KVR Audio

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:27 am

tedannemann wrote:Just to let you know: plugindiscounts.com is offering RC-20 currently for $67.79. Absolute bargain for the quality offered. I just noticed that the guys from Sonic Charge were involved realizing this fine thing.

The sonic charge guy did the original Addictive drums for XLN way back when. His software is the bee's knees. He also made some of the original reason devices.

plexuss · Post by **plexuss** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:47 am

Ah_Dziz wrote:
tedannemann wrote:Just to let you know: plugindiscounts.com is offering RC-20 currently for $67.79. Absolute bargain for the quality offered. I just noticed that the guys from Sonic Charge were involved realizing this fine thing.
The sonic charge guy did the original Addictive drums for XLN way back when. His software is the bee's knees. He also made some of the original reason devices.

Fredrik Lidström. After discovering Sonic Charge (and buying their plugins) I found the free emulation of the Yamaha TX16W (which is a bizarre concept to create such a thing). If you don't know the story on the TX16W is: its a sampler from the 90s. it had great promise offering true stereo reverbs, up to 8Mbx12bit memory via upgrade cards (4), floppy, in a nice rack package. I had one back in the day. The hardware was excellent. The software was a steaming piece of s--t code. Horrible. Basically the worst user experience in such a tool as I have ever experienced (I started doing electronic music in 1981, so I've seen a lot). Anyway, along came this 3rd party operating system called Typhoon. This was an unusual concept that someone would reverse engineer sampler hardware and build a complete operating system that actually was usable. The screen was something like 40x2 alpha back-lit. there was a key pad and some other buttons. the hardware interface really sucked and so really needed a good OS. that was another cool thing about it - the OS was completely in loaded software. Thus, enabled none other than Fredrik Lidström to create this new OS, Typhoon. Back in those days there was no web - internet was all text. I found out about it in the music newsgroups. I bought a copy from Fredrik directly. It was around $75 and well worth it. It turned what was a POS due to bad software design into a really nice sampler. In fact, I sold it to a friend years ago. He brought it over the other day for me to repair the floppy. Its sitting right here. With my copy of Typhoon I just mentioned on a floppy.

audiosabre · Post by **audiosabre** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:52 am

Been looking for a 64-bit Sonitex replacement for some time now. I haven't demoed this yet, but it looks like it might fit the bill. Immediate, one page, lovely UI. Shame that the modules aren't easily reorder-able, but the current arrangement does seem well thought out, FWIW. $68 isn't bad by any means, but $40-45 is my own personal valuation.

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:05 am

This is my first project using it as a global mix/colouring tool. It's a cheesy 80's scifi/horror film intro parody:

https://soundcloud.com/mcbpete/vr-82

blortblort · Post by **blortblort** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:04 pm

mcbpete wrote:This is my first project using it as a global mix/colouring tool. It's a cheesy 80's scifi/horror film intro parody:

https://soundcloud.com/mcbpete/vr-82

super nice stuff! great use of this very nice kit.

audiosabre · Post by **audiosabre** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:20 am

audiosabre wrote:$40-45 is my own personal valuation.

Sweet. It's less than $34 @ JRR right now. Going to have to demo

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:55 am

Damn that's a good price. I was interested when it was $60-something, but this is even better. I'm in

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:34 pm

grab it, i couldnt have waited and bought it at release at around $60! great thing Satin + this really are working great together.

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:05 pm

yep, same - at its original price (even with JRR discount) it was a little steep for me, but on sale and with JRR discount it gets right into the price range i would want to pay for it (and the blowout price is even lower, hint-hint

).

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:34 pm

plexuss wrote:Magnus Lidström. After discovering Sonic Charge (and buying their plugins) I found the free emulation of the Yamaha TX16W (which is a bizarre concept to create such a thing). If you don't know the story on the TX16W is: its a sampler from the 90s. it had great promise offering true stereo reverbs, up to 8Mbx12bit memory via upgrade cards (4), floppy, in a nice rack package. I had one back in the day. The hardware was excellent. The software was a steaming piece of s--t code. Horrible. Basically the worst user experience in such a tool as I have ever experienced (I started doing electronic music in 1981, so I've seen a lot). Anyway, along came this 3rd party operating system called Typhoon. This was an unusual concept that someone would reverse engineer sampler hardware and build a complete operating system that actually was usable. The screen was something like 40x2 alpha back-lit. there was a key pad and some other buttons. the hardware interface really sucked and so really needed a good OS. that was another cool thing about it - the OS was completely in loaded software. Thus, enabled none other than Magnus Lidström to create this new OS, Typhoon. Back in those days there was no web - internet was all text. I found out about it in the music newsgroups. I bought a copy from Magnus directly. It was around $75 and well worth it. It turned what was a POS due to bad software design into a really nice sampler. In fact, I sold it to a friend years ago. He brought it over the other day for me to repair the floppy. Its sitting right here. With my copy of Typhoon I just mentioned on a floppy.

Fixed it for you. And for the future: Magnus is the code guy and his brother Fredrik is the graphics guy.

wormfingers · Post by **wormfingers** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:49 pm

Just bought it from JRRShop but I am still waiting for my registration key.
Those of you who bought it through JRR, who sends the key, JRR or XLN audio?

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:52 pm

wormfingers · Post by **wormfingers** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:54 pm

Caine123 wrote:jrr

OK, thanks, I will get in touch with them

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:54 pm

normally it is send within a day

ere2learn · Post by **ere2learn** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:01 pm

wormfingers wrote:
OK, thanks, I will get in touch with them

It could take upto 24 hours,it says that when you checkout

XLN RC-20 Retro Color