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This seems like it might be relevant

5 minutes ago, Nick Blanc said:

I'm pretty much at a point where a plugin release which is backed by the usual names will mean an automatic "no" from me.

I now see the influencers as a bunch of people who are paid (one way or another) to put on a show to demo plugins. When they say it's the 'best' plugin, is it true? Maybe, though probably not; not saying it's bad, just not necessarily as good as they make it out to be (though there's always that possibility). But, is it useful that they run through the plugin's features and play some presets/demos? I think so, by that's just my take.

I do remember a 'huh?' moment from one video I watched recently. The guy said the usual 'this is not a sponsored video', and followed it up with 'click on the affiliate link to help the channel'... How do you simultaneously have both an affiliate link and a video's that's not in any way sponsored? (rhetorical question)

Hey @Peter - IK Multimedia Just a thought: if IK don't want to sign their Windows binaries (for whatever reason), would they consider putting up SHA-256 checksums or something so people can verify their downloads if they want to?

21 hours ago, tansetter said:

Privacy - Big tech harvests your data. for their own purposes, then don't protect it properly. For example, Microsoft recently turned over the confidential hotmail email records of journalists Project Veritas (love 'em or hate 'em, that's not the point) - violating assurances of confidentiality to whistleblowers. "Microsoft Accounts," Apple IDs - why give them control of your data?

As I understand, MS did this to comply with the law; I don't think you'll find a single company who wouldn't. Here's a clip from the Ubuntu website.

7 hours ago, Nick Blanc said:

So be aware, as long as you are paying tax, the GROUP discount is worthless. They seem to use it as a cover for not including tax in their prices.

I wouldn't say it's useless - you pay more when you don't use it. It might end up at the 'same' price as before tax, but you'd pay more otherwise.

2 hours ago, Clint Martin said:

If I prefer to play my own bass parts, what does EZbass do for me?

Can I upload my part and convert it to midi, and replace it with a toontrack bass sample?

Can't answer your 2nd question. But for the 1st, inspiration and ability to try out different ideas quickly.

20 minutes ago, simon said:

Hope that all makes sense and as I say I suspect that it's far more likely a false positive.

I agree - it's probably a false positive.

My guess is that Availability.exe is for the new subscriptions. As mentioned in another thread, some products appear to need an online connection at least every 72 hours. My guess is that Availability.exe scans the hardware it's running on, converts the results into some kind of hash ID, and sends it back to IK for subscription status verification at regular intervals. This might be seen as suspicious behaviour. From a trusted source, it's no problem. But for an app that isn't trusted*, it could potentially be considered as malicious - hence flagged by malware scanners.

* By trusted, I mean from the computer's perspective, i.e. the app is signed with a trusted certificate.

10 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

I never would have thought that subscription licensees had to be logged in at least once every 72 hours otherwise the subscription gets cancelled.  That can't be what they are saying, can it?

My guess is that you can use the product offline for up to 72 hours before needing to reconnect, rather than the actual subscription being cancelled.

1 hour ago, TracingArcs said:

I'm confused by this pop-up when signing out on V1.0.8 . Sounds ominous. Will I loose my activated products?

I think it's probably fine. I suspect:

• Any ongoing downloads will be interrupted upon logout means any in-progress downloads will be stopped. It's unclear whether you'll have to start downloading from scratch the next time it starts up again, or if it will resume a partial download.
• Logging out will deactivate any active subscriptions and Ensure you reconnect within 72 hours. Failure to do so will render the product non-functional refer to the new piano subscriptions. In other words, you need IK Product Manager running in order to use the new pianos under their subscription plan.

Just my guess though.

19 minutes ago, mister_tea said:

The MacOS one seems signed. The Windows installer is not signed at all? Peter, would you consider escalating to your developer team?

There is a cost for a certificate but it is worth it for your users and probably for your company in reduced support costs; for example you get a smartscreen reputation boost with an EV cert.

It's not signed at all and has never been so. I suspect it's because it's frowned upon but not disallowed on Windows.

I mentioned it to Peter about a year ago and he said he'd raise it with the dev team. Ultimately, I suspect it's not the dev team that buys the certificates though.

4 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said:

Hmm. I mentioned the "from any version of Artist" upgrade earlier, which has long been $49.

I can't find that upgrade on Presonus' website any more. Wonder if they discontinued it.

It's still there, though it's a bit pricier now. I'm guessing part of the cost goes towards Dolby Atmos licensing?

2 hours ago, simon said:

maybe time to 'sign' your installers IKM ?

I brought this up over a year ago when Peter asked what would make us perceive IK to be 'more' professional (as just about every other big player - and even some smaller ones - in the industry sign theirs). I think despite the huge profits IK must make with their group buys, etc. they're just not willing to buy a code signing certificate.

Seems like EZbass could be a good candidate - that has hardly ever discounted so far.

If they've created a Linux version, I hope they port the Studio One Remote app too.

I love Bassroom, but am still to be convinced of Mixroom. Don't get me wrong, it seems like a good EQ; but there are so many other full-spectrum EQs too.

26 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

Since I live with people that don't want to hear me banging out music, and I wish for low volume listening, I plan to get a small pair.

Depending on your setup/requirements, you might be interested in IK's iLoud Micro Monitor. Be aware that in terms of setup, they're more like stereo speakers than monitors: both powered by a single power supply (so only one wall socket needed), and audio input via 1/8 TRS or stereo phono. They fit my setup well, and the sound is great for what I do; people with more professional needs (i.e. making a living out of it) may prefer other monitors.

• Out of Line
• The Forest Quartet

Free Now - Sep 28 at 04:00 PM

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/

Interesting... Maybe it's a flavour of The Orchestra/Elysion but with world instruments?

2 hours ago, cclarry said:

Also, Italian ships don't have a 17th deck because they believe that 17 is unlucky, just like our superstition is the number 13

2 hours ago, Bapu said:

Yup

6 minutes ago, Joakim said:

Same thing with many aircraft seats/rows

Thanks for the input - I had no idea superstition had such a wide effect on how things are labelled.

21 hours ago, Bapu said:

Like floors in buildings in the USA they should skip this release number and jump to 14.

Are you serious about this? That people don't like '13' so there's no floor labelled with it?

18 minutes ago, Doug Rintoul said:

Not much of a deal, actually. That only computes to 64% off. Unless I am missing something, you can do better buying individual plugins at 80-90% off.

I'm guessing the bonus is convenience. You get the complete bundle for 40% off in one purchase, plus 40% off future plugins without having to wait for a sale - this text is from their website; highlighting is mine for emphasis.

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Complete Bundle offers very special price for all the HoRNet Plugins and every thing you will need to produce, mix and master your tracks.

This bundle includes all the equalizer, compressors utilities, meters and production tools ever made by HoRNet, and gives in you hands the DSP super-powers you need to create stellar productions, and more, buying the complete bundle grants a 40% discount every plugin we will release in the future.

20 hours ago, cclarry said:

Well, since I lost that cruise I was just able to book another cruise on MSC out of New York in January...
which doesn't thrill me, but it's an 11 night instead of an 8 night, and it only cost me $589 TOTAL!!!
 

Sounds like a great deal - hope it works out this time ?

5 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

I find it odd that it is for Kontakt.

I assume it's a cut down version of Chamber Strings Professional (which is also a Kontakt library) and it's easier to leave it in Kontakt format than to re-encode it.

Looks amazing. Have a great time, Larry.

11 minutes ago, jngnz said:

My Guitar Rig 7 Pro was deleted without any message so now I registered it and will absolutely definitely never use it ?‍♂️

Did you buy MPS in August? They might be revoking licences as it seems the upgrade was grace-period pricing.