JohnKenn
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Finally Hit Rock Bottom
Dear Fiends,
This may seem unbelievable, but I have hit a new bottom in life that is beyond comprehension. There may be no hope. Only blackness on the horizon. My impulse is to reach out for sympathy and support, but realize that few of you can empathize with what is happening to me.
First indication that something was wrong was when new upgrades, new reverbs and eq's, new Kontakt libraries and channel strips failed to elicit a knee jerk rsponse to starve the family of food to buy the plugin. This has imposed a severe imbalance. Family is fed and the rent check is on time, but I'm several versions short of several upgrades.
As I fade off into oblivion, something even worse is happening. The symptoms are there, just no rational explanation.
I AM PASSING UP FREEWARE...
Free mellotron, free widener, free something, free channel strip, Indent free distortion ala Ilock. Meh...already got 50 of these.
It may be brain cancer or something in an advanced stage, but the economic engine will say that this is not normal.
Has anyone else had one of those moments where you can pass up a freebie.
Probably not...
Dismal on the coast,
John
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 16:15:59
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I've been approaching the "enough is enough" mark...
I'm finally trying to sit down and learn what what I have does...
Still doesn't keep me from passing up freebies...but I'll get to
those if and when I "feel" it necessary...I've got 'em and if
they never get used...oh well...but I certainly know what you
mean...
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JohnKenn
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 16:20:40
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2016/08/08 16:47:22
Larry,
Thanks for reaching out to me in my hour of darkness.
Lost consciousness for about a half hour. Came out of the void and found myself surfing for free Kontakt libraries. Maybe all is not lost after all.
John
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 16:29:07
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Hey we all "cross our milestones" John...
so I can definitely relate!
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 17:11:27
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Yeah, most freebees these days make me go Meh! and I pass.
I think I got all the good one ages ago!
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 17:20:18
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2016/08/08 18:44:58
This is why Waves (and most others) are constantly having flash-one-day-no-brainer sales seemingly continuously. And trying to come up with new or repackaged plugins at a feverish pace.
We are all saturated. Sated. Falling down drunk. Engorged. Just one more tiny thin wafer...on plugins and virtual instruments.
And now...they can't even give stuff away.
It was inevitable.
Wait...is that a multi-band limiting equalizing filtered chorus reverb flanger over there?? It's so....bright...and shiny...check out the GUI on that thing. Hubba hubba!!
What was I saying again?
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JohnKenn
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 17:34:29
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Thanks guys,
Gives me hope that a very few might understand the slowly developing disease of vst/vsti apathy. Have to warn that in the later stages, the condition may gradually spread to even freeware.
Family is at least happy that I haven't mortgaged the house for the last several months as I waste away.
Allah have pity on us in our terminal decline.
John
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 17:44:37
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I don't buy nearly as much as I used, and I've been selling a bunch on KVR in an effort to pair down to a core set up plugins. Granted, it's still a big core set. :) Freebies don't excite me at all anymore, and I'm getting better at only buying something when it will truly add to what I'm working on.
I'm not perfect about it, but very much better! :)
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 17:48:52
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Amen sisters and Brothers. I almost look in the direction of freebies as if they were turds.. Ive gone as far as decided that the next computer reinstallation Im only installing what I use. There are still stuff I want. I need the u-he stuff like Diva and presswerk. But I want them. Still got urges. But theres just SO much stuff I never use.
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 17:55:08
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John,
I have bad news for you. As difficult as this is going to sound I think it's a sign of . . . maturity. I know, I know, it's hard to hear; but it's time to face facts. The next sign will be a be desire to purchase a mini-van. Sadly, there's no cure. It will only get worse as you grow older. Soon you will be complaining about how terrible teenagers are and how much more responsible and dependable we were at that age.
Please accept my sympathies.
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JohnKenn
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 18:13:09
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Jude, Looking in the mirror and faced the facts long ago. Have some control even if tenuous on external expenses outside of music stuff, but like you said,possibly no cure. As long as breathing, always seeking. About the new teenage generation, it is obvious that they were all straight and narrow up til now. What have we become. Saw may years ago a long article about how the society was in peril with the new generation of teens. Rejecting status quo and abandoning their cultural roots. Society on the verge of collapse with a new wave of indiscipline and anarchy. Downfall is certain. Article was from Russia in the 1400's. John edit...spelling crap
post edited by JohnKenn - 2016/08/08 18:38:58
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bapu
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 18:21:00
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2016/08/08 18:45:35
JohnKenn
Jude,
Saw may years ago a long article about how the society was in peril with the new generation of teens. Rejecting status quo and abandoning their cultural roots. Society on the verge of collapse with a new wave of indiscipline and anarchy. Downfall is certain.
Article was from Russia in the 1400's.
John
Dinnit juan of the great philosophers like Pluto or summin' say that in like B.C. Forever?
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JohnKenn
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 18:47:47
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2016/08/08 19:20:35
Dunno...
Think that evolution has had us perfect until just now. Russian article was probably faked, as well as any warnings from the patriarchs. How else did we survive if everything was so deteriorated.
Today is different. I can reasonably link the downslide of our youth and a global culture demise to the emergence of Rap music. Jehovah help us in the face of what is to become. The Apocalypse is coming with tomorrow's sunrise.
John
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Bonjo
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 19:53:25
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That new Melda TurboComp looks nice...leaves.
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Fleer
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 21:29:57
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Gentlemen. To order.
Get that free Monster from Slate. Now.
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bapu
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 21:35:08
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Fleer
Gentlemen. To order.
Get that free Monster from Slate. Now.
I got it. Haven't used it yet. It's free for *bleeps* sake.
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 21:51:42
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Bapuji, I knew we share the same religion. Bleepsism rules!
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 21:59:36
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JohnKenn
I can reasonably link the downslide of our youth and a global culture demise to the emergence of Rap music. .
John
That statement is beyond dispute. Maybe it should be on the dollar bill or something.
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Fleer
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 22:16:40
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"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl" (Wish You Were Here)
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 22:20:41
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If people start passing up freebies I'm in deep trouble!
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 22:52:12
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Free is not a good enough reason for me any more. A really good price isn' t good enough either. The last thing I want is 20 lor more one off plugins fron 20 differant manfacturers with 20 diff authorization methods. I did get some really nice freekbies or near free in the last year or so. I passed on 10 for every one I downloaded. Too much drive space needed can make free or cheap one too expensive also.
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 22:58:40
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"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl" (Wish You Were Here)
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 23:06:00
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I'm callin B.S. on all of you guys. Something will come up and you'll say get and got it. Black Friday is a few months away.
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/08 23:37:34
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Oh sure...throw that up in our faces again. Just make fun of our addiction. Just wait till something gets a hold of you...Pokemon, perhaps?
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/09 00:19:21
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The only thing that has saved me from travelling down that dark corridor is one rule.
NO ILOCK!
If not for that, I'd be down there, with the chronics.
What's that Doc? New hip? ............. Naw, I'm good.
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/09 00:20:41
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/08/09 09:29:13
yorolpal
Oh sure...throw that up in our faces again. Just make fun of our addiction. Just wait till something gets a hold of you...Pokemon, perhaps?
Never! When I was a kid we would say, "That's gay!"
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/09 00:30:15
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I'm saving up for a better interface. I just bought the Warm WA76 comp and Tone Beast preamp. Plugins are on hold for a long while. It's like quiting smoking but I have a fair amount of will power.
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/09 09:09:23
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Glyn Barnes
Yeah, most freebees these days make me go Mesh! and I pass.
Me too....(sorry about that) 
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/09 09:36:02
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Once they make you go BassDaddy, you're in serious s...
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Re: Finally Hit Rock Bottom
2016/08/09 09:36:57
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Mosvalve
I'm saving up for a better interface. I just bought the Warm WA76 comp and Tone Beast preamp. Plugins are on hold for a long while. It's like quiting smoking but I have a fair amount of will power.
You've got to compare that WA76 with the Waves CLA version. Like twins.
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