Amarra - anyone using it?

[iamoneagain]

I just tried the download link and you're right, it takes you to a request page.  Not sure why.  But you're in luck.  I still have the links.  Not sure if you have the mini or full version so I'll post both.
 
Full:
 
http://www.sonicstudio.com/releases/Amarra_211_Release_4286.zip
 
Mini: 
 
http://www.sonicstudio.com/releases/Amarra_MINI_211_Release_4286.zip
 
 

 

[iamoneagain]

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Yeah i got it.  Didn't know i had to request the demo, then it would let me put in my serial number that was kind of a weird one that they had problems with because it was a demo ilok key.  But it worked and my G-D!  It is way improved.  I am blown away at the sound quality improvement from 2.0.  This is my first mac so sometimes i still fight with it so changing stuff around is the last thing i want to do usually.
 
Thanks for the response.

 
For biggest improvement, enable the Cache button.  Then for best sound quality, use the the Playlist mode.  You can also change the amount of memory Amarra uses.  
 
 

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Why would they be in a panic? They have a profitable business in pro audio software. Amarra was simply an offshoot of an existing product, and the bugginess of it speaks to resources they poured into getting it right. I'd guess that most of what they sold, particularly early on when the price was so dear, was almost all margins. If it dies, and god knows it has every right to twitch away into an overdue sleep, will anyone get their money back? No. Didn't think so. Really, the only thing they have to lose from this is the ability to launch another credible consumer product.
 
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[Curly21029]

 
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...But it worked and my G-D!  It is way improved.  I am blown away at the sound quality improvement from 2.0.

Glad you're enjoying it.  I was also impressed by the sonic improvement of the new version.  I preferred Pure Music to the previous Amarra SQ as it sounded tighter with better clarity and detail.  I now prefer Amarra's sound by a surprisingly large degree.  Should be interesting to see if Channel D can close the gap with their next release.

 

[dallan]

It is almost like getting a new high end dac, the difference is that much.

 

[dallan]

 
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Why would they be in a panic? They have a profitable business in pro audio software. Amarra was simply an offshoot of an existing product, and the bugginess of it speaks to resources they poured into getting it right. I'd guess that most of what they sold, particularly early on when the price was so dear, was almost all margins. If it dies, and god knows it has every right to twitch away into an overdue sleep, will anyone get their money back? No. Didn't think so. Really, the only thing they have to lose from this is the ability to launch another credible consumer product.
 
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 Where did that come from.  Who wants their money back? Dies? Overdue sleep?  Confusing post, maybe i missed something.

 

[omasciarotte]

iamoneagain wrote:

…Sometimes it works with no issues but usually I'll get a sound delay glitch or the last few seconds of the tracks will loop.  Sonic Studios promises another update mid-February to fix these problems.

Hey iamoneagain,
 
Grab the 2.2.3 (4290) release in Support > Downloads. It may improve your issue…

 

[iamoneagain]

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Hey iamoneagain,
 
Grab the 2.2.3 (4290) release in Support > Downloads. It may improve your issue…

 
Thanks, I'll give this a try and report back.
 
Hey, I believe it's fixed it.  Seems really stable now.  
 
They need to change the way you get a new file.  You used to be able to just download file.  Now they have that extra request page and makes you think it's only for a demo. Just a little confusing.
 
 

 

[iamoneagain]

Well after some more testing, I still have the looping bug.  So either it fixed some of the problems or I just picked the wrong tracks to test.  At least re-encoding with XLD fixes the problem.  Kind of pain since you don't know if the problem exists until you're at the end of a track.  Then need to stop listening and run XLD for the whole album. Not the most relaxing way to listen to an album. I wish I knew which albums were effected so I can just fix them all at once.  I'll see if I can find some pattern. 

 

[estreeter]

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I've given up on Amarra. Buggy, despite numerous emails to support. They still are using some weird codebase with a non-standard interface.  I gather it came from some music software for UNIX from way back.  That Steven Booth could pull something from scratch that blows Amarra away sonically and give it away for free really says it all -- I don't know what the hell SonicStudio are doing going on as they are with Amarra. Last I looked, Pure Music being full-featured for a fraction of the price and Decibel sounding better and being considerably less buggy for free has really sent them into a panic.

I was impressed with Decibel from the moment I installed it on my netbook (Linux Mint) and I havent had a single problem since. At the risk of enraging a few hipsters on this forum, Decibel 'just works'. 

 

 

[dallan]

Amarra is for mac not netbooks, and Currawongs comments were back in early to mid February.  Very happy with the SQ on it, went a long way to solving my fatigue from computer based music.  Not enraged just happy, i actually converted to mac to get Amarra among other things.

 

[estreeter]

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Amarra is for mac not netbooks, and Currawongs comments were back in early to mid February.  Very happy with the SQ on it, went a long way to solving my fatigue from computer based music.  Not enraged just happy, i actually converted to mac to get Amarra among other things.

 
Of course - silly me - Macs are the only computer for audiophile-quality music playback, right ? Excuse me while I set fire to my pathetic belongings.

 

[dallan]

I didn't say that, I said i changed to mac to use Amarra and you can't run it on other computers to my knowledge.  I never wrote anything about other computers but my older pc always gave me fatigue i will say that.

 

[estreeter]

I apologise - it was a knee-jerk reaction at the end of a crap day.

 

[antberg]

with 1500$ there are a lot of hi-end amplifier to buy in the market,than a audio software that merely play better than a well setup-ped foobar...
come on....people really go nuts sometimes,or i have to assume some ear 1500$ a day while some else need to work a whole month to earn the same amount.