KVR Audio

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:17 am

My obvious first choice would be Logic on windows as that ran so well. I reckon if they ever updated 5.5.1 to just include multi core and be able to work in 64 bit, i would have used it as it was for a very very long time. I just loved it.

The other for me is Orion Pro. I am rather sad about that. I owned orion for a while and made some truly wonderful music on it (well wonderful for me at the time

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The thing is, i used to make complete songs in orion from start to finish in hours. I remember one day I was with my best friend and we started a brand new song from scratch.. all original, composed in the lounge room all via MOUSING in orion! We started around 3 or 4pm and had it being played at the club that very same night! (this was in the days of cd burning lol). It was very inspirational to compose.

I feel very sad Rich stopped it TBH. I felt things went a bit sour after he made the drastic decision to remove rewire slave functionality.. Yes the daw itself got better but it had alot of audio track limitations which was it's downfall as that was never improved - so it really was more ideal as a rewire slave to something like ableton live.. that combo was extremely potent.

What DAW has been officially obliterated that you were very fond of, sad about?

DuX · Post by **DuX** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:21 am

For me it is EnergyXT 1.4. I still use it, especially the VST plugin for easy routing and chaining, but it still feels unfinished. Newer EnergyXT just doesn't have the same appeal for me.

bungle · Post by **bungle** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:34 am

XT 1.4 no doubt, best DAW around until that idiot discontinued updating it in favour of that other mess.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:46 am

I loved emagic Logic. The style in version 4 and 5 is still the best in colours and graphic design IMO. I missed it for a long time in the past, but not now.
I think Apple did well with Logic, but it could be better of course. If emagic continued and had Logic in both platforms, then I imagine Logic would be priced like Cubase with two or three versions (like before, Gold and Platinum) and mostly would use hardware dongle (iLok probably).
I would still prefer Ableton Live or Bitwig studio + Reaper as a second/alternative host however!

Orion also was sad to discontinue. I liked the workflow more than in FL Studio, and it was easier to understand. However, I'm glad that Richard made a hit with Dune (especially Dune 2). I believe it was a wise decision to concentrate on Dune rather than Orion which needs much more time to develop and support without that return I guess. Can't wait what are the plans for Dune 3 as Dune 2 is becoming my favourite synth very fast (I like it even more than Blofeld

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fmr · Post by **fmr** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:50 am

Without doubt, for me, the biggest loss was the ceasing of Opcode Studio Vision, after Gibson buyout of Opcode.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:53 am

Temper

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:21 am

aMUSEd wrote:Temper

+1000

This is amazing as it is but could have been huge, was the Bitwig of its day:(

I was more sad about losing this than losing Muzys, another great DAW, wonder what happened to the Dev

msorrels · Post by **msorrels** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:32 am

Acid Pro. Still use it from time to time but really would love to see it updated.

bronxsound · Post by **bronxsound** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:42 am

Pro24

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:49 am

msorrels wrote:Acid Pro. Still use it from time to time but really would love to see it updated.

good one. I have a soft spot for that too and if they just overhauled reliability and the gui a bit and brought it into 21st century.. well let's just say Acid was always awesome anyway.. i a also a bit sad sony have abandoned it i must admit!

atukao · Post by **atukao** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:58 am

Opcode Studio Vision was a disastrous loss.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:04 pm

Project5.

wetdentist · Post by **wetdentist** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:21 pm

Project 5

Robert Randolph · Post by **Robert Randolph** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:25 pm

atukao wrote:Opcode Studio Vision was a disastrous loss.

If there was anything close to a correct answer in this thread, this is it.

SVP was so far ahead of its time. Most of the projects listed here so far just showed potential... SVP was already there.

dea-man · Post by **dea-man** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:35 pm

Edison's Reproducer from 1878.

A whole band in one sitting. NO MOUSE!

Favourite discontinued DAW(s) - the things you wish that didn't die