setup, this would be the first to go....or can someone convince me otherwise? Just my 2C

Is it any good?

Yeah, I write all my own material, music & lyrics. I've got a lyric line in mind, but it's still early stages. I totally agree Kurt - It's still in the sketch phase

Yeah, I write all my own material, music & lyrics. I've got a lyric line in mind, but it's still early stages.

....Damn! I thought I'd bought everything I 'needed'....then this!

This is a chill out acoustic song made for those after party moments when you just want to relax. The open tuning is of my own creation - I stumbles across it while restringing the guitar and immediately this song came out. Most of the rhythmic elements are made with my own body (hand claps, thigh slaps, finger clicks) and some really old percussion instruments I had to hand (shakers) or just simply the body of the guitar. The only 'artificial' elements are an acoustic bass from Orange Tree Samples Core Bass Pear (very nice acoustic bass sounds) and some atmospheric piano from Spitfire Audio's Oliver Patrice Weder pack (which contains some really nice felt piano sounds). It's long - it's unedited - but I like it that way.

But can it make a decent cup of coffee?

I started out thinking I 'needed' one thing (izotope products), only to realise over the course of the last few weeks that I actually 'really need' something completely different (melodyne upgrade/acoustic bass from orange tree/class reverb), all thanks to Larry. ? So I'm going to turn down all the izotope offers and see if I can't just learn to master without it. First and foremost, what I needed more than anything was to restring my guitars. They sound beautiful now. ?

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Is It very different from izotope vinyl? Cheers

Let's see...

... And for us Europeans, the exchange rate is in our favour for once. Celemony were offering me this upgrade for 99 euros. Jrr just saved me over 60. ?? Great find!!!! ????

Def check out Orange Tree, and they've even got a sale on.

Anything you would recommend for a folk/blues/indie sound? I've got the Nomad plugins that came with SPLAT, and I use them occasionally, but looking at that list, I'm overwhelmed. ?

To be totally honest, of all the VSTs I own, UJAM ones are never used. Don't get me wrong. They are very nice, but they strike me as being like the demo presets on keyboards of old. Sound amazing in isolation, but suck in a mix. That and Hans Zimmer had gone down in my estimations after his response to the fall out from the Spitfire/HBO competition.

I got mixcraft in a recent humble bundle. Haven't touched it yet, but might do if we go back into total lockdown. Anyone know if the upgrades from 8 to 9 are on sale?