I never got along with ST4 for some reason. Other than that, I find myself usually unimpressed by VIs with all-encompassing content. They have lots of instruments but they’re all shallow. No depth and only good for adding some background/nuanced texture or for sound design. Most of my mixes attempt to be realistic and are sparse, so everything is…Read More

Been disappointed with iZotope’s pricing ever since their acquisition. This would cost me $169 to upgrade. I don’t think I need any of the new features.

My MSP upgrade (which also updates me to Neutron 5) is $293.

These just don’t seem worth it to me.

What a great thread! I love reading why people use what they do.

My context: I usually try to replicate real acoustic/folk music so I don’t really use off-the-wall FX and stuff, although I still seem to collect them just-in-case. I have a poor recording space so I almost always use VIs, although I try very hard to make my music sound like real…Read More

Love there products. Still waiting for a 50% sale on their Oberheim bundle.

OK, you talked me into it. I’ll only get 1/2 a cup of coffee today.