Soundwise

On 3/5/2021 at 2:08 AM, abacab said:

Their Gallien-Krueger bass amp is cool. Free bundle with Amplion Free...

https://shop.audified.com/products/live-guitar-and-bass-bundle-le

I have Pro versions of both. GK amp-sim is very flexible. If you like GK bass amps, this version by Audiffied is a must-have. Unfortunately, I never liked GK bass amps, real or emulated. For some reason, the sound through these amps doesn't sit well in the mix. To my ear. YMMV.

5 minutes ago, Shane_B. said:

I had one of those way back when I used to play live. I regretted buying it very soon after. Never could dial in a good sound with it live. I ended up using it clean with a rack mount FX unit. I used a Strat back then and they don't seem to play well with those Mesa amps so maybe that was the problem.

I never liked MB Rectifiers either. They work well with active humbuckers for metal head-banging genres, though. What's your favorite amp?

2 hours ago, cclarry said:

It would be cheaper, if you already have a $99 IK Product, to buy the crossgrade offer at $299.99 and then buy a Pair of iLouds 
for $299.99 minus a discount at a Discounter....that get's you the same thing for less than $600...a savings of $300!
The pricing structure is nonsense really.  Not well thought out IMHO.

A pair of iLoud MTMs costs $700. For $300 you can buy iLoud Micro monitors, not MTMs.

To me iLoud MTM Pair + Total Studio 3 MAX Bundle seems like a solid deal. MTMs with two measuring mics, AT5 and ARC3 and Hammond and, maybe,  TR5Max for that price is still a little too steep, but with Jam Points it's tempting. I don't really care for other products in the bundle, as I find them not worth the disk space. And then, again, I still have AT4, ARC2, nice Hammond VSTis and almost complete TR5 as well as a pair of good monitors. So shelling out almost a thousand Euro for an alternate take of what I already have... Sorry, IK, no soup for you.

AmpLion 1 is kinda long in the tooth. Back in the day I used to like it and prefer to other amp-sims. Will definitely check out newer version.

4 minutes ago, Grem said:

Something totally new that none of us ever expected!! ???

CLA GuitarHub? Abbey Road Guitar collection with authentic Beatles era guitar cable simulation? Schepps MultiAmp?

I thought this topic is about a serious low-end. Where is all that? Where is Alembic Bass?

On 3/3/2021 at 7:43 PM, cclarry said:

I guess we're never going to see a GTR4....that's WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY overdue....

What's that supposed to be like? It seems like Overloud's Rig Player explores the same idea - amp profiles with weird digital EQ, barely usable. At least, TH-U rigs have multiple snapshots, pretty much like Kemper. What do you think we need to expect from GTR4?

My SSL is v10. No soup for me.

Essential Keyboard Collection any good?

38 minutes ago, marled said:

The sound reminds me somehow of Gary Moore. So just listen to one of his songs and you may hear the difference!

I'd rather listen to your playing, if you don't mind.

2 hours ago, marled said:

I have never heard a convincing guitar solo made with a VSTi ! It almost always sounds sterile and lifeless.

I think this sounds pretty darn good.

Honestly, I'd be  hard pressed to tell it's a VST instrument. In a blind test, that is.

1 hour ago, antler said:

what does it mean for an EQ to be 'musical'

Tamed to sound pleasant at all settings, including extremes. Normally, gentle and smooth, with carefully selected frequencies and curves. But essentially you get just a digital EQ with a fancy GUI.

1 minute ago, artturner said:

Is there better drum replacement plugin I should be looking at?

Superior Drummer 3.

29 minutes ago, Paul Young said:

One still has to have some knowledge of an instrument to make it sound authentic.

Or experiment with piano roll data and controllers to make it sound interesting.  Anyway, that's not the point. This instrument is so exceptionally good and easy to use that anyone with basic computer skills can dial in an impressive guitar performance. The same is true for other great software instruments that make session musicians a thing of the past.

36 minutes ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

The combination of this and Electric Sunburst with EZBass and the is unbelievable.  I can't wait to experiment.

I hope to get Komplete CE and TT Bass ASAP because, let's face it, the world has changed and the way we make and distribute our music has changed, too. Great tools for any aspiring hobbyist, no doubt about that! It's just sad to see so many people being replaced by virtual tools. I don't like the trend but can't fight it.

19 minutes ago, Joakim said:

I’m a good drummer, ok bass player and mediocre keyboard player but terrible guitar player and I love the session guitarist series. I can’t see anything negative  about having tools like this available for people like me.

I love Superior Drummer 3, and my (former) drummer - amazingly talented musician - hates it. Well, he still thinks it's an awesome software product, but he started getting so few studio recording calls that he had to quit playing drums for living and work in the office instead. Nothing negative, just a life story.

Maybe I'm amazed or maybe it's very sad, that people don't need to master real instruments any longer as they can simply draw and readjust rectangles in the dadgum piano roll.

I'm happy with Filmora, as it enables me to get same quality results faster and easier than Vegas Pro or Magix Movie Edit Pro.

2 hours ago, mibby said:

Rent-to-own needs to be the new standard for subscriptions...

Izotope is notorious for releasing major versions every year. Eventually this rent-to-own model becomes a subscription model.

FWIW, had I been a fan of iZotope plugins, running a professional studio, I wouldn't mind paying a monthly fee to keep my business and theirs afloat.

2 hours ago, mibby said:

It looks like you just need to be logged in. All of the amps are $29 when I'm browsing the website...

I see normal prices, logged in or out. What kind of sorcery do you use to turn them down?

56 minutes ago, antler said:

I know guitar tone is subjective, but can anyone recommend any good PA amps? I was thinking the Fuchs ones sound quite nice.

They are very nice indeed. Also, consider Engl E765 RT. My favorite PA ampsim so far.

8 hours ago, Olaf said:

My favorites - BusterSE, and G Comp.

Thanks, Olaf! I'll check that little buster against the big boys.

Overloud plugs, especially, GEM series, are top-notch. These guys know to code.

On 2/19/2021 at 10:42 PM, 53mph said:

It's Russian for Chevy Chase.

For Buttterworth.