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by Guy Rowland
Nov 15, 2022 1:32 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: U-he Zebra Legacy - all the Zebras for €99
Replies: 13
Views: 3655

Re: U-he Zebra Legacy - all the Zebras for €99

I like those performance pads... Most patches have a Control A description - I'll have to delve into the manual at some point, but any easy heads-up there? I've found on HZ at least that sometimes the Synth / Perform / Browser words vanish. Pressing back resets the patch and the letters then re-appe...
by Guy Rowland
Nov 15, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Black Friday 2022 deals of note
Replies: 68
Views: 83658

Re: Black Friday 2022 deals of note

Feels like they're coming thick and fast now. Arturia have V Collection for $299, EFX for $199 and Pigments 3.5 for $99 for new customers. I own V Collection 8, and they're throwing it at me for €99 and €69 for the effects (I have a couple of those).

https://www.arturia.com/black-friday-22
by Guy Rowland
Nov 15, 2022 7:32 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: U-he Zebra Legacy - all the Zebras for €99
Replies: 13
Views: 3655

U-he Zebra Legacy - all the Zebras for €99

https://i.imgur.com/kG607ev.jpg Well this is quite the bargain: What is Zebra Legacy? Zebra Legacy is Zebra2 with all our Zebra soundsets for free (including The Dark Zebra), all at the extraordinarily generous price of 99€. This allows us to continue maintaining Zebra2 for many years to come while...
by Guy Rowland
Nov 14, 2022 3:30 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Black Friday 2022 deals of note
Replies: 68
Views: 83658

Re: Black Friday 2022 deals of note

Rip-X is 30% off, just £55 now. I must demo it, I hear that it's best in class for extracting stems, beating RX. I've been surprised how often it has been useful to do this...

https://hitnmix.com/buy-ripx
by Guy Rowland
Nov 13, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Black Friday 2022 deals of note
Replies: 68
Views: 83658

Re: Black Friday 2022 deals of note

I noticed in Waves’ rolling update sale, Submarine is $25, the lowest I can remember seeing it. That’s a fantastic subharmonic generator, seems to track a melody perfectly and glitch-free.
by Guy Rowland
Nov 12, 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The 8dio flash sale thread
Replies: 84
Views: 31564

Re: The 8dio flash sale thread

8dio have their Intimate Studio series on sale this weekend. Some of the demos sound rather nice, but we all know 8dio's QC reputation, so any direct experience with these welcome. NB - these are all Kontakt libraries. Intimate Studio Strings $45 https://8dio.com/products/intimate-studio-strings htt...
by Guy Rowland
Nov 12, 2022 8:55 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Black Friday 2022 deals of note
Replies: 68
Views: 83658

Black Friday 2022 deals of note

I lack the will to do anything comprehensive this year, but thought folks might be up for sharing anything that has particularly caught their eye. IK Total Studio 3.5 Max is now $199 for new customers. I own Amplitube 4 Max, and I can get it for $99, less including their Jam Points thing. It's an in...
by Guy Rowland
Nov 12, 2022 1:59 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: New post audio tool - Boom It
Replies: 0
Views: 11246

New post audio tool - Boom It

https://youtu.be/AgGI0VpV_5E https://www.hal-audio.com/produit/boom-it/ The idea here is to simulate the movements of a real person, and make the sound of an ADR recording match. The video above explains well in a nice concise way. A down side is it might get fiddly and tedious to replicate and auto...
by Guy Rowland
Nov 11, 2022 4:33 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Spitfire Audio : Abbey Road Orch. (Low-Perc.) Released
Replies: 6
Views: 2191

Re: Spitfire Audio : Abbey Road Orch. (Low-Perc.) Released

Ah, another whole new range I see. I'm actually not using the Spitifre site at present as it doesn't seem to conform to GDPR. There's only an option to accept cookies or go to a complex web page which tells you to muck around with your browser setttings. Not good enough - I've emailed them once alre...
by Guy Rowland
Nov 09, 2022 9:47 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: iZotope Audiolens - free for a limited time
Replies: 0
Views: 11403

iZotope Audiolens - free for a limited time

https://youtu.be/QthtQoueUPU Audiolens is a new standalone app that captures audio profiles of music. These profiles can then be loaded in Ozone 10 or Neutron 4 to shape an instrument or mix. I'm not sure there's all that much use to it without either of those apps, but you will I guess be able to c...
by Guy Rowland
Oct 26, 2022 2:39 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: iZotope / Exponential discontinue many products
Replies: 3
Views: 2453

iZotope / Exponential discontinue many products

Effective immediately, iZotope have discontinued the following: Iris 2 Breaktweaker Trash 2 And from Exponential R2 R4 R2 Surround, PhoenixVerb Surround, NIMBUS, Excalibur Here's further details from iZotope Support: Stratus and Symphony reverbs are still for sale and have recently been updated with...
by Guy Rowland
Oct 25, 2022 5:28 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Sonnox / "Claro"
Replies: 26
Views: 10865

Re: Sonnox / "Claro"

FYI there is a general Sonnox sale through other resellers too eg https://www.jrrshop.com/computer-softwa ... e=1&type=2

Still think Neutron is too close to Claro to make it worth the faff of switching everything out.
by Guy Rowland
Oct 23, 2022 4:54 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Waves Clarity Vx noise reduction - whoa
Replies: 17
Views: 13063

Re: Waves Clarity Vx noise reduction - whoa

A real world update on this. I'm currently dubbing a Bake-Off style show (people compete in a creative task against the clock) which is filmed in a fairly ambient space with lots of fan noise, and the majority of the time has chatter, bangs and crashes off-screen. Last series I found it best to esse...
by Guy Rowland
Oct 10, 2022 3:22 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools Intro (free) and 2022.9 Melodyne ARA2 integration
Replies: 8
Views: 2549

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

Laura - for me, one of the really good things about iZotope is their licensing, so absolutely go for it. I have one license on an iLok and another on the MBP as a soft license. Very few companies allow that. And one additional thought - I think you have a Studio PT license, right? If so you could tr...
by Guy Rowland
Oct 09, 2022 5:08 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools Intro (free) and 2022.9 Melodyne ARA2 integration
Replies: 8
Views: 2549

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

I really liked this article from Pro Tools Expert, showing a trick to get 50 tracks out of Pro Tools Intro. It’s a modern take on how things used to be done back in the day with multitrack limitations, bouncing several tracks down to one. With a bit of planning and care, you can have much more flexi...
by Guy Rowland
Oct 08, 2022 1:12 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The 8dio flash sale thread
Replies: 84
Views: 31564

Re: The 8dio flash sale thread

Cage Strings $40 for a short while longer. I know that one is pretty well thought of - aleatoric and effects stuff.
by Guy Rowland
Sep 29, 2022 12:57 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools Intro (free) and 2022.9 Melodyne ARA2 integration
Replies: 8
Views: 2549

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

The new free Intro is a pretty good and useable product. I think it might be come de-facto for audio books, podcasts etc where the track limitations don't matter. It'll even work with Melodyne if you have it installed. I just did a surprisingly successful test on my aging 2015 Macbook Pro, and learn...
by Guy Rowland
Sep 29, 2022 6:49 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Plugin Alliance $20 off, no minimum spend
Replies: 3
Views: 1981

Plugin Alliance $20 off, no minimum spend

$20 off with the code BOOM-20-OFF. And yes, no minimum spend on a range of products, a lot of which are currently below $20. https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products.html Just picked up bx_Stereomaker in my endless quest to find the perfect way of turning mono to stereo without side-effects. Pret...
by Guy Rowland
Sep 29, 2022 4:06 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: reFX Nexus 4:5 - the ROMpler opens up
Replies: 1
Views: 2202

reFX Nexus 4:5 - the ROMpler opens up

I never thought I'd see the day. The release last year of Nexus 4.0 was the dampest of all damp squibs, a few new patches and cosmetic changes for a $99 upgrade. Now comes the free update 4.5, and it's like it's a new synth. In fact, it's like it's a SYNTH! https://youtu.be/7MH5oi5CaEo The whole arc...
by Guy Rowland
Sep 28, 2022 12:52 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Pro Tools Intro (free) and 2022.9 Melodyne ARA2 integration
Replies: 8
Views: 2549

Pro Tools Intro (free) and 2022.9 Melodyne ARA2 integration

Pro Tools has been updated to 2022.9, and there is yet another new free version. PRO TOOLS INTRO Pro Tools Intro™ is a free, feature-reduced version of Pro Tools designed to introduce you to the Pro Tools product line. Visit www.avid.com to register, download, and install Pro Tools Intro. Pro Tools ...
by Guy Rowland
Sep 28, 2022 2:55 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Toontrack Hitmaker SDX with Hugh Padgham
Replies: 10
Views: 3908

Re: Toontrack Hitmaker SDX with Hugh Padgham

Production Expert review hitmaker, and three people give their verdict, all exceptionally positive - https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/production-expert-1/toontrack-hitmaker-sdx-expert-review. This one stood out in terms of some of our discussion here: Luke Goddard On Toontrack Hitmaker SDX For a lon...
by Guy Rowland
Sep 26, 2022 2:52 pm
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The 8dio flash sale thread
Replies: 84
Views: 31564

Re: The 8dio flash sale thread

She Was A Fair LASS is a true classic, and all it is is good composition and arrangement, plus keeping the modwheel in the bottom half of travel. Owning LASS is still a great reason to not buy average new strings libraries.
by Guy Rowland
Sep 26, 2022 9:09 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: Toontrack Hitmaker SDX with Hugh Padgham
Replies: 10
Views: 3908

Re: Toontrack Hitmaker SDX with Hugh Padgham

TBH I find the in built effects in SD3 put, in this case, on the room mics, works rather well. The Comp 76 can be nice and crunchy with everything turned up to 11.
by Guy Rowland
Sep 26, 2022 3:38 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The 8dio flash sale thread
Replies: 84
Views: 31564

Re: The 8dio flash sale thread

I do think 90% is a gross overexaggeration though I've bought some at 90% off that were literally a waste of my money. If a product is just plain bad, even $1 is a waste of money. Important point - in context, wasting money is much more likely if you already have something that's better. If you alr...
by Guy Rowland
Sep 26, 2022 3:27 am
Forum: The Front Page
Topic: The 8dio flash sale thread
Replies: 84
Views: 31564

Re: The 8dio flash sale thread

I'm not a mod here, but IMO it's best to simply talk about the products themselves. You may love or hate 8dio for very good personal reasons, but there isn't anywhere that constructive that it can go here. This post is in the Front Page section, viewable to anyone, so there are clear limits as to wh...