Olong Johnson

Discount code: FEM49

Sale ends Sunday, July 16th at 11:59pm PDT

https://www.tracktion.com/products/f-em

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Regarding unused generic activation codes for EZkeys MIDI packs, this is a direct quote from Toontrack support:

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You don't need to use your generic MIDI pack keys before the release, they will also work after the release of EZK 2.

I'm still enjoying the product line they introduced in 2018:

12 minutes ago, Steve K said:

I'm disappointed that my lucky deal didn't work out, but not outraged or upset.  I'm not going to write nasty emails back or boycott ADSR.

 

Same here. I actually felt bad when I found out the price was a mistake. Not the way I want to save money.

7 hours ago, fret_man said:

I'm curious what the 20 freebies are. I already own everything from them, so I'll have to wait for one of you to report what they are.

These are the freebies from 2021:

8-String Ebow Pad
Angelic Bells
Brush Snare
Close Drums
Delphi Shakers
Finger Cymbal
Garage Rock Kit
Hulusi
Jazz Funk Kit
Mark Tree
Multiscripts
Panochord
Rainstick
Simple Steel
Sleigh Bells
Slide Flute
Sonoma Harp
Stomp Box
Timbales
TinyPiano

If anyone else has been waiting for this particular model to drop back to MSRP, here is your chance to finally get it! The ROG STRIX and TUF series cards are the best you can get. Yes, the MSRP is higher ($480 instead of $400), but in this case you get what you pay for. Don't wait too long. This sale could end at any time.

https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0985YLRB3?context=search

On 8/1/2022 at 5:51 PM, Reid Rosefelt said:

I read in the Unify FB group that you can upgrade from Discovery to Core for $231.  Naught bad.

Be aware that if you got Discover for free there is no additional discount for moving up to Core. From the Spitfire website:

"There is an upgrade path between BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover, Core and Professional. The price you pay to upgrade from one edition to another is simply the price difference between the two products at the point of purchase. Owners of any edition can view their price by ensuring they are logged in to our website then clicking ‘Add to Cart’ on the edition they wish to upgrade to."

6 minutes ago, chris.r said:

Not sure I understand while I read this. Do they say that they are still speculating the outcome for us if we buy at APD?

I get that we jump in at it's official price even when bought with discount from APD.

I don't know if APD qualifies, I only asked about Thomann Music. 

1 minute ago, telecode 101 said:

Did they reply via email? I am still waiting to hear back from them.

Yes. I got an email about an hour after my first inquiry earlier today.

IKM support confirmed the following:

Purchases from Thomann Music qualify for the promotion.

Products purchased at a discount are still valued at the IKM website price for determining your free qualifying products.

So I can purchase the Modo Bass 2 upgrade from Thomann for $144 and select three free products with IKM website prices up to $199.

No longer relevant. See my follow up below.

Up to 50% off. (Spaghetti Western  is now $199, only $50 off. Still too much for me.  😞)

https://www.fluffyaudio.com/

https://www.softube.com/tape

promo code BLACKFRIDAYPRICE

3 hours ago, cclarry said:

Here's some machine modeling...

Additional required accessories are hella expensive, behavior is quirky at best, and the response is unpredictable.

VMware rocks. It still seems magical that I can fire up any OS I want on my Windows 10 desktop. 🤩

Approved by Howard Stern.

Windows 10 users can use Classic Shell. I don't think it's being developed any more but it still works great. Set the Start Menu style to "Classic with two columns" to mimic the old Windows XP flyout menu style. Windows 11 users can use StartAllBack which offers similar functionality.

59 minutes ago, TheSteven said:

Turns out I had a flakey SSD hard drive that always passed diagnostics but the OS would gradually get corrupted - the last one lasted for almost 3 weeks before suddenly going south and becoming unbootable.  

My backup software (Macrium Reflect) is great at catching SSDs at the first hint of a hardware problem, but before anything gets lost and before any other utilities notice there is a problem at all. They have a free version but I purchased it to help support the developer. Highly recommended.

I own the (first?) Soundiron bundle that I purchased from NI in 2017.  I'm not eligible for the upgrade price on either Collection 2 or Vocal Suite 2, even though I already own half the products in those bundles. 👎

Against my better judgment I was going to purchase the SSRC because it's only $7 with the jampoints discount. During the checkout I got an error I've never seen before: "The following billing fields are missing or invalid: zip code." Everything was entered correctly, so I cleared the browser cache and tried again. Same error. I tried two other browsers and repeatedly got the same error. I finally accepted this as Divine Intervention telling me, "You know, you really shouldn't be paying for this." 

Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, to everyone building a new system: I strongly suggest running memtest86. It has saved me more than once.

I went with the Sabrent Rocket 4TB M.2 when I built my new system last year. It broke my wallet but it is insanely fast and I have no regrets.

I also went with the ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) but I opted for the Ryzen 5600X with the 65w output for less demands on cooling and thus a quieter—as in dead quiet—system. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my venerable GTX 1070 holds out until graphics card prices become reasonable again.

I bought a bunch of Waves plugins during a sale last year - before I understood their update policy. I logged in to my Waves account today and saw it would cost me $141.28 to use them with v14. This price includes the 25% discount. I see absolutely no incentive to do this and I certainly don't see myself purchasing any more Waves products in the future.