On September 4, 2025 at 5:59 pm doug said
I received an email from 8Dio saying I was eligible for the crossgrade for Blackbird but when I went to the site, it still showed $30 for me. I do in fact own Blackbird. Guess I need to contact support. They have actually been very responsive in the past.

This would be a clever signature if I could…

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I had an embargoed press release for this from early this week and planned on putting it up, but @bluescat scooped me! Kudos, my friend! Thanks. 🙂

@bluescat Based on everyone’s comments — and after checking my own account and finding that I also have discounted prices for being a customer (I own around 3 dozen of their products)  — I’d recommend contacting the AAS folks. They’ve always been super nice every time I’ve interacted with them. My guess is that you should be seeing discounted…Read More

Thanks Brian @bluescat

I got the free upgrade a while back but my installed version is 0.7.6 and the latest is 2.0.0 so worth downloading the update.

I also noticed that they do a Ubuntu version! I keep toying with the idea of dropping Windows in favour of something else and various flavours of Linux are getting better (I’m now using Linux Mint…Read More

This piques my curiosity – do you have it @bluescat?

I found this info on the big MIDI thread on KVR…

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9094234#p9094234

@bluescat My daughter and I were watching a ballgame while browsing Giphy, looking for a funny FOMO gif before finding the above one from The Office and laughing for a minute straight. We could use a lot of FOMO gifs on the various threads that end today!

@bluescat – great to hear!  I will try to pass along good experiences like yours too so the team doesn’t feel like I’m only giving them third-party lectures 🙂

I am glad you didn’t have to use the Peter II batsignal but I am definitely here if anybody needs to summon me.  Just say “Peter II” three times.  Sounds kind of like Beetlejuice, ri…Read More

A photo of our own LinkedMusicians’ moderator Brian (@bluescat) in the maroon t-shirt with the retro emblem that he shared last week on The Wall.

I know, you may be shaking your head thinking, shameless! And it’s absolutely true. But the merchandise is one of the ways I’m attempting to raise funds to help with the costs of operating LinkedMusicians. We’ll be rolling out a contribute button later this month, as a number of members have suggested, but I was — and am — excited by the idea of…Read More

On May 13, 2025 at 6:54 am jorge said
I watched the following YouTube video about AudioModern… and I’d like to hear your opinion on this company.

I’m not an AudioModern customer, but I think the guy in the video makes a pretty strong case. The way he criticizes this developer is civil and intelligent. Technically, he’s more of the ant…Read More

Hey, I had to tell the same thing to MusicMan, and he ended up helping me out a bunch on getting set up with our email alerts. Hey, I’m a marketing and business strategy guy. while I’m very tech savvy and most of my career has been with tech companies, I’m certainly not an actual IT pro and when things start getting really tricky, it’s great to…Read More

Thanks @bluescat that is useful to know. I will try the player version and see if it floats my boat.

Meanwhile Playbeat 4 for €20 is worthwhile.

@bluescat I did the same as you re Playbeat 4 and I’m glad I did. Thanks for the heads-up.

I was also not interested in Soundbox on release, so will be interested in your view now.

On May 5, 2025 at 9:07 am Brian said

On May 4, 2025 at 10:54 pm peter said

What did you order?

Your friend who keeps the beat.

 

I like both the “LM” and “Vintage” designs so I got one of each (T-shirts).  I’ll suck in my gut and post a photo once they arrive 😛

Please do snap a photo and share it! In fact, give me a heads up and I’ll creat…Read More

Just to be clear, I think everyone here appreciates you, @mustakatu! Especially me.

Mustakatu is experienced with managing digital and has been a phenomenal source of insights and expertise in helping optimize the site for the best user experience we can deliver. I eventually plan on putting up a page with our community volunteer advisors who…Read More

On January 21, 2025 at 4:18 pm peter said
@bluescat Is that a service you would recommend? I recall you speaking well about one of these video training services, but I don’t recall if it was this one or not. Of course, that seems like an excellent deal.

Your friend who keeps the beat. I suppose I’m also the chef at this place.

Sorry for t…Read More

@bluescat Is that a service you would recommend? I recall you speaking well about one of these video training services, but I don’t recall if it was this one or not. Of course, that seems like an excellent deal.

On January 4, 2025 at 12:02 am pseudopop said
I posted my entry, but it either leaked into the ocean through a cut data cable or got stuck in the moderation queueueue.

@peter, @bluescat, would you mind checking if my message is waiting for your approval?

I am not seeing anything in moderation @pseudopop.  It is probably a bugaboo that…Read More

@superabbit and @bluescat

I watched the v3 video and was able to follow along and replicate most of what was done using v2. It was only the last 30 seconds or so where they cover some new functionality such as the note editor and polyrhythm generator.

This video is perhaps a more thorough explanation of the…Read More

On December 14, 2024 at 3:58 pm Brian said
So, this is interesting

Exciting news! Chord Generator by Marionieto World has just landed in the Audio Plugin Deals shop, and we’ve got a special treat for you as a valued APD customer and Harmony Bloom MINI owner.

You can grab this incredible MIDI tool for only $24 (regularly $29) with your excl…

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Thanks @doug, I never noticed that before (the @bluescat in Brian’s post).