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FWIW I just tried it in Studio One Pro 4, Cubase Pro 10 and Reaper 6 and the DAW sync remained reliably selected on all 4 plugins. Seemed to work fine apart from the crash scenario mentioned above which is easy to avoid.

Boy this is frustrating! Trying to get these 4 plugins to play at the same time is a PITA! When I click on "DAW" for one plugin it de-selects DAW on one of the others. The actual generative part does look promising but flaky usability means that I am giving up on this for now.

That must be 6 free preset packs now! Just got to get around to using them.

Looks pretty nice for free, thanks! Here's a list of what you get... You get standalone, VST, VST3 and AAX plugins. When you run it for the first time it downloads all of the included modules.

Reason 11.2.1 Release Notes Fixed a bug where “Create…” menu items were unavailable Fixed some cases where a Player would not auto-create an instrument Fixes to the VST crash protection on Windows for increased plugin compatibility Fixed a bug where the latest Authorizer would not be installed when updating Reason on Windows Fixed a bug where joining cross faded clips would render parts of the audio with insert effects Fixed a bug where device images in the browser could become corrupt with many plugins installed Fixed a bug where browsing patches could temporarily remove browse focus in Reason Rack Plugin Fixed a bug where Reason Rack Plugin could play 64 samples too early Fixed a bug where the Wash algorithm in Audiomatic could self-oscillate indefinitely Fixed a bug where the delay length of DDL-1 was not updated on sample rate changes Improved auto-routing when replacing MIDI Out Device with an instrument Improved error messages for file handling exceptions Added MP3 export https://www.reasonstudios.com/en/reason/updates/release-notes You will get an alert at the top of the screen when you run Reason and can download it from there.

I installed the demo and I have to say that I like the results I'm getting. Initially I was only getting Arp and Chords playing but I went into Bass and Melody plugins and set them to DAW mode and they then played. I just put in a random MIDI event at bar 16 on a muted MIDI track in CbB so that it would playback the Orb instruments. I quite like the UI and how things are laid out in each plugin and the randomisation and Orb options seemed to produce musical results quite easily. Unfortunately I did get a crash when I tried to delete the last "Theme". I can only assume that there always has to be one "Theme" but the error handling should ideally detect and prevent attempts to remove the last one rather than crash... Not a showstopper as I know how to avoid it but reading over on the KVR forums it seems users of the previous ORB products were frustrated by the lack of updates and bug fixes so it makes me wonder if they will be better at updating this new suite. Well I guess I have 15 days to demo it and make a purchase decision.

Thanks Matthew. I'm downloading the demo! I avoided Captain Chords after they added the unnecessary (IMHO) Captain Beat and then charged more for the bundle. I have been using ChordPotion to good effect and was considering getting Sundog Song Studio to go with it but I will certainly give this a shot. I also have RapidComposer which looks impressive but also a bit daunting so I'm hoping the new version will improve usability (the UI isn't the friendliest I have come across).

Thanks Matthew. I had avoided the previous versions based on your comments so will definitely try the demo for this. Will also be interested in your views after you have tried the plugin version.

Glad you got it Larry - I have updated my post with the location of the 20% off code for anyone else who wants it.

Thanks @Mesh It's also on Overloud's website for 69 Euros inc VAT but then I checked my Overloud account as I already have the GEM EQ 550 (a freebie) and there is a 20% off coupon there making it 46.40 Euros inc VAT. May be even cheaper for folk that don't pay VAT. The 20% off code is in your account under "serial numbers" where your other GEM EQ is located.

Yup it certainly looks like it Fleer! I am guessing that if I cave and do the cheap upgrade to full Reason then at some point in the (near?) future there will also be a cheap upgrade from full to Suite?

Thanks. Despite Reason Studios emailing me the offers when I look a these links it says "Not available for this account"! I am still on Intro so presumably I need to be on the full version or Suite to use these? I was going to upgrade to the full version until I found it wouldn't let me use the rewards that I have. So I am spending the money elsewhere now. Come on Reason Studios! ??

Here's a quick demo using the melody instrument of Session Guitarist - Electric Sunburst Deluxe to play the guitar part... https://soundclick.com/r/s8c915 (It's the opening of a Porcupine Tree song I'm learning to play).

Synthetic Rig 4 31 Products Various Developers • 30 devices + 1 ReFill • 66 tutorials & +500 presets • Products worth over $1900 £179.00 (save £90) normally £269.00 https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/bundle/synthetic-rig-4/

Exactly this ^^^ Come on Arturia - send me an enticement or I could just wait for Mesh to convince me that v7 is worth it over v6

Seems to be at least 1 year old and there are a few threads related to it over on KVR. There doesn't seem to be a demo but the developer mentions a 7 day money back policy. Looks like the original version was only for MaxforLive. https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=506062&hilit=evabeat# https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=505930&p=7287376&hilit=Evabeat#p7287376

That's not bad considering you don't own any instruments although the effects are worth quite a lot. Hey Larry - shall I delete my thread rather than have two threads and you could alter your title a little and put a link to Arturia for upgrades in your first post above in addition to the PB offer?

Check your account at https://www.arturia.com/myarturia It's 99 EUR for me to upgrade from V Collection 6 (for 3 extra synths Mellotron V, CZ V and Synthi V). I wonder if any 3rd party vendors will offer it for less i.e. JRR? Any thoughts Larry?

Couldn't find one on their website Mesh. I am on my phone though so maybe you can see more on a desktop browser. They mention on the website that they are also working on a "chords" app. Not that I need any more but sometimes it's good to have options eh Mesh ? https://evabeat.com/

It lists this at the end Mesh.... Host sequencer (DAW) supporting VST or Audio Unit (AU) MIDI FX: Ableton Live 9.5 & 10, Logic Pro X, Cubase 9 & 10, FL Studio 20, Studio One 4, Reaper 5, Acid Pro 8 & 9 So it should work with other DAWs. Wondering if there's a demo or something.

Thanks Reid! Strangely I just tried it again and for some reason when I selected "Upgrade" from the dropdown it logged me out so I then had to log back in at which point I got the message "As an owner of Session Guitarist - Electric Sunburst you qualify to install and activate this version." So it worked in the end. Might be worth retrying as I assume that it should work for you also (as you get Electric Sunburst with K12U).

I bought Electric Sunburst along with Picked Acoustic at Christmas but I have also just tried to do the upgrade and got the same "None of the qualifying products are registered to your account ". I checked my account and Electric Sunburst is registered so it must be a mistake. I will also contact support.

Thanks Reid. I own and like the original and it does show an upgrade price of £44 (whatever that in your native currency) and full price of £129. Think I will go for it. Shame I don't have any e-voucher for once although it would probably be excluded if I did!