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Cheaper for me to upgrade to Diamond than to pay the WUP. 

It worked when I signed up a 2nd time 

I never got sent a code. Correction. I got sent an email that mentions there was a code but no actual code

Amon Tobin is one of my favorite producers!

On 6/10/2025 at 11:38 AM, Peter Hintze said:

"Electric Keys – Phoenix " is suprisingly good! Its lightweight and maybe will replace my 8dio Rhodes.

 

That said, the vintage 8dio libs are great but all veryyy heavy on CPU due to way too many parallel voices used in Kontakt.

This was the pleasant surprise of the bunch.  I had wanted the Rickenbacker bass for awhile, but the Phoenix sounds really good!

17 hours ago, Larry Shelby said:

Add it to the cart and you should get a coupon for another $100  off

Didn't happen.  Ik stuff always confuses me.  

My upgrade is $199. I thought i owned a version of max. It gets confusing because it looks like they listed everything separately 

15 minutes ago, locrian said:

I'm not going to get the upgrade either, and for the same reason; I'm still exploring V Collection X and FX Collection 5.

I was just showing a little love to one of my (new) favorite companies.  Cheers...

I love them as a company. I just have too many synths 🤣

19 hours ago, locrian said:

Given how much free stuff they've given out over the years, and the generous prices to get V Collection X and FX Collection 5 ($99 and $69 respectively), I guess they now need some cash to support their operation.  This seems reasonable to me given how often (and well!) they update their stuff.

The total I spent prior to getting V Collection X and FX Collection 5 (at the prices shown above) was $69 (for Pigments) and $39 (for Analog Lab).  That's it.

So for just $276 I got virtually everything in their VI and FX bundles.  Not too shabby...

I have no issue with the pricing. I just don't find myself compelled to get something I know I don't need.  I suspect tarrifs may be affecting price too 

1 hour ago, Technostica said:

I haven't seen anyone being offered the upgrade for less than 99, so that may have been a glitch!

Probably was a glitch. I was still expecting 99, especially since I just got 10 recently . 199 ain't happening.

My upgrade price was 69 yesterday and jumped to 199. Hard pass

I could have sworn i just upgraded to 10

1 hour ago, mettelus said:

There are quite a few comparisons between the two apps, but they are often biased one way or the other (can tell from the embedded advertisements). I finally remembered where I saw a nice overview comparison, and it was a sidebar in a video of editing 3D drone footage... of course I cannot readily find it. Bottom line to that was in addition to the Premiere Pro subscription, you also need a Mocha Pro subscription, which ends up being $600+/year combined (can be over $1000). Resolve Studio is a one-time purchase ($295) with free upgrades for life (it has gone on sale more cheaply, but is very rare with one recently for $235), and includes the most of the FX you would get Mocha Pro for. One video I just saw (bookmarked for the price part) the guy joked that price is the "low hanging fruit" (everyone knows this), and his bottom line reasoning was that using Resolve is like a fluid video game (which can get resource heavy) versus Premiere which can stutter and glitch as it thinks to repaint itself when shifting work flows/tasks.

[Sidebar of my own with a little more background] That said, the reason for the price difference is also that Black Magic Design makes money from (sometimes VERY expensive) cameras/hardware. Resolve Studio is actually free if you choose go that route for obvious reasons. Similarly, the 3D camera I got is from Insta360 (the ONE RS Twin edition) which also has a free Insta360 Studio app (both for phone and computer), but you can only use it if you have a camera linked/registered. That app actually taps into the camera memory, so you can do a lot of rough editing/camera control from your phone in the field (remote control), and the desktop app has advanced leaps and bounds in the past 5 years, allowing for very quick initial editing before pulling footage into a heavier hitter like Resolve or Premiere. My 3D interest initially stemmed from the ability to track a moving target without needing a camera operator (the object "tracking" is done post-production), and the fact that the lenses each see 220 degrees, so they auto-zip that overlap to remove the selfie stick, stand, or drone carrying it (but you can see the shadow of it on the ground in the link above). I have never had the guts to submerge it, but it is also water-proof to 16ft. In just the past 5 years, a lot of their smaller cameras have gotten more capable (higher frame rates and resolutions), but the ONE RS is still the same model I got. Some really nice features with those cameras are the "FlowState Stabilization" (for bebopping around while doing things) and "Horizon Lock" (to keep the view level)... these are shown in the link above. Their cameras actually record gyro response in the video footage, so you can get movie quality results with the ability to field edit before sitting in front of a computer for the final post-production.

Quick edit: Their Insta360 Studio app also allows for exporting a "flat print" of a 3D video (with the focal point and focal point tracking of your choosing), so you can pull that rough edit into a video editor that cannot handle 3D footage.

I got my license with purchase of Speed Editor which was same price as Resolve Studio.  As a longtime Adobe user ( I used to be a tutor for Adobe products), I often used Mocha. One of my issues with Boris products( I think Boris bought them out) is the  licensing was constantly changing with drastic pricing jumps and they would disappear on their site.  I find the planar tracker in resolve is suitable amd integrates nicely.  The hardest Adobe product for me to replace now is After Effects, but this update brings more After Effects like features into Resolve.  Fusion was never meant to be like After Affects. It is a powerful compositer, which ot is superior to AE at doing. 

2 hours ago, ZincT said:

Yes they do!

Thanks!

For clarity, I now use Affinity suite along with Resolve studio.  I'm hoping the PSD files produced by Affinity will import into Resolve 

I own the studio version and it's more than worth it, considering it's a fraction of the cost of using Adobe Premiere. Yes, you get more products, but the value only comes into play if you actually use the other ones.   I won't get into politics, but there is a price increase due to new tarrifs. Still a bargain

80% sure I have this already and 80% aure I have never used

1 hour ago, Brian Walton said:

The course itself.

No concerns about the Scaler 3 program.  I bought it and agree there is stuff to get used to but they also have an amazing track record of making things better.  I already noted that they were called out on not having a "de authorize" function after switching to a "only 3 install" model and they have plans to remove the need to contact support if you exceed that.  Honestly can't believe they made such a mistake out of the gate, but at least they listen.

Hmmm.. tha ks for clarifying. I probably have enough rewards cash to cover but maybe i should reconsider

Or were you referring to the course itself?

I think the 4 stars are due to the confusion caused by drastic workflow differences. I have not dug deep enough to have a strong opinion yet.  I do think they have a good track record of making solid improvement updates in between major releases.  I will get this and leave some feedback on course

Probably worth it since the new interface is so different.

On 3/25/2025 at 3:46 PM, GTsongwriter said:

You've gotta go in task manager and kill the service and app, then restart the app for it to detect changes.

I will try that. Thanks 

The installer is wonky for me. It won't let me update two of my products, making me hesitant to use any of them

5 hours ago, locrian said:

Right!

The reason I'm  surprised about this one is that it's a 'pro' product without an obvious 'hook' that starts folks off with a 'lite' version so that they'll pay to upgrade to the 'pro' version.

Maybe this is just a "Hey pay some attention to us!" in the ridiculously crowded world of music software.

It gets you on the mailing list  and potentially draws you to other similar "pro" products in their guitar line

On 3/10/2025 at 6:15 PM, Fleer said:

And the entire Tracks 6 Max was going for under $30. Glitch of course, although you never know with IK. 

Like a few others, I suspect it was intentional. The idea that it may be a glitch creates urgency and impulse buying.  The fact that it was on multiple sites lets us know that it wasn't a glitch by the resellers.