Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[citidela]

Uncle E is def the man around here

[Fleer]

For just $89.99 (instead of $413), get BEATSKILLZ’s Super 80’s Bundle featuring 7 of their finest virtual instruments that will easily get you that signature retro vibe.

Anyone got these? I know and like that analog making thing so I may jump.

[quietzone]

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[latorrejc3]

Guys anybody know a good coupon for Audiodeluxe? I found a good offer and want to see if i can get a lower price.

Im looking for UVI Key suite acoustic if anybody knows something

[Fleer]

Thanks @quietzone

[kitekrazy]

IK Group Buy:How many of you are the 71 flinching to get that 8th freebie and then join again?

[Uncle E]

Choices are:
+ D16 LUSH-101
+ Audjoo Helix
+ FXpansion Strobe 2
+ Tone2 Saurus2

Been stocking up on synths, and I own Pigments, kHs One, Sytrus, Harmless, Poizone, Sakura, Sawer, Hybrid 3, Vacuum Pro, Loom, Synthmaster 1+2, Iris 2, Waves Element, IK Syntronik, Wiggle, Sektor. Planning on getting Harmor and probably some u-he stuff and Serum in the future.

Would be for making all kinds of music and scores and sound design. As I'm pretty much covered by the ones I already own, which would be the best value in itself and as an upgrade path to bundles?

I'm leaning towards Strobe 2 as I see the best deal on it is 30% off plus it looks very capable and offers some visual feedback on what's going on which is good for a perpetual n00b like me Am I making a mistake choosing it?

Strobe2 would be a great choice. It's easy and fast to use yet is deceptively powerful. Every control has a modulation ring around it and then you've got a full modulation matrix if you really want to dig in to it. Or you can simply use it as a very straight ahead emulation that makes exceptional Juno and SH-101 sounds without ever digging in to the extra modulations. As an actual analog emulation, I consider it to be more accurate than the other synths you own.

Also, you can use Strobe2 to crossgrade to Cypher2. That crossgrade is on sale for $69 right now. Where Strobe2 is the fast grab 'n go synth, Cypher2 is the sound design synth. I used to manually port over patches from an Alesis Andromeda to the original Cypher and it was almost scary how close some of them sounded to the originals.

[Uncle E]

Plus, if you're buying the next new eq or synth gear (even if you are actually using these tools to create music) you're going to end up with a filled hard drive and locked into reinstalling all these plugins if you ever switch PCs and want to reopen these projects to edit or rework at a later date. That gets messy, I know from experience.

Sticking to a few select software companies can help with that. Ultimately, the best back up is to constantly be exporting stems.

[Uncle E]

IIRC issue 200 has the full Cakewalk Rapture in it in addition to a stack of CM plugins, so that may be worth a look if you don't own any CM issues.

Rapture was an awesome synth that I believe can no longer be registered.

[Uncle E]

I am still looking for an overdriven electric guitar slide sound whose length is controllable with a modwheel. I hear it in my head, but my fingers don't contort well enough to play guitar. And none of the slide sounds I have are long enough.

Your best bet is to do it yourself with samples in Kontakt or Halion. btw, are we talking Ry Cooder slide or CC Deville slide?

[mgw38]

IIRC issue 200 has the full Cakewalk Rapture in it in addition to a stack of CM plugins, so that may be worth a look if you don't own any CM issues.

Rapture was an awesome synth that I believe can no longer be registered.

They actually kept the Cakewalk Command Center alive. People have confirmed that it still works for Z3ta+ 2, so it should also work for Rapture:

https://www.cakewalk.com/command-center

[kitekrazy]

IIRC issue 200 has the full Cakewalk Rapture in it in addition to a stack of CM plugins, so that may be worth a look if you don't own any CM issues.

Rapture was an awesome synth that I believe can no longer be registered.

https://www.cakewalk.com/Register
The issue is getting DAWs to accept the plugin. Even Bandlab says plugin risky.

[Uncle E]

No wiggle room.

Hey now, you should have more sense than to tell a joke like that. A...2nd sense, if you will...

[Fleer]

[BingBang]

IIRC issue 200 has the full Cakewalk Rapture in it in addition to a stack of CM plugins, so that may be worth a look if you don't own any CM issues.

Rapture was an awesome synth that I believe can no longer be registered.

https://www.cakewalk.com/Register
The issue is getting DAWs to accept the plugin. Even Bandlab says plugin risky.

The pre-Gibson/pre-Command Center versions of Zeta+ 2, Rapture, and Dimension Pro work without any problems or warnings in Cubase 10. I never "upgraded" to the Command Center versions. I really appreciated how Cakewalk used serials and did not have CR copy protection before Gibson ruined them.

I bougt Decimort2 from D16 recently and I had to authorize it online. It surprised me that their copy protection scheme is changing.