T-RackS 6 now available

[MidnightRunner]

Is Dino back?

no. it's a more simple logo and fonts now.

I test it. The installer and activation works fine for me. I get a coupon for $50 off even though I owned 52 individual TR5 processors.

[midi sentinel]

Selling my Total Studio MAX license few months ago for peanuts was the best thing I have done

Good luck to unlucky souls who can't control their GAS and fall for the same game all over again.

[dionenoid]

Space Delay in T-Racks 6 MAX instantly crashes Cubase 13 Pro (latest version) on Windows 11 Pro. Nothing is needed to reproduce other than starting Cubase and then trying to load Space Delay on a channel (either insert or send/return). I opened a support ticket, we'll see what they say and how long to fix.

Wow. An actual useful post amidst all the usual entitlement and other nonsense.

Did the T-Racks 5 version work well for you ? I'm on C13 but never used Space Delay except for the version inside MixBox.

I do use a bunch of other T-Racks 5 plugins tho, they all seem to work well, except Master Match which can crash both Cubase or Wavelab when loading reference tracks. Known issue, never fixed. Is that working well in the new version ?

[dionenoid]

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Have there been any bugfixes for individual plugins going from 5 to 6 ? Can't seem to find any clear release notes.

And also : The specs mention "OpenGL" for operation. There have been, and still are, many issues with OpenGL in plugins from all kinds of brands. Have you guys considered giving users the ability to 'disable OpenGL' as is possible with many other brands ?

[SoftSynthLover99]

Finally had a chance to test t-racks 6 MAX, and honestly very impressed so far! The new plugin additions are really good, especially Bass ONE and Pusher. Had a play with Dual Spring as well and that is also a fantastic sounding spring reverb.

Running MacOS Sonoma on M2 Max MBP I haven’t run into any issues with crashes or opening the plugins in Logic Pro X. Standout things I’ve noticed are:

1. The t-Racks 6 Mastering App seems greatly improved on MacOS, a lot faster and responsive than previous releases. The most underrated aspect of the t-racks ecosystem IMO.
2. The 8 new plugins are actually really, really good.
3. The only downside like another user mentioned is that unlike t-Racks 5 when you resize a plugin it doesn’t stay resized the next time you load it. However if you save a default preset with it resized it saves that way. Decent workaround for now.

Overall this is probably the best t-racks update in recent years as it really adds a lot of useful tools, and polishes up existing plugins to run smoothly. I’d say well worth the $99-$199 price tag. For mixing/mastering (even at the $299 full price) this is an awesome collection of tools. The mastering app alone is worth the price.

Well done IK!

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

I hope the springs are better than the ones in ToneX. If yes, Peter, please find a way to incorporate those in ToneX. The ToneX springs are definitely a weak point.

[SoftSynthLover99]

Total Studio 5 MAX inc TR6 is the only way to go- probably in a BF sale! Personally I don't see anything I need in TR6, its all nice...but nothing I don t already have. ...been that way a while, probably why I am still on TS MAX 3!

Not sure if anything else out there is quite like Bass ONE or Pusher. I’ve got 1,000+ plugins installed on my rig and both of those do something nothing else does. Or at least do it in a unique way.

Wavesfactory Spectre is similar to Pusher, but you get some extra control with Pusher. Outside of Spectre I don’t think many other plugins do the harmonic saturation thing well or at all.

I skipped the last few T-Racks updates, so for me this is the best IK has done with t-racks in a long while. They seem to have really put a lot of work into the update, so I gotta give them credit even though I have not been the biggest fan of them in recent years.

[mcbpete]

I have *everything* from TR5 Max v2 Ultra XL deluxe special edition .3.4.mega and my amazing offer is .... €200 Well done everyone, great job as always over in IK-land !

Getting closer this afternoon - it's now down to €150 ... perhaps the coupons are being slowly pieced together by squirrels.

[SoftSynthLover99]

I hope the springs are better than the ones in ToneX. If yes, Peter, please find a way to incorporate those in ToneX. The ToneX springs are definitely a weak point.

I’d have to load up Tonex and see how they compare, I don’t recall tonex having a bad spring reverb though.

The Dual Spring plugin seems to be more inline with UAD AKG BX20 and Klanghelms spring reverb in terms of quality and sound IMO. Not a fan of many other brands spring reverbs, I usually stick with UA, Klanghelms or the algorithm in my Eventide H90. Didn’t like the waves magma springs, u-he one etc.

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

I hope the springs are better than the ones in ToneX. If yes, Peter, please find a way to incorporate those in ToneX. The ToneX springs are definitely a weak point.

I’d have to load up Tonex and see how they compare, I don’t recall tonex having a bad spring reverb though.

The Dual Spring plugin seems to be more inline with UAD AKG BX20 and Klanghelms spring reverb in terms of quality and sound IMO. Not a fan of many other brands spring reverbs, I usually stick with UA, Klanghelms or the algorithm in my Eventide H90. Didn’t like the waves magma springs, u-he one etc.

To me, the best "drippy, surf guitar" spring reverb plugins are the Fuse Audio V-Rev63 (the one that looks like a Fender tank, not their 666 model) and the Mixwave Benson Tall Bird. Give those a try if you haven't yet. I've tried the others (own an H90 also) and don't rate them for use on guitar. But the V-Rev63 and Tall Bird are not too far off from my amp springs or my Surfy Bear unit.

[SoftSynthLover99]

I hope the springs are better than the ones in ToneX. If yes, Peter, please find a way to incorporate those in ToneX. The ToneX springs are definitely a weak point.

I’d have to load up Tonex and see how they compare, I don’t recall tonex having a bad spring reverb though.

The Dual Spring plugin seems to be more inline with UAD AKG BX20 and Klanghelms spring reverb in terms of quality and sound IMO. Not a fan of many other brands spring reverbs, I usually stick with UA, Klanghelms or the algorithm in my Eventide H90. Didn’t like the waves magma springs, u-he one etc.

To me, the best "drippy, surf guitar" spring reverb plugins are the Fuse Audio V-Rev63 (the one that looks like a Fender tank, not their 666 model) and the Mixwave Benson Tall Bird. Give those a try if you haven't yet. I've tried the others (own an H90 also) and don't rate them for use on guitar. But the V-Rev63 and Tall Bird are not too far off from my amp springs or my Surfy Bear unit.

Oh cool yeah always liked Fuse Audio stuff, will have to give those a try for sure. Real amp springs are def hard to beat I always use mine when I can, but I was able to get really close with my H90.

Was unaware of the Tall Bird spring though! Sounds killer from demos so will def give that a try. I had a couple of drum sample libraries from mixwave I didn’t know they made amp sims and plugins. Cool stuff.

[SLiC]

Total Studio 5 MAX inc TR6 is the only way to go- probably in a BF sale! Personally I don't see anything I need in TR6, its all nice...but nothing I don t already have. ...been that way a while, probably why I am still on TS MAX 3!

Not sure if anything else out there is quite like Bass ONE or Pusher. I’ve got 1,000+ plugins installed on my rig and both of those do something nothing else does. Or at least do it in a unique way.

Wavesfactory Spectre is similar to Pusher, but you get some extra control with Pusher. Outside of Spectre I don’t think many other plugins do the harmonic saturation thing well or at all.

I skipped the last few T-Racks updates, so for me this is the best IK has done with t-racks in a long while. They seem to have really put a lot of work into the update, so I gotta give them credit even though I have not been the biggest fan of them in recent years.

That's good to know, thanks. Hopefully T6 will be in TS5 soon (and a nice BF sale in November) to tip me over. I never upgrade individual programs that come with TS MAX as I know I will update that at some point and get it anyway...this is actually the first thing for quite a while that makes me want to upgrade TS!

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

...but I was able to get really close with my H90.

If you have an H90 preset you can export and share via PM, I'd love to check it out. I've had mixed results.

Apologies for the OT everyone.

[careyletendre]

Space Delay in T-Racks 6 MAX instantly crashes Cubase 13 Pro (latest version) on Windows 11 Pro. Nothing is needed to reproduce other than starting Cubase and then trying to load Space Delay on a channel (either insert or send/return). I opened a support ticket, we'll see what they say and how long to fix.

Wow. An actual useful post amidst all the usual entitlement and other nonsense.

Did the T-Racks 5 version work well for you ? I'm on C13 but never used Space Delay except for the version inside MixBox.

I do use a bunch of other T-Racks 5 plugins tho, they all seem to work well, except Master Match which can crash both Cubase or Wavelab when loading reference tracks. Known issue, never fixed. Is that working well in the new version ?

Space Delay working well here in Cubase 13.0.40.

[jens]

I hope the springs are better than the ones in ToneX. If yes, Peter, please find a way to incorporate those in ToneX. The ToneX springs are definitely a weak point.

I’d have to load up Tonex and see how they compare, I don’t recall tonex having a bad spring reverb though.

The Dual Spring plugin seems to be more inline with UAD AKG BX20 and Klanghelms spring reverb in terms of quality and sound IMO. Not a fan of many other brands spring reverbs, I usually stick with UA, Klanghelms or the algorithm in my Eventide H90. Didn’t like the waves magma springs, u-he one etc.

To me, the best "drippy, surf guitar" spring reverb plugins are the Fuse Audio V-Rev63 (the one that looks like a Fender tank, not their 666 model) and the Mixwave Benson Tall Bird. Give those a try if you haven't yet. I've tried the others (own an H90 also) and don't rate them for use on guitar. But the V-Rev63 and Tall Bird are not too far off from my amp springs or my Surfy Bear unit.

+1 in regards to V-Rev63 - but also don't forget PSP Springbox.