| Many music lovers want to go beyond the pure | | | | after being in the business for 25 years there's little |
| pleasure of just listening to music. There are people | | | | doubt that he doesn't know what he's talking about. I |
| out there like myself that believe that way deep down | | | | was even further impressed when I learned that Greg |
| inside them, they have the creative juices it takes to | | | | had worked with renowned named companies such |
| create and produce their own chart topping hits. The | | | | as Sony BMG Music. I mean to work for the big guns |
| problem is most of those people like me just do not | | | | you had to know your stuff. |
| have the pocket books to accommodate the cost of | | | | By now, I'm convinced that the VST platinum is soon |
| expensive synths and a professional studio setup. | | | | going to be mine, now I wanted to hear about all that I |
| Having said all this you can imagine my joy when I | | | | was going to be able to do with it. With over 1700 |
| stumbled across a system that would allow me to | | | | plugins and 4000 sound effects, this is definitely an |
| make the music I have always dreamed about. Of | | | | easy headstart for home studio enthusiasts. No longer |
| course, there are professional types on the market | | | | do you have to mess with complicated hardware or |
| with the price tags of thousands of dollars. However, | | | | overprice synthesizers. |
| the beauty of this system though is that it is | | | | VST Platinum promise that I would able to create |
| professional quality, priced at a reasonable level for | | | | great sounding music and sound samples easily and |
| beginners to start out. This is a review of | | | | quickly with software based systems. It wasn't also |
| "VSTPlatinum". | | | | likely that I would outgrow the system in the near |
| The package promises a "push-button" and easy | | | | future as it has over 1700 VST plugins of superior |
| solution to start making professional music. My first | | | | plugins and 4000 sound effects. |
| concern was how much studio experience would I | | | | At the price Greg is offering, I think it is a "no-brainer". I |
| need? Within a matter of seconds, I got my answer. | | | | went ahead and placed my order and I couldn't wait to |
| Absolutely none! Now I knew that within days I would | | | | get my VST platinum DVD in the mail because I knew |
| be on my way to making my own music. Surely, it | | | | once I didn't it wasn't going to take days of reading |
| would be just the basics but that was ok, it's a start. I | | | | manuals and constant learning. I would be at it within no |
| was just thankful to find something outside of the | | | | time at all. |
| professional VSTs price range. | | | | By not having all that extensive learning, hardware |
| As excited as I was, I was still a little skeptical. After all | | | | tweaking and jargon to follow, it meant more time for |
| what credibility was there to this proposal? As I read | | | | what I loved to do most - and that's making music. |
| about Greg Hoffman and his credentials, I knew he | | | | Now with state of the art VSTs like those offered in |
| wasn't going to risk his character on selling something | | | | VST Platinum - look out world here I come! |
| inferior. After all, he's a reputable sound engineer and | | | | |