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    Orchestral Sample Libraries

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    7 hours ago, DeltaJockey said:

    That becomes problematic on the laptop, with the limited number of usb ports I have available. Why can't EW at least have 2 activations like everyone else? That would solve my problem, and I would readily use it more seriously.😀

    I paid the full standalone price, not subscription.  (I apologise, I don't want to derail the thread)

     

    I get that, especially where you're on a laptop, and for the price EW charges, you'd think 2 licenses wouldn't be an issue.

     

    Not an issue for me, as I use a single desktop PC.  The tradeoff for having the extra power and expandability that a desktop can offer, is lack of portability.

    Orchestral Sample Libraries

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    The only way around having just one activation, I think, would be to place it on an actual iLok dongle, then move that between computers, unless EW doesn't allow for that.  However, I've only ever used an iLok for a few months back when I had ProTools 9, and that was over 13 years ago.

    Software Deals

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    7 hours ago, CyberGene said:

    Just discovered that deal and very tempted too.

     

    Anyone having the collection, is it worth it?

     

    Yes.  I've got it, and while someone mentioned the Full Bucket plugins, those are great, but the only one that's a duplicate of what KC4 has is the MonoPoly.

     

    Everything in KC4 sounds great.  I'm quite fond of the M1, Triton, Wavestation, Prophecy, and the MiniKorg.

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    I'm getting too old for this crud.

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    1 hour ago, Dave Ferris said:

    I will say that going to the gym even once a week for 45 minutes to an hour and even doing light weight on the machines and dumb bells makes a HUGE difference. I'm a super lightweight there but just doing what I do, low weight, high reps, it just makes all the difference in the world.

     

    This.  In addition to running, which I enjoy a lot, I started strength-training a couple of months ago, with the same idea as yourself: lighter weights, more reps, and I definitely feel stronger for it.  Anything to keep from having to purchase and gig a Privia.

     

    However, I'll need to take a month or two off from that due to recovering from a recent epigastric hernia surgery.  Not a big deal, I just can't lift anything over 15-20 lbs for 4-6 weeks.

    Dig My Rig--Let's see your setup!

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    Latest family portrait, taken back in June of this year.  The MS20-mini has since been sold as I haven't really been using it much and it was just taking up space.  It's since been replaced by an SY77.  The Impact LX88+ controller has also been sold--hated the keybed and found it very difficult to play any piano stuff on it.  I usually don't have an issue with a good semi-weighted keybed, but that one was awful.

     

     

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    Weighted, semi-weighted, or synth action keyboard?

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    It depends on what I'm doing.

     

    My go-to weighted is my beloved Roland RD-1000 Piano.  It's just the most pleasant-feeling keybed under my hands--and I've tried many weighted/hammer action keybeds.  Nothing comes even remotely close to the RD (except maybe the MIDIBoard.)

     

    Synth/semi-weighted action: This one, right now, is between my KeyLab 61 MkII and my Karma.  The DX7 would probably be my go-to if I had the SuperMax upgrade which extends the velocity all the way to 127, among the many other things it offers.  However, if I ever got my hands on an old Quadrasynth, that would probably win it for me.

    Workstation for audio production in 2023

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    For $1300, I could probably build an i9 12th gen w/ 32GB of RAM and at least 2TB of high-speed M.2 storage.  It's best to do a custom build unless one wants to manually uninstall all the bloatware that usually comes with a pre-built system.  I recently upgraded my 3-year old i5 9600K w/32GB or RAM to an i9 12900K w/ 64 GB of RAM for around $800-850.

     

    The other nice thing about a custom build is that as your needs change, the system can grow with those needs.  If you ever need a new PC, you can simply reuse the case, the power supply, and in some instances, the storage drives, and save some money that way (unless, of course, the manufacturing standards and sizing changes.)

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