I agree to a certain extent, but, I'm not talking about "freeware", per se. The positive grid tools were free, but are not freeware. Moreover, some free tools have been absolutely killer beyond words. I won't be purging the Eventide Stereo Room or the Exponential Audio R2 anytime soon thanks, yet both were free.Jace-BeOS wrote:I purged myself of the compulsion to collect freeware. It was facilitated by leaving Windows for a Mac and by my Receptor's power supply dying. But this was done years ago by this point.
Who won't survive the purge?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15517 posts since 13 Oct, 2009
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- KVRAF
- 40265 posts since 11 Aug, 2008 from clown world
+1 on Positive Grid. I had such high hopes for them. Might be something to do with their marketing. But every freebie I've gotten from them has been a disaster. Big files for little or no return.
Positive Grid = Negtive Grid
Positive Grid = Negtive Grid
Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
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- KVRist
- 449 posts since 24 Jul, 2013 from Wisconsin
It certainly didn't take long for this thread to veer like a drunken psychotic off his meds back from the cliff's edge.
Gaslighting...is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted or spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception, and sanity.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15517 posts since 13 Oct, 2009
EdSevered wrote:It certainly didn't take long for this thread to veer like a drunken psychotic off his meds back from the cliff's edge.
That's ok really, a little psychotic warbling just adds some experimental flavor. I like my threads to have that. But, um, no pictures of your fiddly bits, ok? I have to draw the line somewhere.
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- KVRist
- 449 posts since 24 Jul, 2013 from Wisconsin
On topic: I can't say why, with clarity, but I was really put off by the IK Multimedia marketing approach, over the last few years. I think it was the creation of the Custom Shop apps, despite whatever free bits they were offering, it has always felt more intrusive and convoluted than convenient. Deleted the apps, and haven't looked at their products since, not even to check my account to see if there's anything I can sell.
Gaslighting...is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted or spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception, and sanity.
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- KVRAF
- 4656 posts since 1 Aug, 2005 from Warszawa, Poland
Sadly, this pretty much sums it up. Good tip for spring cleaning.Aloysius wrote:+1 on Positive Grid. ... Big files for little or no return.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15517 posts since 13 Oct, 2009
I'm so trying to avoid badmouthing without much cause, but yeah, I'm right there with you. I wasn't even tempted by their compressor and guitar amp freebies recently. I currently only have one IK product, a holder for my iPad. It does the job.EdSevered wrote:On topic: I can't say why, with clarity, but I was really put off by the IK Multimedia marketing approach, over the last few years. I think it was the creation of the Custom Shop apps, despite whatever free bits they were offering, it has always felt more intrusive and convoluted than convenient. Deleted the apps, and haven't looked at their products since, not even to check my account to see if there's anything I can sell.
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- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
Certainly some freeware was fantastic. That's why i had a compulsion...ghettosynth wrote:I agree to a certain extent, but, I'm not talking about "freeware", per se. The positive grid tools were free, but are not freeware. Moreover, some free tools have been absolutely killer beyond words. I won't be purging the Eventide Stereo Room or the Exponential Audio R2 anytime soon thanks, yet both were free.Jace-BeOS wrote:I purged myself of the compulsion to collect freeware. It was facilitated by leaving Windows for a Mac and by my Receptor's power supply dying. But this was done years ago by this point.
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- KVRian
- 1077 posts since 21 Nov, 2005
I did this recently with projects and samples, don't have a huge amount of time to make music as it is and that time is better spent actually using tools that I'm familiar with and know how to get the required results from than taking ages to understand new features in recently acquired plugs that render the same results as I could have managed with what I already own.
Looking at my current VSTs, there's a lot more noise than signal if you catch my drift. Some likely suspects for the garage sale would be Circle 2, Trash 2, Breaktweaker and quite a few freebies that I load, tinker with and then realise that I've got nothing that
a) is useable
b) I couldn't achieve more easily with better results using different plugs
Ho hum, the old idiom "a fool and his money is surely parted" is a common thought when browsing my collection.
Looking at my current VSTs, there's a lot more noise than signal if you catch my drift. Some likely suspects for the garage sale would be Circle 2, Trash 2, Breaktweaker and quite a few freebies that I load, tinker with and then realise that I've got nothing that
a) is useable
b) I couldn't achieve more easily with better results using different plugs
Ho hum, the old idiom "a fool and his money is surely parted" is a common thought when browsing my collection.
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- KVRian
- 736 posts since 29 Nov, 2015
I realised that I wasnt using some of my plugins, and I was always looking st some of the other ones out there. Had alot of the u-he demos for a long time, and just think theyre the best so Ive started trading at the buy/sell. Honestly this community is so awesome, it opens doors 
In a sense I feel bad for getting some of my fave plugs cheap since I want to support those devs, but in a tight spot atm.
On my purge list:
Dune 2, Rob Papen Explorer 3, Synthmaster
Its mainly just down to taste and that I feel like I want to spend my valuable time on a focused set of tools, and I feel like the u-he stuff is just the best Ive seen. Also I want to avoid bundles and go for singles to avoid bloating. Last year I traded away Komplete for Ozone adv, this year I bought back fm8 because it was pretty much the only thing I used alot.I also consider myself very much late to the party in terms of discovering the top stuff.
My new aquisitions last month or so:
Reaktor 6, Bazille, Ace, Uhbik, The Glue
I find that Bazille is actually the coolest synth ever, and sounds amazing too. I was a reason user earlier, and somehow I find the patching workflow great for discovering new ideas. I wanted R6 to be able to build whatever gatgets I want instead of buying new all the time. I feel like Im at a point where Im pretty settled in terms of having the tools to just dive in and produce music. (Since i swapped to logic from reason ive been on a quest to settle on a new toolset)
In a sense I feel bad for getting some of my fave plugs cheap since I want to support those devs, but in a tight spot atm. On my purge list:
Dune 2, Rob Papen Explorer 3, Synthmaster
Its mainly just down to taste and that I feel like I want to spend my valuable time on a focused set of tools, and I feel like the u-he stuff is just the best Ive seen. Also I want to avoid bundles and go for singles to avoid bloating. Last year I traded away Komplete for Ozone adv, this year I bought back fm8 because it was pretty much the only thing I used alot.I also consider myself very much late to the party in terms of discovering the top stuff.
My new aquisitions last month or so:
Reaktor 6, Bazille, Ace, Uhbik, The Glue
I find that Bazille is actually the coolest synth ever, and sounds amazing too. I was a reason user earlier, and somehow I find the patching workflow great for discovering new ideas. I wanted R6 to be able to build whatever gatgets I want instead of buying new all the time. I feel like Im at a point where Im pretty settled in terms of having the tools to just dive in and produce music. (Since i swapped to logic from reason ive been on a quest to settle on a new toolset)
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15517 posts since 13 Oct, 2009
Haha, it's looking like KResearch's reverb plugin will make it to the purge list before it's ever actually installed. I have several unregistered serials that will be up for trade soon.
All of the Bias stuff is going, way to resource heavy for what it does. But I won't bother trading those, they can just hang out in limbo.
All of the Bias stuff is going, way to resource heavy for what it does. But I won't bother trading those, they can just hang out in limbo.
