Michael A.D.

1 hour ago, ZincT said:

I was offered the update when I started the standalone program and logged in, but others have reported that they have to start it once,  exit and the  start it again so YMMV.

I never installed the stand-alone version.   The plug-in version never offered me the update (even after exiting and starting again).  So, I logged into my Dreamtonics account and the update was available there.  

I checked it out and was not impressed.    

I guess if you are a newbie struggling with song form, then it might be useful. 

I would think most folks already know how to assemble/organize the pieces that make a song. 

And Isn't that much of the fun when making a new tune - working out the intro, the verse, the build up,  the chorus, etc.?

This is nowhere even close to the Blue Note sound.

I really love this.   They have nailed a variety of styles that you will not find anywhere else!   Yep, they are quirky and if you have any interest in musical styles of the 50's and 60's you'll be amused.  And it certainly ain't mainstream jazz... just give it a listen - you'll probably love it or hate it.

RipX Daw has become my favorite tool for extracting stems.   (I mostly use it to extract vocals.)

Thanks BTP!  

I guess it makes more sense to spend $42 and get MSoundFactoryLE as that will give me Power Strings and other items. 

I'm confused by this offer.   If Power Strings is free in both MSoundFactoryLE and MSoundFactory, what is the purpose of buying it for $9? 

It cannot be used stand-alone, right?  It requires a host program?  (MSoundFactoryLE or MSoundFactory?)

MSoundFactoryLE says that you cannot edit the instruments, so does paying $9 for Power Strings allow you to edit the parameters in the LE program?

Can anyone help me with this?

It's a fantastic and fun piece of software!  I bought it for $27 and thought I was getting a great deal - at $12 everybody should buy this!

Uh-oh.... This does not sound like the Labs we have gotten in the past which were always free.

Here's what the website says:

"We have built something special for you.

Have your say, get a free trial and discounted early access by joining the waitlist."

Do you need to have a Krotos subscription in order to use that 51GB fundamental library?

Or does it work like the starter library which you can use without a subscription?

The Convology XT Plugin is free and is well worth getting.  Larry's link will show it as the first item. It comes with a bunch of free IRs as well.   Their sale is on a bunch of IRs that work with the plugin.

I upgraded last night and it seems to be working fine.   I'm on Windows 11.

Quick follow-up - after countless emails to them without ever getting a response,  they have refunded my PayPal payment.

So thank you Ugritone... I wish you could have communicated with me, but finally, you have lived up to your "No questions asked" refund policy.

I grabbed this package too... mostly for the Melda delay... and for $29 it has lots of fun stuff to fool with.

I like the Ugritone drums, but I recently purchased their TRVE Cab bundle (an impulse response player and a collection of IRs). 

It does not work properly (weird beeping sounds and sliders that are too sluggish to use), so I emailed them about the problems.   I didn't hear back from

them, so I emailed them again.  And again.  And again.   Yes - 4 times (and over the course of several weeks), and yet no response from their support email.

Their website says they offer a "no-questions-asked" refund policy within 6 months of a purchase.   In my emails to them I even said a store credit would be fine if they can't fix the problems.  

Does anyone know how to reach them other than their support email?

I don't want to write a bad review, but maybe that's the only way to get their attention?

I purchased RipX Daw a few months ago when they were running a sale.  I haven't explored its many features, but I have found it fantastic for splitting parts into stems. 

30 minutes ago, telecode 101 said:

Is it stable? I am still on a lookout for a new daw to replace Cubase. I use lots of midi and multi timbral VSTs

Extremely stable and extremely CPU efficient. 

Didn't Bapu do a test a few years ago comparing various DAWS and found Reaper was the best CPU-wise?

Just check it out and see if it's good for you - they give you a free 60 day trial.

6 hours ago, Roger W said:

I can't figure out how to set the Midi Channel

Click on the camera icon and then the display will change to the one shown with your Field Drum.   Then you can set both the Output and the Midi channel - usually these would be set to the same number.

Ideally, you should run one instance of Kontakt with multiple outputs - each instrument with its own Output and Midi channel.

They offer a free 21 day demo so you can check it out.  I am very impressed with it's stem extraction.  No, not perfect, but better than any other product I've tried.

Check out Ugritone's drum kits:

https://ugritone.com/

On 9/15/2023 at 9:37 PM, PavlovsCat said:

I'd love to hear from people who are using it

Ujam will give you a free 30 day trial so you can check it out.

I was pleasantly surprised.  It's basically an interesting bunch of effects in an easy to use interface.  

Seems well worth the $19 price.

Yeah, it's not free.   I got the same offer as Menace for $79.

I don't think I need this.

I just like playing around with sound. I do like it when I create a finished piece, but it's all the fiddling with it that's fun.

I couldn't have said it better!

Check out Chord Potion - it lets you hold a chord and it plays a pattern.   It includes LOTS of patterns, many with randomization.  There is also a demo so you can check it out:

https://feelyoursound.com/chordpotion/

On 7/21/2023 at 2:36 AM, jngnz said:

Even their highest discount still makes them significantly more expensive

I put 3 guitars in my cart (after logging into my account) and it came to $188 - about $63 per guitar.   

I think that's very reasonable for these high quality instruments.