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Plugin Alliance has added Rx10 and Ozone 10 to the store https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products.html

Ozone 10 adv $299 (when not on sale, $499)

Ozone 10 std $199 (when not on sale, $249)

Ozone 10 elements not available

RX 10 adv $799 (when not on sale, $1199)

RX 10 std $299 (when not on sale, $399)

RX 10 elem $99 (when not on sale, $199)

<end of deal part, start of the rant part>

I tried using a Forever 29 coupon and it didn't work, the error message is: 

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The voucher "<code removed for posting>" requires a specific quantity of products in your cart.
Please check the voucher requirements.

From the conditions for Forever 29 in the PA website:

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What can I spend my $1 Forever 29 voucher on?

The $1 voucher is valid for any purchasable plugin on our website, except for PA_EXT sales & Gig Performer. 

Please note that Gig Performer is not a plugin.

 

For RX 10 maybe the "is not a plugin" logic applies but, now that izotope has removed standalone mode from Ozone 10 it shouldn't be applicable

Before the addition of Rx and Ozone, the most expensive plugin was bx_console AMEK 9099 for $449, currently more expensive than O10 (or just $50 more if you look at the price when not on sale) so it wouldn't be that unreasonable to expect the voucher to work (other than because the $499 price tag for the AMEK 9099 feels more inflated than the Ozone prices). Besides "because it would be too good a deal", what reasoning would you expect for the exclusion?

the first time I read it too quickly and it looked like "politicians can analyse, synthesize, and manipulate speech"...

Back in the day, I got the E-MU Proteus Pack Complete Bundle for Cakewalk Dimension (also by Digital Sound Factory)

For video editing with Davinci Resolve you DO want a GPU with plenty of memory

• HD: 4GB VRAM
• 4K: 8GB VRAM
• 6K-8K: 20GB VRAM

https://motionarray.com/learn/davinci-resolve/davinci-resolve-system-requirements/

For smaller budgets some of the recent "enthusiast entry" level cards meet/surpass the requirements for 4k (e.g., RTX 3060), or a 2nd hand flagship card from an older generation (e.g., a Maxwell or Kepler Titan) is also a good choice, but trying to use a low cost card is probably not a good idea

8 hours ago, Fleer said:

So, are we in for a freebie if we owned Liquid Notes?

Yes, check your email

It looks to me like there is a rush to reduce unsold inventory of current generation cards before the RTX 40xx start coming out in October

6 hours ago, John Bradley said:

Ironically, this is something I would have happily spent $29 for!

If you really feel like paying for it... you can always WUP it and Waves will happily charge you a price

This weekend - Deep House: Touchdown Miami

$4.99 for the commercially licensed option (or $2.99 for the non-commercial)

https://producerplanet.com/us/article/touchdown-miami-1948/?license=commercial_unlimited

So, for those of us not subscribed to anything yet, it sounds like the loyalty vouchers probably exclude the VR plugins, and if we're interested in those then we're better off getting a few Forever 29 coupons (if we're not planning on Mega B)

Actually, sounds like something useful for people doing multichannel audio (in the sense of more than stereo, e.g., surround).

Btw, one of the changes in Pro Tools' recent lineup reorg is that Pro Tools Studio ("middle tier") now supports multichannel projects. Previously only Pro Tools HD ("higher tier") supported them.

This weekend - Score: Game of Tones

$8.99 for the commercially licensed option (or $4.99 for the non-commercial)

https://producerplanet.com/us/article/game-of-tones-4432/?license=commercial_unlimited

Obviously inspired on Ramin Djawadi's music. I had already bought it some time ago. The main theme is fun to listen to, but it evokes GoT so strongly that I end up not using it in my projects because it doesn't fit. It is a useful library when looking for cinematic percussion loops.

Hint for anybody who'd like to reach him: Look at the signature in any of his old posts.

I did contact him that way. From his reply, I got the impression he really felt the need to take a break

Let's give him time, continue to show appreciation every now and then, let him know we're not forgetting him, and hopefully soon he'll feel the itch to come back.

5 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

they are keeping it alive for those already paying for it

it's good business, and if there aren't that many forever 29 subscribers, it can probably be written down as a marketing cost

My guess is that keeping the forever29 plan active would  prevent PA from reselling a few NI and iZotope plugins

Imagine Rx Advanced for $30 (that one they may justify some exclusion with the "it's not a plugin" argument), or Kontakt for $30 (much harder to justify an exclusion)

On sale for $15 now

https://www.stagecraftsoftware.com/products/simplestems/?coupon=MadCheap

Of course, spleeter is still free (same quality but without the UI conveniences)

https://github.com/deezer/spleeter

Interestingly, iZotope Music Rebalance (RX) and SpectralLayers Unmix also use spleeter models. There may be minor differences in the tweaks but it's essentially the same algorithm and it really comes down to which UI you prefer

This weekend... The link seems to be broken! (points to Score - Blockbuster part II but it is unavailable)

On 7/25/2022 at 3:14 PM, ALC said:

For those who haven’t recorded before, being able to share a project that has everything set up with guide tracks is invaluable

When I want to share a project or see what others have shared I use blend.io

If you use SSL plugins you probably want to check out the free "SSL 360" plugin mixer application, that automatically arranges all the SSL UI windows into a single UI window

https://www.solidstatelogic.com/support-page/downloads

The Play 4 Life promotion is back in effect for the month of July.

Details here https://www.rolandcloud.com/news/play-4-life-has-returned

Did your M2 drive come with a heatsink? If not, you may want to add one

Alternatively, if your motherboard supports pcie bifurcation and you have a free 16x pcie slot,  you may want to consider a pcie to m2 adapter with a heatsink and fan, e.g.  https://www.newegg.com/asus-model-hyper-m-2-x16-card-v2-pci-express-to-4-x-m-2/p/N82E16815293043 (although, for this card you probably want to install M2's in pairs, so that your x16 slot bifurcates to 2x8 or 4x4 with all lanes fully populated)

Falcon Crossgrade from Avid Falcon AAX

The Falcon for Pro Tools offer has ended as described in the following AVID article: https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/FAQ/UVI-Falcon-FAQ.

For a limited time, UVI is offering a special Falcon crossgrade for users of Pro Tools with an Avid Falcon AAX license: get the full version of Falcon for only $100/100€ (regularly $349/349€).

As a special way for UVI to say thank you for your continued support, this offer also includes a $100/100€ voucher good towards any Soundware purchase on uvi.net (voucher code delivered by email after registering your Falcon license).

Each license of Falcon, like all UVI products, can be activated on up to 3 systems concurrently via iLok, and will work in standalone and across all major DAWs (VST, AU, AAX). Note that the regular version is backward compatible with any Pro Tools sessions made with the Falcon AAX license.

You can claim your personal crossgrade voucher code by submitting a request via the dedicated contact form Pro Tools - Falcon AAX Crossgrade.

https://support.uvi.net/hc/en-us/requests/new

(source: https://support.uvi.net/hc/en-us/articles/4549278317713-Falcon-Crossgrade-from-Avid-Falcon-AAX)

I just got

• Knif Audio Soma for $30.99
• TOMO Audiolabs LISA for $30.99
• ADPTR AUDIO SCULPT for $30.99
• Brainworx bx_masterdesk True Peak $19.99
• NEOLD V76U73 for $24.99

$137.95 - $75 = $62.95 ($12.59 each)

Dirk said that we'd continue to be happy with vouchers after the limit changes. Maybe it's because I'm on the $75 tier but so far he has been delivering

I'm running out of "wants" though, so I'm eagerly waiting for Komplete "above-standard-level" stuff becoming eligible for PA vouchers.

I've been waiting for this all month!

Bets on whether it will be extended?

This weekend - House: Deeper Shades of House

$4.99 for the commercially licensed option (or $2.99 for the non-commercial)

https://producerplanet.com/us/article/deeper-shades-of-house-2032/?license=commercial_unlimited