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This was published some time ago on the old forum, but seeing as there are a number of deals on 'traditional' instruments, I thought I'd highlight this wonderful collection. Totally free, but you will need the full Kontakt player. http://en.catsnu.com/Project/GugakVSTi.aspx I've already used them on a number of songs: including the ones below if you want to hear them in situ: https://hitrecord.org/records/3675876

Thanks @daryl1968 Appreciate the nice comment. The mini album, minus sound interludes, goes live in 2 days. On the 3rd of May, which just happens to be 5/3 in American. I try to time my releases to coincide with my moniker ?

Anything worth getting? Is anyone using any of them?

The only reason I would get Mixcraft would be to support the 'little guy'. I don't see anything that would make me change DAW at this point, but I do appreciate their 'human' support. Their bundles might be appreciable for a starter who doesn't have a HD full of VSTs. I wish them lots of luck in this cut-throat world of DAWs.

I second that. LABS is one of the few libraries I go back to again and again for soundscapes. As one poster said a while back, they do one thing....but, boy do they do it well!

Water to the Sand, my 7 track mini album has been sent for release. Release date will be - in keeping with my superstition about numbers - on the 3/5 (or 5/3 for my US friends) - That's 7 tracks on the 3 of the 5....all prime numbers - not bad! For those who would like a pre-release listen, you can stream the album in its entirety on Soundcloud, complete with captured sound interludes of nature. Listen for free here: https://soundcloud.com/53mph/water-to-the-sand-entire-album And remember, your support will help me to keep making music.;) I'm finding it harder and harder to make music these days due to time constraints and family...but then, don't we all.

Do you need the aas player to use this, or does it come with a scaled down player? I've got the free aas guitar player that came bundled with SPLAT.

I got all the UJAM guitar products when offers came along, and, to be honest, I've used them very little. I agree with @msmcleod, I get the most use out of the single note players 'cause I can stick them through distortion and effects to make them sound 'human', but they are far from 'playable' for complex solos - I find the UJAM products great for jamming out ideas, but not so good in an actual mix....for that, I reach for my guitar and play it myself. As with all these products, when I audition them clean, I'm really impressed with the sound - stick them in a mix, and I'm less than impressed. They all just sound too atificial.

I've got AD2, BFD, Various NI kits for Kontakt....I'm just not sure that I need another drum app...even at such a low price. Decision, decisions, decisions!

I still use BFD v1. The samples in the first kit are higher than later versions, and the humanizer is great. It's perfect for loose and live sounding drums. It may be old, but it's good. Just in case you think I'm living the 90s, I've also got 3 other drum plugins on the go.

This arrived in my inbox this morning. Anyone using it? A YouTube demo mentions that it comes with The Punch plugin built in. Westwood features a natural unprocessed drum kit with all the tools needed to shape the sound the way you like. Westwood includes a full range of mixing tools & effects on every channel. Adjust the way the microphones affect the signal, compress, transient design and shape the drums the way you need to. And it's only $9 for the next 48 hours!

I'm the same. This is probably a great set of tools, but my workflow means I don't have much time...izotope gets me there quicker & I can save my own presets to get a similar feel to mixes. In fact, I'm getting more and more into building my own custom fx chains in CbB...I love that function.

I should add - here in Europe, Amazon has the same pair going for €118 - which is 132 dollars

Someone was asking about headphones in the coffee house just the other day.

Yeah, I checked the videos - might be good for metal or heavy rock - not really my thing. I've got 3 acoustic drum VSTs which sound better, so I'll pass.

https://www.audio-assault.com/druminator.php?mc_cid=8a8ce55d18&mc_eid=76ab04fb7e Got this in my mailbox this morning 48hour sale $9

Yep. I had previously googled him and found his name linked to some awesome plugins. I wish him luck with this venture. The problems I had with the Lo-Fi Vintage Clipper was not just iLok, but every time i tried to register the code sent in the emails, it would tell me 'code already registered'. I tried getting two different codes, same problem.

I hope there is a 'try before you buy' version because I didn't get their freebie to work, no matter how I tried.

Ok Guys! Here's an alternative version with a different female singer - she's still using a laptop mic to record (a bugger to get under control) so I had to leave in the room reverb; adding more reverb made a muddy mess. What do you think? https://hitrecord.org/records/3764961 I've asked her to re-record with a decent mic - she says a musician friend has bought her something to record with...so, fingers crossed. The other singer can't do a better recording, so I'll have to drop her, I'm afraid.

I got this a while back - it does indeed upgrade to RX7

Thanks amiller. I really liked the tone of her voice, but I agree, it does not stand up to the whole track - luckily, this is part of a process, so I'll try and get some other vocalist to do a fresh take. It's a shame that so many singers have no access to decent recording setups, or even a decent mic. Real shame.

I've been working on a massive collaborative song via the site HitRecord.org https://hitrecord.org/records/3756176 This song started out as a simple piano track and has now progressed into a full blown pop song. I'd be interested to know if I managed to pull off a decent mix of the female vocals in the second verse. I had to work with a vocal recorded on a telephone in an echoey room - I really struggled to make it sit in the mix. Any suggestions on how to tame that vocal? Appreciate any feedback - cheers!

That's a lot of fixes - kind of suggests version 5 was a bit *glitchy I tried the demo during the Cakewalk debacle a few years back and was underwhelmed. Very difficult to use on a laptop. I noticed it has a linux version, which has peaked my interest though.

Well, you can't say I haven't tried. I install the VST2, but when it comes to unlocking it my serial number is always refused. I've tried putting it in iLok first and then running VST. It just keeps saying that the serial no is no longer valid. I even tried getting another serial number (after all, it's free) - still says no. I'm fed up trying to install this.... Big NO NO