peter replied to the topic All Cinematic Alpha Products for $49 (Starts in approx 1 Hour For 6 Hours Total) in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
@andrewfly This was a crazy good deal — but so short!!! How about re-running it for the entire weekend?
Sorry to ask, but I know that a lot of people probably caught this one too late.
peter replied to the topic ⚡ UJAM Select 5 Bundle is Only $19 This Weekend! in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Sign up for their email and you’ll likely get the offer. I just bought the select 5 for for $34 a week or so ago, but I had to do it again for this price!
peter replied to the topic Your Vote for the Worst Rock / Pop Lyric of All Time in the forum ALL THINGS MUSIC
On September 18, 2025 at 8:18 pm MagicRuss said
A huge chunk of the Black Eyed Peas catalog qualifies. Which is not surprising when you consider the original title of “Let’s Get It Started” (replace “It Started” with a rhyming slur for mentally disabled people which the forum won’t let me post here).Good point. I forgot about that one. That is…Read More
peter started the topic Video: The MOST DISAPPOINTING Plugins of All Time in the forum Recording, Mixing & Mastering Discussion
This video made by an audio engineer from a company that does mastering was in my YouTube feed today. I’d love to get your thoughts on his take on some popular plugins.
What I love about this video is that you know it’s not the kind of video that developers sponsor (hmm, I suppose that — theoretically — competitors of the developers that make…Read More
peter replied to the topic The Long-Term Cost of DAWs Compared in the forum Analysis of Developers / Markets / DAWs / Plugins / Sample Libraries
On September 18, 2025 at 8:40 am fretman said
I’m a little confused. Studio One is listed as $262-$300 with a comment that it’s available for $139-$160. Is one the initial price and the other the price for major updates?It was an error on my part when I was cutting and pasting over from a draft I was working on where I was going to do som…Read More
peter replied to the topic The Long-Term Cost of DAWs Compared in the forum Analysis of Developers / Markets / DAWs / Plugins / Sample Libraries
On September 18, 2025 at 11:29 am fossile said
might be worthwhile to expand the table to clearly show the costs including:- purchase price for “perpetual license”
- monthly subscription price(s) – DAW vs truly optional component and services
- annual “maintenance / support fee” (if any)
- version “upgrade fee” (if any)
for example, Stud…
peter started the topic The Long-Term Cost of DAWs Compared in the forum Analysis of Developers / Markets / DAWs / Plugins / Sample Libraries
When you buy a DAW, you want to choose one that fits your work style and, as moving to a DAW requires a steep learning curve. DAW users generally plan on staying with a new DAW for several years. Consequently, we’re comparing the minimum cost of using the compared DAWs for a period of 5 years, looking at both perpetual license software and…Read More
peter started the topic What is Your Go-To Tape Saturation Plugin? in the forum Virtual Effects
Every plugin effects developer seems to have a tape saturation plugin. I’d love to see a shootout from a respected, non-influencer, engineer. I regularly use ones from Softube, UAD, XLN, and IK, but I know that Soundtoys, Waves, Chow, Sonnox, D16, SSL, FabFilter, and others have some excellent ones. I have yet to settle on a tape saturation p…Read More
peter replied to the topic What Is Your Absolute Go-To Physical and Virtual Gear? in the forum Samplers, Sample Players & Sample Libraries
On September 14, 2025 at 8:56 pm superabbit said
I think it’s hitting me harder because of my tendency to be long-winded. Not putting myself down, I just like to write, so I do. My replies can turn into articles/editorials. And I love talking about my favorite gear.Hmm, there’s another guy here like that. I can’t recall his name right now, but I…Read More
peter replied to the topic ANALOG TECHNO Studio Jam feat. Inge – "Groei met me mee" (Grow with me) in the forum Share Your Music
It’s lovely, @nickblanc. Very melodic and easy to get lost in. As usual, Inge’s voice sounds wonderful on it. I have one (silly) question: I saw an acoustic guitar in the video. Is that going to be played in an upcoming song, and if so, is it yours or Inge’s guitar?
peter replied to the topic Plugin Boutique is Redesigning Their Site….Here's a Sneak Peak in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Someone just made an incredibly toxic, inflammatory post violating the community standards, accusing me of doing marketing research for Plugin Boutique. Nope. I do not advise Plugin Botuqie. As I’ve clearly stated all over this site and shared in numerous posts, I am in Plugin Boutique’s (APD, Best Service, and a few other) affiliate programs to…Read More
peter replied to the topic SSL Native Drumstrip, Vocalstrip 2, Guittarstrip Bundle $39 OR $19 each in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
@Thor I remember you and I DMing about SSL Drumstrip and maybe VocalStrip2 a couple of years ago. Do you own one or both of these? If so, what’s your opinion? I know you’ve spoken very highly of SSL plugins in the past. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen these go this cheap.
peter replied to the topic LM Official Curated List of Best Free VST Effects Plugins in the forum Effects Plugins & Standalone
When I was posting about the updated free Convology XT convolution reverb today, it occurred to me that Wave Arts Tube Saturator Vintage wasn’t on our list. That was definitely an oversight on my part. It is an excellent tube saturator. I was looking up reviews and what well known folks have said about it and the BPB guys said:”…Tube Saturator…Read More
peter replied to the topic Sonniccouture NEW: Polarity | Tension – Dual Granular Engine INTRO $89 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
You saw it here first! 🙂
peter replied to the topic LM Official Curated List of Best Free VST Effects Plugins in the forum Effects Plugins & Standalone
On September 10, 2025 at 8:21 am mibby said
It looks like you’ve got my favorites on there that jumped to mind, except I don’t see Isol8 by TBPro Audio.https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/isol8
Here is their page of freebies. The Gear Space clipper (GSat) is excellent too. It’s a little “fiddly” if you just want to clip and move on, but it ha…
peter replied to the topic What Is Your Absolute Go-To Physical and Virtual Gear? in the forum Samplers, Sample Players & Sample Libraries
On September 10, 2025 at 11:29 am Brian said
I feel your pain @superabbit – It IS happening to others. Just happened to me a couple days ago. There must be a bug in the parser whereby it is not properly sanitizing the input. The “faulty” post doesn’t go to moderation, it just disappears. After it happens to me I will copy my future posts into…peter replied to the topic Nice walk through of "Who Are You" recording process in the forum Recording, Mixing & Mastering Discussion
RIP, Keith John Moon August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978.
It was hearing the Who’s Next album that made me decide that I was born to play drums (I had been taking piano lessons and playing drums in my family band as a little boy, but it was hearing Moon on that album that made me want to stop everything and go find a drum kit and play). Of cou…Read More
peter started the topic Share Your Encounters with Well Known Musicians & Music Industry People in the forum ALL THINGS MUSIC
Back in my working musiciain days I met and conversed with a number of successful singer / songwriter / musicians including Carole King, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Jimmy Chamberlin, Louise Post (Veruka Salt), Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Dan Wilson (Semisonic), Jack DeJohnette, Peter Himmellman, and others. Some of the stories are amsuing. I’m sure that…Read More
peter started the topic ALL THINGS MUSIC Forum – A Place to Discuss All Things Music-Related in the forum ALL THINGS MUSIC
It has become clear that the majority of our community prefers old school forums over the more modern social media format of OPEN MIC. So, today, we’ve reopened the General Discussion Forum previously called The Coffee House. You can post any music-related topics you like here.
Want to discuss a song you just heard? The artists and engineers who…Read More
peter replied to the topic AcousticGuitar 3.0 For Kontakt – Special Release Offer for This Community in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Just a reminder that Andrea is knocking off $20 on his price just for this community (and no, this isn’t affiliate marketing or a referral link; there’s no commission back to LinkedMusicians, just an indie dev giving our community an exclusive discount, which I love, BTW).
@pettinhouse-com how long will this special deal last?
peter replied to the topic 🆓 New! Vintage Enhancer Plugin from remaincalm, Gloss FREE in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
I just tried it on electric piano and synth (leads, bass, plucked strings) and really like it. I can definitely see myself using this in productions. Give it a try.
peter replied to the topic Musio Just Opened a Sampled Instrument Marketplace in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
On September 6, 2025 at 8:06 pm Brian said
This IS good news. I am curious how you learned about the update. Did they send out a press release? I subscribe to their Discord channel where they had been posting release details, but the last one was around the end of July. Great idea for them to offer ala carte. Anything that bumps up thei…peter started the topic 🆓 Get Karanyi Vapor Dimension FREE! Reg. $39 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
While I will no longer post sales from Karanyi after their extremely poor treatment of our community member @jorge — (Dani Karanyi posted here but never acted to rectify his company’s mistreatment of Jorge; you can see the thread here) — and I will no longer buy their products, I will post their…Read More
peter replied to the topic SoundPaint Releases Blackbird Drums for SoundPaint $30 or $15 Crossgrade in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
@doug I just heard back from 8Dio with the code. As it’s only for people who own the 8Dio version, I don’t want to post it publicly, so I’ll DM it to you.
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