alexWell, that’s it, I guess 🙁
Not really 😀 There’s a couple of them that actually belong to OP (nothing new, again, but maybe somebody doesn’t know about them):
Tal-NoiseMaker:
http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products/tal-noisemaker
Piano One:
http://www.supremepiano.com/product/piano1.html
Podolski:
http://www.u-he.com/cms/podolski
TX16Wx:
Tyrell N6:
http://www.amazona.de/index.php?page=26&file=2&article_id=3372
Cheers, Alex
alexNice! Thanks! 😀
I think it’s also based on 808/909 types of sound, but it’s really flexible.
alexTnx for your answer!
There are some plugins on your list that I haven’t tried, and now I will 😀
Yes, it’s really hard to find a good free drum machine (you linked commercial plugins). I actually like only two of them (they’re already well known, but I’ll link them, anyway):
http://tactilesounds.blogspot.com/p/tactile-synthesizers.html
I think this is the best free emulation of Roland TR-808.
http://www.e-phonic.com/plugins/drumatic3.php
A really nice plugin imo.
Cheers, Alex
alexTnx guys! Great plugin!
alexYes, that is the way for them to sell their stuff, but I think what they offer for free is good (I’ll find some time today to check out that eq and meters). Well, registration, download, being junk mailed ……. that can all be annoying.
All the plugs you mentioned are great.
There’re so many plugs I like I don’t even know where to start.
http://www.simulanalog.org/guitarsuite.htm
Two amps, five stompboxes. No GUI, great sound.
http://lepouplugins.blogspot.com/2009/08/hybrit-series.html
All LePou plugs are great. This is the one I like best.
The Anvil and NRR-1 – great preamps (TS-999 is also here 😀 ):
http://www.igniteamps.com/en/audio-plug-ins
Finally, two impulse response loaders I use are:
http://www.voxengo.com/product/boogex/
http://www.kuassa.com/products/amplifikation-lite
And if somebody needs guitar cab irs:
http://www.guitarampmodeling.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2631
There’s more, but I can’t remember right now.
Cheers, Alex
alexI don’t even know why I bother writing this. Maybe because I like Podium very much (for what it could be). Now, I’m not a licensed Podium user but I think (hope) that the opinion of every user is important to the dev.
@The Telenator wrote:
Are the rest of us who use Podium on computers better designed for serious recording supposed to sit back and wait forever for critically needed features during the development of Podium as a tablet toy? I am still waiting for any kind of real justification for this diversion of work from Podium upgrades and improvements.
That’s the part of the post you should have payed attention to as a licensed user imo.
BTW I was the one who mentioned pen and paper method and I don’t think it’s the best or the only one:
@druid wrote:
I do think it’s extremely short-sighted to use an argument that something has worked fine for centuries, as a reason not to try anything new.
I didn’t notice anybody did something like that. You read this, I guess:
@The Telenator wrote:
In and of itself, I have no problem with Podium being adapted for use on a tablet or even a phone.
Finally, I think this Poll is misleading:
I own an iPad
I own an iPhone/iPod Touch 4G (retina display)
I own an older iPhone/iPod Touch
I own an Android tablet/smartphone
I plan to get an iPad
I plan to get an iPhone/iPod Touch
I plan to get an Android tablet/smartphone
Who cares? That tells nothing about using mobile Podium.
How many people use or plan to get some of devices listed above may be (is) important information for a mobile app dev, but that’s the question for another Poll. The question here was: “Mobile Podium?”
This is fine:
I don’t plan to use mobile Podium, but I think it is an important development
I don’t plan to use mobile Podium, and I wish all work on the app would stop
and what missing is:
I do plan to use mobile Podium
Cheers, Alex
alex@The Telenator wrote:
……the three knobs change settings massively if you so much as breathe on them. You get it very close to loud and perfect, then only touch a knob ever so slightly and you’re suddenly clipping……..I’m afraid I tossed the W 1. The touchy controls were unacceptable and helped my decision.
I’ve already said that I don’t use the version with the gui (and for the reasons you described). Just download the gui-less version – you can even Shift/click for more precision (and that’s not even necessary).
http://www.yohng.com/software/w1limit.html
The dev suggests that unexpirianced users should leave release time as it is (200 ms). Bad idea (for this limiter). That’s soft limiting. To get the best out of W1, you’re gonna have to set really fast release time. That color or raw edge it brings (and is famous for) is distortion caused by a short release time (btw L1 default is 1 ms and it works good that way in most cases, and if I remember correctly, for mastering presets it’s 10 ms – I think even that’s too long in some cases, and o.k., one can experiment with longer release times, but at some point you’ll start to lose that edge, and at that point, it’s time for another limiter imo). Anyway, whatever you do, don’t push it too hard – long release time = whole lotta breathing, sound is much duller and short release time = too much distortion. This limiter is best on drums and voice and when it’s hardly working. It can be used as a mastering limiter for certain genres (I don’t do that tbh). If you want a simple, transparent mastering limiter (I posted about it already, but just in case you haven’t tried it):
http://www.zynewave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2987
P.S. This long explanation is meant for newbies, not for you, I know you know those things already. I just wanted to tell you about gui-less version 😉
alex@The Telenator wrote:
The devs at REAPER have been working overtime, too, it seems — two major updates in one week, plus a major Manual rewrite.
Yes, I noticed that 😀 BTW, buying REAPER was only a matter of time for me. It’s simple – I need it’s routing (and I already know it really good, since I could mix on it numerous times in my buddy’s studio). Have you noticed that the evaluation period is 60 days now? Reaper’s evaluation policy is very good imo (even though they can evaluate it forever, most of the people end up buying it). Comparing to other DAWs on the market, I find the price of the full commercial licence to be more adequate to what this software offers than the price of the discounted licence. O.K. maybe I’m exaggerating – REAPER has its shortcomings, there’s a lot of complaints about MIDI…… However, if I could make 20K a year I would pay that much for the software that I use, and believe other people would (and do) too. I finally feel completely set (for what I do), and that’s what counts.
@The Telenator wrote:
I’ve just spent more than half a day between posting here and catching up on my mail updating all of this. Every time I think I’m set, I get another notice in the mail from KVR that someone else has just released an update. TesslaPRO is now MkII, the Baxter EQ now has a smaller, more reasonably sized GUI, and on and on and on.
Yes, Variety Of Sound plugins are really great. NastyVCS is a great channel strip (it sounds so good and has great internal routing). Ferric TDS, BootEQ, ThrillseekerLA ….. TesslaPRO is great (tnx for the tip – downloading 😀 ). I still like a little TesslaSE very much 😀 It’s extremely CPU friendly and SBE button is great. BTW I was trying for quite some time to find a free alternative to Rbass or MaxxBass which turned out to be almost impossible (Waves patented technology). I found this plug and it can do the trick. Try it if you haven’t (in the mix 😉 ):
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/bass-landscapes-by-syncersoft
@The Telenator wrote:
I expect you are witnessing this explosion of software, too. Do you remember the days when you had to hunt around for a while on the Net to find a decent free plugin?
Oh, yeah 😀 But, I somehow managed to clean up my library and have round 60 plugs in the moment that are always in use. I’m cheating a little bit here, because I also have a secondary vst folder with some 20 plugs that I don’t use so often, but are so good that I couldn’t delete them. 😉 😀
@The Telenator wrote:
Perhaps already owning a good bundle of Waves plugs is one of the safest ways to avoid being overwhelmed these days.
I will break the promise I made to myself and discuss Waves plugins one more time:
@alex wrote:
BTW, Waves made me sad this time – Musician 2 bundle that contains Rcomp which I like so much and Req, Super Tap, Doubler … as a bonus, was offered for $49 (regular price $160) 😥 (flat broke these days). But, there’s always a next time :D….
Rcomp is a “desert island ” compressor (electro/opto and warm/smooth buttons make it so flexible that I could mix only with it). The best allrounder I’ve ever used. And this price is really more than fair only for it, not to mention a couple of nice plugs that this bundle contains. On the other hand, I still wouldn’t have Rbass and/or MaxxBass (and tbh the other plugs in that bundle are replaceable even with free plugs or not really necessary to have, but they’re high end plugs and at $49 this bundle is the bang for the buck).
@The Telenator wrote:
If you are wondering what I think of the quality of Waves plugins, I would have to be honest and say they are actually quite good but also require the prospective user to jump through a series of hoops to get full use or value out of them. Possibly the greatest offense by the Waves outfit is how some users are conned into believing they must join and pay for the WUP update program in order to get any timely support if ever needed (which some state has some truth to it), or that they must pay this annual fee in order to be allowed to update their plugins when new versions are made available (this part is patently false). Overall, there is an awful lot of needless confusion. If any plugin maker needed a good bit of debunking, Waves is a prime candidate.
I think this is well worth reading again, before anyone decides to buy some Waves plugs.
I’ve never heard my buddies who are Waves users bitching about anything, but ………
Try before buy is a must here, also (been already explained why).
Those other bundles I was talking about are still too expensive (for me, at least, and there’s still a question if they worth that kind of money – they do, if you ask me (because if something really works for you, money doesn’t matter anymore imo (if one has it, of coarse 😀 ). Finally, I don’t feel limited in any way by not having those plugins. Buying REAPER is much better decision for me in this moment (first things first) and I think we will see many discounts in the future (I don’t think only of Waves plugins this time).
Cheers, Alex
alex@The Telenator wrote:
I’m not exactly sure what your question or point was, alex, and I’ve read your latest post here twice.
I read what I wrote and you were right – this post was messy/confusing/misleading/whatever (the only good part was:”So, when I’m talking about certain Waves plugs, I’m suggesting nothing.”) so I deleted it.
alexIf you don’t have the presets folder and I’ve just made you confused, try to load it a couple of times:
– open the Setup menu
– select Explore Setup Folder
– open the file PluginQuarantine
– delete epicVerb’s entry
– load the plugin again
I had to do that 5 or 6 times.
alexAre you trying to load it together with presets folder? If so, you won’t be able to load it. Just remove the presets folder from your vst folder, delete epicVerb from quarantine, and try again.
Hope this helps
alexI just wanted to say that I wasn’t suggesting anything to anyone, especially not to buy something so expensive. I somehow figured out I was talking about Waves plugins too much lately. That’s all.
And I guess you read what I wrote about Stillwell plugins.
I absolutely agree with everything you said.
What I was pointing to at the end was this:
@alex wrote:
Actually, I’m happy with what I have now and spend my time learning new things in order to improve my mixing skills, because I know there’s no magic plugin that can save a mix or turn it into a masterpiece. It’s great to have good gear, but even the best gear makes no difference, if one doesn’t know how to use it.
Cheers
alex@Levendis wrote:
Tee hee 😆
“Ask Levendis” sounds like a column in a tabloid.
I know 😆 but I remembered “Ask Joe” from Home Studio Corner.
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alex@The Telenator wrote:
It’s like I’ve said too many times before — Podium only needs 8 or 10 features added (the exact number here we have debated some before), and it would rival any other currently on the market. Unfortunately, saying this does not make it so, does it?
I couldn’t agree more.
And I think, that would make professionals rate Podium much higher than now. Podium would be mentioned more often as a serious DAW (and lately it barely gets mentioned). Of coarse, Frits would have to implement all must have features at some point, but I think this would buy him some time to do that. That could be a good way to commercial success imo.
However, I’m afraid he’s already made his choice:
@Zynewave wrote:
I think mobile music creation is going to cannibalize the traditional PC/Mac DAWS in the years to come. In 5 years time I expect more than 95% of all music-creators will be using a mobile device as their primary way to record and arrange compositions.
No matter how good I make Podium, professional studios will never dare taking the risk of using a one-man created DAW as the cornerstone software of their studio. That means my main target are the creative musicians, and they are going towards mobile as I see it. If I stay committed to writing Windows-only software, I don’t see a great future for Podium.
But, this:
@Zynewave wrote:
So, it’s difficult for me to say what will come in 2013, but I’m getting anxious to return to ‘pure’ Podium development mode. I have no major features lined up for the next releases, so perhaps the best solution for you would be to wait with the update renewal, until you notice the Podium release cycle has returned to a more permanent stride.
Not in 2013 😯 ❓ ❗ When, then ❓ 😕
@Levendis wrote:
@alex wrote:
Fx automation is also a must have feature.
Do you mean for hardware processors?
When it comes to VSTi and VSTfx, you can assign midi cc to parameters or write automation to a track lane. There are numerous ways to achieve the latter.
- Record arm the track with the plugin. Start recording. Adjust the knob/field/slider parameter on the plugin. An automation lane will be written.
- Right-click the slot of the plugin whose parameter you wish to automate. Navigate into the menu labelled Automate parameter and select the one you want.
- Open the Inspector, find the parameter in the device list and double-click it.
No, I don’t owe any outboard gear.
And tnx for explaining this. I missed it, somehow. So, one down 😀 and a few more to go 🙁
BTW I think there should be a subforum called: “Ask Levendis”. 😀