Soundwise

2 hours ago, Marc Cormier said:

K13CE update to K14CE at Thomann: $227.  Anyone seen it cheaper?

Too bad I didn't check Thomann. Could've saved 10% off the price.

I've upgraded form K11 to K14U just yesterday and don't regret it. Quite a few mind blowing libraries that are new for me and on top of that they also provide Ozone Standard 10. ATM, I'm trying to decide whether AR Drummers and Studio Drummer are worthy of SSD space. ?

I wonder, what happened to Peter IK? Where is he?

I wonder if Engine works with Magix Independence library. There are some excellent brass patches that sound awesome and are easy to program.

That's a steal! Nomad plugins are easy on resources and sound great.

9 minutes ago, azslow3 said:

70€... well, the last time I have payed was more then 1899 days ago

How come, you see €70, when I see $60?

18 hours ago, jesse g said:

Soundwise,

Does the Artist version of Studio one have Pipeline XT included?  I want to get Studio one, but I I want a version that allow the use of external hardware since I use a good amount of it in my mixing in Cakewalk by Bandlab.

AFAIK, no. Some advanced features require either Pro or Plus version.

7 hours ago, mibby said:

Pro v1??   That seems like a great price to me.  S1 isn't even recognizable from that version with all the added features and stuff.  I upgraded to v5 Pro in Xmas of 2020 for $99.  In Feb 2022, I upgraded to v6 for $119.  I didn't want to wait until Xmas to try and save $20 on the upgrade.    IIRC $99 is about as low as I've seen it. 

I have upgraded to v4 Pro for around $70. Apparently, since v5 release, 30% is the maximum discount.
Currently, I have v6.5 Artist with lots of goodies from previous Pro. And the only difference, besides Atmos and Project Page, is the lack of Chords Track and Score Editor, which is not something I can get easily my hands on anyway while in exile.

For those who don't need aforementioned Pro features, Artist version should be sufficient.

Get your deal here:

https://www.thomann.de/intl/presonus_studio_one_6_pro_ug_1_5_pro.htm

Five presets doesn't seem like a lot, but the sounds are plug-and-play, no need to dial a good tone. Even effects are ready to go. Perfect! Thanks to Overloud and Choptones!

6 hours ago, MusicMan said:

Maybe they're adding TMT to the meters so there will be some variation between them too ? 

Nice one! I hope they're not going to emulate scratchy pots, malfunctioning cables or power failure.

7 hours ago, Last Call said:

Have you had the chance to play with it yet? So you can confirm this?

I've tried it. Yes, it sounds better than v7. 

One of the best features of the new GP is audio file support and ability to sync it with the score. We've implemented this feature in MagicScore SongWriter  back in 2014, hoping to beat GP and gain a larger user base. Didn't work out for non-business related reasons.  Anyway,  I'm glad that GP8 now allows users to embed audio and listen to proper performance which is hard to copy even with the gamut of sophisticated features found in the editor.

18 minutes ago, cclarry said:

Shooting themselves in the face is what they're doing.

Subscription is what they want from their customers. They've proven their plugins to be:

• great sounding
• CPU and RAM efficient
• bug free (I don't recall having a single problem with their plugins)
• easy to install and authorize

Besides that, they constantly develop new plugins, add them to the subscription bundles free of charge.

What's not to like?

8 hours ago, telecode 101 said:

so my question is, if one has the IKM T-Racks.. is there a point to getting this? I mean, how different are they really?

Like two different units. Almost the same. Waves version is easier on CPU, though.

16 hours ago, Fleer said:

Same here, but still prefer Orange Tree Samples for musicality. 

I use virtual guitars for mock-ups and quick arrangements. Musicality is handled by 16 real instruments. But thanks for the heads-up. I might wanna check OTS instruments for ease of use.

I think demos speak for themselves. I've upgraded to Archtop 3 when it was released and do think it was well worth the money.

Just love their Reaxis. My go-to amp-sim now.

Toontrack and 4/4? ? Are we to expect SD4?

I can't believe they've built it with just Next.js and Three.js! Awesome!

I wonder if the current RV4 licenses will be respected once the new version is released.

14 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

So should we as a group post a rant on their FB page?  File a complaint with the BBB since PA is in the U.S.

People of the world are trying  to do  whatever they can to stop this war.  Do you think filing a complaint on behalf of a user with one post and who's registered a few minutes before creating that post would be a step in the right direction?

2 minutes ago, TerraSin said:

By things like McDonald's pulling out of the country, people are going to want to know what is really going on and will start to question.

Haruki Murakami calls McDonalds food junk food and most people in Russia agree with this. So it's not McDonalds, that's gonna put end to the sick dictator's regime.

5 minutes ago, TerraSin said:

most people in Russia have no idea what is really going on because their media is being very controlled right now and they are painting a picture that the rest of the world is at fault

It used to be the case when the war started. Now the situation has changed. Most people do understand that it's horrible slaughter of innocent people in the name of usurper who claims to be national leader. By most I mean more than half. Not sure how many exactly.

3 minutes ago, simon said:

That's not actually true - but why let facts get in the way of your delusions ?

My delusions? Please, elaborate.

5 minutes ago, simon said:

Hopefully we can agree that the death of ALL innocent people is a terrible crime

Absolutely!

6 minutes ago, simon said:

to equate this with the removal of ilok support (which isn't strictly true either) shows a huge disrespect for those lives lost

So don't do this. I don't.

7 minutes ago, simon said:

you should be ashamed

I am ashamed of sharing the same culture and speaking the same language with people who started this war and who support it. That's what I'm ashamed of. Not of what you imply and accuse me of.

Just now, bdickens said:

The President of Russia could fix all this really easily....

He could have if there was one.

1 hour ago, simon said:

However inconvenient that is for our friends, fellow musicians and engineers in those countries it's not nearly as inconvenient as being shot at.

You're right! It's all about convenience.

It's very inconvenient for the USA or Germany to supply Ukraine with MIGs from USA base in Germany because (sic!) both USA and Germany are NATO countries. However it is extremely convenient to do this from Poland, because it's not as much NATO country as other counties.

Double standards and total BS at its finest.

This move by iLok is nothing but stealing customers' money.