I think Massive X manages to check both boxes for me.  A lot of people hate it but I have been able to generate a fair amount of decent sounds quickly.  On the other hand, they still need to fix the preset management.

Underperformers:

For plugins, iZotope Trash is one of the most disappointing for me.

Bias got a lot of hype in the early days, b…Read More

Figured I’d share here in case relevant for anyone who picked this up…

for those unaware there’s a community that creates NI Kontrol/Maschine NKS assets for a number of libraries/synths/effects/etc that do not officially support them.  A ton of them are free but there are also some (solid quality) paid NKS libraries available from Freela…Read More

Hyped? Have Audio Balkan Series anything. It’s loop-based and thus very limited. The VI doesn’t have enough range or articulations.

Don’t enter me in the giveaway as I already own the prizes. But I appreciate no egos and honest appraisals.

Well, you’re definitely in now. @mrfigg! 🙂

To clarify a question I was asked a little while ago, all Orange Tree Samples Evolution instruments, including Indie Rock, use the free Kontakt Player. I actually wanted to make sure that all everything in our giveaway doesn’t require any additional paid products.

…but anyway, great idea Peter. Good stuff.

We’re coming up on a milestone; we’re four days away from the 90-day mark. That’s especially important, as in Germany, the government guarantees employee wages for 90 days during an insolvency. After that, companies must fund their employees themselves or lay them off.

This is an uneasy time in the industry. I’m hearing that numerous companies…Read More

Category #1)  I can’t really think of any off the top, but I probably tossed and forgot about them.  I will say that (AND IT COULD BE ME) that the Izotope stuff never really “hit” with me.  BUT I still consider myself very much a “student” (a really OLD student), so I still try to use “manual” fx rather than auto-magic ones, just to further my…Read More