KVR Audio

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:06 am

Whoa!!!!!!!! Just tried GR2! What a plugin! What a sound! Very Very Good NativeInstruments! You might just have my money...

IKMM, now, where the heck is AT2.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:03 pm

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Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:29 pm

@ Meffy:

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:51 pm

A3ntar wrote:Whoa!!!!!!!! Just tried GR2! What a plugin! What a sound! Very Very Good NativeInstruments! You might just have my money...

IKMM, now, where the heck is AT2.

I hear ya A3ntar and I appreciate what you are trying to achieve here but I don't think it will help.
I was waiting for your comments on this guitar sound that I did with AT1, nothing fancy but I like the dynamics:

http://www.andras-shimon.com/MUSIC/Jam3.mp3

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:05 pm

By the way I got my acoustic:

All the innovations work as advertised.
You can lower action by just an easy 360 degree turn of the key.
So you can go from dorbo to electric action AND IT STAYS IN TUNE! AMAZING!.
Sound is very good especially plugged in.
Individual notes are very loud.
I would say it's a dream for somebody who wants to play solo guitar on an acoustic.

BUT.......

the finish and workmanship is not good.
"Hand made in Indonesia by a small family of luthiers" did not work for me.
The neck was mounted wrong, some very high frets, the lower E is too close to the edge of the neck and so on.
My guitar tech can fix all these but for a $1000 guitar it should not have all these problems..... so he said return it and I will.
I still like all the innovations and I am sure that the ones that are made in the US are perfect but I can not afford them.
My suggestion: only buy one if you can play it first and check it out top to bottom. ( very hard to do because nobody has these except the mail order companies)

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:40 pm

I hear ya A3ntar and I appreciate what you are trying to achieve here but I don't think it will help.
I was waiting for your comments on this guitar sound that I did with AT1, nothing fancy but I like the dynamics:

Andrew, it is very good indeed, although lacking a bit of dynamics in lower volumes. I am not able to get my AT1 to sound half as good as that.

My guitar tech can fix all these but for a $1000 guitar it should not have all these problems..... so he said return it and I will. I still like all the innovations and I am sure that the ones that are made in the US are perfect but I can not afford them.
My suggestion: only buy one if you can play it first and check it out top to bottom. ( very hard to do because nobody has these except the mail order companies)

Oh, that sucks. So these guys have to manufacturing faclities, one in Indonesia and another in the US? How much more expensive is the Us version?

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:01 pm

A3ntar wrote: How much more expensive is the Us version?

Signature Series, made in the US:
http://www.babiczsignature.com/

Base price is $7,000

definately out of my price range.

I have my eyes on this one now:

More info:
http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/t5 ... l=standard

Beardedone · Post by **Beardedone** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:04 am

Oh man that is a beauty!

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:47 am

I know you guys are talking acoustics, but if I'm shelling out several grand for a guitar then here's what I would get...however I would send them a strat I built and they would put in the system and paint it anyway I want.

http://transperformance.com/perform/index2.htm

A small computer mounted inside the self tuning guitar controls motors that are linked to each string. The bridge and tailpiece are replaced by the self tuning system, allowing your imagination to run wild.
At the touch of a button or footswitch, motors are activated to adjust the tension of each string.

The sound is not synthetically reproduced or "modeled." The self tuning system is entirely separate from the audio system in the guitar, keeping the pickups and audio the same. The sound, tone and feel of your guitar stay virtually unchanged.

Whether you are performing on stage, recording in the studio or songwriting... The Performer™ greatly enhances your creativity and efficiency.
In just seconds, you enjoy a quick, easy and precise method of accessing alternate tunings.

Featuring SmartBridge™ technology, The Performer™ lets you focus on performing.

It reduces the need for additional guitars and takes the hassle out of tuning.

One touch and your playing jumps to a whole new level.

Technical Specs

Profile Can be retrofitted to any Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster, or Fender Stratocaster
Touch-up Accurate + / - 2 cents
Pitch Range Up to 9 half-steps per string
Motor Speed Adjustable -- full-speed changes one whole step per second
Tuning Range Tens of thousands of distinct tunings possible
Storage Capacity 144 pre-set tunings plus 240 custom tunings
Power Supply 12 VDC power supply, optional rechargeable batteries
Battery Life 120 minutes with 120 tuning changes
Accessories Footswitch assembly, rechargeable batteries, battery charger, battery holder

My half brother had a Paul with one but he sold it for 3k...but I got to play it quite a bit...I just want it on a strat, the touch-up button is cool...automatically touches up the tuning. Neil the designer told me two years ago they were coming up with a lite version that only stored like 12 tunings but had a cordless footswitch, that was going to be 1000 installed...but still no word of it...

mondo tormento · Post by **mondo tormento** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:33 pm

Cool robot-strat Hink! Looks to be a bit on the heavy side though, but if you have a strong back then it's fine I guess.

putte · Post by **putte** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:56 pm

.. not sure, but according to this thread Amplitube 2 is due to be released very soon:

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... sc&start=0

i for one will definetely buy GT 2, as i am very pleased with the demo ..

putte

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:21 pm

GT2? Which one's that, then?

FWIW, I'm seriously looking at the Line 6 UX2 now instead of EITHER the NI or the IK offerings.

putte · Post by **putte** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:25 pm

Lunch Money wrote:GT2? Which one's that, then?

..

.. and it wasnt even intentionally to misspell it ..

anyway, GT2 is a car. and the demoversion pleases me ..

putte

riley4reason · Post by **riley4reason** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:39 pm

Lunch Money wrote:GT2? Which one's that, then?

FWIW, I'm seriously looking at the Line 6 UX2 now instead of EITHER the NI or the IK offerings.

The Line 6 UX2 is allot of features for the money.
I wonder what kind of latencey it has..being USB and all.
Any users on this thread know?

Riley

riley4reason · Post by **riley4reason** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:44 pm

I see it's not shipping yet..

Amplitube 2 Jimi Hendrix RELEASED this month!!!