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I think @Simeon Amburgey has got a natural talent for demoing stuff. Not only his demos are engaging, but he understands what viewers would like to see next and breaks it down in his unique entertaining yet educational manner. As for the library... It seems like for a keyboard player (who is also a guitar player) this definitely sounds like a guitar. For a guitar player, who is scarcely a keyboard player, it may sound like a ... synth. At least, that's how I perceive almost all official demos. I know that all samples are recorded with unique and rare instruments, state-of-the-art recording techniques, even by prominent players. My guess is that eventually samples are tamed and tailored to perfection and therefore lack (loose) that raw, genuine character we love in guitars. The only electric guitar library that sounds natural to me is Evolution Baritone Electric. Recent acoustic guitar libraries sound great, too. Decisions, decisions... FWIW, I like NI Session Guitarist libraries, but they also sound too perfect for my taste.

Dang! I was going to slightly dip my toes in these waters and get only one lib. Now I'm tempted by the entire Evolution Bundle.

I have always thought, that installer was a program. Nope. Feel enlightened. The truth has set me free. ?

Thanks for listening, Nigel!

Thanks, Nigel. I don't have a luxury to mix audio in a well treated room on great monitors. ATM, I use headphones and plugins to check my mixes, besides listening on a smartphone and/or a desktop guitar amp (Vox ADIO). Please, bear with me. ?? Appreciate your input, and thanks for listening!?

Thank you, Jack!

Thank you, Mark! ? Check out my latest track that I was able to record in just a couple of days. This would be absolutely unthinkable during the tendinitis period. ?

Thanks, Jack! ?

My recent work. Fresh, right from the oven. BandLab link Feel free to add your remarks. PS. If anyone knows how to embed tracks from BandLab, please, educate me!

This track was recorded in the 2021. My last work before tendinitis took over. BandLab link

Thanks for sharing your experience, folks! I've listened to all demos and was surprised how good does the Baritone sound! Vintage Gent is no slouch either.

I'd like me a piece of advice! If I were to purchase just one guitar library, which one to pick? I'm not looking for anything genre-specific, but usual logic common for normal instruments does not really apply here. Normally, a Strat would be a do-it-all for me, but virtual instruments are not limited with body shapes, tuning stability, noise interference, fretwork, feel, you name it. One lib to rule them all. Which one is it?

I have both (and then some). IME, VHS, dispite its misleading name, is a high quality plugin. I prefer it to Morphit in most cases. Not because "it sounds better", mind you. Rather, because it's even more CPU efficient compared to Morphit, and I can hear more details, minute nuances with VHS. As always, YMMV. Peace!

If you are not a Sonarworks user -- don't pass this by. This is extremely good headphone correction software.

Already posted here:

Agreed! IK knows how to surprise us. However, since the Tape bundle release, newer plugins are so CPU hungry, that I almost never use them. Unfortunately, the MixBox, being a great all-in-one solution for mixing, also requires a lot of resources, and thus is unusable. Should the discussed improvement be aimed at CPU efficiency of all modules, that alone could make the upgrade worthwhile. Otherwise, I'm inclined to enjoy gazing at beautiful UIs on the "Internets", but use plugins that actually work.

I don't get contemporary obsession with ugly, angry, upset carnivore creatures, or filth, or blood. It's not cool!

Quite an impressive list of changes. And the last theme looks awesome. Pretty much like my favorite theme in code editor. ?

IIRC, upgrade to the next major version was a bit easier for the MAX license holders. Is it still true?

I bet that people who vote for the best Audio Interface and people who vote for the best DAW are NOT the same people.

I have almost everything, but the TEAC bundle and latest additions (The Farm Stone Room, Joe Chiccarelli Vocal Strip and FAME Studio Reverb). Real value could be the MAX tier itself, not the aforementioned modules. Is it worth the investment?

I've seen that thread, but IMO this extension stands out and probably deserves its own thread. Thanks for your understanding!

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Have you checked your user area? I see that $39 offer there: