Plugin Deals and Discussion Thread

guitarfishbay

octatonic said:

guitarfishbay said:

octatonic said:

Are people aware of Waves WUP charges?

I am and it's never proven an issue for me.  I don't tend to update my system often and the plugins have always been more stable for me than most others.

Same here- I pay my yearly WUP charge and enjoy hassle free ownership.

My main issue is, given I run multiple systems, that they only give you one authorisation.
A lot of companies (Eventide, Avid, Slate and others) will give you two authorisations so you don't have to take your iLok off the main system to use your portable one.
It is very convenient.

Oh yes I’m with you on that front.

I have 2 iloks and most things have 2 licenses for. If I’ve ever run out of things to buy in life I’ll buy a second set of Waves licenses. But until then it’ll just have to remind myself to transfer the licenses

octatonic

guitarfishbay said:

octatonic said:

guitarfishbay said:

octatonic said:

Are people aware of Waves WUP charges?

I am and it's never proven an issue for me.  I don't tend to update my system often and the plugins have always been more stable for me than most others.

Same here- I pay my yearly WUP charge and enjoy hassle free ownership.

My main issue is, given I run multiple systems, that they only give you one authorisation.
A lot of companies (Eventide, Avid, Slate and others) will give you two authorisations so you don't have to take your iLok off the main system to use your portable one.
It is very convenient.

Oh yes I’m with you on that front.

I have 2 iloks and most things have 2 licenses for. If I’ve ever run out of things to buy in life I’ll buy a second set of Waves licenses. But until then it’ll just have to remind myself to transfer the licenses

Yeah, I just don't like travelling with my primary iLok.
If I travel now then I take a spare blank iLok with me and shift all the licenses up to the cloud until I get to my destination.
It is a pain in the ass.

Jonathanthomas83

Eventide deals...

https://www.kvraudio.com/marketplace/eventide

Is Blackhole worth it if you have the Valhalla Verbs? Anyone?

IMC1980

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Eventide deals...

https://www.kvraudio.com/marketplace/eventide

Is Blackhole worth it if you have the Valhalla Verbs? Anyone?

Also interested to hear about anyone's experience with the Black hole reverb...

octatonic

I have Blackhole.
It is a completely different sound to Valhalla.
Valhalla is is essentially a take on the Lexicon algorithms.
Blackhole is much denser and more of a 'sound'.
I mostly use it on synths and vocals- I'd struggle to find a use on it for a drum kit, although these days I tend to mix without reverb on drums and instead just slam the room mics with a compressor. 

Jonathanthomas83

Thanks @octatonic ;

IMC1980

I am looking for something a bit different on vocals/guitars. I'll probably pick this up for $49. Thanks for the info @octatonic ;

Jonathanthomas83

Tried the demo this morning @IMC1980, it sounds nice. Offers something a bit different to the Valhalla stuff. I like it, however, I was expecting something more epic...maybe I need to experiment.

IMC1980

What source did you try it on @Jonathanthomas83? I'll probably give the demo a go tonight along with that free version of SSD 5.

Jonathanthomas83

@IMC1980 ;Guitar, mate.

IMC1980

OK cool, thanks @Jonathanthomas83, I will give it a go tonight I think!

JAYJO

Toontrack 73% off EZ Mix2 
67% off The Metal Foundry sdx. 
Please dont ask me what these are i havent a clue.

Jonathanthomas83

With Black Friday coming up, I've been searching Udemy for some good EQ'ing and mixing tutorials/courses, but they don't seem all that great...anyone got any good recommendations for video coruses on how to learn this stuff? Specificially want to learn about EQ'ing and mixing drums, electric guitar, vocal, bass, rock, metal and all that good stuff! Cheers

Branshen

Jonathanthomas83 said:

With Black Friday coming up, I've been searching Udemy for some good EQ'ing and mixing tutorials/courses, but they don't seem all that great...anyone got any good recommendations for video coruses on how to learn this stuff? Specificially want to learn about EQ'ing and mixing drums, electric guitar, vocal, bass, rock, metal and all that good stuff! Cheers

Join the mixing challenge they have on here. No better way to learn than trial and error! Heard that it's gonna happen soon.. 

joeyowen

Jonathanthomas83 said:

With Black Friday coming up, I've been searching Udemy for some good EQ'ing and mixing tutorials/courses, but they don't seem all that great...anyone got any good recommendations for video coruses on how to learn this stuff? Specificially want to learn about EQ'ing and mixing drums, electric guitar, vocal, bass, rock, metal and all that good stuff! Cheers

Watched any of recordingRevolution or Warren Huart?  I like both!

Jonathanthomas83

joeyowen said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

With Black Friday coming up, I've been searching Udemy for some good EQ'ing and mixing tutorials/courses, but they don't seem all that great...anyone got any good recommendations for video coruses on how to learn this stuff? Specificially want to learn about EQ'ing and mixing drums, electric guitar, vocal, bass, rock, metal and all that good stuff! Cheers

Watched any of recordingRevolution or Warren Huart?  I like both!

That's great, thank you, I'll check them out!

guitarfishbay

Jonathanthomas83 said:

With Black Friday coming up, I've been searching Udemy for some good EQ'ing and mixing tutorials/courses, but they don't seem all that great...anyone got any good recommendations for video coruses on how to learn this stuff? Specificially want to learn about EQ'ing and mixing drums, electric guitar, vocal, bass, rock, metal and all that good stuff! Cheers

URM Academy Enhanced, assuming you like a range of more modern heavy music.

The regular Nail The Mix subscription is good but Enhanced has the fast track courses which are my favourites for learning the basics.

I think it’s $20 month one then $40 thereafter. You can’t buy the fast track videos separately but there are a lot of hours of content so it’s definitely worth trying a month.

They’re likely to do a Black Friday sale for year subscriptions, I’ve never seen them do sales on new individual months though. They often do sales on back issue months of nail the mix if you want a specific session.

Check it out - https://unstoppablerecordingmachine.clickfunnels.com/tw-order10508482

They have a lot of free content on their YT as well. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC49rSDMkQZJeMWgs2T8SpgA

I know next month they’ve got Godsmack - Bulletproof and Slaves (US band) - I’d Rather See Your Stars explode.

But honestly when I first joined I didn’t even make time for the monthly mix stuff I just watched the fast tracks. 

I’d recommend watching any course Joel Wanasek delivers - low end, EQ, balance, hearing compression, intro to mastering etc... he gives good systems to follow with clear examples. 

Jonathanthomas83

@guitarfishbay that looks and sounds like a good resource, shame the videos aren't available to buy, but I liked what I saw in the demo video, good stuff! Thank you!

guitarfishbay

Neural DSP are doing 30% off both of their plugins with code BlackMetalFriday

There are demos of both plugs, I think they're both really good and the Darkglass one is very close to the hardware in sound.

https://neuraldsp.com/

PeterOne

Jonathanthomas83 said:

With Black Friday coming up, I've been searching Udemy for some good EQ'ing and mixing tutorials/courses, but they don't seem all that great...anyone got any good recommendations for video coruses on how to learn this stuff? Specificially want to learn about EQ'ing and mixing drums, electric guitar, vocal, bass, rock, metal and all that good stuff! Cheers

Just got an email about this this evening, 50% off until 31st December - might be of interest to you - https://www.soundonsound.com/tutorials

But like @Branshen said the best way to learn is by getting stuck in, and there's a lot of resources on Youtube.