southcoaststeve

The reply: "Unfortunately, it's not possible to install the factory presets from Collab V1 into V2. The two versions are designed differently, and the presets from V1 aren’t compatible with V2." I also had this exact issue with the Dubstation delay plugin. The presets from v1 were incompatible with v2. Why this should be the case makes no sense to me whatsoever but as I have no experience in building plugins, that's probably not surprising. If anyone is able to shed light on this, I would be most grateful.

I copied the v1 presets to the clipboard and then imported them into v2. I've no idea how I got the audio but the v1 presets are so quiet they're useless anyway... I've sent an email to Sampleson and will let you know if I get a response.

Has anyone had any success loading the presets from v1 into v2? I'm finding that the v1 presets are extremely quiet when I try to use them in v2.

Ok, I've sussed it out. Thanks again.

Thanks Glenn. That looks to be exactly what I need. However, I can't find a drop down menu that has those options available.

Hi all, So I've created a string track using SI String section and I want the velocity of the chords to rise throughout their duration. Using the Scale velocity tool I can achieve this for the whole bar but not for each chord independently. I have tried creating separate tracks for each chord and setting the velocity to start at 20% and end at 100% but the velocity remains at the lowest value. Is there a way of achieving this? Thanks in advance.

Ah... yes... so it does. Thanks Promidi. A classic case of should've RTFM. Seems a bit silly to me though, the 1.5 version had loads of really useful factory presets as well. Not sure why they couldn't have included them in the later version at least.

Hi all, I've been using Audio Damage's Dub Station 1.5 delay plugin for a while and have just purchased the 2.0 version. However, I can't seem to migrate my presets from 1.5 to 2.0. Would this be due to the fact that 1.5 is a VST2 plugin and 2.0 is VST3? Does anyone know if there's a way to do this? Thanks!

Bandlab's Studio Instruments are excellent and I believe they're included with Cakewalk? I use the SI-Electric Piano and SI-String Section a lot. Loads of great sounding presets on the Electric piano in particular.

Thanks everyone for the informative feedback and resources, there's certainly a lot to think about. As hsmusic suggested, a sensible course of action would be to employ it within some mixes that I'm currently happy with and see if it makes me any happier! Seasons greetings to you all.

As my journey through the process of making music has progressed, I've become aware that I am completely ignoring the use of compression. I don't record live music - my guitar and bass go through an audio interface into the DAW (either DI or using a mic for acoustic) and my keyboards via MIDI. The drum tracks are always high quality samples that I purchase. I exclusively make instrumental music so vocal tracks are not required. I spend a lot of time balancing the tracks using the faders until what I hear sounds cohesive to my ear and the separate output levels are good. If the overall output level needs adjusting I'll use the master fader. I will then use an EQ across the whole track to adjust the lows, mids and highs to my taste. Under these circumstances would the use of compression add anything to the final product? I'd be very interested to hear your opinions. Thanks.

Since posting this I have also discovered a couple of really good plugins that I thought I'd share: https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/7185-Spaced-Out https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/10701-Dawesome-LOVE

I'm using an Audient iD14. And yes, they're fairly standard fx pedals - drives, delays, reverb etc.

Hi all, I'm exploring the possibility of running some analogue pedals into my audio interface and it was suggested in another thread that a DI box would be an ideal option. Does anyone have any recommendations for boxes best suited for home recording purposes? Thanks!

I'm using an Audient id14 interface which doesn't have that option. Could the pedal be plugged straight into the DI?