I took your advice and downloaded this.  it’s excellent!  Not only does it have great sounds, but includes a bunch of presets.

I took a look and my first impression is that this looks pretty good.  The guy seems to know what he’s talking about.  It certainly beats my theory of compression which is “slap a preset on that thang and move on”.

I think you were being extremely kind when you said, “It’s challenging to be optimistic about investment firms acquiring music companies after what happened to NI.”  It just doesn’t bode well, does it?  A friend of mine works in the finance business and if anyone mentions the words “private equity” to him he just grinds his teeth.

On April 6, 2026 at 8:33 pm mibby said
I knew this sounded familiar!  For those who have upgraded to Fender Studio Pro 8, login to < https://my.fender.com > and check under “My Gear”.  There are a bunch of VERY good freebies in there, including 54th Street Studio 1.

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I’m glad to see you give this guy a shout-out.  He has a ton of plugins that really do sound good.  If you want to support him, but don’t want to go the full patreon route, you can also just make a donation of any amount you choose.