The Sound Board

Ah ha - thanks Tanuj! Looks very interesting, and I see last year they had a spring sale in April... My guess is that you will pick it up. It is a monster and sounds unlike anything else. The possibilities are many and the sound is really good. They could easily charge half the price of the plugin ...

Does anyone know of any reverbs (and delays for that matter) with kill switches? Something automatable that resets the tail. Case use - a slow attack pulse with reverb and delay but the reverb and delay cut with the abrupt end of the pulse, and grow clean again on the next pulse. It's made me ...

I meant to post some examples here long ago but forgot about it. Anyway, I have created some examples here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/lmac8urcsads4ifl8lcs0/AM-YhgNdyRvOmWCtWjEHgoo?rlkey=ixvv8geoomab5uqiy473xgnmm&st=uyd90i0n&dl=0 There are two folders. One is a quick electronic example with a ...

I've been thinking about something in this interview since I watched it last week. He says before he starts a new project, he sits and he forces himself not to play until he hears something in his head - either melodically or texturally (paraphrasing). It avoids him doing the same old thing. This ...

I have in fact had decent success with the CSS solo cello. I have to do a few things but for simple cinematic lines, it’s useful.

I almost always usually find a place for a library that I have purchased. Don’t have any major regrets. Except, for some reason I don’t use most of the 8Dio stuff I have purchased (it’s not much). I do find some use for Bazanthar and the Cage series but it’s still rare enough. FWIT, I do use the fram ...

This is probably a spoilsport position, but my enthusiasm to listen to his interviews has cooled noticeably since his deal with Saudi Arabia. I'm much more interested in what Raman Djawadi has to say. Unfortunately interviews with him are harder to find. What’s he doing with Saudi Arabia and what i ...

I enjoyed the interview and I am a Zimmer fan of course. He has an incredible body of work and there is much to learn and appreciate. He has led a remarkable musical life in film and there is so much inspiration. He is also very giving, despite being a super star. I have had some personal ...

Having finished a project, I am now going to upgrade to 14 from 13 as it has really nice updates. Modulators alone is worth it for me.

This is an interesting topic. I use very little plugins from back in the day. In almost all cases, I found better alternatives and things have moved along. At this point, I would say the oldest things I use now are as follows: * U-he Zebra and Diva * Hollywood Brass (upgraded to Opus/Hoopus whatever ...

Thank you all for taking the time to answer the questions and engaging. We can all see that there are some common answers and others are more personal. In general I think there is a 'feeling' of something being lost over the years. I suppose as we move through life, we will have some of it. For some ...

Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts! The common aspects from most posts so far is as following: * Large scale films just don't pack enough of a punch for you anymore, indicating a drop in quality film making. * Going to the cinema is not as convenient as watching it at home. * Due to ...

I do share some of the skepticism of AI, especially as highlighted by FriFlo. On the one hand, I have no interest in one button composing but there could be novel uses of AI for our work. Chess is not doing too badly I think as many people still play at high levels and even recently there was a lot ...

Thank you all for your inputs. I have not checked NotebookLM but will give it a look. Honestly, I have used zero AI in anything I do. However, I have just started messing around with Claude. It seems to be pretty good for some things but I have to keep double checking and sometimes, it makes ...

I am not sure how man members here work directly in film and television but I am reasonably confident that those working in this area have felt the decline in recent years. Certainly many data points have been released recently claiming this to be the case. I have anecdotal evidence for it and at ...

Yes, AI is all the rage and a source of much concern but without going into all of that in this post, I would like to discuss realistic practical applications of AI in making music. How are you using it? Have you come across serious tools that can help us in any way? Are you using it for automation ...

This is a very interesting topic and as we know there are many options these days. I will try to make some audio examples and see how we all feel about things. I agree with Piet in that samples have an inherent disadvantage when working with plugins. One of the main reasons in my opinion is that ...

Thanks Tanuj! I hope your health has improved? I haven’t listened to the walk-through either. Frankly, I wasn’t motivated to after hearing the demos. I am going to check it out, though. I know you have good ears and good sensibilities, so I’ll listen again. I have CSSS which I tried to love and for ...

I think the tone is in the ball park and it may be useful as a writing tool if it is easy to use. Some of the short, long and repeating interval legato sounds good in the demos. I haven't seen the walk through but it may be a good investment if a project needs it. The occasional harshness should be ...

I think the tone is in the ball park and it may be useful as a writing tool if it is easy to use. Some of the short, long and repeating interval legato sounds good in the demos. I haven't seen the walk through but it may be a good investment if a project needs it. The occasional harshness should be ...

A fantastic update for me personally. The two most important features from a composer/producer perspective is the addition of saturation which can really change what Pro-Q has always been about at the click of a button and the new spectral mode - for targeting pesky frequencies in samples ...

This looks like a monster update and I am very happy to see a number of fantastic new features.

A very exciting upgrade to an already powerful EQ.

Looking forward to Dan’s walkthrough video!

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The Unfinished has 40% off - https://www.theunfinished.co.uk/ There are some really great soundsets there for Diva/ Zebra/Omnisphere and many more. Sound Morph also has 60% off - https://www.soundmorph.com/ Great software and sound packs too! Time Flux still remains unmatched and unique. I was ...

Thanks Evildragon and Guy! I will read through the migration advisory.