Help identifying Magnecord Mixer

November 6, 2019, 10:25 pm

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Hi,

I'm a Gearslutz noob (long time lurker), so apologies if this isn't posted in the correct area.

I need some help identifying an old mic mixer. Any info would be seriously appreciated. rockout

Anyway, I just saved a Magnecord mixer from being thrown in the dumpster. I've been looking for some information on it, but am struggling to find anything. I don't have a power supply, and will need to source one so i can test it. When i opened it up one of the boards was disconnected (see pic 6,7,8) and resting inside. It was held in place by an old piece of foam that was starting to crumble. I've removed the foam and the larger crumbly chucks to take the pics.

I would like to use this as a pre for my home studio if possible. If you can help me with any info/details about this unit i'd be really grateful.

Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help me with this!

Cheers! kfhkh kfhkh rockout

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Lightpipe only 8 channels playback as well???

November 6, 2019, 11:01 pm

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I’ve read optical /lightpipe can only handle 8 channels . Does this mean playback or record only or just total 8 tracks only either way.
Here’s what I read on wiki. Thank you!!


Lightpipe can carry eight channels of uncompressed digital audio at 24 bit resolution at 48,000 samples or four channels at 96,000 samples per second. Initially used for the transfer of digital audio between ADATs, the protocol was designed with future improvements in mind. All Lightpipe signals are transmitted at 24 bit resolution, no matter what the depth of the audio; information is contained within the Most Significant Bits and the rest of the bits remain a string of zeros. For example, if a 16 bit signal is sent via Lightpipe, the first sixteen bits contain the audio information while the other eight are simply occupied by zeros. The receiving device ignores information it cannot process. For example, a 20 bit signal going from a Type II ADAT to a Type I (which only operates at 16 bits) will simply ignore the bits below the sixteen MSBs.[3]

Higher sample rates can be accommodated with a reduced number of channels. While the original ADAT machines did not support this, the Lightpipe format was modified using bit-splitting techniques by the company Sonorus. Known as S/MUX (short for 'sample multiplexing'), this connection allows 4 channels at up to 96 kHz, or two channels at up to 192 kHz, on one optical cable. Most manufacturers implementing ADAT Lightpipe now support this S/MUX interface extension.[4]

Light carrying the data signal through the Lightpipe is turned into an electronic data stream going to an IC chip commonly referred to at Alesis as "the 1-K chip". From there the audio data frame is routed to processing IC's.

With an ADAT Lightpipe and an ADAT controller linking up to four ADAT's using CAT5 cables with RJ-connectors and SMPTE Time Code, you could synchronize four 8-track ADATs together for a total of 32 simultaneous synchronized channel tracks of 16 or 20 bit audio data. 24 bit came later with the HD24 Hard Disk recorder in early 2001, which also made use of Lightpipe capabilities.[5]

JBL 4328P Phantom Center

November 6, 2019, 11:20 pm

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Hi guys.

I have a weird issue with my 5.1 JBL setup.
The speakers seem to be missing phantom center.
When playing a mono sound t.ex. voice overs through both speakers I can clearly hear both speakers play separately when sitting at correct distance instead of having the illusion of the voice coming from the center.
It partially feels like there is a level problem, but I have run the room correction tool, and it didn´t really help.

I switched to another pair of speakers (Dynadio BM6A) which did not have this problem.

Is this a classic problem?

the right midi processor to get instant program changes on Digitakt?

November 6, 2019, 11:33 pm

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Here's the situation:

I have a Digitakt, a sampler well known for not responding to program change messages until the end of a sequence. It is frustrating for my particular situation, enough that I'm willing to spend extra cash to add this functionality to my Digitakt.

I've read people say that it's possible to have a midi processor filter out the program change and then resend it out sandwiched with stop / start messages. Bomebox comes highly recommended. I've also seen claims on the elektronauts forum that the retrokits RK002 and the midi solutions EPP / EPP+ can also do this. (Knowing very little about midi processing, I've finally graduated from decade-long lurker to a verified slut!)

Being a midi processor virgin, I guess I'm asking if:

-I should drop the 250 bucks on a Bomebox. and maybe drop even more cash on the software if the 30 minute time limit gets too obnoxious.

or

-I should spend much less on the RK002($45), EPP/EPP+($130), or some other MUCH cheaper midi processor.

AND

-if there is any clear guide somewhere to midi processing. (I'm assuming i'd need to filter out the program change message. set a variable as the incoming program change message. then spit out a stop message, then the saved variable PC message, then a start message. so a sequence of messages in response to an incoming program change? idfk, that's why I'm here.)

If you have any expertise on this, I'd appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!


Bonus question:
I'm a dawless, analog synth-nerd. I play live about 6-12 times a year. I like songmode and being a songwriter. I don't like to "jam" live. If an argument could be made for any synth dork to graduate beyond thru boxes into the world of midi processing, what other practical or fun applications are there for me? If I got the Bomebox, is it gonna sit next to my Digitakt for years pulling program change duty? Or is it gonna suck me into a midi processing black hole of potentiality? If midi processing is a horizon of possibility that will tempt, should I get a nice-to-use, expensive processor and save myself the cash/headache later? It's totally worth it to me to pony up the ducats for better interface/more applications.

Thanks.

Midi thru box doesn't power via focusrite, looking for new one.

November 6, 2019, 11:53 pm

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I have the MIDI Solu*tions Quadra Thru V2 and I wanted to plug it to my focusrite scarlett 18i20 so I can send midi notes to my three synths. Currently I'm using the thru ports on all the synths but my understanding is that if you want to eliminate latency, even if it's just a few MS, your probably better of with a thru box that sends the midi to every machine at the same time. The problem is that I found out that the focusrite interfaces doesnt power up the midi thru box.

So my question is, what is a nice and budget MIDI interface I can get which is powered and with an USB connection to my pc. Doesn't have to be a rack unit perse.

My Question About Bouncing a Mix To Another Daw

November 7, 2019, 12:56 am

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I'm making beats and recording vocals generally in Ableton Live. But, after recording vocals and arranging, editing the beat, I have to bounce them to Pro Tools because most of my mastering and mixing plugins works in Pro Tools. But I have to tweak or EQ or compress little bit to get that sound from my unmixed track to mixed track.

But if I make those changes, I'm basically mixing, right?
This is where the part that confuses me because I want that raw and natural mix, but if I change things before mix, it's basically mixing?

So, the question is, should I change things on my instrumentals, vocals or such things before mixing or let them stay like that and make those changes on Pro Tools?

TD-3-SR berhinger 303

November 7, 2019, 1:20 am

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New 303 from berhinger its here already TD-3-SR

https://bit.ly/34BHnIl



the product was available in the berhinger website but its gone now.
i was able to take a few snapshots.

ISA Two line input question

November 7, 2019, 2:48 am

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Sorry if this is a dumb question.

Can I safely run a line out from my Apollo to the line in on the ISA for some analog flavouring to VST tracks? I know I can use a DI and a reamp box, but this would be an easier route if there won't be any issues regarding impedances etc.

Thanks!

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JV-880 Audio Troubleshoot & Repair

November 7, 2019, 3:06 am

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Hello,
Since starting this thread: Roland JV-880 No Audio
I have aquired a nice soldering station and have been repairing and upgrading various gears.

This Roland still has same issue, lightly tapping on PSU board audio cuts in and out.

Think it is time for me to learn all about diodes. If that is a diode in the image I am pointing at, ** yes, based on the symbol, it is a diode*

it is very sensitive to the issue. Everything else around it is secure.

If you have a great resource or preferred educational outlet, site, book hit me up.

Any thoughts what so ever, please.
Even BS statements are cool, I find pretty much everything funny, except waves over bloated discount city affect for long term use and ik Multimedia's download and archive the internet to use two plugins.

Survey for Bachelor Thesis about alisiasing in digital audio processing and itb mix

November 7, 2019, 3:18 am

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Hi there,

my name ist Daniel. I'm a studio owner and audio engineer from Austria. I've been reading here since at least 15 years and learned a lot here. Thanks for that.
Now, after doing recording, mixing and mastering jobs for 20 years in music and post production I decided to head for an academic degree.
So atm I'm writing my Bachelor thesis. It's about the impact of aliasing in digital audio processing an mixing in the box. Aliasing is a issue if you mix in a "low" sample rate like 44.1kHz or 48kHz and use plug-ins that work with harmonics, like console emulations, saturation effects like virtual tape machines and distortion effects, but also when using a clipping limiter.
To evaluate the impact of created unwanted aliasing frequencies in a mix i created samples of 3 mixes of different genres. One time in a usual mixing session sampling rate of 48kHz and again the same mix in a mixing session with 192kHz to reduce aliasing effects.
Here is the survey with the test samples:
https://forms.gle/u9FBpS3GrGjoeqTx5
The samples are provided as streaming video. It's a A/B test.

I hope that topic is of general interest and this is the correct forum.

I would be grateful if you guys participate in the survey. It takes about 15 minutes to listen to the samples and answer the questions.
The survey will last for about a week, and i'll be back with the results then.

Thanks!

FluffyAudio announces Dominus Choir Pro

November 7, 2019, 3:45 am

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FluffyAudio is more than happy to announce the release of our Dominus Choir Pro

While releasing Dominus Choir two years ago, we were already looking forward to enrich it with new features. Among them, the possibility to sing in English and Marcato and Staccato articulations. By now we could say that we successfully accomplished the task.

This time, Paolo had in mind the perfect picture of how the choir library would have sung, knowing exactly how to achieve the best result; Mario Lanaro, from its first sampling experience had by that time become a true sampling-machine, with his positive attitude and attention to detail, always striving to pull out the best from the singers; the choirs themselves, with the perfect blend of experience of the oddities of sampling and the excitement for the new challenge.

From the very beginning, in Dominus Choir Pro we paid particular attention to build up exactly the same recording settings of Dominus Choir. Moreover, the days of sampling where enriched from the solid support brought by Simone Mor and Matteo Melchiori, now stable part of FluffyAudio. Again, a big thank you goes to the two conductors of the wonderful choirs we sampled, Mrs. Jose Borgo and Mr. Maurizio Sacquegna, Female Vocal Ensemble “La Rose” and Vocal Ensemble “Novecento”; to our dear Pietro Pasquini, to Mario Lanaro and to all the people who once again supported us during these years.

…What more? We can just say that Dominus Choir Pro literally “speaks” or better “sings” for itself!

“Dominus” in latin means “Lord” or “Master”. This word can be heard in many examples of sacred Christian Music.

Despite its noble origins, the choice of the name “Dominus” was actually inspired by Dominoes, the popular game that dates back to 13th century China and which spread out to Europe five centuries later.

In facts, the way the engine works resembles this ancient game. In Dominoes you connect the different tiles according to their value. Dominus Choir utilizes an engine which intelligently connects the different syllables by the vowels which both precede and follow the consonants.

The vowels are the glue that holds the words together. This system keeps the musicality and the realism of the original sessions intact, but also gives the user complete control over the duration of each part of the words built with the word editor.

The same system flawlessly works under the score in Dominus Choir Pro, taking care to smooth the transitions between the various syllables.

In addition to this, Dominus features beautiful true-legato transitions for all the vowels in the library, capable of dealing with movements from the softest to the strongest dynamics, and, an intuitive polylegato engine that simply works as it should.

FEATURES

• Staccato and Marcato articulations
• 4 Stereo Mic Positions
• 54 GB installed (compressed in NCW format)
• 24 bit / 48 kHz stereo
• Innovative and smooth engine with easy to use GUI
• True Legato for all vowels
• Monophonic and Polyphonic mode
• Complete control over the duration of each syllable
• 346 syllables for Legato Articulation
• 60 + 60 syllables for Marcato Articulation
• 60 syllables for Staccato Articulation
• 3 keyboard layouts
• Sampled in a warm hall
• 200+ premade words
• 13 Reverb Presets
• ability to sing in different languages
• Velocity Lock for precise tweaking of each note
• No unnecessary controls: instant fun!
• Many bottles of wine drunk with the male choir

Get Dominus Choir Pro until November 30th for the introductory price of 549$ / 549€ instead of 649$ / 649€!

Need more info? Check on https://www.fluffyaudio.com/shop/dominus-choir-pro/

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Antelope Audio Orion Studio 2017

November 7, 2019, 3:50 am

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TLDR: A missed opportunity: great hardware, horrible software


Antelope had a brilliant concept with this product.
- 12 Class A preamps
- Amazing clocking
- Fantastic AD/DA conversion
- 16 outputs on D-Subs
- 2 re-amp outputs on the front
- Flexible internal routing
- Tons of emulations of legendary hardware EQs and compressors free of charge, all running without any latency

I could not find any other product with this type of flexibility, but it turned out to be too good to be true.


Hardware

I think they did a great job with the hardware, it does what was advertised.
Pros:
- 4 inputs accessible on the front
- nice big detented knob to set monitor/line/headphone levels
- 2 headphone outs
Cons:
- look out for display burn in: I personally use the black screensaver and set it to the lowest value to extend the lifetime of the display
- there's no way to edit the preamp input type from the front panel (Hi-Z, line, mic), it would be really handy
- There are some buttons with no labels that you have to figure out every time you use them, kind of annoying
- only 2 rack screws, meh

Overall solid build and usable interface.


Software:

This is where the problems begin. All the processing power in the world doesn't matter if you cannot easily and conveniently access them. And that's where this product falls apart.

There are three components of the software stack:

Drivers
- I'm running MacOS with a Thunderbolt connection and had no issues with the drivers
- People on Windows are reporting flaky drivers on Thunderbolt, but that can be either Antelope or Thunderbolt port related. Look into the forums to get more info on this.

Antelope Launcher
- On Mac it will run a web server on your machine all the time even if the app itself is not running
- It will always be in the background consuming resources even if you are not doing anything related to the unit, I'm definitely not happy not having control over this especially on a laptop I take everywhere
- There's no way to turn off launcher updates in the app. It means that if Antelope releases a new version that has bugs, it will be installed and you can not roll back easily. Very annoying and unnecessary. You have to turn off your wifi or have to use other solutions to prevent updates.
- In a recent update the options were added to prevent driver, control panel updates, but not the launcher itself.

Control Panel

This is the software where you can set up your routing matrix, set levels, assign effects.

- Mixers: you have 4 mixers that you can route any inputs to and route the mixer out to any other mixer or to your recording channels

- Built in reverb: nice reverb, but only available on Mixer 1 and you don't have separate output from it that you could route. I ended up dedicating Mixer 1 to just the reverb so I can use it flexibly. Unfortunately this only leaves you with 3 mixers left.

- No send channels/ auxes. If you want to create busses you have couple of mixers left, no too flexible for realtime use, but you can do that after recording in your DAW.

User interface annoyances are everywhere:

- Mixer fader issues: dragging the mixer fades will step in 3-4 dB increments. There's a shortcut to fine adjust it by pressing CTRL, but it's very annoying you have to do that in the first place, so you end up holding CTRL all the time

- Preset saving: You have 16 effect channels with 4 slots each. You can assign a lot of real time emulated effects to them, but you can only save the whole effect channel at once, no way to save presets per effect. So you cannot have a list of your own settings per compressor to speed up workflow. Very annoying

- Preset saving not reliable: You can save your 4 effects together but unfortunately recall is not reliable. Some effects come back bypassed even though the visuals indicate it being active. After 3 month of use I concluded it just cannot be trusted, so keep that in mind while spending hours with fine tuning.

- Annoying animations: every time you switch to another mixer or effect there's an panning animation horizontally, it's extremely annoying, disorienting and just slows down your workflow

- The app doesn't follow UI conventions: you can drag the window grabbing it anywhere, not just the titlebar. The problem with this is you end up dragging the window all the time: you want to change an EQ but don't hit the pot with your mouse properly? Dragging the window. Since the plugins mimic a wide variety of hardware EQs with funky controls and pots, with different hit areas, you will drag the window a lot.

- Level monitoring: there's a wide range of compressors available, but I found the refresh rate of the gain reduction indicators are just not fast enough to consider them usable. They just become a distraction because they don't really give you precise information. In some cases they don't even work.

- Saving device presets: there are 5 preset slots on the unit that you can recall on the hardware. The idea is that you would have 5 presets with different routings for your use-cases, mixing, tracking etc., good thinking.
You can save presets to these 5 slots on the Control panel, but there's no mention how. You have to hold CTRL then click the preset number. If you forget to hold CTRL or hold any other modifier key, you just recalled the previous preset stored in that slot, no undo, no confirmation, you just lost everything you wanted to save. What were they thinking?

- DEL ALL: the interface has many DEL ALL buttons, usually very close to frequently used functions, like Bypass. If you accidentally hit them, you will delete your effects that you tweaked so carefully, no confirmation, no alert, nothing. You lost your work.

- AFX2DAW: this is the software that enables you to use the plugins from your DAW like you would with UAD. However it's only available for MacOS, and it costs an extra 2-300 Euros. It suffers from the same preset saving problems, so don't even bother.

I probably forgot some other annoyances, but the point here is that the user interface is just very annoying and frustrating, if you had a good creative flow it will probably disrupt it.
But hey, nothing is perfect, so I reported all of these issues to support with detailed explanations, but that just leads me to my next point.

Support

Online support: Antelope has chat support on their site and they seem to be responsive, they will solve setup issues, even using remote sessions. This is all great, they will get you up and running in reasonable time.
However I cannot recall any product in this price range where I had to contact support so many times. Even if you get an answer in half a day, you just wasted that day of productivity.

- Tickets: I mentioned I submitted tickets for the issues with the Control panel, dozens of them.
They all got closed with a simple answer "Forwarded to developers". No follow up when any of them were fixed, nothing.

- Issues just don't get fixed: I was hoping these easy fixes would be out in no time, but that's not the case. None of the mentioned issues were fixed in the 3-4 month since I reported them. Other users had the same exact issues reported even years before me.

Antelope Facebook group: this is a place where users share ideas, workarounds, issues. However if you say too many negative things about the products, you will get banned being "negative", even if it is completely valid. They seem to want to paint a rosy picture of this company. There are many Antelope employees in this group and they just don't reply to any valid concern. Extremely frustrating.

Manual: just an afterthought, don't even bother.



Verdict:
I would never buy anything in the future from this company.

They have a winner on their hand with the hardware but they are just arrogant and not fixing anything after years of complaints and def to user feedback.

This is by far the worst experience I ever had with any pro audio company and product, especially in this price range.

This company is in denial of the fact that they have serious issues and seem to be focusing on new sales and not keeping existing customers.

My suggestion: only buy their products if you are buying it for just the conversion and don't plan to do any serious mixing with their plugins. You can setup one routing that works for you and never touch the control software again.
But if you want just that there might be alternatives from more reputable companies, so look around.

I really wanted to like this product and still think the concept is amazing, but all the bugs combined with the way they treat their customers completely reversed my opinion.

Baby Audio releases SUPER VHS

November 7, 2019, 3:57 am

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Baby Audio releases SUPER VHS

Feel the lofi magic of the 1980s — with six unique effects in one strange plugin.

New York, November 7th 2019 — Two and a half busy months after releasing our first plugin, 
I Heart NY - Parallel Compressor, we’re excited to announce the follow up.

As kids of the 1980s, we have always been drawn to the sound of slightly out-of-tune synths, warm tape saturation, gritty samples and grainy reverbs. So we set out on a mission to capture the lofi spirit of our favorite decade — and bring it into a new decade.

Super VHS hosts six unique ‘one-knob effects’, coming together in a versatile channel strip.

STATIC: Static noise synthesizer. HEAT: ‘Analog tape’ saturator. SHAPE: Sample rate reducer inspired by 1980s 8-bit samplers. MAGIC: Dark and lush chorus FX. DRIFT: Pitch fluctuation LFO. WASH: ‘Bad Hall’ reverb. + Internal EQ, bit-crusher and limiter.

We wanted this plugin to be like sending your sounds back in time, then re-discovering them on a worn-out VHS tape 30 years later. All with the click of a single button, right inside your DAW.

Super VHS will add some 1980s lofi authenticity to whatever clean sound you run through it — from a subtle touch of character to extreme sonic twists that leave your head spinning. Each effect has just a single control - but multiple parameters under the hood - allowing you to find endless combinations to transform your synths, samples, guitars, drums, vocals and beyond.

Compatibility
Mac & PC, Vst, Vst3, AU and AAX, 64-bit and 32-bit. Compatible with all major DAWs.

Early adopter discount. Get Super VHS for $29 until December 31st.

For video and image assets, manual and additional info, please visit:
www.babyaud.io/super-vhs-multi-fx-plugin

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IK Multimedia's iRig Stream stereo audio interface now available

November 7, 2019, 4:17 am

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IK Multimedia's iRig Stream stereo audio interface now available

Pocket-sized mobile streaming interface provides crystal clear audio when live-streaming and recording video

IK Multimedia announces the availability of iRig Stream. This mobile-friendly audio tool is part of IK's Creator Series for video content creators, YouTubers, live streamers, musicians, DJs, podcasters and other social media broadcasters looking to capture high quality audio directly using a mobile device.

Ideal for content creators and musicians, iRig Stream is a mobile audio interface that combines multiple audio sources down to one track for recording or streaming in mono or stereo with the user's mobile device and their favourite app.

Two line-level RCAs offer quick connection to mixers, keyboards and outboard gear, and the included Lightning, USB-C and USB-A cables can connect to the latest smartphones, tablets and laptops.

An innovative headphone/microphone jack offers both direct monitoring and an easy way to add a voice-over to a stream. Compatible with most earbud/mic combos as well as IK's analog iRig accessories, it offers a comprehensive solution in an ultra-compact unit.

An intuitive set of gain indicators and gain control make it easy to set the appropriate level, and 24-bit, 48 kHz A/D converters ensure superior sound. A Stereo/Mono switch ensures compatibility with the widest range of apps, including mono-only apps like Instagram, and a loopback feature lets users playback music on their device at the same time they stream.

Five-time Latin GRAMMY-nominated producer, composer and percussionist Tony Succar has relied heavily on tools in the iRig range to grow his social media following. In the video here, he gives a glimpse into the way the new iRig Stream can now help artists and social media creators stream their videos and performances more easily.

Pricing and availability
iRig Stream is available for $/€99.99* from the IK Multimedia online store and from authorized IK dealers worldwide.

* All prices excluding taxes

For more information, please visit: www.ikmultimedia.com/irigstream

To see iRig Stream in action, visit: www.ikmultimedia.com/irigstream/video

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Eplex7 DSP releases Forest Film pads 1 plug-in instrument for Win / Mac

November 7, 2019, 4:50 am

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Hello producers,

Eplex7 DSP Forest Film Pads 1 is VSTi & AU plug-in instrument for Windows and Mac and can be used also as expanding instruments library in our FREE Eplex7 Player or in our plug-in instruments. Available as Win VSTi x32 / x64 bit, Apple MAC OSX Audio unit or Mac VST3 plug-in.



Forest Film Pads 1 is collection of forest pads, soundscapes, textures and special atmospheric strings for film / cinematic / video game music especially historical, gothic or fantasy films. These instruments can be perfectly used also in any positive music like chillout, ambient, ezoteric / relaxation music, orchestral music, historic music, Intros in various styles of electronic music from progressive psytrance to melodic liquid drum & bass.

Sounds can be used also in darker and more mysterious tracks and intros (for example darkpsy dark intros / outros or neurofunk dnb intros, Horrors or war film music).

Collection consist of spiritual film pads, magic soundscapes, bird singing pads, forest animal pads, atmospheric evolving soundscapes, combined orchestral-synthetic pads, strings, dark gothic pads with horns, synthesizers, atmospheric textures and more.

Forest Film Pads 1 is modern plug-in instrument for MAC & Windows / VSTi / AU / Mac VST, x32/x64bit and include multi-octaved / multi-sampled sounds, instruments, waveforms and synths which sounds perfect in wide range of tones / octaves from C3 to C7 or more.

All sounds can be modified by internal parameters like LFO rate/depth (Triangle, Sinus, Saw, Square, Exponent) with Pitch, Expression and Pan modulation. Low pass / High pass filter with cutoff, Reverb / Space, Amplitude envelope, Pan. You can play in various modes: polyphonic, Monophonic or Legato with Glide function. You can use external VST plug-in effects from Eplex7 or other manufacturer to significantly modify all included instruments and create brand new sounds fast and easy.

Features:

- Plug-in INSTRUMENT for MAC & Windows / VSTi 2.0 & 3.0 / AU / Mac VST, x32/x64bit
- Low pass / High Pass filter with cutoff
- High quality sound engine, disk streaming technology (saving RAM memory and very low CPU consumption)
- LFO with rate/depth (Triangle, Sinus, Saw, Square, Exponent) with Pitch, Expression and Pan modulation
- Fast preset / sounds browser with menu / arrows
- Reverb/Space
- Glide function (Legato mode), Mono mode and Polyphonic mode
- Pan knob
- Amplitude envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release)
- Velocity mode selector

Specification:

- Compatibility: plug-in instrument that can be used also as expanding instruments library in our Free Eplex7 Player or in our plug-in instruments
- Requirements: MAC & Windows / VSTi 2.0 & 3.0 / AU / Mac VST, x32/x64bit
- File formats: *.MSE
- Size: 242 MB

List of multi-octave instruments:

- Black forest choir
- Burning strings
- Dark forest portal
- Evil knights are coming
- Fat strings
- Forest flutes
- Good Knights
- Magic morning
- Northdorea forest
- Soft forest horns
- Witchcrafts

Download Free Eplex7 player VST & AU

Product page: www.eplex7.com

Price in currency: 7,90 €, Introductory time-limited price: 5.90 €
Price in credits: 4 Credits (save up to 70% or more)

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November 7, 2019, 5:12 am

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Hey guys,

I'm reaching that moment of the year that I need to upgrade again my studio :heh:

My main set of speakers is Focal Alphas 80 and my main card is a pci RME Multiface which I love and has been rocksolid.

If choose a new card I was considering the RME UFX+ cause I really love their workflow and provides me with 60 I/O which I am going to use as I mixdown through an analog console. Most important factor of course it's their new improved converters. But will the Alpha's be the bottleneck to exprerience them in all their glory?

If I choose a new set of monitors that would be a 3 way active set as Im looking that midrange separation that 2 way's wont give . Considering of Focal Twins6be , EVE's SC307 etc. But will the Multiface's sound will soon sound unbearable and show its age?

Any opinions welcome!

P.S Im planning to upgrade my system to the new AMD Ryzens so there will be a time that Im gonna need a new card as theres only pci express support (there are risers i can use the old card for now but thats part of another thread)

Coupling to existing garage ceiling Vs. Creating triple leaf?

November 7, 2019, 5:26 am

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The garage I'm going to be insulating has a large-ish roofspace which is great for storage but complicates the insulation somewhat. I've attached some plans; the garage is internally 7m by 3.7m by 2.44m.

My current plan of room-within-a-room-ing includes a floating floor and insulated walls with an air gap to the existing cavity brick walls of the garage; I'm also planning to put a ceiling on my room-within-a-room in order to get more uniform insulation and fully decouple it from the existing garage structure.

The issues this raises are (1) fiddly arrangement of building a hatch into this roof directly below the existing hatch so that the roofspace storage space is still accessible, (2) losing too much height in the room between new floor & ceiling and (3) concerns about triple(or more)-leafing my ceiling.

On (3), which seems to be the really concerning one, the new ceiling/existing 'drop' ceiling could be like the STC57/63 examples in the leaf example picture if I removed the lower layer of ply attached to the existing beams and added insulation to both on top of the new ceiling and under the existing ceiling (between the beams).

Which would seem fine except that there's obviously a roofspace above that bordered by a roof, meaning another space and another border...which seems like a triple leaf system. Obviously I want to avoid that, but the only other option is not putting a ceiling on my room-within-a-room and instead using the existing 'drop' ceiling as the ceiling for the new room...which means coupling it to the garage. Which seems like the worse option, right?

My budget here is about £2,000 and it's looking like I'm going to blow past it in materials (never mind getting workers in to help with wiring/some of the construction), so I seem to be choosing between these two options.

Appreciate any help/advice and apologies for the probably-too-scattered post earlier in the week; I have several concerns but should probably deal with them one-by-one.

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November 7, 2019, 5:27 am

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Dear Reality releases major multichannel update to dearVR PRO

November 7, 2019, 5:59 am

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Dear Reality releases major multichannel update to dearVR PRO all-in-one spatializing solution for 3D audio with Plugin Alliance

SANTA CRUZ, CA, USA: Plugin Alliance, supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one virtual roof, is proud to announce availability of dearVR PRO V1.4.0 — a major multichannel update to spatial audio technology-specialising German software partner Dear Reality’s all- in-one AAX-, AU-, and VST-supporting spatializing solution for 3D audio, extending its state-of-the-art binaural and Ambisonics encoder to support 26 multichannel output formats from 5.0, 7.1.4 to 13.1, intended for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, or MPEG-H — as of November 7…

dearVR PRO duly delivered on its creators’ cutting-edge vision of providing the best-sounding 3D audio technology to all kinds of next-generation audio production environments upon its original release in late 2017. Fast forward to today’s major update and V1.4.0 ensures that Dear Reality and its premier product rightfully remain at the forefront of spatial audio technology, easily meeting all of the professional requirements for any VR (Virtual Reality) or AR (Augmented Reality) production. Put it this way: all surround sound specialists can continue to use the plugin in their particular workflow — whether working with a more standard 5.1 system or a more elaborate setup with more speakers.

Simply select one out of 26 different loudspeaker formats and immediately start mixing in 5.1.4 or 13.1, for instance. Want to deliver a mix in multiple formats? No problem! dearVR PRO users can easily start mixing in Binaural (2CH), TOA Ambisonics, or 7.1.4, and at a later stage export the mix in 5.1 Film, for example, by just changing the OUTPUT FORMAT. For those who do not want to invest in a physical 13.1 loudspeaker setup, choose the Binaural output to prepare the session before easily switching to the final loudspeaker format.

Furthermore, users of dearVR PRO V1.4.0 can also benefit from Dear Reality’s brand-new VHSP (Virtual Height Speaker) simulation technology. This combines sophisticated room and distance simulation with groundbreaking virtual height speaker perception for flat setups like 5.1 or 7.1 in an unprecedented manner. Want to deliver 7.1.4 and 7.1? Easier done than said! Start mixing in 7.1.4 using the four real height speakers, then change the OUTPUT FORMAT to 7.1 and benefit from the virtual height simulation.

Additionally, all 46 vivid VIRTUAL ACOUSTICS environments within which dearVR PRO users can place an object’s sound have been optimized and adapted to simulate smoothly when working with all multichannel loudspeaker outputs. On top of that, all feature true-to-life 3D imaging and depth. Creatively choose from variously-sized rooms suited to the most commonplace production needs — from a small Car to a huge Cathedral. Each environment is instantly and independently recallable per plugin instance, letting users place each object’s sound in a different space. It is also possible to change the shape, dimensions, and texture of the selected space by adjusting its size, damping, balance of early reflections, and diffuse reverb.

REALTIME AURALIZATION mode allows adjustment of the distance between the listener and the four walls (LEFT, RIGHT, FRONT, and BACK), ceiling (TOP), and floor (BOTTOM) within the selected space. Moving the sound results in the delay times and directions of arrival for early reflections bouncing off those virtual boundaries being altered accordingly — just like in real-world environments. Extraordinarily, an OCCLUSION control even enables users to adjust the sound of an object being blocked by another virtual object in line of sight to the listener!

It is also possible for dearVR PRO users to effectively place their listener in the centre of the sound. Simply drag the mouse around using the plugin’s XYZ pad to position a track’s sound anywhere in a 3D soundstage — be that behind or in front of the listener, closer, or farther away.

Also, radical performance enhancements applied to the V1.4.0 update lead to a performance increase of up to 60%, making dearVR PRO the all- in-one solution when working with large channel counts in complex situations. Saying that, those performance enhancements enable users to run more instances of dearVR PRO than ever before.

Better said, dearVR PRO V1.4.0 is truly a state-of-the-art audio processor, allowing any multitrack session to be mixed in 3D. The powerful, fast, and intuitive interface provides all the tools that are needed to create stunning, ultra-realistic immersive 3D audio. Ask Golden Globe- and GRAMMY® Award-nominated film and classical composer, record producer, and arranger Simon Franglen. No stranger to the widening world of spatial audio himself, he happily sings its praises, putting forward the following closing comment: “It’s completely brilliant, utterly intuitive, excellent.”


Dear Reality’s dearVR PRO is available for purchase — as an AAX Native-, AU-, VST2-, and VST3-supporting plugin for MacOS (10.9 through 10.14) and Windows (7 through 10) — exclusively from distribution partner Plugin Alliance for $349.00 USD from here: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/p...earvr_pro.html (Please note that the V1.4.0 update is free for owners of dearVR PRO.)

A fully-functional, 14-day trial of dearVR PRO is available to anyone registering for a free Plugin Alliance account here: http://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/registration.html

dearVR PRO is included in Plugin Alliance’s MEGA Bundle (https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/p...e-monthly.html) monthly — and annual — subscriptions at no extra cost!

Note that the proprietary Plugin Alliance Installation Manager means users can select, download, and install only the products and formats needed for their system.

For more in-depth information, including several superb-sounding audio demos, please visit Plugin Alliance’s dedicated dearVR PRO webpage here: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/p...earvr_pro.html

Watch Dear Reality’s immersive introductory video for dearVR PRO V1.4.0 here: https://youtu.be/54aIDJudKjI

See and hear Dear Reality’s ‘Best of Binaural mixes’ dearVR PRO video here: https://youtu.be/YyhdEeui_PY

Watch indie producer, sound engineer, and online product trainer Alex Solano talk through dearVR PRO 3D mixing techniques on behalf of Plugin Alliance here: https://youtu.be/ZU-wglqm0JE

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Behringer Wing - a new digital mixer or something more (else)?

November 7, 2019, 6:00 am

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Hi, my fellow Gearslutz,

as we all probably know, Behrinher is teasing for some time its new, "most amazing" etc. product, showing consecutive letters of a name of it. MusiciansPro gathered all four teasers in one video:



MusiciansPro openly call the new product a "digital mixer", but, well, is it a digital mixer really? Looks more like an advanced touch+physical fader/encoder control surface with deep DAW integration to me.

With all the love & hate for Behringer that I have (I own two of their original products - no clones, me no like Uli making clones), I'd like to know your opinions, ideas on this "Wing" thing. What it could be, actually?

Cheers and have a good day!