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I'm guessing 18

Was it here or in the KVR thread that someone posted a spreadsheet of all the IK products with their respective costs? I can't seem to find it, but that would be helpful now that more freebies will be coming.

I only have a handful of them, but the Dronar Live Strings is a decent starting point. Just note, however, that none these sound nothing like their namesakes.

Crickets are better.....

OK. Here it is. @abacab 's first Kontakt release - Cage Crickets. Full Kontakt required. 😀 crickets.nki

Love that Dronar stuff. Makes me sound like an amazing sound designer.

I absolutely love that show. Some of the things they did with musical numbers were amazing. This take off of the Music Man is one of my favorites:

QVO, QLC, EVO, TCL...

Not in my case. I had to use the old authorization manager to get the SampleTank 4 libraries to work, as well as the Syntronik libraries into Sampletank.

I'm a hot chocolate and Mt. Dew man.

I did not say IK is a lesser company. I'm saying IK's installation/authorization processes are inferior to those other companies. And I think you know that. Again, to say one just needs to use the IK Product manager is disingenuous. Look at @Olong Johnson post above. Just to install/authorize Sampletank 4 requires two separate applications. Peter - you are a great representative online for your company. I don't post much here or on KVR, but I read quite a bit. You take quite a bit of "guff" for IK's shortcomings, and generally do it in a positive manner. You are helpful, and put a good "face" to IK. My point in my post was not to bash IK, just to relay my experiences as a first time customer. I'm actually considering "buying in" again to the Group Buy.

Just for Sampletank, you have to use both a Product manager, a separate sounds download, and a separate authorization manager.

Unfortunately, that is not the way it works. If it were, IK would be just like Native Instruments, Arturia, Waves, etc. , and the IK user base wouldn't complain. I don't drink coffee, but I did appreciate your snark. It put a smile on my face.

And that is the best part about this forum. Those members (like the aforementioned abacab and cclarry) that give up there time, energy, and efforts to help others. It was actually because of this forum that I ended up joining the GB.

Consumer market or not, there is simply no excuse to not even bother to read the detailed ticket I filled out.

I have never been an IK Multimedia customer, but I have watched them from afar. Some of their practices don’t have the best reputation around here, which has also kept me away from IK. However, I started following the thread, and got a bit interested when I found I could get into the $200 tier for around $112. I have recently started to learn guitar (and failing miserably), so I was most interested in Amplitude. I’m a synth guy, and though I don’t need them, I had been eyeing SampleTank and Syntronik as well. I don’t have too much interest in TRacks, as I have more effects than anyone could ever use - much like everyone else around here. I decided to buy into the group buy, and I thought I would put my thoughts down for anyone who is thinking about it, but has never had any dealings with IK. Their purchase process is extremely convoluted to me. Jam Points, Gear Credits, Custom Shop – it all seems needlessly complex. IK should really streamline this process. I purchased 200 gear credits, and was able to join the Group Buy successfully. I purchased Amplitude 5, chose SampleTank, Modo Bass, Modo Drums, and Syntronik Deluxe as my freebies. Special thanks to @abacab and @cclarry for their guidance. The installation and authorization programs are simply abysmal. There is no reason it should be this difficult. I “computer” for a living, so I’m very familiar with these processes. The disparate installation and authorization routines (oh, you have to use “this” authorization app for this, and the “other”authorization app for that) are just simply “dumb.” The inconsistencies are extremely frustrating. IK should really take a good, hard look at this. Modo Drums and Modo Bass were simple; everything else thus far has been a pain, and very confusing. In practice, the plugins work very well, and sound great. No real complaints at all about the actual plugins. They really are outstanding. Support – during my authorization and installation saga, I decided I would try out their support. In real life, I am an IT Director for a large corporation that has locations in 20 US states, as well as Mexico and Canada. We run a large Heldesk (and I’m ultimately responsible for it), so I am aware of the of the issues surrounding support. I filled out the ticket with all the required information and screenshots, as I know how important that is. The next day, I received a simple “boilerplate” response asking for the information and screenshots – it was clear no one had even bothered to read what I wrote. Again, a big “fail” to support – I’ve fired HelpDesk technicians for doing something similar. “Support” like that drives people away. Again, these are just my thoughts on my experiences as a new IK Customer. I really do appreciate the help of @abacab and @cclarry during my ordeals.

Always loved that song. Pure 80s goodness.

Edith: "Who's Juan?"

What did the email say? I didn't get one. (But I've never bought anything from IK either).

Just uninstalled LoopCloud. I feel more...... "clean."

Dealbreaker for me as well. Bye Loopcloud. Any other alternatives other than ADSR? (I need to check it out, I haven't yet). I don't even mind a low cost one, but LoopCloud was great until this.

New version is 1.2.7 As always, nothing on the XO support site about the update or any change log.

I really was hoping for the @abacab produced Cage Crickets. I was working on an ambient piece that it would have been perfect for. I'm sure the amount of round robins would have been sufficient.

I heard Cage Crickets is going to be the next 8Dio freebie...