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Speaking of scripts I noticed this readme that came with Asterian...

Lol, now there's an idea Brian ? To be honest, it was the first thing I tried with Asterian and I just used instant mode. I didn't change anything, but it is easy to do that. I will have a go at reducing the vibrato and update the post tomorrow. I have also tried him in place of Kevin, who I was trying out on the Disturbed version of Sound of Silence. It was a bit low for Kevin (so noisy) but Asterian sounds great. The different vocal modes are really good at altering his voice, based on the quick play I had.

I am enjoying Asterian, he sounds great! Here's a little test I made.. https://soundclick.com/r/s8nawr Anyone still deciding don't forget the intro offer ends on the 9th December.

Yes Aidan, I demo'd the trial version and found it to be pretty much as good as the hardware I had. So I sold both the guitar and gr55 and used the money to buy the full version of MG2 (with plenty left over).

Thanks for the information, Vernon. I realized that it was just a UVI library, but I'm interested to know if it has any of the classic GR-300 sounds e.g. the lead sound that Pat Metheny uses in the video above. It would be pretty nice to have access to that sound again and be able to play it either from my MIDI keyboard or via MIDI Guitar 2. Arturia actually have a preset called Pat in their Arp 2600 library which is a nod to that patch but doesn't sound quite right.

Hey Aidan, I used to have a GR-55 and Godin xTSA with synth access (like a built-in GK3 pickup) but sold it once I could do the same in software using any guitar (courtesy of Jam Origin MIDI Guitar 2). I'm just checking to see if PX Guitar Syn has any of the classic GR-300 tones a la Pat Metheny.

https://www.uvi.net/www.uvi.net/px-guitar-syn Sounds pretty cool. Intro price through December 18th, 2022 $49 / 49 €

Like Flynn!

FYI VS is now out of beta (I changed the title of this thread accordingly), so it should update to 1.8.0. Incidentally, I found that the location of Voicebanks is not that big of an issue as they aren't sample libraries per se so are quite small. For example, my Kevin VB folder is only 63 Mb and Solaria is the same. So I just let VS install them to the default location --> \Documents\Dreamtonics\Synthesizer V Studio\databases P.S. I'm pleased that some of you got that Japanese site to work ok. Sounds like you got a bargain.

This Asterian demo is worth a listen (check out those rolling R's!!!). https://vi-control.net/community/threads/synthesizer-v-vocaloid-haters-might-want-to-check-this.115973/post-5242732

Yeh, I'm sold on the HB deal Aidan

Thanks for pointing this out @Tezza He (Jay Lippman) actually did a Vegas Pro 20 review in which he mentions the trimmer, and he says that he's "probably being a bit nitpicky" - you can say that again! However, as much as I like Resolve, it's not perfect either. I was recently working on a Resolve project for a "virtual choir" video, which had 25 video tracks. It was then that I found a really annoying thing about Resolve that made me want to try out the latest version of Vegas again. In order to move tracks around in Resolve you have to select the track and then "move up" or "move down" one track at a time. There is no drag/drop to re-organise tracks! This has been requested since v15 from what I can tell, so I don't know why it hasn't been added by now. I also dislike having to go through the project manager to open a project that I'm working on every time I start up Resolve. One thing that keeps me working with Resolve is Fusion, which is absolutely brilliant and opens up so many possibilities. I'm still tempted by the Humble Bundle deal but Vegas 20 includes Optical flow motion tools; if this is the same as the Resolve feature of the same name then that would be worth having. Also, the paid version of Resolve vs the free one has magic mask (looks amazing and I would use this a lot), smart reframe, better video Noise Reduction, speed warp, face refinement, and object removal. Do you know if Vegas 18 (or 19,20) has anything similar to these and are they any good? Like you, I think that I'm leaning toward the Humble Bundle deal; a significant update from v15 and not much outlay.

Yup for both 910 and 949 Harmonizers up to 150%.

This is interesting as you can currently get the upgrade in the UK to Vegas 20 Edit for £57, and Vegas 20 Pro for £98 if you need the third-party add-ons. Although I stopped buying Vegas at version 15 as it used to crash while rendering, I did like its workflow. I have been using free DaVinci Resolve since then and I like it a lot, but I'm starting to want the Studio version features. Resolve Studio though would cost me £330 inc VAT, compared to £57 for Vegas 20 Edit (all I need for the same reason as @Tezza), and I'm also curious to see how far Vegas has come since version 15. This HB deal adds another option - Vegas 18 Edit for £20.99. I found the information below on the main differences between Vegas 18, 19 and 20. I'm not interested in the filler that comes with the Humble Bundle deal, so the extra £36 for Vegas 20 Edit might be a better deal to get all the latest features. Anyway, I am still pondering this at the moment as every pound spent on other NLEs could be put towards Davinci Resolve Studio.

Bargain prices! Thanks for the update and detailed procedure pseudopop ?? I'm just hoping that Weina and some of the other English VBs appear there before they end the sale. Synth V normally updates itself and its voicebanks from within its own UI, so that's pretty normal.

Also, @antler there's a Japanese site selling Synthesizer V and Kevin (unfortunately not Weina, Natalie or Eleanor Forte). Kevin is less than 50 USD on DLsite (with 20% off + new registration coupon -15% off) https://www.dlsite.com/soft/work/=/product_id/VJ015171.html Synthesizer V Pro is also on sale (20% Off - less if you buy at the same time as Kevin). https://www.dlsite.com/soft/work/=/product_id/VJ013608.html They have other voicebanks but they are native Chinese/Japanese. I haven't bought anything from them before so cannot vouch for them. Note: the site header says 30% off when creating a new account so it might be even cheaper than reported above, but I haven't tried it as I already own SV and Kevin. If anyone buys from them can they please post here what they paid?

Yeah, I'm also teetering, but for me, it would be $79.99 and I also want Natalie ($86.90 inc Tax). I would like to try the voicebank in a couple of songs that I have in mind, but the demo voicebank won't be released until the end of next year (according to Eclipsed Sounds on Twitter). Here's another Asterian demo (pretty good): https://vi-control.net/community/threads/synthesizer-v-vocaloid-haters-might-want-to-check-this.115973/post-5241207

Yay! Initial impressions? For anyone who missed it the link to buy Asterian (and Solaria) is here https://www.eclipsedsounds.com/shop The intro sale ($79.99 instead of $89.99) lasts until 9 December. Another new demo here...

I have voklm Fleer and it's noice. I'm thinking of going for Cinematic Shades with Fluidity and Organic Keys.

Hey, no problem Brian; I should have read your post more carefully, or even remembered there was a limit from previous years ??‍♂️ Now you've got me looking at that delay and Thorus ?

Ah yes, I had forgotten about the limit; post adjusted ?

Thanks Brian. Alternatively, maybe 3 expansions for $61 (3 x 27) - 20)). https://www.uvi.net/en/falcon-expansions

Grains and Fragments can be downloaded here.. https://feelyoursound.com/packages/grains-and-fragments/ You can just copy it and paste it in the Chordpotion UI. Also, worth checking that you have all of the existing packages for both ChordPotion and Sundog : Chordpotion packages - https://feelyoursound.com/packages-for-chordpotion/ Sundog packages - https://feelyoursound.com/packages-for-sundog/

More news on Asterian. They added two more vocal modes (see below) ! Also, the intro pricing will be extended by 1 week.

It runs on your own computer. No need for upload to the cloud for rendering. You get both standalone and vsti plugin versions when you purchase Synthesizer V. No iLok or similar dongle is required. It uses a serial number registration. Not aware of any sales as yet apart from intro offers.