Very cool. I like it. It has a very cool vibe to it. As we discussed in OPEN MIC, we share a lot of similar influences. I love The Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Division and other influences you mentioned. While I can hear those influences in your music, I think you and your band bring all of those influences together to create your own sound, which is…Read More

On March 3, 2026 at 7:40 am spice3d said
The plugin aside, I find the whole idea of sending sound through a long tube to generate a delay both hilarious and genius.

Agreed. I knew this existed, maybe because of Sylvia Massy’s brilliant book on unconventional recording tricks, but now after recalling the whole concept I kinda want to try it out by myself

Sade, Oasis, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Jeff Buckley

On February 25, 2026 at 4:33 pm Brian said
Very cool.  Just learning about the “PresetShare” site was worth the visit.  I don’t have the patience or brain capacity to build patches from scratch, and sifting through hundreds of presets is a buzz-kill.  Best to find something “close” and tweakable using a search like this.

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5 to 7 will make it in.

My picks:

• Jeff Buckley. 1 million percent. He was an incredible talent. And yes, I was a fan when he was alive and turned my wife on to his music shortly after we made, and he passed away less than a year later.
• Joy Division / New Order. They were incredibly influential. Even Billy Corgan claims them as his greatest…

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On February 25, 2026 at 9:54 am jude77 said
I know I say this a lot, but it’s amazing what we are able to get for free.  For someone who is on a tight budget these are great days to be making music!

Exactly. I’ve spent a ton of time compiling the curated lists of the best free Kontakt and non-Kontakt sample libraries and sampled instruments, be…Read More

Some of you are naming multiple bands. So I’m not complaining — I just want to join in!

While my top rock band would be The Beatles, here are my other rock bands I would love to reunite for one show (this is pure fantasy, so that includes members who have passed on):

Jeff Buckley – he and his band were perfection, but I’ll take any combination…Read More

Great idea, not so great execution. Will wait until (and if) some crucial bugs will be fixed

Thanks, grabbed

Kudos to Laurie Spiegel, the legend

@mrfigg Have you done the trial of Analog Drift? If not, you have to! And then share your thoughts. Again, I realize this stop is very subjective, but I love it and I rarely use delays.

With all that’s going on with NI’s insolvency, I’m certain that many music producers will be researching alternatives like Soundbox, UVI/Falcon, HALion, SoundPaint, Musio, etc. It’s a very good time for these companies to step up their presence.

On January 29, 2026 at 10:28 am jude77 said
I guess it depends.  If someone like OTS had a big sale I would be all over that.  Likewise if it was an obscure instrument I had always been looking for I’d be in (“Oh wow! Look here’s a model of a 1966 Farfisa organ with a dead middle C note just like John Lennon once kicked over”).  Otherwise…

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@fretman I’ve known from developers and pro musicians have told me about various issues with libraries. I can’t say which ones told me about various libraries, but the problems are not that rare. Although I will share one because of the developer’s ethically problematic practices of using his contractors to attack his competitors and make shill…Read More

On January 27, 2026 at 11:28 am mira said
NI forum thread

 

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/49857/rumour-native-instruments-gmbh-is-in-preliminary-insolvency/p2

Coined a hilarious interview with Dirk Ulrich from there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4C2v9ZyhBw&t=4965s

Hi everyone,

GrabTracks Version 2 is now available for download.

 

This update adds a new way of working with layers and context, while keeping the workflow lightweight and exploratory.

 

What’s new in Version 2

 

• External Sample Lane
Drag and drop any audio to layer with your current track.
The External Lane uses the same effect cha…

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On January 24, 2026 at 11:11 am fretman said
These guys are really scratching the old skool jazz itch. Their demos really sound great, IMHO. If I understood jazz, I’d be all over these.

I absolutely love jazz. I haven’t released some jazz-y stuff I’ve recorded. Attempting to pull of triplet-based stuff like shuffles and jazz drumming is the m…Read More

@linkedmusicians, it was a fiver for me, and still…