Sonic Academy Kick 3

[Choikdoi]

Anyone heard any news on this? I can't find any with a web search, but I've just seen a livestreamed video on YouTube of Armin van Buuren using it in a project (@ 2:35:46 in the stream).

[PieBerger]

Exciting! I guess with more competition, SA finally felt the need to give Kick 2 some love!

[Sekops]

Nice spot, screenshot for reference, seems to include kick importing in v3

[Johnnyjohn]

uhh exciting catch!

[M1st]

Thanks for the heads up, wasn't aware of this. We'll see who'll claim the kick synth champion title with the next updates from Audija and Sonic Academy.

[swilow11]

Nice spot, screenshot for reference, seems to include kick importing in v3

Looks like we'll be able to do more linear sculpting with Kick3, which I think is a really great addition in the Audjia product. The approach in Kick2 can sometimes make it hard to know whether the node you're adjusting is actually doing the thing you think.

[bite_me]

Thanks for the heads up, wasn't aware of this. We'll see who'll claim the kick synth champion title with the next updates from Audija and Sonic Academy.

Team Audija then
Always had issues with phase in SA Kick2 - so my kicks never sounded "tight" but "badly layered".

[swilow11]

The zero crossing phase thingy in Audjia is a stroke of genius. I really like it but get better results with Kick2...Kick2 is less cluttered, the GUI is much easier to understand imo.

Audjia product is wonderful value for money, the modular concept is unique and it can basically create everything that Kick2 can. In other words, use both! (minor complaint but Audjia chose a pretty bad name for their product, anyway so be it...)

[bardaxx]

Pretty interesting, asking directly to Sonic Academy?

[Dr.Gunjah]

Hard to tell from a screenshot, but so far I can't see a (useful) feature that it has over the audija v2 beta. But it will most likely have better presets and together with the new features it may be a better overall package for the majority of people.

[M1st]

Thanks for the heads up, wasn't aware of this. We'll see who'll claim the kick synth champion title with the next updates from Audija and Sonic Academy.

Team Audija then
Always had issues with phase in SA Kick2 - so my kicks never sounded "tight" but "badly layered".

I agree, at the moment Audija is leading the game even if it doesn't have some features that Kick 2 has. I believe that the most requested ones are coming in the next 2.0 update. The only thing that might be better is FX23 Psylab Pro, but it's Windows only which is a pity for us mac users.

[_al_]

The only thing that might be better is FX23 Psylab Pro, but it's Windows only which is a pity for us mac users.

Does Psylab have sample import?? I always thought it was just synth based

[Dirtgrain]

Hard to tell from a screenshot, but so far I can't see a (useful) feature that it has over the audija v2 beta. But it will most likely have better presets and together with the new features it may be a better overall package for the majority of people.

The only thing I noticed Audija having over what we know of Kick 3 (I guess, only that Kick 3 can import samples) was the ability to adjust the phase at the start of a sample without affecting the tail. Audija's interface seems worse. What else does it have over Kick 3?

[jrwaltb]

Is there really no manual for Audija ?

[Dr.Gunjah]

Hard to tell from a screenshot, but so far I can't see a (useful) feature that it has over the audija v2 beta. But it will most likely have better presets and together with the new features it may be a better overall package for the majority of people.

The only thing I noticed Audija having over what we know of Kick 3 (I guess, only that Kick 3 can import samples) was the ability to adjust the phase at the start of a sample without affecting the tail. Audija's interface seems worse. What else does it have over Kick 3?

Precise editing of nodes mainly. I agree kick 2&3 look "cooler", but audija is more functional and precise than kick2 and the screen of kick3 doesn't reveal any progress in regard to this.