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8 minutes ago, Jacques Boileau said:

Can't you take a straight picture!

It's Italy! Home of IK!!! 😎

1 minute ago, Doug Rintoul said:

 

This...

1 minute ago, Doug Rintoul said:

What? You don't think Reddit is a reliable and an authoritative source? I am shocked.

It depends on the community. Some are reliable, and some are absolutely not, lol!

10 minutes ago, Doug Rintoul said:

Not sure. Got that info from a Reddit thread when I search for "EMCXEASE3 ".

Also, see here:

https://promotions.newegg.com/neemail/latest/index-landing.html

It seems I had somehow been unsubscribed from their newsletters. Subscribed again, but still no joy!

Reddit. ROFLMAO!

46 minutes ago, Doug Rintoul said:

Think you have to be subscribed to their newsletter and are using the same email address when you check out.

I've been a Newegg customer for many years at the same email address, so wassup?

13 minutes ago, ALC said:

I’m in the same boat.  Yes, those aren’t in ST4 MAX.  Check in Custom Shop to see what is available for purchase.

Best advice ever!!! 😁

Custom shop will show you what you own, or don't...

27 minutes ago, cclarry said:

This is $27 cheaper than it was last week!

Read the reviews on this drive, and I'm in!

...Oh well. Newegg says that my email is not eligible for that promo code.

So without the promo, and with tax added,  the current Newegg price for me is $193.04, even with free shipping... 😢

That's exactly the same as Amazon Prime pricing, which includes tax, and free shipping in about 6 days.

I'm probably going to need one of those to deal with my IK grouper "fresh catches"! 🤣

12 hours ago, cclarry said:

I wrote off XLN a while back...their development is terrible.
AD2 is a bazillion years old now...and no AD3 on the horizon.
 

The XLN Audio co-owner, Max Martin, is one of the top music producers in the world. Doubt he really needs the extra cash from new products... 😉

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin

https://www.xlnaudio.com/about

3 hours ago, TheSteven said:

Does Sunset Sound & Comprexxor plugins come with T-RackS 5 Deluxe?
I thought so but they're showing up as trials...

Those were both released after the T-RackS 5 release.  IK does not retroactively include new products into an existing bundle. They become "singles only", or may be added to a future bundle...

2 hours ago, marled said:

https://www.toontrack.com/release-notes/

That appears to cover the core applications only. Nothing there about expansions or MIDI...

1 hour ago, chris.r said:

Second entry is necessary, Kevin.

 

 

I bit on a 2nd entry yesterday with some double discounted Gear Credits. So I'm now up to 10 freebies!!!

1 hour ago, chris.r said:

The old CS came with previous versions like T-Racks 4, etc. If you didn't have any of them you might have only the most recent CS version on your system. Also there's the Authorization Manager (different from the new IK Product Manager), that one still installs with the ARC3 soft.

Yes, I still had the old Custom Shop, and it's now been uninstalled. Apparently the new one did not replace it, so the only way for me to access it was to launch it from the AmpliTube app. Weird?

1 hour ago, Mark Stow said:

To confirm, Once we purchase in the custom shop (using gear credits) then this gets us into the group buy at  $199 level correct...

Yes, and when buying Gear Credits at the IK website, be sure to use as many Jam Points (up to 30%) for the purchase as you can, to drop the price even lower!!!

1 hour ago, ALC said:

Actually, there's a common Custom Shop for AmpliTube, T-RackS, and SampleTank.  You can purchase for any of them no matter which app it's you launched from (or just run Custom Shop directly).

I think it's a bit more convoluted than that. I discovered a couple of versions of CS installed. one thinks that I have 165 GC, and the other says 15...

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Just now, telecode 101 said:

I agree with the above . I think it all depends how you use tracks. Do you need or care about the advanced settings or are you happy to have a little stripped down  controls and be able to pile them up endlessly. 

 

I think If you try out some of the effects in syntronic, you will get an idea of how mixbox is. 

I have both, and I believe that each can serve a useful purpose without too much overlap.

9 minutes ago, husker said:

Perhaps I'll just keep my money.

That's what you think! But whether you realize it or not, you have already been bitten by the GAS bug.

So you will spend money whether you want to or not! Resistance is futile! 🤣

9 minutes ago, husker said:

OK.  So I buy $200 in Gear Credits.

I download this thing:

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/st4cs/

Somewhere in that application I can put the 200 Gear Credits in and "Buy" Amplitude 5.  It is then registered in my account, and I am eligible for the group buy freebies?

No, not "that" Custom Shop". That's for SampleTank CS.

This "Custom Shop" => https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/amplitube5cs/?pkey=amplitube-5-cs

To get to the Custom Shop purchase page, download and run Amplitube 5 CS, then click on the button at the top right labeled "Custom Shop".

Under you user name, you will see a pulldown menu with option to "Redeem Credits Code". This is where you put the 20 digit code from the IK store to redeem your GC. Then you can buy anything in the CS up to the amounts of GC you have available. Confusing, right!

12 minutes ago, cclarry said:

Syntronik IS in the Custom Shop...it's under SampleTank

I edited my earlier post to correct that. My bad for trying for a quick answer.

22 minutes ago, Jacques Boileau said:

MixBox is a bit mysterious to me in the sense that if you have most IK plugins in their TRacks form why would you want them again in the form of MixBox? There is probably something I am missing and need to research this a little more..

In my opinion, MixBox is best inserted as a channel strip to a track. Instantly call up an FX chain preset. So it's a fairly quick and easy way to shape the sound on an instrument. Think of it more like an Amplitube effect for instruments other than guitar, like keys, synths, and samplers. The module controls are simplified to just what you need to work fast. Great for musicians that just want to lay down a track.

T-RackS would be better on a send bus, or for mastering. But you could do either with either, just thinking of workflow here... The controls on T-RackS are more detailed and comprehensive, thus will require more study and understanding. Not really for average musicians writing and recording a song, but more applicable for mixing and mastering.

8 minutes ago, husker said:

OK.  So I can't take 250 points and buy Syntronik Deluxe in a "Custom Shop"?   (Still trying to figure out what that is).

I missed that you were thinking of getting an instrument, rather than Amplitube. Only certain things can be bought with GC in Custom Shop. Syntronik ain't one of them. You could step up to a higher level of Amplitube or T-RackS, for instance.

Edit: to correct misinfo about Custom Shop. It looks like they also now have select SampleTank instruments in Custom Shop. My bad earlier! Syntronik is in there!