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Kirean

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  1. 37 minutes ago, Canopus said:

    So, you've tried? I've downloaded the separate 75 page pdf manual, in case all my future attempts to do it in true WRTFM fails.

    Nah, not yet. Just figured that things are often more complicated than they initially seem. I'm sure you'll figure it out though.

  2. 23 minutes ago, Canopus said:

    Installed.

    When Kontakt GUI Maker was released earlier this year the price was $59.99, and I said that I'd wait until the price was $4.99. Never thought it would happen this quickly, though. Also, getting Zynaptiq Orange Vocoder Nano included for free doesn't hurt either.

    My initial plan is to see if I can make the extremely boring GUIs of SampleTekk's Kontakt libraries a bit more exciting. I have no idea if it will be possible to update an existing third party Kontakt library, but for roughly €5 I'll take my chances.

    You can also create a new instrument when you record the sighs and gasps you make as you try to figure it all out.

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  3. If companies are using their own auth servers, the minimum should be to have a feature where you can manage the licence online (deactivate/etc).

    But yeah, I'd consider changing DRM a shady move and worth raised eyebrows unless it actually and truly benefits the consumer (ie. making it easier by removing online activation etc). It should  not reduce the user's options and chances to use the software.

    And by default, if a company is stopping support for a software they should do all in their power so that those who have bought it can continue to use and will be able to do so in the future with the current or similar configuration (within reason).

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  4. 19 minutes ago, CSistine said:

    More and more I get cured by price increase and "technical evolution". Installation, authorization and updates get worse and worse, take more time than making music (it's especially true if you sync some systems)! What a world! Luckily there are some exceptions, but the list of plugin providers that are on my black list has increased dramatically in the last 2 years! 

    Too true. I really don't want another installer on my computer to increase the bloat. Especially if they don't allow you to select where to install them and especially if they install **** on random folders in the systems drive anyway.

    Just let me download the plugin, install it where I want, keep it contained and control the activation from the web (or better yet, just make it a simple serial without draconian online checks and hardware prints or having to email the developer to deactivate or reset the activations.)

    Not that I'm constantly activating/deactivating plugins anyway but if I were to do a system reset and start clean, the process of uninstalling/deactivating/etc is gonna be a major pain and a timesinker.

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  5. Same.

    I've spent some but my mind has definitely been less active on reading deals and most of all, less active on acting up on them.

    I guess a lot of the deals as of late haven't really triggered the 'dontthinkaboutit' part of the brain and thus not as much impulse buys anymore.

    I hope, I really hope, that I've also come to the realization that unless it's a really good deal, I don't need another EQ or whatever.

    I think I've also been soured by some of the holiday deals where I could have gotten a better deal had I waited a month or two.

    There also hasn't been that many price glitches as of late or they've been patched out before being able to act.

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