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Have to say that this is pretty impressive, even compared to Melodyne Studio which has become my standard pitch correction tool. The draw tool is pretty useful, and the way that you can tilt notes to fix pitch drops/lifts is also intuitive. I tried the demo and bought it (crossgrade from Vocalign Ultra)! It can even load Vocalign Ultra for alignment duties.

I'm also torn between Weina and Natalie. Weina is their first Gold standard bank which supports more tonal variety and vocal range. It is also bilingual (English and Mandarin Chinese) although I will only be using English. Also, the experts seem to have been able to get more out of Weina by manual tweaking. I do like the tone of Natalie though and of course, it is quite a bit cheaper. Decisions, decisions!

Latest Asterian demo - much clearer and more impressive to my ears. Also gives an idea of his range. They should have released this first imho. Also, their latest ad is a pretty cool demonstration of Synth V capabilities (the voicebank is thought to be Natalie).

Yes agreed; both on the voice not matching the music and it sounding more promising anyway.

Yes, it's been on my "to-buy" list for years, but I never thought it was worth what they were asking. Just demo'd it again now and it does sound great and is definitely worth 29 bucks.

Thanks for pointing this out @abacab. I have just added the MIDI Producer Pack to my Waveform 12 Free. I am curious about the MIDI capabilities of Waveform, but don't want the outlay of Pro to find out. Also, I did the 90 day demo if Waveform 11 Pro (for Wotja beta testing) but never got around to trying out the MIDI capabilities before it expired ?‍♂️

Good point, thanks. I have updated the title of this thread.

Latest Asterian demo. Better voice clarity on this one I think. Also, Asterian's vocal modes have been confirmed: Clear, Warm, Gentle, Strained, Rough, Open, Closed, Passionate and Theatrical.

Thanks for the video. Another useful one; I've watched a lot of his reviews. He even used it for de-essing ?

I like sonible stuff in general as I find their UIs to be pretty well designed. They can also get you close to the settings you want quickly often needing only minor manual tweaks. I have Trackspacer so will be interested to see how the unmasking capabilities compare with it. This video piqued my interest when Smart Comp 2 was introduced so I kept it on my radar waiting for a decent upgrade price.

Same for me on Sonible website. I have Smart Limit (and other Sonible stuff) which is now in my default template. I was waiting for Smart Comp 2 ??

Also added, thanks again. I'm out for the rest of the day so will have to add any updates later.

Thanks, I'll add it to the first post.

I have seen Tone2 sales on Bestservice before but don't recall seeing them on JRR. If you own any other Tone2 synths, then you can sometimes receive offers by email direct from them. Also, you can email them and ask for a price for a specific synth or synths, stating what you already own.

The trouble is that my opinion might be different from yours. Anyway, I own all of them and in my opinion they are among the best-sounding synths available.

Incidentally, you can download trial versions for evaluation from the Tone2 website. https://www.tone2.com/download.html

The sale is on until 1st December. Thomann has Electra2, Gladiator and Icarus2 for $77 ex VAT https://www.thomannmusic.com/tone2.html KVR - https://www.kvraudio.com/marketplace/tone2-audiosoftware#price-biggest-discount-percent Best Service have them at the same price as KVR but you will also earn Bestcoins. They also have a couple of effects at sale prices (AkustiX Enhancer and Ultraspace) https://www.bestservice.com/deals/tone2_sale_40_off_3730.html Price Summary: Electra2 - Thomann $77, KVR and Bestservice $89.40 all ex VAT Gladiator - Thomann $77, KVR and Bestservice $89.40 all ex VAT Icarus 2 - Thomann $77, KVR and Bestservice $89.40 all ex VAT Nemesis - KVR and Bestservice $59.40 ex VAT Rayblaster - KVR and Bestservice $59.40 ex VAT Saurus 3 -KVR and Bestservice $59.40 ex VAT Information pages for the synths: Information page for Electra 2 - https://www.tone2.com/electra2.html Information page for Gladiator - https://www.tone2.com/gladiator.html Information page for Icarus 2 - https://www.tone2.com/icarus.html Information page for Nemesis - https://www.tone2.com/nemesis.html Information page for Rayblaster - https://www.tone2.com/rayblaster2.html Information page for Saurus 3 - https://www.tone2.com/saurus.html You can download trial versions for evaluation from here --> https://www.tone2.com/download.html Also, there are a lot of expansions for each synth which can be purchased from Tone2 here --> https://www.tone2.com/shop.html

Looks like a great time to pick up the two expansions I'm missing (Rumble and Threads). The latter will also unlock the free Remnants preset pack. Thanks @Reid Rosefelt ??

Zillions of patches is right, lol! I've been demoing Opsix and Wavestate since they were released (Skippy sang their praises) and I also really like Opsix. Preset 2 Original FM EP sold it to me...so lush sounding, but there are lots of other great patches.

Yeah, I let my sub lapse last year. I liked the synths but it wasn't getting used enough to justify and I dislike the flakey Cloud Manager. Still might be of use to some, and this deal means you get one or two lifetime licenses depending on the tier. Not sure about that Fleer. I had a look at their website and drew a blank. ?

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Yeah, having tried the demos I liked MicroKORG but the others, meh. I have plenty of other stuff I would rather spend $99 on.

Thanks for the information Simon. I will add it to the first post. I still get nightmares from the hoops that Korg made me jump through to upgrade from M1 LE to KC3 ?

Hi Zo, Not sure about Logitech direct but they certainly have sales on Amazon for them. Here are some current BF deals on Amazon UK (I couldn't see the 3s on sale but have included the 2s below). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Advanced-Illuminated-Responsive-Bluetooth/dp/B07W5JK5MW https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Anywhere-Wireless-Multi-Device-Bluetooth/dp/B07W5JJR4H https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wireless-Multi-Device-Bluetooth-Unifying/dp/B07W4DGVQF Sorry, can't help with the latency query as I don't have the Logitech stuff installed.

$299 https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series.html?___store=english Upgrade from Coll 3 is $99 https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series/korg-collection-4-upgrade-for-korg-collection-3.html (You might need a coupon code to upgrade; check your account (under Offers from Korg) or see here https://support.korguser.net/hc/en-us/articles/360038571651 ) - thanks @simon New instruments: MicroKORG - https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series/korg-collection-microkorg.html ELECTRIBE-R - https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series/korg-collection-electribe-r.html KAOSS PAD - https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series/korg-collection-kaoss-pad.html Just tried the demos and don't think it's worth it for me at $99 and I wish they would improve their installer Software Pass ? Demos are up on SoundCloud - Unfortunately, Opsix and Wavestate are not included as they aren't legacy but they are on special pricing ($99 each). https://korg.shop/software/natives.html