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2015/04/18 19:56:58
Garry Stubbs
Thanks for the heads up Bit. I've downloaded (no registration required) and I will give it a go.
2015/04/18 20:48:49
stevec
Just browse to their home page and then using their search/links navigate back to Rough Rider (free) - that seemed to work for me without refreshing or registering.
 
2015/04/18 21:12:34
MachineClaw
okie dokie, I will try again later tonight.  it's still not working for me, but will try later when the internet sleeps hahaha.
2015/04/18 21:22:19
bitflipper
Rough Rider Pro, as noted above, is the fancier, paid version. It's three Rough Rider compressors in one package, which can either be configured as a multi-band comp or as three broadband comps in series.
 
It also adds an important feature that the free version lacks: labels on the controls. With it, you can put in specific ratios and attack and release times, whereas the freebie makes you guess. 
 
You may have noticed that both free and paid versions offer compression ratios up to 1000 (!) to 1. I can't imagine what one would need that for, but somebody must have figured out a reason for it. Serious audio damage would be my guess.
 
Both versions offer a minimum attack time of 100 us, so this caveat applies to both: if you turn the attack all the way counter-clockwise it's gonna distort! I am running it with a fast attack (not minimum but actual time is unknown due to lack of labels), which is undoubtedly why I'm hearing distortion. However, as I said before, the distortion isn't unpleasant. Crunchy, like you'd expect from a field-effect transistor. Or a Green Day lead vocal.
2015/04/18 21:33:07
SF_Green
bitflipper
Crunchy, like you'd expect from a field-effect transistor. Or a Green Day lead vocal.



LOL!
Well, their name is AudioDAMAGE!
 
 
Also, it got a serious case of G.A.S. while on their website and came away with the PanStation auto-panner, as well as the x64 version of Rough Rider.
2015/04/18 23:06:27
Fleer
Cheers Bit :)
2015/04/19 16:22:35
jimusic
Thanks Bit!
2015/04/19 16:30:18
jimusic
MachineClaw
...I keep getting a 404 no link for free download of Rough Rider...
 

Once you get the 404 Oops page, look left and at the bottom of 7 links you'll see 'free downloads' just above the blue robot.
Click and follow that.
 
Worked for me without having to register.
2015/04/19 16:43:28
SF_Green
jimusic
MachineClaw
...I keep getting a 404 no link for free download of Rough Rider...
 

Once you get the 404 Oops page, look left and at the bottom of 7 links you'll see 'free downloads' just above the blue robot.
Click and follow that.
 
Worked for me without having to register.




Yeah, I forget what actually triggered it working, but it was something similar.  I was looking for a different way to get to the download and then it just worked finally.
Don't give up is the basic message here.  Just keep trying things. 
2015/04/19 17:51:21
Fleer
Same here, by refreshing the link. Got it :)
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