antler

In case I come off sounding a bit negative, I should probably say this just to be clear. I have no problem with companies wanting to be paid; I have no problem with companies diversifying their payment methods: perpetual licences, subscriptions, rent-to-own - they all have their own advantages/disadvantages. Personally I prefer perpetual licences over the others (and hope they don't remove this option in future, like certain design-software companies decided to go with), but I can see how they can be beneficial in certain circumstances.

2 hours ago, antler said:

So now there are Standard, Advanced, Plus (for Nectar), and Pro versions of their plugins? Sounds like too many versions to me, especially as they don't even make clear what the differences are for Nectar Plus.

Actually I forgot: there's Elements too; up to five different versions of plugins.

5 hours ago, cclarry said:

Apparently there are "Pro" versions of the plugins that are going to be released
for this Sub package...

So now there are Standard, Advanced, Plus (for Nectar), and Pro versions of their plugins? Sounds like too many versions to me, especially as they don't even make clear what the differences are for Nectar Plus.

4 hours ago, mibby said:

Rent-to-own needs to be the new standard for subscriptions...

Ironically, you can already do this with iZotope (and many other companies') plugins on Splice. As far I know, this method of purchase has been available for quite some time now with iZotope plugins.

https://splice.com/plugins/search?q=izotope

5 minutes ago, Simeon Amburgey said:

Not @Fleer but I really like Lounge Lizard. it has a certain "bark" when you lay into the tines.
Pianoteq can sometimes come across as too clean or sparkly, which is alright if that is what you need but the dirt just makes things feel more authentic.

Thanks for chiming in Simeon! As the guy who seems to have reviewed every single piano library out there (and then some), it's great to hear your perspective on things.

17 hours ago, bitflipper said:

Fiat bought Lexus?

Yeah... but they pretty much own Ferrari, and they're still pretty sought/dreamt after

16 hours ago, Royal Yaksman said:

On the upside, this development cycle lead me to say, "Hello Affinty!"😁

Their decision to remove CorelDRAW upgrade pricing made me say "Hello Affinity!"

6 hours ago, Fleer said:

Get. This. 
It’s the best of AAS and the best of modeling (together with Pianoteq). 

Hey Fleer, how would you rate Lounge Lizard vs Pianoteq's electric pianos? I've already got the former, and was wondering whether to put the latter on my wishlist should they have another instrument pack sale this year.

1 hour ago, Soundwise said:

They are very nice indeed. Also, consider Engl E765 RT. My favorite PA ampsim so far.

Just had a listen to the sound demos - it sounds versatile and quite gorgeous. I'll grab a demo and try it out.

50 minutes ago, Soundwise said:

I see normal prices, logged in or out. What kind of sorcery do you use to turn them down?

As mibby mentioned, you need to buy the Gallien Krueger 800RB (you can bring the price down to $39.99 with the code GK-INTRO-3999). From the product description (and Larry's post):

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/gallien_krueger_800rb.html

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With the purchase of the Gallien Krueger 800RB, you get another very special (license) offer: Until March 16, you can get ANY (!) of our amp plugins for just $29.99

I know guitar tone is subjective, but can anyone recommend any good PA amps? I was thinking the Fuchs ones sound quite nice.

Personally, I love their GEM plugins.

I would recommend waiting for a sale. There was a time a few years ago when they put a different GEM on sale every week, but more recently their sales coincide with the 'main' sales (e.g. Black Friday, etc). If you already have a GEM, you can further discount the discount price with a code that's available when you log in (I'm pretty sure it's the same for everyone, but I'm not going to post it).

1 hour ago, Zo said:

Already have it , i think i paid 49 back then or some , still too much ...

waiting for the green one .... 

IIRC the green one can be got with one of their any-plugin-for-29.99 vouchers that they sometimes/used-to give away; the red one is newer and $49.99 is the lowest price I've seen for it so far.

2 hours ago, Shane_B. said:

The whole iLok thing scares me. I just ran in to a little iLok related hiccup myself and I don't even have one of the darn things on my system. Melodyne Studio 4 was giving me a low level driver error when I scanned for VST's at startup in Studio One 5. That error means the iLok Pace drivers need to be updated but I don't have anything that requires an iLok and I don't have the Pace drivers on my system. There was an update to Melodyne Studio 4 that I didn't know about and when I did that it fixed the problem when I do an auto scan for VST's at startup but it still happens when I do a manual scan. What threw me off is when you click on 'Check for updates' none come up. I just takes you to a website where you can buy Melodyne Studio 5 so I assumed the update life cycle was over. Tech support said I had to manually go in to my account and check. So much for the 'Check for updates' button. 🥴 Gotta love PC's and software and developers.

 

Are you sure that's iLok related? I thought iLok for Melodyne 5 was optional; according to their FAQ, one of your activations must be via their own proprietary licensing system:

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If you bought a "Melodyne assistant”, "Melodyne editor” or "Melodyne studio” edition, you can transfer only one of the two activations to an iLok2 or iLok3 USB dongle. One of the two activations always has to remain with our computer-based activation system.

21 minutes ago, CoveCamper said:

A certificate of deposit (CD) is a low-risk savings tool that can boost the amount you earn in interest while keeping your money invested in a relatively safe way. Like savings accounts, CDs are considered low risk because they are FDIC-insured up to $250,000.

Nah... we don't know this definition because we frequent the Deals forum too often, and subsequently don't have anything to save 😁

I hear some people hang them on trees too

If anyone still has a voucher, it apparently expires 25 Feb. I'm guessing there'll be a March-themed sale for a few days at the end of the month.

13 minutes ago, Soundwise said:

Thanks, mibby! I wouldn't have missed that sale had I been able to walk and talk.

 

That's a good question! In my case, it's different workflows and sets of tools. Like Laravel vs Vue.js, for lack of a better example.

Had to look up Laravel. PHP - eww 😜

UI looks a lot nicer than v1

FYI: These expansions are FREE for Everything Bundle Users, Here's how our SynthMaster One users can download them inside SynthMaster One:

1.    Click on the 'Browse' button to switch to the Preset Browser page
2.    Click on the 'KV331Audio Shop' button to switch to the KV331 Audio Shop page
3.    Right click on the products list, select "Refresh my licenses" menu.
4.    Right click on the products list, select "Restore my expansions" menu, SynthMaster One will start downloading the bank(s)
 

4 hours ago, kevinmargaret said:

I wouldn't use a Paypal service because I was hacked once and since then I don't use that.

Might be an idea to enable 2FA on your account

54 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said:

Yes, of course, it isn't easy, but Sonic Couture, 8Dio and several other KONTAKT devs have detailed hang drum libraries.

I understand your point, but the "it's been done before" argument could also be applied to pianos, strings, guitars, drums, vibraphones, etc... I'm sure each library offers a slightly different tone, or articulation set, or something.

For £419, I hope this is a really good reverb.

I think for now, I'll stick with the reverbs I already have...

I picked this up yesterday.

I was initially going to go with a less pricey basket, but then realised that you can use a max of one coupon code per checkout, meaning I would have missed out on some other savings. As these bulk MIDI packs never go on sale (unlike the individual MIDI packs), I thought this would be a good use for the coupon.

52 minutes ago, balinas said:

How far do you think I would get if I told my wife that I am getting her Omnisphere for Valentine's Day?

Go one further: tell her that if she has no use for it, she can always re-gift it back to you 😜