Hi Greg,  I’m still hoping for a mandolin update that unlocks tremolo speed from DAW tempo. MusicSampling’s Hoard Mandolin does it well (but the player held his pick incorrectly, making the sound way too scratchy). They use CC1 to  control volume (which is quite a convenient way to do that). I would also like another CC to control tremolo speed (…Read More

Soom & PaulXstretch look interesting but they’re only good for extreme stretches of x10 or more. What do y’all recommend for stretches of x2 thru x10? I have various freeze reverbs but I don’t want reverb. I want to stretch the source. Any ideas? Thx!

I use their Sharine a lot! One of the few percussion VIs that include pre-roll.

I’m still on rev 6.5. The $250 update will get me Neutron 5 and Ozone 12 plus a bunch of misc plugins I may or may not use. I use a lot of iZotope products but still deciding on this one. I’m still kinda mad at iZotope for their short-lived 6.5 version with the poor update price to 7.0. It was pre-NI and I’m sure it had to do with increasing their…Read More

You can still get the Kontact version here. And it’s on sale from $99 to $79.