TheSteven

Checked it out...
While the results were quite sweet, didn't care for the development process.

• Interface is too busy
• Lack of creative freedom - all projects not approved by management are immediately killed
• Restrictive workspace - all new projects/creations take place in a 'cell' - an isolated development space created & maintained by employees

and

• Despite what seems like eons of constant development the system is buggy as hell!
   

Sorry my last off topic comment... 

Re Adobe...

On 2/20/2024 at 9:19 PM, mettelus said:

@TheSteven's point also includes that if you end the subscription you lose access to the program that created the files, so that can also end up being a do-loop if you cannot offload them into a format that another program can use. Fortunately, a lot of the end-point media formats are universal and can be re-worked in other applications but this is not always the case.

And there is the time lost in researching files converters and/or replacement platforms, getting up to speed with replacement programs (and with replacing Dreamweaver time spent verifying that everything still functioned correctly), and recreating things that could not be properly converted. It made doing small maintenance jobs on previous work unprofitable.   
   
Lesson learned, I'll never (assuming that I have the option) put myself in that position again.

10 hours ago, RSMcGuitar said:

The amount of fraud happening through Amazon, is pretty alarming. I'm not a fan of how some items come up through other sellers. Pretty shady, imo. It's like they don't vet anything at all.

There's little incentive for honesty, you may even get punished.  You don't get bonuses for the amount of business you turn away even if it's fraudulent and when the $$ is the only benchmark then we have issues.

Most of those companies will refund your money if you make a fuss, it's just the cost of doing business - for every return there's probably 5 to 10 that aren't and that is still a high profit margin.  

2 hours ago, Fleer said:

But it’s still a sub…

By my definition no.
Looking it up in theSteven's imaginary book of definitions - my definition of a sub is, for example Adobe, where you build no equity with your payments and regardless of when you quit subscribing you end up with nothing.
The OP's comment about rent to own is closer to the mark.
I guess anything that you have to regularly pay for updates or new versions could be considered subscriptions. In which case BitWig, Cubase, StudioOne and others are subscriptions. 

Still YM(or opinion)MV.

At this point I own MComplete but $16 per month I might have opted for this back when.
 

Nice update!

More info...

FIXED    Performance issues related to Kontakt’s Hardware
                    Connection Service detection on Mac, even if not installed
                    or Kontrol S Series MK3 not connected
FIXED Intermittent crash when Kontakt is hosted as VST plug-in

Any idea of changes/updates?

2 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

Looks like the update was removed.

2 hours ago, cclarry said:

My link goes directly to the download file and it's there.  I didn't try to download again....

Links is there and it works (just verified).

2 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

Seems like it was removed.

If the download was removed, it's back now.
I initially tried installing from the Product Center forgetting that early access versions don't show on it.

Correction:
Blue Cat Fader Hub is more like a DAW (as it can record as well) optimized for live streaming/collaboration with others. 
It can't be used directly as a plugin but can use plugins.
But if used with Blue Cat Connector (an affordable alternative to VSL's VEP)
https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_Connector/
then you can route tracks to any/all of your DAWs simultaneously.

Wave Stream has a couple of interesting features (such as sending 'live' audio to your phone) but as a collaboration tool it's a bit limited.
It is designed to send audio not simultaneously send & receive. So as their video says at 1:50 - you can send audio to other musicians so they can play along and then record their parts "locally in their DAW", no mention as to how you then get their parts back to your DAW. 

oh boy! another subscription service! 😛

Has anyone checked out Blue Cat's Fader Hub
https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_FaderHub/
that does the same thing for a fixed price ($99 MSRP)?
 

4 hours ago, Sistine said:

Do you really think this is righteous? Because they just did some sort of hedge lawyer thing to skip the liabilities?

This has been discussed/agued/b1tched about so many times over the years that it's now as relevant as arguing whether 33 or 45 RPM records have better fidelity. 
But... this isn't a Bandlab's issue it's a Gibson issue - please log all complaints regarding lifetime licensing on one of their forums.  

BTW no offense intended but it does get tiring hearing/reading the same complaints over & over.
I too like many others got caught in this lifetime license scam and feel that legally Gibson should have been slapped for doing it.

"Note: Offline activation is currently only available for Sonar and Cakewalk by BandLab."
Need to wrap my head around what this applies to (Next?), but at the moment not an issue for me...

@User 905133
Companies update their websites all the time and many use such opportunities to upgrade their security systems (password databases, add captcha, etc.) and/or add new features to their web site(s).
For most companies this does not mean that they've been hacked, just that they are updating things. 

re:
"The "Forgot Password" option requires the use of the current password."
'Change Password' requires current password, 'Forgot Password' does not - perhaps you're choosing the wrong option?

If you're still having issues go to 
https://help.pluginboutique.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=8800811277844
and submit a ticket. 

I'm not affiliated with PluginBoutique, but was a web designer/programmer for many years.

Not from Waves.  Samples may be WAV format, web site doesn't say format or bit depth (eg 16,24,or 32) but wav format probably a safe guess.

3 hours ago, Jeslan said:

It's a shame, I am getting the error "We regret that your order could not be accepted. We value your business and would like to help you complete this order. Please contact us for assistance." when "paying". Is it only me or do you guys are also getting this error?

I found strange though that the product doesn't seem to appear anywhere on the website. I tried using the search function and looking from the all products page and it's not there.

I just tried it and it worked for me...
I'm in the US, if that makes a difference.
Maybe it took a bit for FastSpring to get their processing up.

Regarding the rest (not appearing anywhere else on website), not unusual for a Melda beta product - I seen this before.
Probably cuts down on amount of web page editing/maintenance they have to do when item is officially released.

Looks like a nice little plugin!

47 minutes ago, Solidos said:

I have not yet bought something directly from their shop. Getting this would make it impossible to use one of those 20% referral discounts later on, right?

Probably, as referral works on first purchase but put up a post on their forum https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=138 and ask.

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Exact same version as I downloaded on Oct 17, 2023, date on VST file is Sept 29, 2023.
And it crashes Cakewalk (ALFM) haven't tried it on other DAWS.
Edit: rebooted computer and now it's working fine.

2 hours ago, John Maar said:

I really wish that the UVI installers would ask me if I wanted to install the iLok License Manager, so I could skip it and the time and extra clicks when I know it's been installed since forever and is up to date.

or if it could do a version check before it tries to install it.

Updated versions:
PSP oldTimer v 2.2.2  & PSP oldTimerME v 2.2.2
PSP oldTimerMB v 1.2.2
 

New:
1) Presets.

Bug Fixes:
1) AudioUnit: Resizing problem fixed.
2) Cubase 13: Plugin no longer opens in full-screen window; issue resolved.
3) Minor bugs fixed.
 
Please Note:
1) macOS 10.13 and Earlier: We are no longer supporting older versions of macOS (10.13 and earlier).
2) Windows Vista and Earlier: Discontinuing support for Windows Vista and earlier versions for better performance and security.

Install:
1) Log-in to your PSP account and go to My plug-ins section.
2) Download the installer appropriate for your operating system. You can overwrite the newer version over the old one so after downloading simply start the installer.
3) Restart your computer.
 

Intro price $29.99 

Missed the sale...

Crap, now I'm going to have to scrap the grand opening of "TheSteven's Discount Mastering House and Tattoo Parlor".
I'm just going to have to learn to get along with my useless plugins from Eventide, FabFilter, iZotope, PA, etc. in making my music...  <sigh>

On 2/15/2023 at 11:06 AM, abacab said:

Just ran across this yesterday from Starsky Carr. In this video from a year ago he links to a thread in the Gearspace forum where a moderator shared an ultimate Ensoniq patch collection for ESQ-1 and SQ-80 owners back in 2018. https://gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1207777-ensoniq-esq-1-sq-80-ultimate-patch-collection.html

Starsky points out that the SQ-80 patch banks from the original Ensoniq floppy disks work in the Arturia SQ80 V, since they have been converted to SysEx (.syx).

If you read down to the last page in the Gearspace thread, another user has done most of the work for SQ80 V users. He has already imported the SysEx banks into SQ80 V and exported them in Arturia format in "Arturia-presets.zip", so all you have to do is unzip the bank folders and then slide them into your "/arturia/presets/SQ80 V/User/" folder, and restart the plugin. https://gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1207777-ensoniq-esq-1-sq-80-ultimate-patch-collection-3.html

You can also import individual SysEx banks directly yourself using the "Import" dialog in the Arturia SQ80 V.

The only downside is that there are so many! Thousands!!! The imported patches will be "dry", so any desired effects will need to be added inside the soft synth. But the Arturia SQ80 V macro controls for brightness, timbre, time, and movement work right out of the box! Some real gems in here!

 

I already have these presets in a folder named "From Floppies" dated Feb 15, 2023, possibly I downloaded/installed them previously.

On 1/29/2024 at 4:34 PM, Fleer said:

Would love to see this evolve into the preset sharing site of preset sharing sites, the place where you just know you’ll find the highest quality of presets. And with Greg Schlaepfer at the helm, I’m quite confident. 

So in for a dime, in for a dollar?
No offense intended but that's a whole lot of work (all unpaid) for anyone to take on.  Can't see anyone who's got a life (bills, family, working on an artistic endeavors, etc.)  knowingly taking that on.

10 hours ago, PhonoBrainer said:

Not to in any way besmirch or disrespect anyone - but an obvious question would be, why aren't the improved "private collection" presets already included in the original product?

I don't think the term "improved" has been used in context with these offerings;
the wording on the website is "Assorted supplementary presets".

I can't and won't speak for Greg, as I don't know and it's not my job, but I do know from personal experience that updating a publicly released software product is not something you take on lightly as it is always a PITA (updating & testing installers, updating distribution system, updating documentation & website, notifying users, responding to users inquiries or issues, etc.) and when you update something people think you're lazy or lack diligence for not updating all the others (what no new banjo or kazoo presets?).  

I am happy that Greg gave us what he did and look forward to any future tidbits that he would care to share.