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Another Bargain!!! Addictive Drums 2 (Basic) for only £68 on Plugin Boutique. https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/64-Virtual-Instrument/1475-XLN-Audio-Addictive-Drums-2-Virtual-Drumkit This one comes with 3 kits and 5000 beats!! If you don't like the kits then you can buy the custom version which lets you pick and choose your 3 kits. All for the same price https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/64-Virtual-Instrument/1943-Addictive-Drums-2-Custom Addictive Keys is going for the same price too £68 for 3 pianos. https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/64-Virtual-Instrument/1190-Addictive-Keys-Trio-Bundle

Played a gig last Friday that reminded me why I still do this. So many people dancing and what a vibe.

And giving Headcrusher and Westwood Drums for $5 each (Yes prices in Dollars). Head Crusher (Saturation) https://www.audio-assault.com/headcrusher.php Westwood Drums (Drum kit) https://www.audio-assault.com/westwood.php

After a gig I was approached by a lady asking me if I was that bloke from the Fine Young Cannibals

Another great deal PRS Guitar Bundle for €26 https://vstbuzz.com/deals/77-off-prs-supermodels-by-waves?utm_source=VSTBuzz+Deals&utm_campaign=c471591e03-EMAIL_Supermodels_Broadway_2019_07_17_New&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8656c2da47-c471591e03-100758285&mc_cid=c471591e03&mc_eid=ef3ae70229 Those guitar models sound great and at that price!!!

I think they want to keep that version free to lure Peuple into buying the latest versions. Still has everything you needed to record

Ok I think I can give you my 2 pence. I started 2 years ago (after dealing with the boredom of recovering from a heart issue) and I can say you have everything you need hardware wise. As for DAW my recommendation would be Tracktion T7 and here's the reason, even though I normally use Reaper and to me it's the best DAW specially for the price, it can be a bit daunting because it has a lot of options (maybe too many for a beginner). Tracktion works pretty much like a tape machine as it has a flat screen and it's simple to get yourself started. It's totally free and fully featured and you can use all the VST plugins you want. Here's a video series of how to setup and record and you'll see how easy it is. There's another person in the forum who took my advice and he's already recording with good results in no time. In all honesty Tracktion is not as fully featured as Reaper (and in your case it is a good thing) and I find myself using it more when I want to lay down my ideas and then using Reaper for mixing my projects (and other people's projects). Another choice would be Cakewalk by Bandlab, it is Windows 64 bits only, totally free, fully featured and comes with lots of free good plugins (guitar amps, piano, drum kit, etc...). It would take you a bit longer to get your head around it but not as much as Reaper. Here another video series on how to setup and record. Drop me a direct msg and I can help you in any way I can.

Yeah that one is an amazing deal. Waves has a %50 off deal too, the Schepps Omnichannel is £29 right now and the Greg Wells Voicecentric is £29 too!! Both top plugins.

Izotope Essentials Bundle for just £45 https://www.timespace.com/products/izotope-music-essentials-bundle?utm_campaign=Friday 21st June 2019 - General Newsletter - 30 Day Engaged (LbDHbi)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=30 Day Engaged Segment&_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJtY2dpdmVyNjlAZ21haWwuY29tIiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiTHRUSGRUIn0%3D

Another bargain spotted, for limited time Brainworx_bx_Townhose Buss Compressor for only $29 (Yes in Dollars). It normally costs $200 and sounds amazing! https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_townhouse_buss_compressor.html There's a video of Stuart Huart reviewing the plugin in his Youtube Channel, if you want to listen to it or you can download it and try it before you buy.

Be my guest Si, that's a great idea. Even make it a sticky if you consider.

Was about to post that Strike 2 is going for £22 at Plugin Boutique. Another great alternative to EzDrummer.

Now Westwood Drums are $9, so you can get both for $18 (USD). Nice deal for unprocessed drums that even though they say are for Metal, they really can be used on anything else. https://www.audio-assault.com/westwood.php

Yes your read that one well, a Drum VSTi (mostly for Metal but it works for Rock and Pop) for $9 (USD). https://audio-assault.com/druminator.php Don't know for how long this will still be available but in the meantime get yourself some drums bargain. As usual I don't have any relation with the company. Enjoy!!

If you're running Windows 32 bits you'll get all sorts of issues as you are not using more than 4gb ram. You need Windows 64 bits. I had the same issues and installed Win10 64bits and now my very old Dell core duo is running smoothly and can handle more than 25 tracks with lots of vsts (effects and instruments) on them and I'm only using 4gb of memory (bound to upgrade to 8gb this week)

Like Si has said, usually with these products what makes them "geared" towards any DAW is the software package that comes with them and maybe the fact that such DAW is included in the package, but at their heart they are not different to any other midi controller. So do not be discouraged from getting the MPC if you fancy it, it will work in your DAW of choice.

If you're intentions are for backup then HDD now if you want an external drive to keep resources like samples and loops that you may want to use in your mixes then SSD is the way forward.

Another offer from Plugin Boutique for you guys who love to make orchestral stuff. https://www.pluginboutique.com/deals/show?sale_id=4958 I got myself the Brass and Woodwinds. Note: as usual I do not work for them and do not receive any benefits for these heads up!

Hi guys, Just to let you know that if you own a Focusrite interface, they are giving 6 months of Sonarworks Headphone for free. So guys and gals, go to your Focusrite account and get your copy, it is only for a limited time.

It's only for 64bit OS but it is great. Another great one is Drummica from Sennheiser. It's a Kontact library totally free and it won't cut off after 30 mins like other free libraries do. Unfortunately the site is in german but google translate is your best friend, but the library is in english. https://de-ch.sennheiser.com/drummica

Yeah they give crazy offers, they had Hybrid for £1 too and Serum for £3 not long ago.

Check out Plugin Boutique, they always have great offers. You can get a top notch Synth for something ridiculous like £4. Check this out https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/4-Synth/4637-Synthmaster-Player They have Xpand! for £14 (I bought it when they had it for £3) https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/64-Virtual-Instrument/1560-Xpand-2 Vacuum Vintage for £8 https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/4-Synth/3891-Vacuum-Vintage Check it out from time to time for their offers and freebies. Right now if you subscribe to their newsletter you'll get a complete course on Synthesis for free. Note: I'm not related commercially to them.