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I have a v4 license, but never used it due to poor UX. Pulled the trigger to get v5, hoping to use it for mixing in the near future.

You're welcome, Piotr! Since CDR supports sfz libraries here is a hint - get some drum kits from Platinum Samples. Excellent value with great sound. 'Nuff said!

I wonder if anyone uses Cakewalk's own Drum Replacer. When I tried it on a live drum kit, it gave me better results than other triggers, including Addictive Trigger.

I got two or three $25 vouchers this year. They haven't stopped it, just changed it somewhat.

How come, I see 2500+ in my toaster popup?

Same here. Really hope it's not yet another particle synthy thing. However, more keyboard instruments or, better yet, AD3 would be very welcome.

Witch's brew.

Try this http://www.igniteamps.com/

Thanks for the heads up! Updated.

You are welcome, Zo! Frankly, one can make great records with any amp sim. They are all good. But to me the only one that sounds and feels like the real deal and stands out of the crowd is... right, ReValver.

I test new versions once in a while. It's been some time since I last checked their workstation. This sounds promising. I'll give it another try. Thanks!

I hope you'll be able to relay this idea to the UVI developers so they can fix their software. Until then I'll just skip everything UVI related.

Yes! And the crash happens immediately. No debugging message is shown. The plugin is simply blacklisted. If <=2.6.15 works and >2.6.15 doesn't it means something is not right with latter releases. I mean, the 2.6.16 wasn't a huge rewrite of the code, yet they couldn't spot the bug. Maybe less maniacal approach could be more productive. But if it works for them, let it work. Didn't mean to hijack this thread. We need to stop discussing this subject.

Thanks for your tips, guys. I've gone through all these steps and then some. Submitted support tickets to UVI. They suggested some silly trouble shooting steps to try, and kept on asking same questions. Their best idea was to use a remote connection to my PC, which I'll never allow to anyone, no matter what. Nice people, but not very qualified at what they do. I suspect, the core code is outsourced, while the support crew has a very vague idea of how their product works. I can be wrong, of course! But if the product doesn't work as expected and the support is useless, I'd rather stay away from it. Hope you'll have lots of fun with UVI based products.

Just demoed it. Certainly not as sluggish as other PG products, slick UI, not scalable, but usable. Sounds better than previous versions, but (still) has severe aliasing, audible with high gain settings on high pitched notes. Doesn't perform as good as competing ampsims, which all work fine at 96kHz/16samples on my Scarlett 6i6 1st gen. FX2 works as expected only at 44.1kHz/16 samples. At other sample rates it becomes a ring modulator or requires higher buffer settings. Still feels like the initial attack is processed by an SSL type compressor and then fed into all other modules. Definitely wrong approach! Guitar match is an interesting feature, but considering the price point, I'll stick with Peavey ReValver with similar functionality, better audio quality and clever pricing.

Ditto! I still hope to become more proficient at playing keyboard, until then I'll keep my 16 guitars and countless amps/cabs/preamps/pedals/multiFX intact.

I wonder, if the $20 upgrade path is permanent price or just a special introduction offer. I hope, they'll keep it at $20.

I can't use anything higher than 2.6.15, because they all crash right after launch.

I once was very optimistic about the UVI Workstation. However I'm stuck with a version which is already two years since the release. All later versions do not work on my PC (i7 Kaby Lake based). I had contacted their support quite a few times but they couldn't help, nor were they willing to fix the bug that caused the crash. So I prefer not to invest in UVI products. YMMV.

Bought it. Not sure why. Hopefully it'll grow on me and will be used extensively in the near future. Not really impressed so far.

I've been eyeing the Character plugin for a while. At this price it's a great buy. BUT, I have already collected a bunch of saturation plugins. So my question is, has anyone compared it to other popular saturation plugins, e.g., Saturator X by IKM? Is it worth adding this plugin to collection?

Not that I needed yet another synth, but I couldn't resist the deal and snatched... TWO synths! I demoed CODEX and really liked it's preset tones. Sounded awesome to me. Had no time to try the Flow Synth, but at this price it was a no-brainer. Will have explore it later.

I have no idea what technology is used in BIAS Amp or ReValver, and never heard or performed a comparison between these amp sims and Kemper, so I'll take your word for it. But I'm not sure that Bias or ReValver use a simple FFT to capture the tone. I had tried to profile some tube gear with ACT Combo and could hardly tell the real thing from the profiled one. As for TH-U, it still is to be tested and compared to Kemper. Hopefully, it's in the same league.

Ditto! I always use a high quality tube preamp before my AI. It has a fixed gain ratio about 4/1, which always provides superior clean tone, enhanced with vacuum tube harmonics. The impact isn't noticeable unless you A/B the recorded signal, DI vs this preamp.

PA heavy hitters get better discount. That's why some people see $29, while others get $49.