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Is it worth getting for the organ? Is it a step up from the Kontakt bundled instruments?

I promised myself I wouldn't, but I caved. ? Ended up going the full izotope. Got Iris 2 for £9. What a bargain! Ujam Carbon was a pleasant surprise. I've already got silk and the other one, but Carbon is great for sound design. Tomorrow I'll play about with the others. ?

I'm gonna say it... The drums sound like the opening of Valhalla. ? Ah ah ahhhhhh! Great sax work. Got that Pat Metheny feel to the whole mix. Good job. ?

From the opening, you had me. I love need some piano. Lovely variation and phrasing. Def some Jarrett in there somewhere. Great job. ?

Very very nice. Very listenable. I could hear this on True Detective. Love the steel slide. Voice is really good. I personally might like it more upfront with a bit of grit (tube warmth or compression) but that is just a stylistic preference. What are your plans with this track? Are you shopping it? Great job. ?

@kennywtelejazz nice finger work there. I wish I could get even near that type of playing. Good work. ?

Sorry to disappoint. I'm not Herb. ?‍♂️

Thanks @mibby and @aidan o driscoll Much appreciated.

I used the Volume Former in this track to get the stuttering effect - https://53mph.bandcamp.com/track/the-passing-2

I've just released a new EP of songs titled Ripples in Time. Instrumental pieces written and recorded during lockdown on the theme of time - https://53mph.bandcamp.com/album/ripples-in-time I'm thinking of jigging the track list around... I appreciate any feedback - thanks

From what I understand Mixcraft 9 Recording Studio is the new 8 Home Studio.

I got it a while back. It's good fun. You can make some great stuttering effects with it. Definitely worth the money. ??

I got the email this morning. I've been keen to try out Mixcraft for a while now, and at 25 bucks, you can't really go wrong, and I can gift the other code to someone else.

Sphere Delay is a mighty fine little plugin. I just installed it and put it up on some jazzy piano, and it is very nice indeed - I will definitely try and get some use from this one. Thanks @Starship Krupa for posting this.

would anyone know if this version of RX7 Elements is different from the RX 7 Elements (lite) that I have?

I thought about that before, but I read that the transfer speeds across the optical drive bridge is very slow. However, at this point they may not be so different to what I already have. ?‍♂️

The Magician software says SATA II port. So I guess I don't get the advantages of SATA III speed. bummer! Is there any other advantage of EVO Pro, even without top speeds? Or should I just go for a bigger driver at a cheaper price?

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I've just got back from the mountains and I'm hoping to use some of the field recordings I made there. But I might also dust off and restring the old Dobro and get it back into action for a follow-up CD. Cheers again!

Hi guys, I'm thinking of updating my SSD as it's been quite a few years since I got my current Samsung drive. However, before upgrading to something like a Samsung Evo Pro, I wanted to ask people on here advice on the benefits. I've got an old laptop bought second hand (HP Pavilion with CPU Intel i5) and I've upgraded it to the max. I'd love to get a new laptop, but I'm going to be made redundant by the end of the year so I shouldn't be forking out a grand on a new system. Instead I thought of just expanding the SSD from the current 250GB to 500GB. so I can fill it with all the free Kontakt libraries posted in the Deals section. ;) My current drive is a Samsung 850 Evo Sata III, which should have read write speeds of around 540 MB/s. However, the Samsung Magician software tells me my system is running at 283 Read 270 Write, which suggests to me that my laptop cannot get up to the 500 MB speed even if it wanted to. So, would it be worth getting the Evo Pro? I've read the glowing reviews, but I wonder if it would really make such a big difference if my laptop cannot get to those fast read/write speeds. Then there is the question of brand. I like Samsung, I've used Crucial but found it slower, and I know there are all sorts of low end SSDs on the market now claiming to be just as good. Any tips? Much appreciated.

Does plugin alliance have a decent microphone modeller on their site? I'm trying to look on my phone, but it ain't easy to navigate. Thanks

Cool! Thanks for that. Took the survey and got the voucher. Does anyone know of the voucher works on items already on offer?

Is Chicago blues like the sound of Johnny Lee hooker? I love that sound. I'll check out all the recommendations. Thanks everyone. ?

Thanks @Kevin Walsh I've got a very basic setup which I use to its maximum potential, for want of no other means. I mastered everything through headphones so I'm not surprised if some distortion crept in. I'll get onto it when I come back from the mountains and see if I can iron them out. Thanks for heads up.

Thanks @mark skinner I really appreciate that. So pleased you feel I captured the sound. ? I've got a love of those old Delta blues artists. I also love the whole story of how Country blues came about.

Back in 2004, I spent a few months travelling around the Coasts of Italy. The soundtrack to my journey was early Country Blues (or Delta Blues) by artists such as Skip James and Lead Belly; plus a heavy dose of Takoma Records (John Fahey, Leo Kottke). At each stop along the way I would get out my Tanglewood and jam in an open tuning, recording what I could on an old MP3 player - such was life pre-smartphones. The tracks on this album are the result of these early recordings. Songs for travelling, written on the road, released 16 years later. https://53mph.bandcamp.com/album/levante-blues