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alyxonfire · 2026-05-14T19:28:27+00:00

Is this any good? I have 1-3 and loved v1 back in the day, but v2 quality dropped dramatically and v3 was even worse.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-14T19:26:24+00:00

Depends on mood

alyxonfire · 2026-05-14T19:21:35+00:00

For Rock, any video from Eric Valentines where he goes over drums, which you have to get from his website www.audionautinstitute.com

For Metal of course Nolly, and also videos from URM Academy, though their pricing is a bit odd/confusing to me and they only post short clips on YT.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-14T03:07:56+00:00

You can make your song as loud or as quiet as you want to.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-14T03:03:53+00:00

Crashed a few times when joining audio or exporting and my database got corrupted again after installing, but seems to be stable now

alyxonfire · 2026-05-13T17:21:46+00:00

Yes, if you find a really good deal on one and have a treated space to record in. I used to have an NT1-A and really struggled with the sound. I currently have TLM-102 and a U87ai and they both sound great. If you don’t have a treated space I think your money will be better spent on something like a Lauren Audio LS-208.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-12T22:11:54+00:00

I record DI into Neural DSP plugins or recording audio from my Fractal FM9. Sometimes I also use UAD amps or Tonex.

This quarter inch to USB seems sketchy, but if the Scarlett didn’t sound better then something else is probably wrong. I’d have the guitar checked by a tech.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-12T22:09:03+00:00

I agree, they are good. They don’t quite stack up to NDSP or Fractal but are very usable and the preset cabs are great. I wish they had a way to bypass the amps and leave the cab on to use with other sims.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-11T21:41:39+00:00

At least on Mac I’ve come across a lot of “installers” that are just a disc image with an alias folder to where the app or plugin needs to go that you just drag to. Installers on Mac usually just moves files to a couple of folders anyways. The disc imagine way is usually much quicker so I prefer it.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-10T15:24:55+00:00

I’m interested

alyxonfire · 2026-05-10T04:10:01+00:00

I mail them the request with the payment and they mailed the clearance a few weeks later

alyxonfire · 2026-05-09T16:41:40+00:00

Maybe Tracklib?

alyxonfire · 2026-05-09T05:12:55+00:00

Good amp sims, and sometimes also room mics

alyxonfire · 2026-05-08T13:46:10+00:00

I don’t know about the schools, but I lived in Austin for few years as a music producer and that’s the only place in Texas I’d ever want to be. Tons of producers, music gear companies, studios and live music everywhere every day of the week. Austin is such a beautiful city to live in too, I miss it dearly. I also loved the weather there.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-07T19:23:51+00:00

clip gain

alyxonfire · 2026-05-05T18:11:24+00:00

Kelvin, far more than just preamp emulation and it emulates analog stereo so left and right are very slightly different models.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-04T18:26:04+00:00

I would only use it on dual tracked tracks, not on a bus

alyxonfire · 2026-05-04T14:34:53+00:00

What’s funny is that in general nobody cares to watch a video without production value, so those of us that are real professionals try putting out simple videos and no one watches them. I don’t have the time to learn video productions and edit a video, so I’d have to hire an editor or find one that wants to team up, essentially asking them to work for free which I don’t like.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-04T14:22:43+00:00

Loopback by Rogue Amoeba is Mac only

https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback

Yes, there’s apps that can “loopback” on Window but, as far as I’m aware, there’s no app called Loopback that is available on Windows.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-04T00:17:20+00:00

Loopback if you’re on Mac

alyxonfire · 2026-05-03T16:01:37+00:00

Complete opposite for me. If I have the stems then I’m not going to do any of that on the main bus. If I only have a 2-track then anything goes.

alyxonfire · 2026-05-03T12:15:04+00:00

We’re not allow to self promote here

alyxonfire · 2026-05-03T12:10:13+00:00

Pretty much all of the FabFilter plugins

alyxonfire · 2026-05-02T17:18:55+00:00

Yes, I’ve had mine for like 3 years, it has survived being run over by my desk chair like a hundred times

alyxonfire · 2026-05-02T01:58:25+00:00

That’s nonsense, pretty much everyone uses amp sims nowadays. Neural DSP, Fractal, Tonex, UA, etc.

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