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This may be old news to some of you, but in case it's not... I just stumbled across this while going through and updating my plugins. https://www.solidstatelogic.com/ssl-download-manager You still need to figure out which ones you own because there is no "My Plugins" option - probably because they don't know. Regardless, it's pretty slick and will tell you which plugins are needing an update so you don't have to wait for @TheSteven to post that there is one. ? --- edit --- How to find your SSL Plugins: https://support.solidstatelogic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4408124029585-Where-can-I-find-plug-ins-I-registered-previously-

Ample Sound has updated 14 virtual guitar plugins to v3.7 with a new Riffer system and Scalable UI size. New Features: A new Riffer system with improved MIDI export function and optimized strumming sounds; All Ample products' riffs are inter-compatible. UI size scaling function. Updated legato system, supporting slides and hammer-on/pull-off across different strings (polyphonic) and different frets, and the start notes on multiple strings can be played at different times. Optimized accuracy when exporting from Strummer to Riffer, changing the export from 'overwrite current bar' to 'add a new bar' in Riffer. Updated preset files for all 14 guitars. Bug fixes: Fixed an issue where the plugin might fail to load in large projects on Mac systems. Fixed an issue where some notes may not stop properly during fast hammer-on/pull-off. Fixed an issue where the playing speed of Strummer/Riffer/Tab is not correct with certain sample rates. Fixed an issue where some notes may not be updated correctly when switching patterns in Strummer. Fixed an issue where some notes may still be bent when Poly Bend is turned off. This upgrade is free for existing users. Users can log in to the MyAmplesound page to download. https://www.amplesound.net/en/index.asp

https://waves.alzt.net/eKrAyX Free Waves SuperTap Delay for the followers of Sky Jxrdan free until june 24

I really can't get my head around what Deskew are trying to achieve here. Can you imagine buying a dell laptop on sale from Amazon, you take delivery and turn it on, then a pop-up appears saying you can't download any firmware updates until you pay the difference between the price on Amazon and the Dell website? This is essentially what Deskew are asking for... absolutely crazy! It's a real shame as I've been an evangelist for this app - if you play live with VSTs it's the best solution, period. What is weird is they seem to realise they are pissing off customers who bought on a sale from PA, but don't care. I've bought version 3 and 4 in full from PA in the past, but now I'm a second class citizen and expected to stump up more cash for V4 which I've already purchased? Not exactly an inviting offer is it... Really hope they've got their sums right, it's a very niche product which is excellent at what it does, so I hope they continue to survive and do well... pissing off paying customers doesn't sound like the best approach, but hey, what do I know?

In a massively absurdly oversaturated market it was just a matter of time until price wars brought priceless down to rock bottom level. This means smaller developers who have have significant overhead will be eliminated, because they can't price compete and likely never sell enough products at traditionally "normal" prices to stay in business. In this environment, small companies REALLY have to think hard about what products they want to develop. Because anything that is even remotely "generic" or remotely similar to products from companies that have a) ginormous marketing teams b) ability to sustain rock bottom prices, will be a problem. ISW does have unique products - that do fall into niche territory (Shreddage series, Tokyo Scoring Strings), but they are really at the mercy of companies like, say, Native Instruments, that can run a 50% off sale offering consumers a terrabyte of sample libraries and a gazillion effects / tools, including guitars and orchestra, for $600 (current sale price for Komplete 14 Ultimate). Or a Creative Cloud subscription for $200 a year. Tokyo Scoring Strings sells for $449. This is an absolutely brutal market for small developers. As a note - Spitfire Audio and Orchestral Tools get away with their absurd prices because their marketing is at Apple-tax levels, and their you-will-pay-an-absurd-premium-hipster-black-turtleneck-level-pretentiousness is unrivaled.

@mibby Good catch! The manager looks pretty new - don't think it was there last time I checked. The latest version was released in June, current version is v1.0.23 "You still need to figure out which ones you own because there is no 'My Plugins' option" I thought so too but turns out it can identify** what plugins have been installed and will show if they are up to date or if there are available updates! If you have demo'd but not purchased a plugin and just deleted the VST instead of uninstalling it, you can uninstall it via the Manager so you stop getting nagged about updating a noninstalled plugin. **edit: the manager could only identify 1/2 of what I had previously installed. I had to install the 'missing' plugins with the manager for it to know what was installed or not; but now it looks like it recognizes them all. left clicking on the ellipsis of installed plugin...

I wouldn't call that an issue unless you bought doubles of individual plugins and were looking to transfer a duplicate but couldn't. They gave us a discount on the bundle based on prior purchases and therefore that is exactly what I'd expect is an inability to sell the individual plugins. I am surprised they don't simply grey out the transfer buttons on everything other than complete when you go all in, but I'd imagine that is more trouble than it is worth.

I don't think it's fair to suggest that Andrew is scamming anyone (though maybe your comment wasn't directed at ISW). With that said, you're right that the way the music software market works has shifted. I feel bad (a bit anyway) for 'taking advantage' of the ISW coupon. Unfortunately, it's become very difficult to tell whether a 'glitch' is a pricing/tech error versus something hidden as an Easter egg to drum up quick business (or that might have initially been inadvertent but then is allowed to run for so long that the company is at least tacitly endorsing it). . Cinesamples and AudioOllie are the audio software devs that most recently come to mind as having had 80% off (or thereabouts) 'glitches' that were allowed to run for several days after people had checked with them whether it was legit. And, with the way coupons are stacking at UAD at the moment, I've bought several of their plugins (including sampled instruments) this month at 90% off. When even UAD have started playing in PA pricing territory (I got Ravel and Waterfall for $24 each!), it's easy to start thinking that this really is the new 'norm' for everyone...even if it isn't, as was clearly the case for ISW. What I do appreciate from Andrew's comments here is some insight into the impact NI licensing could have and the way those costs are based on full price rather than a discounted one.

I received an email from Westwood that their (already) excellent Alt Piano has been rebuilt from the ground up, and a free update is available for all existing users. If you already own the Alt Piano, check your email boxes for a new serial number and installation instructions. https://www.westwoodinstruments.com/

Loot Audio kicked off our huge summer sale today. The summer sale includes loads of free products, giveaways and amazing offers with savings up to 90% across the entire site! Main offers Spend over £25 and get Horror Harp for FREE (Value $79) - Ends 13th July Spend over £50 and get Synferno for FREE (Value $86) - Ends 13th July Spend over £100 and get Flux Lite from Yum Audio for FREE (Value $58.80) - Ends 3rd July There are also around 25 buy one get one free offers scattered all over the site. Take a look at the sales lists below for more information. We decided to create a sales list sheet for you to download as we can't possibly list all of the other deals in this newsletter. Here is the Google Spreadsheet link provided in the email: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174uMhGXsqBfheUN8nwm3RaeLITHtwNWjJ6-36Cg9oPY/edit?usp=sharing

So good is that why I bought two in the past (of course was 'by mistake')?

I am still waiting for the BeOS version of Cakewalk

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I find this obvious if your price is based on what you already owned.

I think @Lord Tim's post with the baker's analogy and @azslow3's post sum the situation up quite nicely. Cakewalk by BandLab/SONAR are heavily reliant on the Windows operating system, and are extremely "Windows Compliant" in that regard. That's why much older versions of SONAR will work on more modern versions of Windows, largely without issue. This is mostly due to historical reasons. Cakewalk/SONAR has always been based on Microsoft technologies - first on DOS, and then on Windows. It leverages as much as it can from the operating system to make it perform well, which was very much needed on the slow hardware of the past. The SONAR for Mac project (which was before my time as a staff member) looked into ways at getting it to run on a Mac with help from the guys at Codeweavers. It did pretty well to be honest, but there were a bunch of performance issues and plugin support was a nightmare. To cut a long story short, to make it work well would have taken too long to develop, and cost far too much - something Gibson at the time was not prepared to fund. As @azslow3 has mentioned, various versions of SONAR have run on Linux in the past under Wine (in fact our CTO, Noel was on the Wine team for a number of years), and again this was due to the tight integration with Windows, enabling Wine to handle the various calls correctly. Plugin support and performance were yet again the main issues though, and the same time/cost issues apply to making it a Linux native app. I developed on / managed developers working soley on Linux for 11 years prior to joining the Cakewalk team, and for many years prior to that had to work with both Windows and Linux. I personally think it's an awesome operating system, but not for running a DAW on (in fact, I've pretty much Linux for everything apart from running a DAW). It's not that it's not capable - it certainly is - but lack of professional driver support and lack of commercial plugin support make it a non-starter for the majority of users.

I wonder what the point is to worry about piracy. It's not as if people insensitive enough to steal from others will suddenly start paying for software if piracy is no longer possible. And what could pirates possibly produce with their loot that would be of any value to humanity.

I wonder if it is possible to sell two versions of a library, one for Kontakt player for a higher price than one for full Kontakt.

Good idea! I'll have to try this. Only 2 of like 8 plugins show up for me. It'll be nice to see them all in one place. It's always bugged me that they don't show up on the SSL site...

where is the voice controlled CbB on Plan9 OS?

Pfft. Where's the Comnodore 64 version, eh?

I use Velvet which I originally bought for $9.99 Needed more licenses for Velvet so jumped on a bundle for same price that also include Hybrid 3 and MiniGrand: AIR - The Sounds of Summer Sale

These plugins are fully supported on Windows. https://support.airmusictech.com/en/support/solutions/articles/69000801954-air-music-tech-windows-11-compatibility For macOS, these plugins were updated for Big Sur (but with Rosetta, not Native): https://support.airmusictech.com/en/support/solutions/articles/69000801956-air-music-tech-macos-11-big-sur-compatibility They’re still supporting these, but just doing compatibility fixes, no new features. For mature plugins, that’s pretty good. If you are on macOS, expect these will never be Apple Silicon Native (they have new SKUs that replace the functionality of these). Otherwise, these are very good for the price.

I'm not gonna be a happy camper until we see Cakewalk running as a Reason RE on Minix3.

Need to post a quick reply so I remember to download when I am back on the computer.

No, god, no, please, anything but that.

Marillion - Bitter Suite / Brief Encounter / Lost Weekend / Blue Angel

OTOH those Kontakt Player libraries don’t require people to buy Kontakt, which still is important to some, or many.

Congratulations on your MCompleteness. Over 100 plug-ins that you'll feel like you barely scratch the surface of. ? That is not an "issue." Those are the terms of purchase. It's similar to most other software companies' policies on upgrade deals: upgrading doesn't grant you the right to sell your previous license(s). You usually retain only the right to use the product(s) that were upgraded. Also, you're usually not permitted to sell individual licenses from a bundle. From the MComplete bundle, there are over a dozen individual plug-ins that at this point, I don't think I'll ever touch aside from just test driving them. It would be great if I could sell or give away those licenses, but it just doesn't work that way. I think some of the mystery big purchases I've seen drop credits into my account are from when I put my referral code into a couple of threads (I got hand-slapped by a moderator, but the code is still in older threads) at VI-Control about MeldaProduction. The userbase over there seems to include some high-roller pro types whose idea of checking out a manufacturer's line of goods is to just buy a complete bundle. No "upgrade the FreeFX bundle" for them. The moral is to get it out there when you can. I always tried to be cool about it and actually type something helpful, like the recipe for getting the FreeFX bundle/pro upgrade for $5 or whatever. No "Use this code for 20% off at MeldaProduction!" followed by nothing else. ? I wonder how much cash I've spent with them over the years. I decided at one point that I had all of their products that I wanted, but the credits kept rolling in and a couple of lowball introductory offers (MTurboAmp, MSoundfactoryLE) on big-ticket items (normally $108 each) came along and....here we are. Those deep discounts really add up. And it usually comes as a surprise during these 50% off all bundles, 50% off all products, 65% off all bundles sales just how much those little $9-25 purchases and Pluginboutique freebies are really worth in Meldaville.

Bapu reminded me of The Who doing Summertime Blues, and since it's the end of the 1st full day of summer? I'm gonna rap it up with the 2nd best cover of that song? Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues:

True, it’s a good one, but list price is $330, so 90% off would be $33, while bundle is oft sold for $49 at SSL.

Hi E.D. - not picking on you, just giving information. CPU is probably the bottleneck. CPU architecture has improved a lot over the last couple of years and an i7 in itself is no longer an indicator of sufficient performance. E.G. I had a 2012 Alienware i7, 24GB RAM, 2 4TB SDD Samsung EVO drives and finally had to concede that it was outperformed by my kids newer i5 powered laptop. I found this info googling around... In general you will get better performance with a newer i5 vs older i7. Older i7's (like your i7-6700HQ) were 4 cores with 8 threads. Newer i5's are either 6 cores and 6 threads or 6 cores with 12 threads. The i5 9600K achieves better performance than the i7 7700K, and the i5 10600K achieves better performance than an i7 8700K. UserBenchmark: Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs i7-7700K Don't know if upgrading your CPU is an option, but in terms of bang for the buck might be worth checking out.

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I used to want Project Sam, but then I found BBC Symphony Orchestra Core for $269.00 last year.

This. Horses for courses. Linux is great at what it does best, which is hosting servers, enabling people to get extra life out of older hardware, and provide a viable productivity desktop for people and organizations who wish to save money on OS licenses. It also provides an alternative for users who don't care for Microsoft's and Apple's policies and behavior. The primary function of a company is to make money. If they can't make enough profit from some activity (even indirectly), they will either not engage in that activity or cease to engage in it. Witness the impending freeze of freeware CbB and advent of payware Cakewalk Sonar. The "building brand awareness" era was great, but about to come to an end. The 5-year introductory offer. ? It's difficult for audio software companies to make money on Linux because A, there are so very few people using it for audio, and B, frankly, Linux users are used to getting most of their software for free. The potential customers are LOUD, but few.

I believe you meant to say: ? Really, folks, look at this guy's content (as well has his change of handle). The only places he's "contributed" to are the "Delusional Linux" topic in Coffee House and here. The "is that all you got," the change of handle, the repeated assertions that he's "out of here" yet always coming back, it's obvious. He's a skillful troll, and it's been fun to play Poke The Troll with him, but he's just getting a kick out of the attention and how much he can bait us. And sincerely, Mr. Linux Advocates Are The Worst, my (red) hat is off to you. You played the 90's "Linux Loony" to a T. It was fun to revisit my younger days. ?

https://www.soundonsound.com/magazine/2023-07

Because companies teach their users and encourage them to engage in corporate tribalism.

SoundToys Spring Sale ended June 14th If last year is used as the model the next big sale is probably BF/end of year with one off sales (individual plugins or lite versions) occasionally in between. Also JRR Shop or other 3rd party vendors have one off sales from time to time. Edit: or you can pick up a used Sie-Q on KVR

Fortune/Walker/Rogers/Isaacs - Man Of Constant Sorrow:

Huey Lewis And The News - Workin' For A Livin:

Some of these software companies need an overall reality check . They seem to act as if people didn't have any tools at all to create music before computers and software hit the scene . Over the past 18 years I have spent a large amount of my disposable income on DAW's plugs and Software ....and you want to know something ? None of it is worth a plug nickel any more . Most of it I can't resell , what I can resell I have to render unto Caesar first , then when I go to sell it in all honestly in most cases it is not worth the headaches or aggravation to deal with these companies and pay license fees to transfer the software over to someone else .. I will admit software offers a musician a lot of convenience , but things seem to be heading down a road where the whole software experience is getting to the point where it may not offer much as far as an aggravation free experience ..... When I play my guitars and real musical instruments I don't have to pull up to the guard shed and have the corresponding authority check my papers before he decides to lift the gate so I can pass on through ... Kenny

I think they just had a sale

No issues with iZotope's plug-ins on my machines. I use them heavily. I think maybe it's time for you to upgrade your toaster. Also, a lot of people come to threads in this forum to do nothing but whine about off-topic details. Can we not?

It is when the company goes out of business. Take SoundSpot for example...

We have a bundle upgrade system, so you can always start with a single guitar and then upgrade to a bundle (even at the group buy discount) later on. You can make multiple, separate orders during the group buy, too, as long as you initially joined the sale before July 12th. Once you're in, you have until the end of July to complete your group buy purchase (or make additional purchases). You can change your group buy order at any time, too. The group buy signup process just helps me figure out how many serial numbers I need to order from Native Instruments in advance, though. :)

The Uniform Commercial Code needs an amendment so that whenever a company discontinues an "authorization system" for a licensed product, and it impairs in any way the existing functionality, then buyers should be entitled to use any means to retain their functionality. E.g.,, it should become 100% legal to hack such an authorization system, and publicly share the details of the hack.

For me, there is not, nor will there likely ever be any functional difference between MTurboReverb and MTurboReverble. They both have the same devices and presets. MTurboReverb allows you to get under the hood more deeply and edit the reverb algorithms. Here's a screenshot of my favorite reverb in MTurboReverb(le): As you can see, this one single device has 27 different parameters for the user to adjust if the user wishes. That selector that says "Bella" is one of the 9 different algorithms you may select for the "Brichamber" device. There are about 100 different reverb "devices." 100 different reverbs where you can choose your favorite of 9 different algorithms per reverb. So the non-LE version is for people for whom 900 different flavors of reverb with 26 parameters each isn't quite versatile enough. IMO, pretty much nobody needs the non-LE version. Without touching a knob other than Dry/Wet, it already sounds as good as anything I've heard (I haven't heard every reverb but I have licenses for the Exponential line and have checked out multiple reverb shootouts on YouTube). And, confession: I've only ever used the Brichamber device, and only with the "Bella" algorithm, because I stop when I don't think I can make a mix sound any better. It's the first bus reverb I try and inevitably sounds so good that I've never felt the need to switch to another preset. It feels weird to have that many options and stick with only one, but what can I say? I'm a "too many reverbs unfocuses the mix" guy. Only other thing I use is either PhoeNimbuStratus or something extreme like Valhalla Supermassive. MTurboReverble and MTurboDelay by themselves make any of the 2nd and 3rd tier bundles that includes them a bargain if you don't already have them. Just one great reverb is worth the hundy that MEssentials is going for right now.