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Brian started the topic Plugin Guru 40% Off LIBs in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
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Brian started the topic Bitwig Circle Freebies in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Bitwig added some stuff to their “Circle” (users who have an active update plan). Be sure to grab them before your plan expires.
Bleass Bundle (Arp, Vox, and Motion EQ) -Arp is very good
Minimal Audio Hybrid Filter
Excite audio Drum Breaks and Vocal Edit Lite
And a couple others.
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Brian replied to the topic 🆓 New Kilohearts Effect Released – Compactor – FREE!!! in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
🦆Love the Duck. Kilohearts and Melda rule the free effects category. Simpler UI from Kilo-
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Brian replied to the topic Leviathan Bundle $29 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Deal expired. They said the deal was limited to first 100 sales (but I was skeptical). Proved me wrong! Nostradomus predicted it will return to $29 within the next year though 😛 Currently $39 limited to next 100 sales.
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Brian replied to the topic 🆓 SoundMorph $99 Coupon! Get Sample Libraries, SoundPacks or Dust Synth FREE! in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Glad DUST was free. Already uninstalled. If you are into soundscapes/FX , maybe worth a closer look, but I was expecting melodic capabilities. No harm, no foul 🙂
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Brian started the topic Leviathan Bundle $29 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
https://blackoctopus-sound.com/product/leviathan-anthology-bundle-i-iv
Black Octopus 25 Gig bundle of samples and 575 Serum presets. Leviathan 1-4
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Brian started the topic Modalics Summer Sale in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
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Brian started the topic Waveform DAW Half Price Sale in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
https://www.tracktion.com/products/waveform-pro-buy
They are apparently NOT offering discounted upgrades from older versions like they did a few weeks ago.
Ends Aug 19 Midnight PDT
Level up to Waveform Pro 13 for only $99 (regularly $199). Recommended and Studio Bundles are now 50% off! Or unlock the Everything Bundle for just $499…
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Brian replied to the topic ALL NI Session Guitars Updated + Sale in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
While it is true that you can use the product by installing the free version of Kontakt 8, I can understand the feeling of someone using an older full version of Kontakt not wanting to potentially gum up their system with more bloat. I used to be one such person, but own 8 now. I am guessing that “Next gen NKS support” is referring to their r…Read More
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Brian started the topic ALL NI Session Guitars Updated + Sale in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/catalog/deals/session-guitarist-sale
Update with Native Access
Happy Birthday Session Guitarist
Session Guitarist is 10! To celebrate we’re offering up to 50% off your picks from this genre and era-spanning collection.Plus, we’ve updated all older versions so now the whole series has MIDI dra…
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Brian started the topic "Rendition" MIDI Generator $26.10 at APD Ends Today (8/13) in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
“Rendition” MIDI Chord/Arp tool. $26.10 at APD with code APDIS9 (10% Off). APD says the sale price ends today.
https://audioplugin.deals/product/rendi … fox-audio/
Dev page: https://store.nightfoxaudio.com/products/rendition
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Brian started the topic Sonarworks Updates Voice AI 2.5 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
NOT-A-DEAL
Sonarworks free update VoiceAI to version 2.5 adding two new rock vocal models (free to existing 2.x owners) and improvements. Also selling add-on voice packs.
https://www.sonarworks.com/blog/product-news/soundid-voiceai-rock-kids-voices-update
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Brian replied to the topic Summer in mara steam game 100% off until keys are in stock in the forum Non-Music Production Related
Thanks Mira! And reminder to users that you need to REGISTER the key on Steam before it expires on Aug 26.
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Brian replied to the topic Blue Blackout Spark SL $68.99 at Amazon in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Cool! I always thought these were USB only, so I never looked twice.
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Brian started the topic Able Artist Foundation in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
I stumbled across this in another forum. This is a non-profit that partners with companies to provide half-price products to disabled artists. Age limited 18-65 and proof of eligibility required.
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Brian started the topic Black Octopus four 8-Packs for $8 Ea. in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
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Brian posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
MUSIC or LYRICS ?
I was recently vacationing with extended family at a lake house in the Olympic mountains. This debate arose during a game of Kubb (lot of fun BTW). My son-in-law believes that lyrics are more important than music in a song. His brother and I took the other side.
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Great question @Brian For me it is definitely the music – much of the music I love is purely instrumental and I consider that it reaches parts that words cannot reach. However I am also a lover of folk music and in that genre (excluding instrumentals obviously!) the words can be as, or more, important.
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It depends on the song. Ideally a song has both. But then, there are so many song great songs with meaningless lyrics that we all love. Songs that have it all are ideal and rare. Songs that have stood the test of time with meaingless lyrics or lyrics about a subject that really is not very meaningful include:
“I Am the Walrus” — it’s…Read More
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RE: Stranglehold, Norwegian wood also ends with a bit of arson.
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I’ll also put in that there’s no shortage of songs out there which would be pointless without the lyrics. “Positively 4th Street” and “Sometime Around Midnight” being some good examples.
On the other hand, “Apache” needs no lyrics.
Then of course there are the songs that are only popular because people misunderstand the lyrics like “Every…Read More
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I think most instrument players are going to side with “Music” over lyrics. Good point about the “nonsense lyrics” @Peter– I had not thought of that. In support of lyrics, we agreed that “Rap” is all about lyrics. Same can be said for any novelty song (Weird Al, etc) that is reusing a melody. Many places I have seen the quote to the effect:…Read More
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Brian started the topic Feel You Sound Summer Sale in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
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Brian started the topic Black Octopus 75% Off Samples Coupon in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
From Email:
FLASH SALE ALERT
75% OFF all sample packs – for the fastest producers only!Coupon Code – FastAsF75
Limited 1 use per customer,
75% discount on all sample packs
(Doesn’t work on software or BOS Gold)100 coupons ONLY
Once it’s gone, it’s gone!
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Brian started the topic Tracktion F'em $49 Flash Sale in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Ends Aug 4
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Brian replied to the topic Orange Tree Samples Introduces Evolution Honey – Intro Price $139 reg. $179 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
On August 1, 2025 at 12:17 pm bapu said
Installed! (after the next group buy 😉 )My name is Ed. I Am still bapu though. My Studio
Virtual Bands: Citizen Regen, The Forum Monkeys, Fizzy Pickle, The Coffee House Band
I can’t think of a dev that gives existing customers a better upgrade offer. I added 13 instruments this year for under $2…Read More
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Brian replied to the topic Positive Grid Back to School Deals – up to 50% off all products in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Kudos to Sweetwater. I only asked for store credit, but they put the 10% back on my card.
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Brian replied to the topic Positive Grid Back to School Deals – up to 50% off all products in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
😭 I just ordered a Spark 2 a few days ago and it is supposed to arrive today. Will have to see if Sweetwater offers a price drop coverage. D’oh!
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Brian replied to the topic Plugin Boutique August Freebie: Hertz Instruments GainStage Pro Utility in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Free is… FREE so I can’t argue with that, but my favorite gain staging tool is still Hornet VU Meter MK4. It’s on sale for another week (along with everything at Hornet) for 81% off – 1.14 Euro. I think people overlook this cheap plug because, “who needs another VU mater in a DAW?”. The best feature is that multiple instances talk to each ot…Read More
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Brian started the topic Dreamtonics Summer Sale in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Sale ends August 21
20% Off Synthesizer 2 and Vocoflex. Voices on sale also.
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oops- there was supposed to be a poll. I guess the link killed it. Newb error!