There are two other free Soundbox Instruments as well: Mechanica and Spectra

Wow, I had no idea that there were so many issues!

Hey Peter,

Sorry to hear about the health emergency.

Regarding Soundpaint, none of the 21 libraries I own have any discernable timbral variation including Bazantar Bass, 1975 Soul Guitar, Terz Guitar, Songwriting Guitars, 1976 Rhode Vintage MK1, 1928 Vintage Grand Steinway, 1967 Clarinet Paris, SoundLabs Music Box, etc.  In fact, I’ve never…Read More

Sadly, “deeply sampled” does not mean full, natural range of timbral variation with velocity.  The timbre of 8dio instruments sounds the same whether a gnat lands on your keyboard or you drop an anvil on it.

And that’s why I rarely use Soundpaint; its VIs lack expression.  It’s a shame b/c it’s a really nice plugin!

FYI, it’s currently a public beta.

A very nice gift from Orchestral Tools!

I too like and own many drum VIs but, to my ears, these sound awful.

They are unusual instruments, but the sound quality is good.  Thanks for posting…

I demo’d this plugin a while ago and, when I gain-matched the output, I wasn’t able to hear any benefit.

Has anyone had a different experience?

Thanks for posting the video. I’ve never thought of using Scaler in the way it’s being used in the video.

However, respectfully, I wouldn’t say that I was using it wrong.  I don’t think there’s just one right way to use it.  Personally I just play through the various presets and listen for something that’s inspiring.

I’ve done this a few times a…Read More

The $29 upgrade is now available for purchase at PB: <!–more–>https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/93-Music-Theory-Tools/14479-Scaler-3-PRE-ORDER-Upgrade-from-Scaler-2.

Interesting.  Usually we get free software with a hardware purchase.

Here’s a quick video of updated features:

On February 21, 2025 at 12:24 pm doug said
Strange. I am not seeing the update in my Arturia Software Center. Even the website shows 5.10.7.5324 as the latest download for me.

This would be a clever signature if I could think of one.

Same here.  Maybe it hasn’t been pushed out to all users yet.

Those are my strike prices too.

Given how little I paid for all the other Tracktion/Dawesome synths I own, I suspect we won’t have to wait too long.

FYI, vouchers are stackable.

I applied one for $20 and one for $10 and got Thorus for free.  Sweet.

Does anyone know when TH-U v2 is going to be released?

The “Excluded from promotion” list seems to be growing. (insert grining emoji here)

Is the Halo-2 Lite freebie new?