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Hmm... Industry Brass is part of Musio 1, which I'm planning to get before the end of the year.

I feel like nibbling but I don't think I'm going to bite.

♫ On the first day of their sale UAD sent to me... a disappointing offer indeed! ♫

Because I bought the Essential Edition upgrade I arrived into a funny place with UAD: I don't want to buy the Signature Edition Crossgrade because I have already paid ~$50 for some of the plugins in it, but I am probably never going to get a better "complete my bundle" offer from UAD. So I'm probably never going to buy any more UAD plugins. Not that I need any more plugins.

I haven't registered my EE yet so I could try selling it, but that's one hoop more than I'm currently willing to jump through.

I understand that those of you who have invested earlier and more heavily into UAD probably feel much more disappointed by the current prices, but it's kind of funny that I got (slightly) screwed over before I even managed to install a single one of their plugins.  

Pianobook link for alternative downloads:

https://www.pianobook.co.uk/profile/jon-meyer/

There are only 11 libraries there, though.

Forgetful Dictator is now permanently free on Steam. See first post for details.

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RIP to my FREE PROTOTYPES!

All good things must come to an end. On November 17th I’m scrubbing the internet of the FREE Kontakt sample libraries (I.e. Prototypes) I’ve been making and sharing since 2019.

Well over 20,000 of you have downloaded from my website, and who knows how many have been downloaded from Pianobook.

Will you see them again? Maybe. Maybe not. You better go grab them now from my website.

The free libraries are available on Pulse Audio and some of them also on Pianobook.

Some more details on this video:

Looks like everyone has the same prices and no vouchers available.

If you're planning to buy more than one product you're probably going to get the best price at Don't Crack because of their discount policy.

• Buy 2 products: 5% off both
• Buy 3: 10% off all
• Buy 4: 15% off all
• Buy 5 or more products: 20% off all

You can always add some $5 Sonivox products in the cart.

Edit: Or Efektor Bass Smasher, Efektor Gainia Preamp Bundle or QuickMuse, $9 each.

22 minutes ago, kevin H said:

Would be cheaper if they took into account plugins owned.

They do, you just need to...

16 minutes ago, Yan Filiatrault said:

I contacted support to see if they can offer for cheaper 

...and they will give you a quote. I asked for one once but it was still too expensive for me.

This week the free game on Epic Games is Golden Light.

The game is free until November 16, 2023.

"Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Now with online Co-op and Versus modes. Walls are watching you!"

Steam link (for reviews and more info): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245430/Golden_Light/

Gameplay video:

51 minutes ago, audioschmaudio said:

I find it frustrating that I don't get a bigger discount as an owner of Total Studio 3.5 MAX. People who only spent 40$ on the cheapest Max product get the same price for the Maxgrade, yet I get so much less in addition to what I already have. I'll wait for Total Studio 8 MAX. Then I can get the upgrade for the same price as someone who already bought 4 Maxgrades for 168$ each.

Diminishing returns, just like Arturia's V Collection or NI's Komplete. I have participated in two group buys and the only new thing I would get is TONEX, I think. I have AmpliTube 4 MAX, MODO DRUM 1, MODO BASS 1 (so these would be just version updates) and I believe all the Syntronik libraries. I'm not sure if SampleTank 4 MAX gives me much either.

Still, I'm pretty sure this "upgrade from any MAX for the same price as you would from previous version of TS MAX" is a new thing.

53 minutes ago, cclarry said:

The Maxgrade is from ANY "Max" product so if you own anything that is "Max" you qualify

Are you sure? On their website they specifically say: "for registered owners of Total Studio 3 (or 3.5) MAX, AmpliTube 5 MAX, T-RackS 5 MAX, SampleTank 4 MAX, TONEX MAX, Syntronik 2 MAX and MODO MAX".

Then again, the last time I wanted to buy the Maxgrade I wasn't eligible, so perhaps they have changed something.

I have learned my lesson with IK and I have been patiently waiting for this instead of falling for the individual discounts.

It appears that I'm eligible for the maxgrade (I see the maxgrade price on IK's site), but I'm not sure why. Is T-RackS 5 Total Studio MAX 2 the same as T-RackS 5 MAX? All my other MAX products are even older.

On 11/8/2023 at 8:29 AM, Carl Ewing said:

They make some exceptional libraries (eg. percussion, choirs, solo vox, orchestra, hybrid, world), that are used in very high end productions.

That is true. They also have some not so good libraries. Both of these statements can be true.

On 11/8/2023 at 8:29 AM, Carl Ewing said:

Perhaps stop buying the $5 phrase libraries thinking they'll auto-write you a masterpiece? lol. 

I'm pretty sure no one on this thread has done so. Some of us, me included, have been disappointed to realize that a product wasn't as flexible as the demos led to believe, because the demos used pre-recorded phrases but didn't point it out.

As a counter-suggestion, perhaps stop doing ad hominem attacks and try to keep the discussion friendly and polite? The world has enough negativity already without anyone adding to it.

On 11/8/2023 at 8:29 AM, Carl Ewing said:

If you can't make incredible music with their products than it ain't the product's fault. It's like blaming the joystick.  

I've used some pretty bad joysticks in my time that definitely limited my ability to play games. Like the hand grenade one:

It was impossible to hold the short stick comfortably. It was good for those games where you had to move the stick from side to side as quickly as possible, but that's about it. It gave me blisters, too.

I'm sure there were plenty of people who enjoyed playing with it, but it wasn't for me.

Blue Cat told me:

As an owner of Destructor V1, you can upgrade to this new version for $/€19 only (80% off)!

A generous discount, IMO.

5 minutes ago, mibby said:

This looks pretty decent in the demo video. I may have to demo it.  Anyone has experience with Destructor?

Yes, but I haven't used it in a long time and the only thing I remember about it is that it had a lot of options!  I'll probably have to take the new version on a test drive.

If you have to pay VAT it might be cheaper at BestService. For me the price is 95 € vs. 102 € at PB.

https://www.bestservice.com/en/pitchmap.html

Be adviced that when people discuss Sound Magic products on the internet the focus seems to be on how bad they are.

1 hour ago, Brian Lawler said:

Looking forward to Saros.

I was initially very intrigued when I was under the impression that the voice would be sort of gender-ambiguous. Probably got fooled by the pronouns.

Then I listened to some demos and was disappointed to hear a distinctly masculine voice that didn't sound very good either.

But now that I watched that video I'm interested again. I like the tone and I could definitely see myself using Saros on a backing track.

This week the free game on Epic Games is Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion.

"Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!"

The game is free until November 9, 2023.

Gameplay video (with the player constantly speaking, so a bit annoying):

I thought Tonex was supposed to make all these amp sims and IRs unnecessary. Is it not the messiah it was hyped up to be, or have I misunderstood how it works?

Dark Farm has a pretty good price, I paid twice that amount when I bought it. Other discounts are pretty meh, I was hoping for better.

If you're planning to buy more than one it's worth checking the prices at Don't Crack, because they give you a quantity discount up to 20%.

Looks like the sound packs give you the deepest discount. 4 packs in the cart for a total of $54. That's an okay price, IMO.

Drum Fury for $47.99, worth it?

New newsletter subscribers can get a €25 discount on their first order. Not quite enough to entice me, though.

1 minute ago, MrFigg said:

Thanks. Yeah, I knew about the 70/50 thing. Just wondered that if I buy a €50 plugin for half price on their site if it's calculated as 70% of €50 or 70% of €25,

70% of the €25, in the case my previous message didn't make it clear.

12 minutes ago, MrFigg said:

Does any one know?...if I buy individual plugins on sale in the Eternal Madness is the 70% back you get towards completing bundles calculated on the sale price or the full price?

If you buy directly from Melda, it's calculated from the price you actually paid for the plugins.

If you buy from a third party, they assume you paid 50% of the retail price and base their calculations on that.

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but...

2 hours ago, satya said:

i m bored of posting , i miss larry too , n want some halloween treats , hope he will bring  some

Don't take the responsibility you were given too seriously. Posting deals is a volunteer work that we appreciate, but it should make you happy to do it. If it doesn't, don't do it.  No one here is going to blame you for not doing something you don't enjoy.

If there is a deal of a lifetime to be had, someone else will post it, I promise. Most of the deals are the same old ones, so not posting about them is not a big deal.

Take care of yourself first.