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  • May 22, 2026 at 6:24 pm in reply to: 🔥🔥🆕 Orange Tree Samples Latitude Latin Rock Percussion $159 REG. $199 #1000049049
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      I just spent ALL my Orange Slices on this…

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      May 21, 2026 at 8:28 pm in reply to: [JRR] PreSonus Fender Studio Pro 8 Sales #1000049001
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        I doubt it. But the official upgrade price from JRR listed above is cheaper than any of the crossgrades listed here.

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        May 21, 2026 at 12:32 pm in reply to: APD’s May Mega Deal is $10 #1000048986
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          And this $10 bundle includes Baby Audio’s Parallel Aggressor (retail $69)!

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          May 21, 2026 at 8:59 am in reply to: [JRR] PreSonus Fender Studio Pro 8 Sales #1000048965
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            These are great prices for my favorite DAW.

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            May 15, 2026 at 7:35 pm in reply to: 🔥🔥🆕 Orange Tree Samples Latitude Latin Rock Percussion $159 REG. $199 #1000048755
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              FYI, this isn’t part of any other bundle so $159 is the price no matter what other products you have (and I have them all).

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              May 11, 2026 at 8:50 am in reply to: 📢 A Call to Our Members to Help! #1000048555
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                “use your email and create a login which you can change after I set it up” is just fine.

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                May 10, 2026 at 6:22 am in reply to: 📢 A Call to Our Members to Help! #1000048548
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                  Sure! I can look thru a list of deals. I basically do that every day anyway.

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                  May 8, 2026 at 8:25 am in reply to: Get an Extra 5% Off Komplete w/Code +FREE GIFT +BestCoin #1000048438
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                    I’ll prob wait until BF or if they have their usual summer sale.

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                    May 5, 2026 at 9:08 am in reply to: 📢 LINKEDMUSICIANS 2.0 UPDATE THREAD. PLEASE READ & SUBSCRIBE. #1000048347
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                      On May 4, 2026 at 4:26 pm patrickwichrowski said
                      On May 4, 2026 at 10:15 am LinkedMusicians said

                      If you guys are interested, on the non-public part of the site, I’ll share the horror story of what led to me finally closing the forum and OPEN MIC and candidly, it may mean that I won’t be posting anymore beyond the blog and keeping up the lists.

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                      I always read your stories. So much to learn. Sometimes I get from them some perspectives that i couldn’t imagine before.

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                      same!

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                      May 4, 2026 at 9:26 am in reply to: LINKEDMUSICIANS FORUM WILL SOON CLOSE AND TRANSITION TO OUR SUBREDDIT #1000048305
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                        On May 3, 2026 at 11:22 am Brian said

                        ….  I like seeing all the deals in one place, sure, but there are other places you can do that…..

                        Where else do you go for a list of deals?

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                        May 4, 2026 at 9:11 am in reply to: 📢 LINKEDMUSICIANS 2.0 UPDATE THREAD. PLEASE READ & SUBSCRIBE. #1000048304
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                          On May 4, 2026 at 2:57 am swijaya said

                          I, for one, am interested to learn a little about business & marketing, especially your qualified & honest (ethical) takes on things happened in our niche world (music production tools & industries). Of course, keep it digestible & not too deep (i.e.: not overly too long).

                          I agree, except I don’t mind the long posts.  I am free to read it all or not. But I find the insight interesting.

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                          May 3, 2026 at 6:15 am in reply to: LINKEDMUSICIANS FORUM WILL SOON CLOSE AND TRANSITION TO OUR SUBREDDIT #1000048253
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                            Very sad, but I understand.

                            I get a “page not found error” on the reddit link you posted.

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                            May 3, 2026 at 6:07 am in reply to: NYT List of 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters is Trolling Us #1000048252
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                              Very nice! I’ll have to research him more.

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                              May 2, 2026 at 9:11 am in reply to: The State of Digital Discourse: What a Sentiment Analysis Reveals About Popular Music Producer Forums #1000048214
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                                I’m surprised at some of the toxicity percentages posted in your blog. Some are much too forgiving/optimistic. I’ve sensed the toxicity right away in some of those forums.

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                                May 2, 2026 at 9:00 am in reply to: NYT List of 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters is Trolling Us #1000048213
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                                  Great video! Thank you for sharing.

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                                  April 27, 2026 at 8:50 am in reply to: 📢 LinkedMusicians 1st Anniversary FREE Giveaway Thread! $378 Worth of Prizes! #1000047858
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                                    OK, OK, I changed my mind. Please enter me into the drawing.

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                                    April 24, 2026 at 10:17 am in reply to: Hype Check: Your Picks for Most Overrated & Underrated Plugin / Sample Libraries #1000047810
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                                      Hyped? Have Audio Balkan Series anything. It’s loop-based and thus very limited. The VI doesn’t have enough range or articulations.

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                                      April 24, 2026 at 10:02 am in reply to: 📢 LinkedMusicians 1st Anniversary FREE Giveaway Thread! $378 Worth of Prizes! #1000047809
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                                        Don’t enter me in the giveaway as I already own the prizes. But I appreciate no egos and honest appraisals.

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                                        April 17, 2026 at 10:07 am in reply to: GForce: 50% Off Anything Sale (code included in post) #1000047485
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                                          Finally, the Oberheim Bundle is 50% off.

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                                          April 11, 2026 at 9:11 am in reply to: [not a deal] Pulse Check…Say Hello. Post a Ridiculous GIF! #1000047264
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                                            These Are Difficult Times

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                                            April 6, 2026 at 9:53 am in reply to: 📢 The Member Profile Pages Have Been Improved #1000046804
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                                              Thanks, Peter. I did more research after I posted that and I also saw their clarification. Regardless, it’s still true none of the libraries I’m part of will allow submissions that have been stored on Soundcloud. It’s becoming quite the problem.

                                              And thank you for your kind words about Isn’t She Lovely. We played that in our recital last semester. The music director pulled out his bari-sax and improvised over it. Came out rather nice, I thought. If anyone wants to see the notation, it can be found here, although it doesn’t contain any of the solos.

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                                              April 4, 2026 at 9:45 am in reply to: 📢 The Member Profile Pages Have Been Improved #1000046755
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                                                I added my soundcloud URL but please understand it only contains demos of transcriptions I’ve made for my classical guitar ensemble class. I did no massing/humanizing of the timing/velocity of the MIDI (although I DID make sure the fingering is accurate up/down the neck and I used the correct articulations). They are not meant to sound real. But, upon listening to them all again they don’t sound bad.

                                                And be aware that everything put on Soundcloud is subject to AI training. This might invalidate any usage of that music in sync.

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                                                April 4, 2026 at 9:39 am in reply to: EastWest 1 YR Subscription Only $99 (reg. $239.88) #1000046754
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                                                  EastWest are so cheap now-a-days. In my mind a subscription for them doesn’t make much sense. The major cost will be the SSDs you need to house all the samples.

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                                                  April 2, 2026 at 2:08 pm in reply to: 😺 🆓 8Dio Introduces Catmosphere, a FREE Kontakt Library of…Cat Sounds! #1000046675
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                                                    I don’t know. It sounds kinda creepy to me….

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                                                    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm in reply to: New lineup of Triumvirat reunites in 2026 to play the iconic album “Spartacus” #1000046673
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                                                      So cool! I loved them.

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                                                      March 31, 2026 at 9:39 am in reply to: Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? #1000046479
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                                                        Oh, I see. I didn’t realize that was a totally different system. I’m not sure it’s worth the effort to customize it. But go for it if that’s fun for you.

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                                                        March 30, 2026 at 8:40 am in reply to: [HW] Muisicans Friend: Save 15% Off Musical Accessories TODAY ONLY #1000046414
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                                                          That link didn’t work for me. This one does:

                                                          https://www.musiciansfriend.com/

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                                                          March 30, 2026 at 8:36 am in reply to: Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? #1000046413
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                                                            Yes, make it the same for ALL the forums, please. Or, make it different for ALL the forums. I seem to have a thing for order,  not chaos.

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                                                            March 28, 2026 at 9:31 am in reply to: Tiagolr releases Rippler – for free! #1000046360
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                                                              Congratulations!

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                                                              March 26, 2026 at 9:09 am in reply to: Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? #1000046231
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                                                                Do it!

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                                                                March 19, 2026 at 10:13 am in reply to: 🆕 Introducing iZotope Tonal Balance Control 3 $129 or less #1000045313
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                                                                  As iZotope keeps updating their existing products, their lousy pricing on the Music Production Suite (now at rev 8.5, I’m at 6.5) keeps getting more appealing. Maybe one more update and I’ll jump back in on their BF sale.

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                                                                  March 19, 2026 at 10:07 am in reply to: sonible pure:level Intro Sale – Up To 51% OFF #1000045312
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                                                                    Even tho AudioDeluxe has the 10% coupon (for now), they only have the $25 option to buy this. As best I can tell they don’t offer the $19 crossgrade offer that Plugin Boutique offers. The intro sale is valid until April 20, so there’s time to see how this all shakes out.

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                                                                    March 19, 2026 at 10:02 am in reply to: sonible pure:level Intro Sale – Up To 51% OFF #1000045311
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                                                                      I’ll probably get this just because I have all their other stuff. I have “a thing” about completeness. I think this puts me on The Spectrum.

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                                                                      March 16, 2026 at 9:47 am in reply to: My Adventures Creating Graphics for LM #1000044990
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                                                                        For me, the best one is the last one but replace the top of his head with the one from the middle.

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                                                                        March 16, 2026 at 9:45 am in reply to: Neil Young Abruply Cancels Euopean Tour Dates #1000044989
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                                                                          I have a lot of mixed feelings abut Neil. He’s written a ton of good songs, is apparently a difficult person to work with, but in the end he’s just a little too preachy for me.

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