Cool! So, now he’s got a drum sound he likes. Ed, were you guys working completely with mic’ed acoustic drums or do you mix in samples with that to beef it up? Believe it or not, back even in the late 80s to early 90s, playing around the midwest, playing mid-size venues and colleges, our live sound engineers were mixing my acoustic drums with an …Read More

Yeah, I got Pianoverse max too. Very pleased, definitely IK at their best. Great sampling. But do get Pianoteq, at least the Standard version. It’s a whole other experience than samples.

On July 12, 2025 at 8:51 pm Fleer said
In The Box (as in software) 🙂

Okay, now I remember! That acronym is probably even in the LM glossary that I put together. I admit, I was more taken by the humor value of the result than anything.

On July 12, 2025 at 8:57 pm Fleer said
1. Bechstein Digital (sampled as well as in Pianoteq Pro)
2. Orange Tree Samples Rosewood
3. Embertone 1955 Walker

Two out of three of yours are on both of our lists (the Rosewood and the Walker), @fleer. I suspect the Pianoteq piano is excellent, but I have never played it and I’m way over my budget as it…Read More

1. Bechstein Digital (sampled as well as in Pianoteq Pro)
2. Orange Tree Samples Rosewood
3. Embertone 1955 Walker

In The Box (as in software) 🙂

On July 12, 2025 at 7:01 pm Fleer said
The P&M bundle was one of my very first purchases ITB. Sweet memories.

I wasn’t sure what ITB stood for, so the Acronym Finder came up first in Google. Here’s the options:

“What does ITB stand for? ; ITB, Invitation To Bid ; ITB · Iliotibial Band ; ITB, Intention to Buy (market research) ; ITB, In the Butt…Read More

The P&M bundle was one of my very first purchases ITB. Sweet memories.

Same deals at Best Service — plus you can use Best Coin to further reduce the price and you’ll earn more Best Coin — and can help me with the costs of running LinkedMusicians in the process.

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Wow. I’m trying rein in my spending, but these guys make some very, very cool plugins. Fury for $39???? I wish I didn’t see this deal!!!

Today is the final day to get in on Orange Tree Samples Group Buy. You don’t have to complete your purchase today, you just have to join today, and you’ll get until July 31, 2025 to complete your purchase.

On July 11, 2025 at 8:08 pm peter said

On July 11, 2025 at 7:49 pm Fleer said
I wish they would let us search any sales on their Kontakt Player libs.

Done. Use this link

 

Your friend who keeps the beat.

Thanks Peter, you rock.

I think this situation can easily be resolved. There’s nothing in what you’ve shared that leads me to believe that Karanyi is a bad company. They just — wrongly — thought that you could be a bad actor. I just sent them a message using their contact form (I don’t know anyone from the company, I’m just a regular paying customer). I linked to t…Read More