[locrian]

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

 

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

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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 heard a Soundpaint lib *with* timbral variation. Playing Soundpaint to me is like using a loop/sample launcher set to max velocity.

This issue is not new.  It was (hotly) debated on VI-Control a while ago.  IIRC, the problem is that, although Soundpaint is new, the sound content it uses is derived from fairly old libs which were recorded with little or no timbral variation (probably to save time and memory [though 8dio libs are famously *huge*]).

Soundpaint is supposedly capable of interpolating across all 128 levels of MIDI velocity yet, sadly, its sound content is devoid of timbral variation, so there’s nothing to interpolate.  I think filter ADSR was used to simulate timbral variation.  This was commonly done decades ago to reduce RAM usage.

The Soundpaint situation is like spending years to create the most aerodynamic plane that completely eliminates drag, but then building it out of cast iron.

Cheers…

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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 and well-supported plugin!

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FYI, it’s currently a public beta.

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A very nice gift from Orchestral Tools!

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

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

[locrian]

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?

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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 and have created a few full-length songs as a result.  Cheers…

[locrian]

The $29 upgrade is now available for purchase at PB:

https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/93-Music-Theory-Tools/14479-Scaler-3-PRE-ORDER-Upgrade-from-Scaler-2.

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

[locrian]

Here’s a quick video of updated features:

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On 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.

[locrian]

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.

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FYI, vouchers are stackable.

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

[locrian]

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

[locrian]

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

[locrian]

Is the Halo-2 Lite freebie new?

[locrian]

Thanks!

I didn’t see the File Menu in the center, just the one on the left.

[locrian]

I just updated Massive to ver 1.7.0 (Cubase 14/Win 10) and the GUI does not seem to be scalable.

[locrian]

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[locrian]

Cyclop!!!

[locrian]

Do you have a link to the software download?

I also own the MPK mini 3, but did not receive that message.

Thanks…

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The Music Box is now free with the code: BADCATFREE.

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What a great freebie!

The numerous Transformers should pair quite nicely with Cubase 14’s Modulators.

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I paid $41.16 last September at JRR to upgrade from MPS 5 to MPS 6, so I’m going to wait a while.

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Hmm, no upgrade pricing?

[locrian]

Code is no longer valid…

[locrian]

Very cool VI!

[locrian]

It doesn’t seem to be available for download yet; the webpage says “Coming soon”.

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On antler said

On locrian said

Wow, that’s a great price!  I paid four times that amount for Cubase Pro.

I’ve been waiting for a deal like this to switch to Studio One, so I’m going to get it.  Thanks for posting it.

Cheers…

Out of interest, is there anything you don’t like about Cubase? If so, do you mostly work with MIDI, or Audio?

I love Cubase’s features, but have grown increasingly frustrated over the last few years as the bugs have piled-up and my workflow has turned into a long series of maddening workarounds.

If I thought SB was comitted to fixing these bugs, I’d stick around.  But given that *every* single version introduces new bugs (even the minor 0.01 updates), it’s now clear that even if they wanted to fix all the existing bugs, it may no longer be possible.

Bottom line, I think SB has lost control of Cubase.

BTW, I work almost exclusively with MIDI and VIs.  I haven’t recorded anything in a few years.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by locrian.

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Wow, that’s a great price!  I paid four times that amount for Cubase Pro.

I’ve been waiting for a deal like this to switch to Studio One, so I’m going to get it.  Thanks for posting it.

Cheers…

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On doug said

Best Service has the Studio One Pro 7 crossgrade and upgrade for $124.22. That might be worth it for the extra six month of updates over the 6-mo sub.

Am I reading the info above correctly?  I can crossgrade to Studio One Pro 7 with a year of updates and then continue to use it for as long as I want for only $124.22?

• This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by locrian.

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My two best voice libraries (Solaria and Saros) were produced by Eclipsed Sounds, so this was an insta-buy. Thanks for posting.

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