Product Reviews by KVR Members

Disclaimer: This is purely a rating based on my level of excitement as I just picked this up. .. I'll add a proper review after some playing. ..

For drum separation, this is so unique. .. having the ability to extract drums from a mix. .. not just as a loop, but as individual kit pieces to process. Wow!! This is one of those times whereby I love technology. Thank you, WaveMachine Labs. Time to download, install, and let the fun begin. ..

Sharing my excitement. ..

Oh Yes, a "smart" De-Esser that helps me work fast and get great results. I only just picked this up, and already I'm deleting a few other de-esser plugins. I really like T-De-Esser and M-De-Esser. I think I did a review on these a year or two ago, and I know I had good things to say. This has all those same goodies, plus a little assistance (as needed) and some kind of boost thingy to bring out sonic breath and expression. Although I have not used much so far, the GUI is lovely, featuring that signature look with a few simple, yet powerful controls. really like the direction this company is going. I absolutely love and need tools that help speed up my workflow without sacrificing quality. Thank you!.

Disclaimer: I just downloaded, installed, and launched, so I'm not giving a serious review, but I am here sharing my excitement over the potential and possibilities.

I just picked up AI-Impactor, and I beyond excited. Although I have not used much YET, the interface features the elegant Techivation look with simple, yet powerful controls. I'm assuming a lot is going on behind the scenes, which is fine by me. I realize some "pro" producers are not comfortable with the ambiguity of a product like this, but in my case my only concern is results. .. getting those results as fast as possible. AI-Impactor should do just that. .. helps transform attacks, thus preventing them from being lost or mushy. I really like the direction this company is going. I absolutely love and need tools that help speed up my workflow without sacrificing quality. Thank you!.

Reaper is an amazing DAW with unparalleled depth, power, and customizability, but it's missing a big feature that other major workstations now have. ... a clip-based, non-linear matrix workflow like Ableton's Session View, Bigwig's Clip Launcher, Logic Pro's Live Loops, etc. Alas!!!! Playtime 2 enabled Reaper users to use such a feature, and it works flawlessly and seamlessly integrates into Reapers interface. I beta tested Playtime v1 and looked forward to v2. It's here! Let other DAWs beware. .. Reaper is now even more attractive and robust. I haven't dove deep enough into Playtime 2 to give a proper review yet, but I wanted to share my initial thoughts and excitement for this release. It should literally be a "game changer" for users who want the option to work with clips inside of Reaper. Well, time to noodle around. Bravo to the developer, who is extremely responsive and listens to user requests. Thanks for developing and releasing this fine software.

I have used so many plugins over the past 20-years. .. some good, some bad, and some ugly. The whole shebang by Baby Audio is very, very good indeed. They don't mindlessly follow the market trend and churn out clones of other products; they release extremely creative, innovative audio tools that users crave. .. myself included! Their apps and plugs suit a variety of genres, not just EDM. I'm currently producing alternative folk and indie rock.

This bundle includes some of the best offerings available in today's and tomorrow's market. I'm a proud user of many of them. In addition to writing and producing original tracks, I work as an educator, using music to reach, teach, and inspire. I just finished another semester. You should have seen the kid's faces when I used Transit to mess with their in-class samples! I just updated to Transit 2, and I cannot wait for next semester. I haven't used Humanoid yet, but I have high hopes for vocal transformation and hard tuning. Smooth Operator is lovely, and I'm used that to. .. well. .. smooth out harsh tracks. It's very easy to use, musical, and yields great results. Comeback Kid is another favorite of mine. .. the warmth of its repeats are creamy and it's fun to mess scroll through settings.

All of Baby Audio's music tools look and sound good. And, they are fun to use! I highly recommend checking out this bundle, especially when on sale.

Thiago Pinheiro makes sweet paks for AAS. I have a couple others that are fantastic. .. one for Strum and one for Chromaphone. I look forward to picking this one up too. The video demo sounds smooth and comes with useable presets. This is not much of a review. .. just an enthusiastic post from a user who is about to grab this pak.;-).

This is a first impression, not a full-blown review.

Wow!! I'm excited about this official release. Pianet T is very retro in concept and design, but it's also new to my ears. The sound pallet seems to fall between a Wurlitzer and Rhodes—so warm and fat, but there's a nice tine-clarity at the same time. This is sure to be a winner. It's got a solid, usable sound. Its charm is not FX-dependent.

I look forward to noodling, making patches, and tracking. Great job, Martinic.

Fantastic solution quickly and precisely taming harshness. .. nice to have a plugin that delivers w/o destroying momentum. I was pleasantly surprised to discover its powerful anti-boxiness abilities. Another winner by Techivation.

Disclaimer: I just picked this up so I won't be creating a proper detailed review, but I wanted to express my excitement over this plugin. I'm fairly known on forums for creating much longer reviews, but in the spirit of this plugin, I will be fast and fun with my writing.

Firstly, it's unique and I needed to launch and use it without preconceived notions. The plugin does most of the work under the hood, leaving simple, yet powerful knobs for the user to twist. This is a full FX unit, designed to provide an array of colors to whatever sound runs through it. It is not another basic lo-fi unit. This particular Finisher product "Retro-ises" tracks with flavors of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. There are many useful presets that serve as a groovy starting point for processing. This is not for producers who want total, precise control over all parameters. This plugin is designed to be fast, fun, and musical. .. and it is! Users "dial-in, back, and do a little fine-tuning." I work in two settings, as a music educator and as a singer-songwriter. In both situations, I need to work fast. Teenagers and young adults quickly lose interest when the teacher is fumbling around within a DAW. With my own music, I'm the teenager (I wish). Still, I need to work fast before I lose my inspiration. I spent way too many years collecting and learning plugins with not much music to show for it. UJAM Finisher Retro is my rebellion plugin. I picked this up to help me dial in a vibe without losing myself and my muse along the way. So far? It's AWESOME!! UJAM has successfully set up this plugin to deliver genre-specific flavors. It works swimmingly on drums and bass, but I especially dig it on legato instruments. I'm currently having fun running an eBox guitar track through it. I can identify some of what Retro is doing behind the scenes, but not all of it. There is some wonderful algorithmic magic going on behind the wizard's curtain, and you know what. .. I don't care what going on as long as it sounds good. .. It's time to make music and let go of my control freak tendencies that have stifled my creativity for way too long. I have returned to using my ears more than my eyes.
I love this thing for all it is and all it isn't!

Note: After I complete my current Brit Invasion projects I am going to check out the other Finishers by UJAM.

This is not much of a review, but I wanted to share my initial impression of M-Compressor. ..

The market is flooding with compressors, and I have a few good ones, but there is nothing quite like this. I love the upward/downward integration and symbiosis. It's really fun to use, responsive, and very intuitive and musical. And, like all Techivation plugins, M-Compressor has an inviting, attractive interface. It is, however, a little more complex than the rest of the M series, but not bloated or scary in any way. I look forward to using this on upcoming tracks. Nice work, Techivation:

• Transparent.
• Low CPU, considering the power and responsiveness.
• I love these guys. .. super responsive support and innovative development.