Lizzie Foster

1 hour ago, Bapu said:

I have a perpetual license for Pro Tools (2019). @Dzilizzi I'm unclear about what you said about a perpetual license expiring. How is perpetual not perpetual? Unless you just meant support?

You do sound like me, though you probably know more of the tricks with each DAW than I do. 

As far as ProTools goes, if you accidentally switch to the subscription model, you will lose your perpetual license.  This happened to a few people.  The annual fee for updating the perpetual license has gone from $99 to $199 per year.  Do not buy the crossgrade at $99 - that takes away your perpetual license and gives you the subscription.  I thought your couldn't buy a new perpetual license, but I just checked.  If you don't pay the $199 every year, you may buy a new perpetual license for $599 now. Might be worth it every 4 years.  All I know is, I paid $297 for 3 years of updates last June before the prices went up.

If you don't ever update, you can keep your perpetual license as long as it works with your OS. The TDM/Ultimate version annual upgrade actually decreased in price. 

2 minutes ago, scook said:

It was BandLab Assistant.

• This tool is used to install/activate and update Cakewalk by BandLab (a Windows program based on the SONAR code purchased by BandLab). See http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Introduction.30.html for step-by-step installation instructions.
• It is also a front-end for the BandLab audio/MIDI loop library and a way to launch their web-based DAW called BandLab.

Thanks!  I will give it a try.

3 minutes ago, Bapu said:

Looks like the competitive upgrade does not mention that it replaces Cubase. I wonder if it does.

I bought the competitive upgrade back when Cakewalk stated it was discontinuing Sonar.  You keep your old DAW.  All you need is something that shows you own the DAW, either a receipt or a screenshot of your account.  I also bought Studio One that way.  

47 minutes ago, Canopus said:

No, that’s not the case. Cakewalk by BandLab runs perfectly well offline with all files stored locally. Maybe you were thinking about the cloud based BandLab product? Similar names but oh so different feature sets.

They had me download something when I went to the page and it didn't seem to download a DAW just a connection to Bandlab.  I will play with it a bit more to see if maybe I am missing something.  Thanks! 

42 minutes ago, Canopus said:

Also, as from the last 2020.05 version, you can use off-line authorization using a USB flash drive and a separate internet connected computer.

51 minutes ago, Bapu said:

You only have to be online once every six months to escape falling into demo mode IIRC.

My computer is online for registrations, so that isn't the problem.  I was just trying to figure out how to download it and it seemed the actual DAW was online only.  As in not local to the computer.  That is a no-go for me.  The lag time would be bad.  

7 hours ago, simon said:

I think the export function arrived with version 10.5 ?

Well, I probably won't get that version - I usually buy the upgrade to 10.5 when it is on sale then hold it until 11 comes out to get my cheap full version upgrade. 

Silk is good. 

Will check it tomorrow.  I wouldn't mind having a bass.  I have the guitars and love them. 

6 minutes ago, Barrie said:

Thanks.. I looked a little more and found the new items at the link (although mixed in with fixes/updates) https://www.waves.com/downloads/release-notes

Would be nice if they just had that highlighted what is added.

November 29th, 2019
New release — Berzerk Distortion, now available as a single plugin as well as in Mercury

December 2nd, 2019
New release — MDMX Distortion Modules, now available as a single plugin as well as in Mercury

March 17th, 2020
New release — MultiMod Rack now available as a single plugin as well as in the Mercury bundle

April 22nd, 2020
New release – Playlist Rider: Available as a single plugin as well as in Mercury

 

Thanks!  I knew I saw some new plugins - I usually check to see if they are in Mercury before deciding if I want to buy.  But then I usually forget about them. 

14 minutes ago, Barrie said:

From looking, they may be scaling back on that. They only added one plugin from v10 -> v11 (Infected Mushroom Pusher). So certainly lacking reasons to even look at WUP. There are additional "features" and pre-sets, but not enough to spend the money.

That's not really true.  There was something new recently that was in Mercury.  Don't remember what though.  Pusher is old. 

9 hours ago, Philip G Hunt said:

I did my entry for the WestWorld contest completely on CbB. As long as you export into the correct format, I works great. 

I've been so-so on CbB because it seemed like you had to be online to use it.  But I just checked it out and it will run locally on my computer.  Has it improved much since Platinum?

10 hours ago, simon said:

yes you can do this - but export options are limited...and it's windows 10 only

 

Good to know.  I was hearing some things that made me wonder.  I couldn't believe that Cubase didn't offer the option but I don't see it in my version (CB 10 Pro).  In 2 years, my perpetual ProTools license runs out - I bought 3 years worth last June before the price change.   I refuse to trade in my perpetual license for an annual upgrade, but I'm not happy enough with any other DAW to totally dump it yet.  But Avid is making it really expensive to continue with the perpetual. 

1 hour ago, Starise said:

If anything, I think they should be rewarding customers who bought so many of their products JMO. 

Maybe even "grandfather" in a lower rate. Say you own Mercury or whatever the largest package is and have been loyal. That should be worth some kind of a benny.

Probably won't happen, but I think it would be a great company gesture to the dedicated loyal customers who bought a lot of stuff.

They do in a way.  A lot of the new products get added to Mercury, which is why I will WUP if I can't find a new "bundle" option.  I could still use version 9 otherwise.  The other thing they do is max the WUP at $300 before any sale prices.  So the more you can WUP at that price, the better.  Unless they add another upgrade bundle path - those can be much less and still give you another full year of WUP. 

But, yes, once you reach a certain level, the less expensive upgrade bundle options do disappear.  As a PC owner, it is not as imperative to WUP, since the OS doesn't usually break the code.  As I said, version 9 will still work with Win 10.  Apple, however, is not so nice to their users.  I can't blame Waves for charging to have to fix the coding on all their products to work with Apple's OS updates.  But it does mean us PC owners have to pay if we want to have all our products on the same version.  The newest Waves installer has made it a little more difficult to have multiple versions - though they may have fixed it since I last used it. 

Question, I usually use ProTools when putting audio on video, like the recent Westworld contest.  Does Cubase do this? It looks like you can import video, remove the audio from it, and add your own audio. But does it export as a movie/mp4 file?  Looking at the comparison between the two versions, I'm not even sure Nuendo does yet either.  I will stick with PT otherwise.  There is very little I need in Nuendo. 

8 minutes ago, Carlos said:

I am sad coz this thing is fugly 😂🤣😅

Well that's not very nice to call poor Erin fugly.  She's beauty-challenged. 

I kind of like the idea of "sugar" on top of my mixes.  My dentist might not.  

Just now, cclarry said:

I just confirmed that, as long as you stay UNDER $240, you can get 2 years for 1...
once you cross the $240 mark, it doesn't pull the 2 years, but it charges you MORE!

This makes sense.  I've had Mercury for a few years.  They always charged me extra with other products.  Though last year, I waited until everything was out of WUP and selected it all.  I think I got it for somewhere between $225 and $250 with all the discounts.  It was worth it to get everything to version 10 or 11 - I had a mix of 9 and 10 before that and it was a headache to install.  Now I am good until 12/2020.  Not worth bothering.  I usually WUP every 2 to 3 years to get the new stuff that was added. 

2 hours ago, antler said:

I thought they used EW's own proprietary Play engine?

Yes, but NI has been authorizing it for years for those who own the old version.  NI sent out an announcement recently that they will no longer support a bunch of old libraries that included the Kontakt/Kompakt versions of QL Symphonic Orchestra.  It did not go over well. 

Edit - anything you buy now will use EW's Play Engine.  But when asked if people still use these libraries, the answer is yes, especially the old Kontakt/Kompakt versions.

12 minutes ago, Greg said:

I’d like to check that out. I do see intro prices were typically lower than this sale. I’ve only recently gotten into Acustica so never looked at things like Gold 3 etc. 

Only some.  Some are at 70% off now.  And Nebula at 80% off has never been lower. 

They do give the % off amount so you can decide.  I picked up Viridian and Cream.  Viridian because it was recommended to me a while ago, and Cream because it just looked cool.  Both were at 70% off. 

4 hours ago, Hidden Symmetry said:

Looks like EAR 825 Yoshino to me.

Discount code works here, my copy was €27.90. Make sure you are logged on.

But why not buy a real EAR 825 - I found one for only $12,500!  Such a deal!  🙄 😝 🤣

2 hours ago, cclarry said:

One Plugin gets you a 15% Discount ($0 to $500)
$500 get's you 20%
Don't know what the next level is ...probably $750 for 25%

 

I'm in the $500 - $750 range and am getting 25%.  I don't remember what 20% was.  I can probably check my old emails.  I just moved up during their last sale.  

Isn't this basically the same price as buying it direct?  EW is having a sale on the composers cloud also. 

It's the Gold version.  I believe most who still use this library use the platinum version.  And really, based on the reaction to the announcement that NI was no longer supporting the Kontakt version of this, it is still in use by working composers.  

Price is decent though. 

5 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

Would not agree that $70 is affordable in the current landscape of VSTs on sale.

Not 100% absurd, but you can get 2 -3  plugins from other makers for that layout on sale.  in the Comp, EQ, Saturation type of realm.

Most were around $50 - $60.  Nebula is much pricier because it is more like a sample player. You can use all the other Aquarius effects in it.  Plus others make effects for it, though they do charge for them.  

And? I get coupons for an extra 25% off on top of the sales price.  I can't remember the level,  but if you buy one? I think they send a 20% off coupon on your next purchase.  

Check the link I posted in the second post to see what emulations each one is.  The Pink is very popular.   

47 minutes ago, mibby said:

I'll have to give them another look, because they do update often and you guys seem to like them.  Although honestly, they're still way too $$ for the likes of me. 

Not when the do a 70% off sale.  They are actually affordable. 

This might be good.  Or bad.  I bought a lot last year. 

And as an FYI - the list of what users believe the original source products are if you are trying to decide what to get - https://justpaste.it/AcusticaAudioAcquaMasterList