Life by XLN Audio is NEXT LEVEL!

[@wildbird78]

For anyone who doesn't have the cash to buy this you can do this with Logic (or any DAW) sampler and arpeggiator. Adjust the slice amounts for randomization. Air drop your field recording from iPhone recorder straight into Logic. Nice plugin!

[@mdk1983]

Now that is innovation. This is such a simple yet gorgeous idea that has waited for XLN to implement. Such a passionate demo by Joshua. On a lighter vein, Joshua really pointed at the skies when he said the phone recording goes to the "cloud" and then to the VST 😃

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

I am old, the cloud is up there somewhere for me ... lol :) - JC

[@CaptSnugglebutt]

I was sold at 2:50 when Josh giggled like a kid in a candy store. Gonna pick this one up :D

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

hahaha... it's also a great plugin ;) - JC

[@TonyByte]

This is the comment I was looking for. Loved that moment. :D

[@cedricmi]

Looks fun, but not €120 fun.

[@greedokenobi3855]

Exactly my thoughts. If this would ever go for 60% off I’d probably pick it up. Definitely not €120 fun.

[@iamYork_]

Usually they do sales at some point... If my hobby wasn't sound designing music from random sounds i record on the NYC streets then this is a really cool plugin but not for most people i think... My curiosity is definitely sparked...

[@officialWWM]

Its new. The price will drop.

[@mastergroshi6277]

Aye yo facts 😂😂😂😂

[@madebypete]

Imagine if it inspires you to make a great record… instant value

[@Dubsteppah]

Your rent to own plugins are a lifesaver for me, especially those of us who upgraded their 2012 MacBook Pro's this year haha, I'm broke as a joke for a month or two

[@filiphosko]

Life is not there (yet?), unfortunately

[@dogma_Jo]

IMO XLN makes good VSTs, but there are usually two downsides, the price & the "updates", just wait a few weeks or months, & you'll get something similar for far less & better support. Like XO, it is very good, but Atlas has everything that you need & more for less than half the price.

[@flyoverfredusa]

excellent, most exciting time in music tech for decades right now

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Indeed it is! - JC

[@isomatic]

This is a cool plugin. I'm glad lets us nudge the sounds so we can make really wonky rhythms.

[@bumsybear]

Just one very small detail I thought shows they put a lot of thought into this is, I'm not someone who wants to explicitly name every single recording, but I also don't want to scroll through a list of "Untitled X". They even have a title randomization feature that assigns two words that at least makes it more memorable for me when searching through. There clearly was a lot of user experience thought put into this one.

[@RayTheProducer]

Brilliant. The app integration is the killer feature.

[@EXTERMINADORJAVIER]

Wow thats great to jump in without any intro. Others should do the same 👌

[@slingshot_uk]

While this is pretty cool, it seems like it would have been much better served as an update/addition to XO rather than a standalone plugin.

[@spectralknights2]

Nah XO is different idea man

[@slingshot_uk]

Nah, this has borrowed 90% of what it does from XO, added a fancier graphical interface for people that don’t really understand the depth of XO and basic semi-intelligent sample chopping. I know XO inside out and already use it to create percussive top lines. This is overpriced and over hyped. It’s not a different idea at all, but I get why you might initially think that.

[@aerialgrey2566]

Seriously.

[@iamYork_]

Man... so cool... I spend hours wandering my neighborhood recording sounds then cutting and pasting them in various hardware samplers and Trackers to make random beats... and I love the process but sometimes i can spend endless hours and the sounds just dont work in the end... I feel this would be a quick alternative... if it wasnt from XLN audio, the makers of XO, id be more wary but i feel this looks really interesting... SOLD!!!

[@AModulationJourney]

Love XO for quick beats so just downloaded trial of Life and it is pretty awesome, straight away i got my own rhythm with my sounds and voice which is amazing..I'm going to record lots of sound now..thanks XLN for a great VST

[@DonMadDonald]

What are the limitations of the trial version?

[@AModulationJourney]

@@DonMadDonald no limitations, just asks to click revaluation button when you close it and reopen. It’s amazing! You can record from phone and on any track you have audio with the daw recorder. If you use XO then it’s pretty similar how you can edit the beats! Lots of variations . I recorded something last noise with make noise O-coast and just imported it in and it’s spliced it, you can work on the splices manually or let it decide, lots of fun, easy to edit and sounds great.

[@DonMadDonald]

@@AModulationJourney amazing! also the app on the phone will be free?

[@AModulationJourney]

@@DonMadDonald yeah, it’s free and so easy to use mate! Download the trial and app and try, you’ll love it!

[@DonMadDonald]

@@AModulationJourney it is only a 10 day trial

[@Noldy__]

For people using PCs and Macs, just know that when you use your own samples, it HAS TO UPLOAD IT TO THE CLOUD!!!!

[@Drfresh1402]

Are you saying if the samples are already on your computer and you did not record them to your phone first?

[@tinnitusuk]

What?? That's huge and not mentioned in this video? That makes it this VST a hard no!

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

Please elaborate.

[@tutubeos]

“we might use your recordings or beats to train our machine learning models powering Life”

[@EARMAKE]

"AI will destroy the music producers, its even can create a music now!" XLN Life: Hold on, we have an ace.

[@juggz143]

Can definitely sense the genuine enthusiasm in this one

[@19994able]

This looks great for speeding up work flow and happy accidents, but I'm fine using logics sampler at the moment. The ability to alter the envelope & repitching each slice still makes it tempting though cause it's these small work flow things that can really unlock creativity

[@iamYork_]

I picked it up out of curiosity because sometimes happy accidents can be the most exciting... its definitely not a magical plugin that will turn any sound you put in it into instant audio delight haha but definitely a way to whip up some fast background sounds or an additional track... I typically field record then chop up audio edits and cut into various hardware and software samplers... I enjoy it but sometimes i think to myself, especially on a rainy day, to just whip out my phone and now have the option to record something into the Life XLN app then be able to play around later... The phone app i think was the final lure to draw me in... Id be even happier if they had a full iOS app one day too... Only had it a few hours but its definitely interesting... It will probably give me an excuse to record more randomness when im wandering the streets...

[@iKohnMusic]

I had this bookmarked but i do it so i have time to think instead of impulse buying, which is what a lot of these plugin companies depend on. This is a cool idea but like others stated already, not for that price.

[@Vesohag]

Wow, this is just a great fun plugin!

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

1,000%... I'm heading out on the streets soon to get some fresh sounds! - JC

[@lawrencediggs7957]

Thanks. Did I understand you have to be hooked up to the cloud to use this?

[@23bit76]

An instant Matthew Herbert track circa 1996

[@judddredd8617]

That did sound pretty cool. Someone complaining about price but a portable recording device is way more than £100 plus this looks seemless.

[@AModulationJourney]

I agree, price seems like a bargain to me!

[@S_e_a_n]

Sounds like a promising plugin. I like that you can demo it. I always appreciate your reviews. Cheers!

[@Reeceline]

Ha ha ha that cut to Joshua @ 1:17 SOLD! 🤣

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

[@onaucc9899]

It looks really good. I already use XO in every single project for my drums. And i struggle with interesting Top Loops / Layers, so this is something i can see myself buying. Can you just throw regular Top Loops in there and this thing re-arranges that in a fun and different way? The App integration is cool too, but i have a question about that: Is it 100% safe that there is not and will never, ever come some sort of subscription system that influences the usability of the app / plug or integration with each other? Because that would be an absolute dealbreaker for me.

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Yes, you can drag and drop any loops in there - JC

[@isomatic]

There shouldn’t ever be a subscription. The app is just a convenient way to interface with the plugin. It makes sense to do and adds value to the experience, as most people use their phones as field recorders. You have nothing to worry about :)

[@slingshot_uk]

If you already use XO then you should try using a second instance of it for creating the percussion top lines. I turn XO's transport/tempo sync off and have a percussion midi part trigger it, instead of using the onboard sequencer. By individually adding sample folders to XO (rather than have it analyse your entire library as a whole) you can really benefit from the extremely powerful folder search/filter panel and restrict it to selecting sounds with certain characteristics or from specific folders i.e. folders with only top line percussive samples in. To mimic what Life is doing, you could have a dedicated percussion folder that you can drop chopped samples/field recordings into, re-sync it with XO, restrict XO to only use that folder, trigger it with random midi files and there you go... endless top lines. Admittedly this technique isn't as immediate as using Life + the companion app but it doesn't require any cloud based file transfer and it'll save you 120 Euros.

[@AModulationJourney]

@@slingshot_uk wow, just tried that and sounds great!

[@profyle766]

Dope...infinite amount of possibilities!! Thanks 4 sharing bro..will be waiting for this 💙🙏🏾💙

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Yes, indeed! It's out now :) Check the links in the description :) - JC

[@TheW.A.E]

You are the best Josh

[@TaiBaSs40]

What's That !!! Again a plugin with I will spends hours !!! Very nice by the way :)

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

me too!! so much win - JC

[@danielturcheto6803]

Was the break beat that you played as background inside LIFE ? If not how you sync the the daw with the LIFE ?

[@Dane_Riazer]

I will pick this up when I get home, thank you. 🙌🏾

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Let me know how it goes! - JC

[@Dane_Riazer]

​@@PluginBoutiqueOfficial So actually really really like it! It was easy to sync Phone with plugin. I did a random test hit a couple of things in my studio, it went over in the computer. I synced it to the beat and had it play with the track, instant awesomeness!!! The cool part was there was a harsh sound and so I hit the x to take it out, and the beat adjusted to it and sound even better!! So glad I got this, this is now one of my favorite plugins from XLN now!! 🙌🏾

[@JimCPettigrew]

Looks cool, looking forward to just putting vocal files into it…

[@SenfSenferson]

The Basketball Demo really got Hi school musical vibes 😅

[@themidimachine]

Excellent looking plugin - I was sad when Steinberg discontinued LoopMash, and this is the closest I've ever seen. Not the same by any stretch, but similar concept. The reliance on a third party server kills though. What happens when XLN no longer gets enough revenue from the plugin to keep server space allocated for it?

[@josephlvq2514]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎧 *Introduction to XLN Audio's 'Life' plugin* - Overview of 'Life,' a creative plugin by XLN Audio, - Highlights its ability to create percussive top lines from everyday noises, - Mentions recording compatibility with iPhone and Android. 01:12 📱 *Demonstrating 'Life' with a Basketball Sound Sample* - Demonstration using a basketball sound sample, - Explanation of the plugin's feature to match sounds with a beat, - Showcases the pattern control and randomization feature. 01:58 🎤 *Recording and Syncing Sounds with the App* - Recording a new sound using the app, - Details on saving, color-coding, and syncing sounds with the VST, - Illustrates the fast syncing process from the app to the DAW. 03:08 🎵 *Experimenting with Randomized Percussion Patterns* - Testing the plugin with various percussion patterns, - Demonstrates the customization of patterns with different sound inputs, - Expresses enthusiasm for the plugin's capabilities. 04:58 🔧 *Exploring the Plugin's Advanced Features and Rendering Options* - Overview of advanced features like density, syncopation, and symmetry, - Demonstrates the plugin's robust rendering section, - Guides on rendering stems and beats, including MIDI export. 05:37 🌟 *Final Thoughts and Future Plans* - Final impressions of the pre-release beta version of 'Life,' - Plans to explore the full release and create further tutorials, - Encourages feedback and suggestions for future content. Made with HARPA AI

[@officialWWM]

Being able to render the beat as midi could be interesting. Would be great to apply the beat to regular drum sounds and other instruments.

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

You can export the patterns as MIDI. Not sure if you saw that.. - JC

[@KYTHERAOfficial]

wow, I see fun times incoming with this 🔊

[@ThomAdams]

This is nuts!!! Nice.Take my money... lol

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

lolz - JC

[@SoundsOfRevolution]

When I create sample packs for Sounds of Revolution I often use recordings from my field recorder. The setup is relatively time-consuming compared to app integration. Sure, the converters in the field recorder are certainly better - but that's not the point here. Because the dirt, the imperfection, is a great thing here to generate loops that you can also mix in. The app is a killer feature! Of course you can also I have import files from other sources like your field recorder, etc. All in all - an amazing tool! Cheers, Oli

[@tomasclausen7854]

Other than the nice phone->computer cloud feature, Is this then vastly different from what you get with simpler in slice mode and abletons random midi algorithms + a few effects?

[@NineFourOneMedia]

As a fan of XO, I downloaded the trial and used it on and off over the past week recording myself knocking and tapping on various things wherever I could. Trial's over in a day or so...nah. The interface is good and the implementation is fairly slick but, even at the intro price of $109, it's too expensive for what it is. I usually don't take issue with spending money on plug-ins.

[@duartecancela]

Amazing idea! This men are a pro on tambourine also :D

[@the.wanginator]

This is dope! Pricey, but dope!

[@janriepshoff5237]

Nice vid Josh! Thanks!

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for thanking :) - JC

[@easyneal]

I was on the fence but tried the demo. This is awesome! Expensive yes but I'm not buying any old plugins. I'm looking for unique creative tools. This totally fits that requirement. 10/10. We have to get behind and support these ideas so we get MORE!

[@sanjaycolaco]

Simply superb!

[@rick_amsterdam]

From now on, everyone will call themselves a producer 😂😂

[@johnskweird]

The fact that he said WAV and not WAVE rubs me the wrong way lol

[@moarpowah4814]

HOLY pluginboutique thats insane i want.

[@NinetyRalph]

This is crazy

[@Rhythmattica]

Noice.. Somewhat reminds me of Yellofier, Without the one shot FX/slice effects (Had to get Boris Blank in there somewhere)

[@DataCollaborate]

OK That might the Best Plugin i have seen in the last years... That Plugin deserves Awards!

[@johnh9703]

woah were really in the age of home music very clever

[@zeridium9129]

Nice! For some reasons I can't load recorded sounds inside my Ableton session, it says "seems not to be an audio file" even tho it's WAV, FLAC or MP3, that makes no sens. Is there any trick to bypass the error message?

[@RegYoungBeats]

Is anyone else having big latency issues when using Life with Ableton? If so, were you able to fix it?

[@RemmyMusic1]

you have to respect the companies that trailblaze new things. every company takes the easy route and makes an multifx plugin bc its safe.XLN is not afraid to change things up. can see this being used alot by foley artists

[@HarryAdee]

But it only produce the same dance beat?

[@vin3421]

Yeah what other types of beats 🤔

[@saeofficial1]

Can you make the beat longer?

[@thegeenius]

bonkers.. diggin' it

[@JoeNorero]

That is completely the sauce

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

1,000,000% 0 JC

[@montyproductor]

Can I create my own rhythm patterns and replace them with the audios that I am going to record?

[@mattwillems5158]

Sound quality from an iphone mic tho… a concern?

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

You can give it any audio. I have imported files from Loopcloud, my Zoom recorder and even resampled things in Live. It also has build-in noise suppression. I don't think it's too concerning - JC

[@CarloalbertoRigo]

They must smoke something very good at XLN. Selling something like a 10 euros rack extension for Ableton for 109€ intro prices. Good luck. I also demoed and after the first hour of fun it starts sound always the same with some minor bugs. You can probably do the same result with what you have on your arsenal. Maybe You’ll be only little slower 😂

[@partlysimpson5154]

XLN have great products

[@HumanBeingWithFeelings]

do you have to enter the pairing code on the phone app every time you are going to use it? or just the first time when installing it? cheers

[@19994able]

Sounds like some of Four Tets stuff

[@Divuar]

very cool!

[@tendingtropic7778]

interesting! if i come up with a nice percussion pattern, can I also tune/pitch it later on in the edit view? and also edit the sequence?

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Yes, you have all the controls you might expect on the edit page; volume, pitch, pan, fx sends, step sequencer and more :) - JC

[@prodbymeadow]

🌊

[@eliaszerano3510]

does syncing requires a subscription?

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Nope. :)_ - JC

[@Inzajeano]

Am I tripping or have I missed something within the plugin that allows me to use my own personal sound library?

[@Kunibert_Knatter]

It is all stored in the CLOUD! Keep that in mind, no matter how nice it sounds.

[@diegofotuche]

Wow this is what I need.

[@Djgci2001]

Read the terms of service for this plug-in!!!! Stay away!!!!! You give your right away to any samples you upload!!!!!

[@astralboy]

ya strange no one seems to be bothered about this.....they can use your sample for AI, or sell it as a modified sample pack or resell it to their partners

[@STOLACE]

Yes!!

[@MankyFrilla]

I agree great fun but not for a big note and change...

[@Barncore]

Oh that is super cool

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

indeed it is! - JC

[@djmarcosaldinio2093]

i have it , just buy it Recomend 100% per cent its amazinnnng

[@Mopsie]

I will pick this up instantly for 40-60 €

[@tekrahmuzik2119]

Very nice

[@astralboy]

who owns the rights to the samples ? when you record your sounds - it is possible they can use it to sell AI generative loops, so i would be hesitant to input my sample sounds.

[@astralboy]

Here is what you might want to know "might use your recordings or beats to train our machine learning models powering Life." See terms and conditions. I mean such data is gold for companies - so in the future the AI trained model can be used for generative synthesis. Basically giving your sounds free so that you can pay for it as another product in the future......this product is not for me.

[@marsrivers]

So maybe I can replace the habit in the bathroom of reading the Shampoo disclaimer info with this using the natural sounds that a bathroom produces

[@tutubeos]

This software should be free because: “we might use your recordings or beats to train our machine learning models powering Life”

[@beatchildproductions]

It's pronounced "waYve file"! Don't let those crazy brits tell you otherwise .... lol

[@elmentor8919]

You can do this all in Logic , for free !

[@djjuno106]

Cubase has a similar plugin built in called loopmash

[@axonathan]

and audiomodern has loopmix

[@peterferguson3395]

I just farted in a mic and put it through an arpeggiator and echo. My Cats went nuts and it cost nothin!!!!

[@HerrKaschke]

Just Why? Pple can do this since 30 years just with imagination. The Loops even Sound Like back when breakbeats where „the thing“

[@daywizzle]

Tbh this is like a 40-60€ plugin at most

[@robertsinnerman7804]

Too expensive. Bring the price down by at least 50% and then it will be attractive

[@evieruth01]

Can export it in midi ?

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Yep :) - JC

[@nikolajabramson7608]

Same Question as for XO: why are AD2 Kits/Sounds are not supported…?

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

That sounds like a question for XLN, my friend. - JC

[@xlnaudio]

AD2 drums sounds are actually included in XO (just search for AD2 in the filter section). You can import any percussive sound into XO. The difference between XO and AD2 is AD2 handles multi sapled drums (one snare can be thousands of layers of samples) while XO deals with one shot samples. Very different architectures under the hood. But do import your favourite AD2 samples as one shots in XO, it works great!

[@Goodvibrationsrecords]

@@xlnaudio Please update XO

[@Drfresh1402]

WARNING! - This plugin has to be a hook. Look what I found in their terms and conditions! (7) XLN Audio reserves the right to impose limitations on the volume of Customer cloud storage as deemed necessary. The cloud will become a subscription. Space is not free. First I was interested but I knew something was off about the Cloud. Hard pass from me. No no no. Moreover, they will charge for storage all while using what we upload as the dataset to develop more AI.

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Hello. Please, read XLN Audio's support update regarding this. support.xlnaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/15342589639453

[@cerebrumexcrement]

im pretty sure the cloud services is just for folks using their app so it syncs across devices. u can use the plugin offline. maybe if ur scared, dont install the app?

[@Drfresh1402]

@@cerebrumexcrement NO. Any audio you use with this plugin must first be uploaded to their cloud.

[@TomaszTomaszPL]

Read XLN TOS. After moving loop to the cloud, you have no power on this. It's not yours anymore. They can using your sound without permission. None serious producer will use this stuff.

[@peoplelikefrank]

This information is wrong. They updated the TOS after complaints. And it was never meant to take any rights from users.

[@nyniomusic]

No? Rent-to-own?

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

Not for this at the moment, no. - JC

[@FdUpNews]

No sale release on launch? That was a bad move.

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

It is on sale. Your Price (Inc TAX) £104.00 List Price £129.00 - JC

[@parboilrice]

I want this so bad. Rent to own please PB?

[@johnnyrenfield]

That's cool

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

agreed! - JC

[@D-One]

Interresting but quite pricey for a random pattern generator.

[@youssoubarro1671]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PluginBoutiqueOfficial]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 indeed, my friend! - JC