Which of your REs have you (pretty much) never used?

[Aosta]

Uhbik-A quickly fell out of favour for me

I used this all the time back in the day but haven't used it for a long time. I remember there were some issues with it maybe delay compensation stuff before they sorted that out with the button.
Why did it fall out of favour for you?

[dvdrtldg]

Uhbik A has a bug that never got fixed, some sort of problem that occurs if you're working at 48K or higher. The VST version is fine

[TritoneAddiction]

Thanks. Who knows, maybe I'll actually revisit some of these and try to make some creative project around it. We'll see.
Although it's a little embarassing to see this long list of hardly used gear, it's also a good reminder that there's really no need to look at new toys. There's plenty of old ones to dive into and explore.

That's an excellent point. A few years ago I contributed patches to the FSB where I had to create 10 patches for each synth in Reason. It had been a long time since I had even loaded Subtractor or Malstrom, but damn if I didn't find some cool things to do with both of those once I dove in and TRIED to find cool things. If I had never needed to do that I would have totally missed out on the power of even the simple tools, and I try to stay reminded of this every time I open Reason and instinctively reach for the same old tools…
[EDIT: quick tip, when not feeling totally creative song-wise, try 'forcing' yourself to use a plugin/feature you never use or even one you dislike! As a creative exercise, there are almost always lessons to be learned for me when I do this.]

It would be fun (or maybe not actually) to try a challenge like: "Use only the gear you hate the most". Something about the idea of trying to do something decent out of disliked/crap gear appeals to me.

[TritoneAddiction]

RGRE - "Virtual rhythm guitar player", probably the worst RE instrument I own

Yep I hate it too. I remember trialing it when it came out. It's pretty aweful. Would never buy that one.

[Steedus]

Uhbik-A quickly fell out of favour for me

I used this all the time back in the day but haven't used it for a long time. I remember there were some issues with it maybe delay compensation stuff before they sorted that out with the button.
Why did it fall out of favour for you?

I think I was looking for a particular type of verb and it just wasn't doing it for me. And once I had Synapse's Deep Reverb, and then much later on some VSTs like Little Plate there was no going back to Uhbik-A. I still have it installed but never use it.

[dvdrtldg]

RGRE - "Virtual rhythm guitar player", probably the worst RE instrument I own

Yep I hate it too. I remember trialing it when it came out. It's pretty aweful. Would never buy that one.

I always make a special effort to find a use for shitty REs, like throw a bunch of weird FX on them, get crazy with CV modulation, bend them way out of shape, use them in a noise composition, anything to justify the purchase. Most of the time it works, I've even found a place for those horrible Aeon Heavyocity instruments here & there. But RGRE just defies every attempt, it's kind of impressive in a way

[Iapetus 9]

I generally like to use all of my REs, but there is one that has been banned from my rack- Scope Jr. I'll never forget the feeling I had to finally have a scope in Reason, loading that onto my codemeter, and then having my heart ripped out with disappointment. It's soooo frickin bad, and probably most likely the result of early RE limitations if I were to guess. :::shudder::: The rest of the early Chronologists stuff is actually stellar and great value. Love me some Randrome.

[MrFigg]

I've even found a place for those horrible Aeon Heavyocity instruments here & there.

No no no no no!!!!! Only REs I’ve ever requested be physically removed from my account

[Mataya]

Attention. I don't even know if it's called that. Wtf is that?

M

[MrFigg]

Attention. I don't even know if it's called that. Wtf is that?

M

What?

The Rob Papen thing?

[Aosta]

Uhbik A has a bug that never got fixed, some sort of problem that occurs if you're working at 48K or higher. The VST version is fine

Ah ok, shame him and props had that fall out

I think I was looking for a particular type of verb and it just wasn't doing it for me. And once I had Synapse's Deep Reverb, and then much later on some VSTs like Little Plate there was no going back to Uhbik-A. I still have it installed but never use it.

Yes, there are more options out there, the RV7000 II is usually my quick goto with the DR-1 for more lush stuff.

[Mataya]

Attention. I don't even know if it's called that. Wtf is that?

M

What?

The Rob Papen thing?

Well yeah. What is that? When I see my authorizer downloaded that, I want to delete everything.

[MrFigg]

What?

The Rob Papen thing?

Well yeah. What is that? When I see my authorizer downloaded that, I want to delete everything.

Serves you right for downloading it in the first place hahahaha. You’ll maybe think twice about jumping on freebies in the future .

[strangers]

I'm usually pretty good at trailing things before buying to avoid endless GAS so my list is fairly small.

1. Turn2On Meteora - I'm hoping I impulsively grabbed this as a freebie and didn't pay for it at some point.
2. D16 Devastator 2 - I wanted to like and use this more often. Unfortunately, I've never been able to get along with it.
3. Flower Audio 4Dyne - A bit of a CPU hog. Didn't feel the resource hit was worth the headache.
4. Lab One Recordings Black Night EQ - It's probably a decent EQ but the GUI keeps me from ever using this.
5. GForce ChamberTron - It's fun to play around with from time to time. Sound wise I don't really care for it.

[arnigretar]

GForce Software - 'Re-Tron'. I purchased it when it was new -- but ended in never really using it.
Still sits on my account though -- and is there in the browser list... adding dust...

[joeyluck]

GForce ChamberTron - It's fun to play around with from time to time. Sound wise I don't really care for it.

This is one of my favorites! I think it's one of the best sounding sample-based REs available IMO. It can sound like it's not a 'tron' instrument with gorgeous patches like Lush Pad and other patches great for scoring, but it's handy for creating riffs as if sampled from records. I like browsing the artist patches, but the individual patches are also great.

[arnigretar]

Uhbik-A quickly fell out of favour for me

I used this all the time back in the day but haven't used it for a long time. I remember there were some issues with it maybe delay compensation stuff before they sorted that out with the button.
Why did it fall out of favour for you?

Oh yeah, I used that a lot back in the day. Have it on many songs. Was a favorite. But today just "adds dust" as well.

[arnigretar]

But ChamberTron... never tried, I think! Gonna check it out. Reading that joeluck praise... had me at "lush pads" lol

[strangers]

GForce ChamberTron - It's fun to play around with from time to time. Sound wise I don't really care for it.

This is one of my favorites! I think it's one of the best sounding sample-based REs available IMO. It can sound like it's not a 'tron' instrument with gorgeous patches like Lush Pad and other patches great for scoring, but it's handy for creating riffs as if sampled from records. I like browsing the artist patches, but the individual patches are also great.

You've got me curious to dust it off and give it another shot. It's been a while since I've used it. We'll see if my thoughts change or not. I like TritoneAddiction's idea of creating a song with REs we've neglected. ChamberTron may be a contender.

[joeyluck]

GForce Software - 'Re-Tron'. I purchased it when it was new -- but ended in never really using it.
Still sits on my account though -- and is there in the browser list... adding dust...

Oh no! All my favorites! I should stop clicking on this thread

Or maybe that's the point of this thread? We say the REs we don't use or don't like and then fans of those devices can chime in and make an attempt to spark (or re-spark) our interest.

But ChamberTron... never tried, I think! Gonna check it out. Reading that joeluck praise... had me at "lush pads" lol

Definitely worth checking out

Might I also add, this is one of the best launch videos made for a RE IMO. GForce / Dave Spiers in general is great at showcasing, but also giving you all of that interesting history and backstory.

[arnigretar]

Thanks for this joeyluck! Yeah, you are right! I just opened Re-Tron and been playing with it for the last 10 minutes. Taking the dust of !! It's actually just very fine.
Now I'm checking out ChamberTron. And this video is great.

[Mataya]

Now I want ChamberTron.

[Faastwalker]

Too many to list. Would be easier for me to list the ones I've bought and actually used!

[crimsonwarlock]

Now I want ChamberTron.

Same here

[Chi-Individual]

I have both Heavyocity REs and I don’t think I’ve played more than 10patches from each before deleting them. I need to revisit those.