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Yes, nice update. The reed instruments were updated a few days ago as well. The oboes -- there's three of them -- still are bit problematic I find, a few registers in some of the other instruments still sound not quite right either to my ears and the lowest region of the bassoons and bassclarinets c...

https://img.klevgrand.se/anatomies/revolv_ui2x.png?tr=w-600,h-undefined,q-80 Revolv from Klevgrand, a convolution reverb that that draws exclusively on Sweden's historic and cultural heritage for its impulse responses. Klevgrand: "Revolv features an innovative design, revolving around "lo...

https://youtu.be/SY-e7K5WU1E Toontrack have collaborated with Elliot Scheiner and the result is State Of The Art a new 84gig expansion pack for SD3, recorded at the Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, NY. Loads of good info about Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Van Morrison, Rickie Lee Jones, Fleetwood Mac...

https://cdn.softube.com/storage/28036C76A836ADAA2EE544FE60204FF4DE07B334202DF17D1C18FA180930EB44/e7cbc5f8dfab476fb209e2e26adf6494/jpg/media/207ddfabde1e45d7b738811b28200716/model-77-dual-layer-synth-high-res-gui.jpg Softube have released the Model 77 , a software recreation of the Yamaha CS-80. &qu...

I have no idea, I fear. The first few times I listened to this cue, I was actually convinced it was a sampled piano, but since the orchestra is obviously and gloriously real and since these recordings appear to have been done by some of the top people in the business, I’m no longer sure. Whatever it...

Larry, no. I don't work with singers or other musicians. And even if I were to have someone over who'd need to use a second pair of headphones, I've got three headphone outputs available at the moment: two on the Apollo x8, and another one on the Drawmer. So, no need for a headphone amp. I don't rea...

The happy result of a failing Mackie monitor controller (increasingly unreliable stereo balance), I made two studio improvements: (1) I replaced the Mackie with a Drawmer CMC2 and (2) seeing as the Drawmer has an additional mono-output (either for a sub or an extra mono speaker), I bought a single A...

I haven't had much success with Revolution, no. I keep trying every few months but always with the same disappointing results: the thing doesn't work. (I'm about to try again, this time with the aid of Audiomovers' Omnibus — inter-application audio patch-bay — of which I downloaded a demo.) The only...

Well, seeing as it is free cross-grade for Reverb Bundle 2 or VSR24 owners — I wasn't aware of this before — I just went through the necessary steps and I have now got the REV2600 installed as well.

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Thanks, Maxime!

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(...) I miss Bias Peak. Me too. I've since settled on Acon Acoustica and, before that, DSP Quattro, and while both of these can more than do the job and are in many ways more advanced than Bias Peak was, I'll never get either 'in my fingers' the way I had Bias Peak in my fingers. When discussing vi...

https://www.native-instruments.com/typo3temp/pics/img-welcome-hero-alicias-electric-keys-landing-page-header-placeholder-cbbdc0d21f10da627e30a55ead9f8aa0-d.jpg Here's one for young Rowland: Native Instruments have released a follow-up to Alicia's Keys: Alicia's Electric Keys (€149), which features ...

Depends on the artist. Though, generally speaking, I think I am usually more interested in the musicality of the lyrics — how they sound, which vowels are chosen for which note or notes of the melody, the rhythm they might have, etc. … — than by what is being said. In many cases, I find it can be wi...

https://relabdevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/REV6000-GUI-HD.jpg Relab Development have released what they say is "the ultra-realistic cinematic reverb and the world’s most accurate recreation of a peerless Danish hardware reverb" . Adding: "The REV6000 faithfully recreates...

Goodhertz also has an advanced panning tool, PanPot, which is what I’m using. It offers four different panning techniques — by level, delay, frequency range (spectral) or phase — which can can be used separately or in combination. Very powerful. (On top of those four parameters, there’s a bunch of o...

I find the BB Tubes from Waves gives better control of the harmonics / excitement effect. Works very well to just dial in amounts of what you need. I’ve abandoned Waves a few MacOS’ses and/or system updates ago. (Which also meant saying goodbye to three or four plugins I quite liked, but: can’t be ...

Inflator is not really an exciter, is it? I think of it more as a bicycle pump for audio. To be used gently. The plugin lost some of its lustre when people discovered, a few years ago, that they could get close — some even claim: spot on — with any old waveshaper, but I still like it. I also like to...

Markus, I’m using a Mac, so I don’t know if the following info will be of any use: the version of SPATv3 I’m running — which means: loading it in NuGen’s SigMod, because the SPATv3 component file (the AU-plugin) is no longer compatible with LogicPro — is built 3.5.26.46205 and that is a 64-bit relea...

Sync issues as well, Luke. The communication between Logic and SPAT works well as long as I restrict myself to just one source, but as soon as I add a second source, I get that rattling fax-machine sound and constant sync errors in SPAT. A few days ago, I updated my OS to Sonoma — I only did that, r...

Well, despite its age, SPAT remains breathtakingly unique. Haven’t come across anything yet that gets close to it, never mind equals it. Although I must add: I’ve had little or no success with SPAT Revolution so far. I’m sure it works well with some DAWS, but making friends with LogicPro doesn’t see...

I've added a CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element to my MacStudio which has 4x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 Ports and 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gb Ports. The initial and main reason for the CalDigit was to connect my external HD's, but I quickly started using it as a hub for my 2 iLok keys as well. No problems to report....

https://www.evs-musikstiftung.ch/sites/default/files/styles/webp/public/2024-01/B_I0A3798_F_3840x1188_web.jpg.webp?itok=kw0dm8Gg Always an adventure. Listening to (which often becomes: swimming in) the music of Unsuk Chin, that is. If you’re not familiar with the name: Chin is a South-Korean compos...

Ample Sound is running a Summer Sale until August 1st, 2024, offering discounts ranging from 20% to 66% based on the number of virtual instruments purchased.

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https://youtu.be/qzpHIcc9u1s Synchron Solo Violin & Solo Cello "11 mic positions (including 3 close mics), a large selection of presets including several positions on stage (center, solo, 1st chair). 8 short articulations in several variations, different sustains, legato with 3 vibrato opti...

Same here. I deleted the demo after a day or two.

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