Plugin Deals and Discussion Thread

Jonathanthomas83

spark240 said:

Melodyne updates on discount this week,

I've been looking at Melodyne, is it good/worth it?

stratman3142

Jonathanthomas83 said:

spark240 said:

Melodyne updates on discount this week,

I've been looking at Melodyne, is it good/worth it?

I updated Melodyne Editor 4 to 5 fairly recently. The Editor version does what I need.

I originally got Melodyne because I fancied having a go at vocals and I need as much help as I can get. I'm not sure even Melodyne can help me. However, I have found it useful for other reasons.

1) It's very good as a non-real time audio to midi converter. I've converted melodies played on guitar (including the bends) to midi to drive VSTi's
2) To help detect/confirm the notes in a part I'm working out by ear, but am unsure of some of the exact notes.
3) When I've played a guitar solo I like, but there might be slight pitching errors. Melodyne can fix that. It can be used to edit timing as well, but I usually edit the track directly in Reaper for that.
4) Editing string squeaks, so they're not so obvious. But sometimes I use a spectral editor for that.

Jonathanthomas83

Thanks @stratman3142 that's very helpful! I may jump on essentials at some point.

stratman3142

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Thanks @stratman3142 that's very helpful! I may jump on essentials at some point.

I described capabilities of the Editor version. Check the version comparison tables. I'm not sure that Essentials does what I described.

Jonathanthomas83

stratman3142 said:

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Thanks @stratman3142 that's very helpful! I may jump on essentials at some point.

I described capabilities of the Editor version. Check the version comparison tables. I'm not sure that Essentials does what I described.

Fair one, will do, mate!

Lodious

mrkb said:

PolarityMan said:

Siejen said:

Everything waves at $29.99 today apparently 
https://www.waves.com/plugins

and tomorrow. and the next day..and tuesday 14th 2032....

Also I'm refusing to buy any more waves until they sort their act out with 2nd install licenses. 

I’d love to find anyone that’s managed to pay full price and ask them how they managed it!

Maybe where Waves basically tried entrapment tactics to extort money from users about 15 years ago?

If I recall correctly, they would approach small studios pretending to be an artist and stipulate they wanted to use Waves plugins on a session. When they turned up at the studio, if the studio was using cracked versions, they would threaten them with legal action unless they bought them. I'm probably misremembering half of the story, but at the time it sounded like a pretty shitty trick, and I've never used Waves on principal. *

* I don't use or condone using cracked software. 

octatonic

Jonathanthomas83 said:

spark240 said:

Melodyne updates on discount this week,

I've been looking at Melodyne, is it good/worth it?

I have Melodyne Studio V5.

If your DAW supports ARA then it is a no-brainer.
Have a look here:

https://helpcenter.celemony.com/M5/doc/melodyneStudio5/en/M5tour_LogicARA_InsertVorbereitungen?env=logic

I no longer own an Autotune license- Melodyne has a bit of a learning curve but it is absolutely worth the money.

yorkio

All the Moog iOS apps are free today, apparently in celebration of Bob Moog's birthday. And so is the Model 15 Audio Unit, although as I understand it it's an AUv3 so might only work in Logic/GarageBand. (FWIW, I can see it in Live, but haven't got it to load.)

Jonathanthomas83

Apparently Reaper can do AUv3, I googled it yesterday as a result of that very deal. I've yet to try it. Standalone sounds nice though.

pintspiller

Spitfire Audio Sale this week. 

Has anybody tried Hans Zimmer Drums or The Grange Drums?

Bod

A bit premature this one, but it's expected that Native Instruments' annual Summer Of Sound event will kick off soon.  The usual affair is 50% off upgrades. 

If you were planning on pulling the trigger on an upgrade, it'll be worth waiting a little while.  I'm planning on upgrading from 11 Ultimate to 13.

PolarityMan

Im on 11 as well...whats the draw in 12? I guess you get massive X in addition to massive..anything else sexy?

Bod

PolarityMan said:

Im on 11 as well...whats the draw in 12? I guess you get massive X in addition to massive..anything else sexy?

13 is the current version.  For me, the draw is that Guitar Rig 6 is now in there, plus Noire.  I also like their Pharlight/Mysteria/Straylight instruments.

The upgrade from 11 to 12 wasn't worth the jump, but there's enough now in 13 for me to consider it.

PolarityMan

not fussed on guitar rig..i have more than enough amp sims.

Jonathanthomas83

Eventide Plugins are 60% off in most outlets, including the Eventide website, ADSR and Plugin Boutique, though the latter seemed to add some markup and ADSR checkout process doesn't work, so I bought direct!

PolarityMan said:

not fussed on guitar rig..i have more than enough amp sims.

@polarityman, what ones do you recommend?

PolarityMan

Right now I'm using alot of ampltube 5 but I also really like the brainworx VH4 and ampeg, helix native and parallaax, STL tonality still gets wheeled out fairly regularly too. If I was going to buy another one it would prob be archetype: gojira.

PolarityMan

tbh anything except bias...thats a piece of shit

Jonathanthomas83

@PolarityMan agree, I don't like bias either. Hit me up if you want my copy of Gojira. 

duotone

Spitfire Audio has a new free LABS: Bass Guitar available.

” Ranging from smooth and soulful to punchy and driven, these classic bass sounds have been recorded by Spitfire Audio's Leo Wyatt, and re-amped through a vintage Ampeg at Hackney’s Premises Studios. With four presets and seven controls, this versatile LABS classic will add depth and rhythm to your tracks.”

https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/bass-guitar

Bod

Bod said:

A bit premature this one, but it's expected that Native Instruments' annual Summer Of Sound event will kick off soon.  The usual affair is 50% off upgrades. 

If you were planning on pulling the trigger on an upgrade, it'll be worth waiting a little while.  I'm planning on upgrading from 11 Ultimate to 13.

The sale is now live.