📢 Attention, #cosomusic production people:
iZotope Audiolens referencing software is free through 11/22.
"The new Audiolens desktop app makes track referencing and comparison easy by analyzing audio from any streaming platform or audio source. Play your chosen audio through the selected output of your device and the application will collect data on key sonic characteristics, helping you to visualize, compare, and match your favorite reference tracks and sounds."
@voltronic I have taken advantage of a number of Izotope giveaways over the last few years. The plugins are excellent and generally get the job done nicely. Thanks!
@XaoslordErie
I have been a hardcore RX devotee for years, all the way back to version 2. It gets used for pretty much every live concert recording I do.
Ozone is a pretty amazing mastering tool as well.
@XaoslordErie
Those UAD units are nice because they take the processing load off the CPU. But I do wonder what their longevity is.
I don't use that many plugins or FX; what I do use is mostly free stuff but the paid ones I absolutely can't live without are iZotope RX and Pianoteq. Pianoteq is really great because it's all physically modeled instruments; not sampled. So you have a pretty low CPU and RAM hit, but also unlimited polyphony and the ability to tweak every aspect of the instrument.
@voltronic I've been using a UAD-1 card for a number of years now, and when I was gifted my UAD-2 card, it, too has lasted me a few years. Since it uses a PCIe 1X slot, as long as the card was built well, it should last a long while. But again, I still have lots of other plugins because I don't know for sure how long that will be. I do have some excellent instrument plugins, many free and some paid. I get those from either Plugin Boutique or KVR Audio.
@voltronic It is indeed. To be clear, I have a UAD-2 Quad card in my recording rig with a slew of amazing plugins from API, Neve, and others, but not everyone can afford things like that (full disclosure - I can't, either, mine was a gift along with plugins), so when Izotope and other folks put out good free stuff, I tend to grab what I can because I never know how much longer my UAD card will live.