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Mutant · Post by **Mutant** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:54 pm

acsMike wrote:
DaveSmom wrote:hmmmm... methinks, new name time (If I was marketing this baby)
How so?

Revalver was one of the first ampsims and for a long time it had to compete with 2nd and 3rd generation ampsims, so i think because of this people may have a deeply rooted low opinion about it.

Look at my old poll - Revalver was my 2nd favorite then - especially for it's leads and it's semi modular design, but it got only 2 votes (i expected it to win at least 5%-10% of total

)

Some ideas:
Revolution
Revelation
Revalver Ultra
Revalver Evolution
Revalver Extreme

Kingston · Post by **Kingston** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:36 pm

I personally don't see anything wrong with the current name. What has that to do with the sound anyway?

Yes revalver 1 sounds sub par by todays standards, but you have to remember they were there pretty much first on the native side. Give some slack for the pioneering. This was, what 1998/99?

and granted, most people won't have ever even used v1.

A little too early to say anything about the look as well, isn't it? And also, what has that to do with the sound either?

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:48 pm

I wouldn't change the name much, either. Revalver II is fine.

FrettedSynth · Post by **FrettedSynth** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:33 pm

Wow very cool to hear about this

I bought revalver the day after it went on sale (offered to help beta test before the release), have waited for a VST version ever since, with posts to your forum requesting VST support.
I still have very high regards for the plugin, great tone but the presets were less than desirable

but it can be made to sound great.
Would like to help in anyway that I can.

Fretted Synth

billybk1 · Post by **billybk1** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:03 pm

I think the "ReValver Mk II" name is fine too. The ReValver was the first amp sim I ever purchased, back in 2001. I upgraded the SE version, which was included, in the original SONAR 1.0 XL release. I had not used it at all, in recent years. It seemed it was not being developed, any more, and I moved on to other amp sims. In fact, when I had to re-format my hard drive, last Summer, I did not even bother to re-install it. I think the last official update was from 2002.
Then I see this thread, about a new version and check the link to the Alien Connections website. There I find a new update to the original ReValver, with new features and enhancements (64bit compatibility with SONAR 5, when using the 64bit mix engine). So now I want to re-install ReValver with the new updated version, but I can't seem to find my serial number from 5 years ago.

I like how Native Instruments & Universal Audio are setup. They both have you setup personal online accounts where you can manage & retrieve your registrations/serial numbers/authorizations, for all your plugins, 24/7.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

grymmjack · Post by **grymmjack** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:32 pm

no thanks. i'm gonna focus time/efforts/help on freeamp.

Synesthesiac · Post by **Synesthesiac** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:22 pm

ReValvolution

joe5009 · Post by **joe5009** » Mon May 01, 2006 3:00 am

Revalver II: The Reckoning

Mutant · Post by **Mutant** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:12 am

Revenant
Reverend
Revealer
Revolter
Revitaliser
Reviver
Revenge

InFlames · Post by **InFlames** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:32 am

I played with ReValver (the old one) this morning and it possesses quite interesting tonal options (a bit useless but interesting

)...Anyway the algorhythms are 'obviously' old! The interface should be improved and the idea of a new look seems very reasonable. Let's see what the new one has to offer

Kingston · Post by **Kingston** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:12 am

Mutant wrote:Revolution
Revelation
Revalver Ultra
Revalver Evolution
Revalver Extreme
Revenant
Reverend
Revealer
Revolter
Revitaliser
Reviver
Revenge

Mutant · Post by **Mutant** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:15 am

Kingston wrote:
Mutant wrote:Revolution
Revelation
Revalver Ultra
Revalver Evolution
Revalver Extreme
Revenant
Reverend
Revealer
Revolter
Revitaliser
Reviver
Revenge

I would like it even if it was called Shitty Blaster.
All i want to say is that in 302 of 304 minds Revalver is inferior when compared to other ampsims, so IMHO AlienConnections would benefit from a new product name (more of their customers would subconsiously believe that it is not only an upgrade of a very old thing, but a completely new program).
More sales = cheaper product = more sales.

Mutant · Post by **Mutant** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:26 am

Oh and i wonder how many people subconsiously associate number 2 or II with hours and even days of wasted time.

Kingston · Post by **Kingston** » Mon May 01, 2006 12:35 pm

I think in your poll it wasn't about inferiority of Revalver at all. It was simply the fact that quite likely most of those people had never even tried the original version. It really is that old!

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Mon May 01, 2006 12:43 pm

Mutant wrote:All i want to say is that in 302 of 304 minds Revalver is inferior when compared to other ampsims

No, not inferior. Just not their favourite.

, so IMHO AlienConnections would benefit from a new product name

Nonsense.

(more of their customers would subconsiously believe that it is not only an upgrade of a very old thing, but a completely new program).

More nonsense.

Guitarists wanted! ReValver Mk II VST/AU/DirectX