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by Guy Rowland
Mar 26, 2024 4:28 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: ProjectSAM Lineage Percussion 1.1 update
Replies: 14
Views: 3799

Re: ProjectSAM Lineage Percussion 1.1 update

FYI there seems to be an issue with the cover art not displaying in the library pane in this 1.1 release version. P Sam are aware.
by Guy Rowland
Mar 25, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Hollywood Strings 2
Replies: 5
Views: 229

Re: Hollywood Strings 2

It's a bit curious, isn't it? So often people criticise libraries for having too much baked in vibrato, and yet here when seemingly everything is pure nv until the last 15s... it sounds awfully flat. The trouble is that that piece sounds like it should have a good amount of expression. Perhaps a dif...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 25, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: ProjectSAM Lineage Percussion 1.1 update
Replies: 14
Views: 3799

Re: ProjectSAM Lineage Percussion 1.1 update

ProjectSAM kindly asked if I’d be interested in reviewing Lineage., with a 1.0 NFR copy. I thought it sounded amazing, but in practice I had quite a few issues. None of the supplied kits covered the most logical ground in the smallest space, and the supplied kit-builder seemed pretty buggy. I just c...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 22, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools Intro (free) and 2022.9 Melodyne ARA2 integration
Replies: 8
Views: 2533

Re: Pro Tools Intro (free) and 2022.9 Melodyne ARA2 integration

I set a friend up with my old 2015 Macbook Pro today. He's an actor is getting into audio book work. He already has a decent Audio Technica mic and some decent sound nous. Pro Tools Intro is fantastic - he'll never want more than a handful of tracks, and in almost every operational regard it is as f...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 22, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The Happy Thread Of Free
Replies: 43
Views: 38854

Re: The Happy Thread Of Free

I have FAR too many synths so I sympathise, Bill. I do like Pigments very much, it's my favourite of the digital synths I have (I've never bonded with Massive X for example), but of course I don't need it. If you are tempted, I think there's a $99 deal once you check out of the free Audio Plugins th...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 22, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The Happy Thread Of Free
Replies: 43
Views: 38854

Re: The Happy Thread Of Free

Free Analog Lab Play and a 150 preset Pigments soundset for it, Pop Transcendence, from Audioplugin deals https://audioplugin.deals/product/analog-lab-play-pop-transcendence-sound-pack-by-arturia/ For those who already have a version of Analog Lab, the soundset is its own separate code so no problem...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 21, 2024 12:22 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cubase 13.0.30
Replies: 3
Views: 238

Re: Cubase 13.0.30

Ha, on Windows the OPEN button in the hub is now QUIT CUBASE. Wonder how many times I'm gonna quit on autopilot?
by Guy Rowland
Mar 21, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Cubase 13.0.30
Replies: 3
Views: 238

Cubase 13.0.30

Some significant changes in this release. Well worth reading the notes on the file format especially. From Steinberg: User interface improvements 13.0.30 introduces further user interface refinements that improve readability and the overall look and feel in several areas. Most of the refinements can...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 21, 2024 4:13 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools 2024.3
Replies: 5
Views: 749

Re: Pro Tools 2024.3

Huh - thanks Anders, I didn't know that but it's not really working usefully here. In a test on Repro-1, I selected only Output as a parameter. But when I follow your steps, I get the first default controls all pre-mapped and no apparent way way to scroll to the others. In other words - I expect to ...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 13, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: ProjectSAM: Symphobia range half price
Replies: 5
Views: 739

Re: ProjectSAM: Symphobia range half price

I mostly use VSL Synchron libraries currently and am only mildly interested in this. I prefer working with individual sections and orchestrating everything myself instead of using these types of pre-orchestrated combo libraries, so up until now I've avoided all of the Symphobias and Albions. If I'm...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 12, 2024 3:23 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: New iZotope Trash and free Trash Lite
Replies: 5
Views: 618

Re: New iZotope Trash and free Trash Lite

Love the new UI. So quick to get a sound from the XY pad and the three EQ regions (it couldn't be faster to tweak the frequency bands or levels). Main gripe - wish there was a way to make auto-level a global setting, it gets trashed (!) if you change to a different preset. It looks like the UK updat...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 11, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: New iZotope Trash and free Trash Lite
Replies: 5
Views: 618

Re: New iZotope Trash and free Trash Lite

$79 (reg $99). Haven't seen anything about a discount for Trash 2 owners. Can't figure out how to get Trash Lite, but I'm not trying very hard. Oh! I just clicked and £19 for me who has Trash 2. That's below my impulse buy threshold, and I like the look of the X/Y pads to get a custom sound quickly...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 11, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: New iZotope Trash and free Trash Lite
Replies: 5
Views: 618

New iZotope Trash and free Trash Lite


https://www.izotope.com/en/products/trash

Looks really nicely conceived. Pricing still not up yet it seems, will update when live.
by Guy Rowland
Mar 11, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: ProjectSAM: Symphobia range half price
Replies: 5
Views: 739

ProjectSAM: Symphobia range half price

Cor, Symphobia 1 for £160. I paid £1k and was thrilled.

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/s ... ffer-2024/
by Guy Rowland
Mar 08, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools 2024.3
Replies: 5
Views: 749

Re: Pro Tools 2024.3

Not been much made of this, but one big change in 2024.3 is that PT now uses efficiency cores in Silicon. Until now only 4 cores showed on my humble basic M2, now it shows all 8.
by Guy Rowland
Mar 08, 2024 2:53 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools 2024.3
Replies: 5
Views: 749

Re: Pro Tools 2024.3

I remember MIDI effects plug-ins from my days as a Digital Performer user. They were a fun feature, but I rarely used them. I’ll be interested in how they’re implemented by Avid. Honestly I find most of them not very useful in practice, and Avid's seem to be in this trend - I don't know why I'd eve...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 07, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Musio - latest stuff
Replies: 48
Views: 38683

Re: Musio - latest stuff

Nice update today to 1.23. LIBRARY UPDATES - CineHarps: 34 new patches + plucks patch updated - CineBrassCore: 5 new patches + Collection-wide updates: Fully re-worked gain staging, layer blending, and dynamic range. Added release controls. Smoother legato transitions and releases - CineSymphony: 10...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 07, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools 2024.3
Replies: 5
Views: 749

Pro Tools 2024.3

Finally Sonoma support. Also: • MIDI effects plug-ins • MIDI signal chaining • Copy and paste MIDI between Pro Tools and Sibelius® • Support on macOS 14.3.1 (“Sonoma”) • Detachable Melodyne (ARA) and Clip Effects tabs in Edit window • Dolby Atmos® improvements • Video bounce with Same as Source enha...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 06, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Sonnox / "Claro"
Replies: 26
Views: 10845

Re: Sonnox / "Claro"

Oh FFS.

Bought.

2 activations, can be machine authorised. I ran out of reasons to not get it.
by Guy Rowland
Mar 04, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The Happy Thread Of Free
Replies: 43
Views: 38854

Re: The Happy Thread Of Free

In theory, REAPER can be downloaded and is fully featured even without buying a license (personnal license is 60$). It has a 10s nag screen on open to remind you you are on an unlimited trial period, then off you go with the most customizable DAW out there :) https://www.reaper.fm/ Tis true - thus ...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 03, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The Happy Thread Of Free
Replies: 43
Views: 38854

Re: The Happy Thread Of Free

Pro Tools Intro fascinates me. Almost - but not quite - it makes me want to try using it as an experiment to see how far I can push it. 8 instrument tracks, plus another 8 midi tracks so you can make some instruments multi-timbral. Then you have 8 audio tracks - if you're not recording vocals or ins...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 03, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The Happy Thread Of Free
Replies: 43
Views: 38854

Re: The Happy Thread Of Free

I'd done a rough and ready OP with some of the best perrmanent free stuff. An amazing list. Obviously there's way more free out there, if there's something you know is great and I don't have it there give me a jog and I'll add it.
by Guy Rowland
Mar 03, 2024 3:55 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The Happy Thread Of Free
Replies: 43
Views: 38854

Re: The Happy Thread Of Free

Free is fantastic, but I have dozens of compressors and I use 2 or 3. Amazing and confusing times. Yup, same. Maybe I should change the OP to be a collation of all the best free stuff that is out there. If someone was starting from scratch today, I think you'd have excellent tools in almost every a...
by Guy Rowland
Mar 02, 2024 3:35 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The Happy Thread Of Free
Replies: 43
Views: 38854

Re: The Happy Thread Of Free

Softube's VCA Compressor free for "a limited time". Usually $149 allegedly.

https://www.softube.com/vca-compressor
by Guy Rowland
Feb 26, 2024 3:26 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Musio - latest stuff
Replies: 48
Views: 38683

Re: Musio - latest stuff [MUSIO 1 $199 this weekend]

Trying on Monterey-same version/same size. WinZip won’t open it. Any particular reason you aren't using the default macOS Archive Utility app to open zip files? I downloaded Musio today for a trial and it opened right up (on Ventura 13.6.4). Because I didn’t know about it? 😊 I’ve been using WinZip ...