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  1. Embertone

    An apology from your friends at Embertone

    Thanks all for the responses. A number of you have reached out to me directly, and I'll be responding tomorrow. For those of you pointing out that Black Friday was 2 months ago, I have no argument there... we should have been faster and more communicative. Thanks! -Alex
  2. Embertone

    An apology from your friends at Embertone

    Dear VIC Community, During our Black Friday sale, we grossly underestimated the number of upgrade requests we would get. As we were working our way through these tickets, we temporarily lost more than half of our small team for various life reasons. So we find ourselves flooded and overwhelmed...
  3. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Maddie mentioned that she sent you links already. If you're not hearing back from her, there's an email issue occurring!! -Alex
  4. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    We're looking to jump on with a company like Continuata or Pulse for ALL of our products (right now we use Continuata for our Player libraries only), since having ZIP files in 2023 is pretty unacceptable. We're a little bit behind the times, and I know at this point it's pretty much expected...
  5. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    I checked in with Maddie, she told me that she’ll help you with direct links if you still can’t figure out the unpacking. Maybe there was some email misfire/problem, she mentioned she hadn’t heard back after she sent this message: "So sorry for the delay! You will need to use all four of the...
  6. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Hey all! Just because you said that, we’re keeping the intro price until noon tomorrow. For all interested in the intro price, you’ve been warned! (Cue the old west music) Nope! Oh yeah. Definitely Hmm. There could be something wrong that we did when we developed/built the NKS settings into...
  7. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    It's a $10 incentive that ends on 12/31 at 1159PM EST :) Price goes to $49 after that. Thanks!
  8. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    We load HH into KK by one of two methods: 1) Go to preferences - Library - User library, in KK. and add the HH folder 2) Drag the HH NKI straight into KK Do either of these methods work for you?
  9. Embertone

    New Embertone Freebie! (Plus 25% Holiday Discount)

    Correct - that one already has the intro price discount (ending when 2022 ends)
  10. Embertone

    New Embertone Freebie! (Plus 25% Holiday Discount)

    -GASP- These are real North Polian elves we're talking about!
  11. Embertone

    New Embertone Freebie! (Plus 25% Holiday Discount)

    Hey! We made our way up to the North Pole to record the most exclusive choir in the world... Christmas Elves from Santa's Workshop :) E.L.V.E.S. = Embertone's Legato Vocal Elevation System... [You can grab E.L.V.E.S. HERE] Enjoy this free instrument... and 25% off our store through the...
  12. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Really sorry about that. I think it took a few minutes to come back online on our site. I just checked and saw it active!
  13. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    PayPal is functioning again. Sorry for the issues, y'all - and happy holidays!
  14. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Hey friends, We're having ongoing issues with PayPal at the moment, but our credit card system is back up and running. Sorry for the issues and Happy Christmas Eve! -Alex
  15. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    We're having an issue with PayPal, hopefully will be resolved later today. Sorry about that!
  16. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    We're aware of the issue, and trying to resolve it with our gateway. Sorry about that!
  17. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    I love it! That was one of our goals... Sounding good without needing to do too much crazy MIDI programming. Really nice work VST!
  18. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Yeah, you're on the right track! If your keyboard has proper aftertouch, you don't need to re-trigger that key, you just need to kind of wiggle and press it down. Every keybed has slightly different feel!
  19. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    We certainly could have recorded octave sustains! It just wasn't on our to do list -- especially because in poly mode, you can play your own octaves! (though I'm sure the sound isn't quite the same, that way)
  20. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    If you want to play in octaves, choose "poly", which will put the instrument into poly legato mode, and play octaves! :). (For the record, we didn't record samples of Andy playing octaves though)
  21. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Oh dear, that instrument is almost 10 years old now! I'd have to download it and give a listen to it... TBH I don't even remember what it sounds like :)
  22. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    The "wah" you're hearing IS our scripted vibrato - although the harmonica is capable of lots of different vibrato types, that is what we went with (we tried to model it closely after Andy's REAL vibrato style, which you can hear when you press the REAL vibrato mode button on the UI or KS) What...
  23. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Thanks Zero - there are some great harmonica sample libraries out there, but we felt there was a gap in the bluesy variety :) Also - the walkthrough video is posted!
  24. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    No worries at all... I also subscribe to the Sonokinetic Christmas Newsletter... It's my #1 favorite among all the 10,000,000 other emails I receive for the holidays :). shout out to @Sonokinetic BV <3
  25. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Good morning and happy Friday! Thanks! A whole herd of bears 🤠 We couldn't agree more... and thank you! Thanks KG! Intro pricing will last until 12/31, 11:59PM EST This post made me blush... thanks so much for the kind words Quasar! If the instrument loads, you've got it right! Only one...
  26. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    This is the part where you share your favorite Octopath track with us :)
  27. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    We understand! But you should acknowledge that the harmonica is the MOST important instrument of all time. In fact, I'm not sure how one could even finish a track without at least some harmonica in there :emoji_blush: Seriously though - one thing I've enjoyed about the instrument, is that it...
  28. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Sooooo much control. The legato was a lot to wrangle in to bring a cohesive sound, but we're really happy with the result. The vibrato is really fun to play with (--> Aftertouch control!) The "Chugger" mode features loops, but otherwise, none. (none of the demos feature any loops, either) -A
  29. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    a program like 7zip or WinRAR will do the job on a PC-- Unarchiver, StuffIt Expander, or Keka on a Mac works well too!
  30. Embertone

    [Intro Price Ending Soon] New Release: The Whiskey Series HONKYTONK HARMONICA

    Hey VI-C, We're soooo excited to announce the release of our first instrument in awhile: Honkytonk Harmonica! We wanted to capture a bluesy, soulful harmonica, with natural personality intact... so we brought virtuoso harmonica player Andy John into the studio. We sampled a comprehensive...
  31. Embertone

    Embertone Releases: Walker 1955 Steinway 'D'

    I'm gonna run more tests to make sure, and reach out to our programmer once I'm more confident that it's officially broken in Kontakt 6... Thanks for helping here! -A
  32. Embertone

    Embertone Releases: Walker 1955 Steinway 'D'

    I've done some testing - and so far I'm finding that Kontakt 6 broke the Multi... the last version of Kontakt that I personally have, that works with this Multi, is Kontakt 5.8.1...
  33. Embertone

    Embertone Releases: Walker 1955 Steinway 'D'

    There's a minor half pedaling fix that requires us to roll out an update - if that problem is irking you, please email me directly. Thanks! alex at embertone dot com
  34. Embertone

    Embertone Releases: Walker 1955 Steinway 'D'

    I have loaded the instrument, and tried what you've said... it seems like we need to add this to our list of tasks for an update. Although this sostenuto "glitch" is not something I come across often in piano playing, I can imagine one would need this to work better, especially for a highly...
  35. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    Last call! (and have a great weekend everyone!)
  36. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    bundle completion codes will resume after the sale ends tonight!
  37. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    @ChoPraTs - I'll respond to the piano thread ASAP. Thanks!
  38. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    It's a LOT of work, under the best of circumstances (for us), I'd say a library like that can be produced in 2-3 months.
  39. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    Appreciate that, Pavlov <3
  40. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    that would be super fun. I agree!!
  41. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    If you want to connect outside of this Black Friday thread, I'm available. Thanks! alex at embertone dot com
  42. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    Sorry you've had a bad experience. I respect your opinion and understand! I won't argue that updates are overdue in places. The Leonid Bass is the newest release of the group, and we plan to revisit the ISS in order to unify the experience as much as possible. This would include the CC...
  43. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    Hey all, I wasn't getting email notifications about all these replies, sorry for the delay! Buy the bundle for $90 (probably the best price we'll ever have it for!), and then you don't need to download any mic positions you don't want to use <3 Friday night 12/2 at 1159PM EST! Hey, we're...
  44. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    Agh, yes. Let me make sure it's on our list of tasks for a minor update. Thanks for mentioning! Where outside of the range does one need to play in order to trigger the wrong notes?
  45. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    In my biased opinion, our recorders are REALLY easy to use (the interface has all the SATB voices right there, and even a combined "monster" recorder mode with a huge range), and sound realistic, and very nice. The VSL recorders have a bit more of a refined, strictly classical sound, while ours...
  46. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    Hey there! It is very likely that we'll have a new release this year... something unexpected and fun... but no promises until production and testing is complete :) A new cello like that would be amazing... it's something we've been constantly in talks with various artists about :)
  47. Embertone

    Embertone's Bruce Friday - Sale ends tonight!

    Hey VI-Control users, We've put together an aggressive sale this year - especially check out our Walker Concert D Lite for just $10 bucks! We know that things have been quiet lately... and I'm happy to say that we're making some progress after stepping away to tend to other matters. If any...
  48. Embertone

    Bruce Friday is back again! 40-60% off

    Hello VI-C Community, We're here to announce the 2021 BRUCE FRIDAY event. It's the biggest sale we've done since our humble beginnings in 2012 :) You'll find that our most popular VIs are heavily discounted, as well as our more... fringy instruments, so if you've been tempted to pull the...
  49. Embertone

    Bruce friday week - sale ends today at 1159pst

    Public Service Announcement: our sale ends tonight at 1159PST. Thanks and happy December everyone! Love, Alex and Jonathan
  50. Embertone

    Bruce friday week - sale ends today at 1159pst

    Hey, sorry for the delay on that. The upgrade would work out so that you're paying the current sale price ($149) minus what you've already paid! For more details there, email us support @ embertone . com Thanks!!
  51. Embertone

    Bruce friday week - sale ends today at 1159pst

    Happy Bruce Friday everyone! I hope ya'll are enjoying all the deals -- Since you're not likely to see prices like this on our site anytime soon... we made some highlights: Popelka Basson - $19 Herring Clarinet - $38 Walker Concert D - $49.50 Joshua Bell Violin Essential - $49.50 Joshua...
  52. Embertone

    Bruce friday week - sale ends today at 1159pst

    Oh, one more thing - our iOS instruments are on sale at 50% off as well. Have a nice holiday week everyone! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jubal-flute/id1264401321 https://apps.apple.com/kw/app/shire-whistle/id1321742688 https://apps.apple.com/kw/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516...
  53. Embertone

    Bruce friday week - sale ends today at 1159pst

    Hello VI-Control, it's your old friend, Embertone! We're doing a simple but huge sale this year, with nearly everything at 50% off (and Joshua Bell Violin is 25% off) Some highlights: - Our Herring Clarinet is more affordable than it has ever been - only $39.50! - Popelka Bassoon, one of...
  54. Embertone

    Tiger the Frog's Alphabetical List of November 2020 Sales

    scuba diving... I like that :)
  55. Embertone

    [A Duet With the Maestro Himself!] The Joshua Bell Violin (Developer’s Thread)

    It was a fun project! To answer your questions: (1) We wanted to choose a 1-2 minute segment of this piece, one that has a nice amount of back and forth between Vln 1 and Vln 2. From browsing the score, the segment we chose has more of that kind of "action" than the beginning of the piece. (2)...
  56. Embertone

    [A Duet With the Maestro Himself!] The Joshua Bell Violin (Developer’s Thread)

    Hello VI-C friends and Happy Friday! We're reviving this thread to share a little collaboration we did with the maestro himself... a short excerpt from Bach's famous Double Violin Concerto. The Maestro plays the Vln 1 part, with Embertone on Vln 2. We hope you enjoy as much as we did! Have a...
  57. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    we’re working on it! Don’t worry, if you tried before the deadline (still a few hours) we’ll make sure you’re taken care of. thanks Alex
  58. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    Today’s the last day everyone!! At 1159PM EST this gift goes away. thanks and happy 2020! Alex
  59. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    I know, right? Lots of round-robins make this thing extra fun to play though :)
  60. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    For those not receiving emails, we’re so sorry! I thought our email system was more solid and dependable than that. I’d ask those affected to check SPAM but then get in touch with us if you want that deal :):) Merry Christmas. Lots of love! Alex
  61. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    Just made it easier to find from the home page. Thanks!
  62. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    The New instrument is released: Body Percussion Ensemble (See the first post above for more details). Happy Christmas Eve everyone. Let's have a great holiday break :) Love, -Alex and Jonathan
  63. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    By the way - it's easy to sign up - on the bottom of our site! https://www.embertone.com/ Night everyone :) -Alex
  64. Embertone

    LAST DAY! Embertone's Body Percussion Ensemble - FREE For Subscribers!

    It's our final release to the decade! Body Percussion Ensemble - 5 guys in a beautiful hall, a matched stereo pair of U87's, beer and Thai food. We captured STOMPS, SLAPS, SMACKS, SNAPS, and CLAPS at 3 dynamics with a bunch of round robins of course :) The instrument is free for all of our...
  65. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Email us by Sunday or Monday! Thank you :)
  66. Embertone

    Embertone's Popelka Bassoon - WALKTHROUGH VIDEO posted!

    Yep, because of some internet issues, the sale will be on for just a few more hours. <3. I'll be resolving it first thing in the AM! -Alex
  67. Embertone

    40% Intro Pricing Ends *TODAY* Joshua Bell Violin Essential (Official) Thread

    Actually, we're having some minor update issues. Which means that it's on for just a few more hours. In case anyone is still interested. I'll be troubleshooting and refreshing it in the AM!! -Alex
  68. Embertone

    Bruce Friday Week Ends Today!

    Right before the buzzer! :)
  69. Embertone

    An open letter to our VI-C friends

    good choices! Our Bawu is one of my favorites, and IMO it's under-appreciated :)
  70. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Just this week - it will resume normal pricing after the sale. We may extend by just a few days, but beyond that, our intention is to keep the upgrade from Essential --> Full the simple difference between MSRPs. Otherwise, users could buy the Essential without the intention of using it, and...
  71. Embertone

    Bruce Friday Week Ends Today!

    Here's a friendly reminder that our sale is ending TODAY! Have a great weekend everyone, -Alex
  72. Embertone

    40% Intro Pricing Ends *TODAY* Joshua Bell Violin Essential (Official) Thread

    Happy Friday! A reminder that if you're on the fence about JBVEss, today is a good day to make a decision on it! <3 Alex
  73. Embertone

    An open letter to our VI-C friends

    No news at the moment. Thank you for checking in! Oboe/Flute would be so fun. We don’t have that in our current production schedule but it’s surely something we should do at some point! Clarinet— may eventually receive an update, but it’s not the highest item on the list of instruments in need...
  74. Embertone

    40% Intro Pricing Ends *TODAY* Joshua Bell Violin Essential (Official) Thread

    Hey there, The full version has every feature of Essential, and all the extra articulations, samples, Tone/color Control, and Control Preset configuration customizability. No benefit to picking up Essential IMO. We don’t have any discounts currently setup for full owners who would consider...
  75. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Essential - the demos that were reused were re-rendered with JBVEss!
  76. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Yep, it’s No. 5... but I somehow labeled it as No. 4. Correcting :)
  77. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Thanks for saying that! I love the Rach preludes, and this one screamed to be arranged for violin. I didn't realize (but not surprised) that it has been done for cello already! -Alex
  78. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Transverb, we bestow upon you honorary sales team status (waves Embertone wand above your head) :) -Alex
  79. Embertone

    40% Intro Pricing Ends *TODAY* Joshua Bell Violin Essential (Official) Thread

    The spiccatos are more versatile - they "speak" with a faster response, have a nice length. They will give the broad spectrum of users more utility! The JBell staccatos are a bit longer, and useful, but in slightly more specialized circumstances.
  80. Embertone

    Bruce Friday Week Ends Today!

    Hey all, Our final flash sale is a simple one - we're bringing the INTRO PRICE back for our new Popelka Bassoon 25% off! If you haven't already, check out our PRODUCT BROWSER where you can see all the discounts in one place. Have a great day <3 Love, Alex and Jonathan
  81. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Orthogonal! I had to look that one up :)
  82. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Hmmm, what Control Preset did you use? If you want *just* the lowest dynamic, I would highly suggest using something different than the default preset, which triggers legato dynamics via MIDI velocity. Try one of the "Pro Controller" presets, which allows you to set dynamics via MIDI CC. That...
  83. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    (1) We think the spiccato is the more usable articulation. Crisp and short. In my work I use it more often than not (2) The vibrato is not over the top at all -- super usable... Though obviously my opinion will be biased here (3) Just to correct you -- you CAN control the amount of vibrato with...
  84. Embertone

    What Did You Buy on Black Friday That You Never Heard of Before?

    It's one of our favorites - it doesn't get enough love!! :)
  85. Embertone

    Bruce Friday Week Ends Today!

    LOL. Blush :). [EDIT: EDITED]
  86. Embertone

    Bruce Friday Week Ends Today!

    Happy TUESDAY (geesh)!! For about 16 more hours, our iOS instruments will be more than 50% off. And linked individually to the app store: Sensual Sax $1.99 (normally $4.99) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516 Ocarina: Amaya $1.99 (normally $4.99)...
  87. Embertone

    Bruce Friday Week Ends Today!

    Joshua Bell Violin Essential is the new instrument - and there's another coming in December that will be free for Newsletter subscribers :):)
  88. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    We don't have an area for that yet - email us [email protected]! In the near future we'll have a simple webform for it :) Thanks! -Alex
  89. Embertone

    40% Intro Pricing Ends *TODAY* Joshua Bell Violin Essential (Official) Thread

    Hello VI-C'ers!! We're proud to announce the official Cyber Monday release of our Joshua Bell Violin Essential! It lived for a few days over at APD, and now is officially nestled into the Embertone website :) Joshua Bell Violin Essential contains all the core articulations from the 'full'...
  90. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    No overlap! We will officially be "announcing" Joshua Bell Violin Essential tomorrow... and there will be some "flash" deals throughout the week. We were careful not to undercut any of the deals that are currently going on. Thanks!!
  91. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    Sorry, we'll be switching over to "Cyber Week" mode, whatever that means! The weekend deal will just be the weekend deal. Between you and me, though (and I guess everyone else who is reading this!), it usually takes us a few extra hours to fully switch. So if you still want any of the solo...
  92. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    That would be Friday at 1159PM EST - thanks!
  93. Embertone

    Joshua Bell *Essential* ????

    We decided to bump the price down on the upgrade as an incentive— $90 to upgrade while swapping licenses, $100 if you want to keep both. We’re not trying to screw anyone. We didn’t expect people would want to upgrade so quickly after buying the Essential. Alex
  94. Embertone

    Bruce Friday Week Ends Today!

    Email us! Support@ embertone.com sorry for your trouble. alex
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