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Not an exceptional price. I paid the same for it last year. I'd wager that the intro price for v3 is going to be less than €59 + upgrade price, at least that's how it was with Synth Anthology 3.

Status update for @Reid Rosefelt and @Fleer: UVI support said that they don't really have an official grace period, but since I'm such a loyal person they decided to give me a free upgrade! Much more generous than I expected, though I have had nothing but good experiences with UVI support. Thanks again, Reid. Your suggestion was obvious but I wasn't seeing the forest because of all the dang trees. I will mark this day on my calendar as the only day when I actually saved money in the literal sense because of this forum.

Wasn't there a similar incident with NI where they basically just said "sorry, but since this was obviously a mistake we don't need to honor those prices" and just cancelled the transactions for pretty much everyone? Or was it just a bad dream I had? Anyhow, fingers crossed that those of you who managed to purchase some goodies get them. I wouldn't get my hopes up with the hardware, though. That seems unlikely.

Ah, the classics. Allow me to reminisce with some classic pricing here, too. Metal Foundry: 49 € Metal Machinery: $47 Indiependent: 49 € New York Studios Vol 3: 35 € Progressive Foundry: 78 € (after Best Service promo discount) The Rock Warehouse: 78 € (after Best Service promo discount) Those are the prices I have paid for said extensions. But of course, plugins and sound banks age like fine wine.

What a splendid idea! Why didn't I think of doing that? I just opened a ticket with them about it, I'll let you know what they say. Thank you for your suggestion, Reid, sincerely. 🫡 Well, actually, just last night I... Oh, with the Synth Anthology? Gotcha. Will do!

I have to say I'm a bit disappointed about the upgrade price. I purchased Synth Anthology 3 for about $50 a couple of weeks ago thinking I might get v4 cheaper that way. (Faking) loyalty is not rewarded, it seems. Not that it's anything new in this business.

The one I've been waiting for. Missed it last time it was on sale.

I think this is more like a prepared/augmented synth. I have their Lost Piano, and while I was slightly disappointed by it I don't regret buying it. It's interesting.

It's definitely creepy. Personally, I think mannerism is something that the individual has come up with by themselves, so combining that with the likeness of someone crosses the line. I'm not sure if it's against the law, but if some human artist started to dance and sing like Michael Jackson (with the occasioanal "woo-hoo!") I think people would be quick to point it out and be opposed to it. I imagine the same thing would happen with a virtual artist. Yes, this is most definitely wrong. But Amazon is full of counterfeit products (just google "amazon counterfeit" to find plenty of articles), books have not been an exception for some time: I can't remember the article, but I recall someone telling how they put a unique technical gadget up for sale on Amazon, and after only a few weeks, cheap Chinese copies started to pop up. I would be surprised if studios weren't already planning something like this for the near future, without the drugging and killing, of course (probably). There are only so many Mission Impossible movies Tom Cruise is able to make before age catches up with him.

I don't mean to belittle anyone (though I obviously am) but if all it takes to replace you is a software that sounds like you or a 3d model that looks like you, were you really that unique and skilled in the first place? Or perhaps I'm not seeing the big picture here, I don't know. I'm not a lawyer either, but I don't think your voice or your face can be intellectual property, unless they were artificially created by someone or you use your face to brand your product. According to WikiPedia (and many other sources) intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names etc. In any case, you can't copyright a voice, there are court decisions about that (in the US at least). Of course, you can't duplicate someone's voice and pass it off as the actual person performing, but if you clearly state that the voice is "Michael Jackson's AI sound-alike", I don't think there is anything anyone can do about it. Personally, I think I would prefer completely artificial but unique voices that sound just as good. The thing with recognizable voices is that they are just that. But I would definitely muck about with the famous singers just for fun.

Isn't this issue one part of the current SAG-AFTRA strike? I believe (don't quote me on this, though) currently nothing prevents the studios from ripping the voices of voice actors and using them in future productions however they want. Same thing with the faces of actors and writing styles of script writers.

Yeah, that makes sense. Uh... yes. I also settle for expensive top-of-the-industry EQs when I'm just doing some basic stuff. I have never demoed ProQ but this has been my impression from other people. I have pretty much removed FabFilter from my must-have list a long time ago, since this is just a hobby for me and I already have Kircchoff and plenty of other plugins. Thanks for the info!

Out of curiosity, why do you prefer Fabfilter for tracks?

Does the future have any love for the owners of Total Studio 2 MAX?

Thanks for letting us know. Also, from now on I'm going to use that excuse whenever I buy a plugin without testing it first. "You know, I'm something of an ethics supporter myself..."

Ah, I see. JULY50 works for me too.

I don't think it's a mistake because they advertise it: Save 75% on all Multitracks this week with code: MT75 Still not working for me... Weird.

I get a message saying the code MT75 is not valid. I tried it with different products (all multitrack drums) and got the same message. Any ideas?

Curiously, when I browsed through forums to find information about these instruments, people said something along those lines pretty often: "I have them, I like them but I don't really use them (in the final production)."

I want to want these, but listening to the YouTube demos hasn't really convinced me. Exhale, Signal and the Analog twins sound like any other synth to my ears, but then again I'm not a connoisseur. Substance seems interesting, but I think I can get enough bass from some synth I already own. Also, I'm concerned that Output is allegedly putting all its eggs in the Arcade basket and hasn't updated the instruments or released new soundbanks in years. In principal, I don't mind using old and working products and there are probably already more sounds than I would need, but it still feels like I would be investing in products that are already on their way out. If Output allowed third parties to create soundbanks and extensions for their instruments, it would be a different situation. It's interesting, though, that I wouldn't think like this about an orchestral library...

The name certainly resonates with the people on this forum.

You are right, it's the responsibility of the business to make sure they get enough money to stay in business. I didn't mean to pretend to take some kind of moral high road or anything with my comment. I have used and abused discount codes unscrupulously in the past. This particular case just felt bad for some reason and I felt like saying it out loud. Sorry if it sounded like criticism or virtue signaling.

Deal is still available for another ~10 hours. I didn't have the heart to actually use these. Lowering the price from 2.10 € to 1.89 € just felt cruel somehow.

I'm not sure if I bought it, but I do have Filter MS-20. So that's 199 € for three effects. Even 99 € would be too much, IMO. I would expect them to calculate the relative price of each plugin in the bundle and price the upgrade based on that. I know this is what UJAM does and it looks like UVI is doing the same, though their bundle has higher price per plugin.

I have 5 out of 10 and my upgrade price is 79 €. I'm missing Drum Replacer, Opal, Relayer, Rotary and Thorus. Are they? I bought FX Collection 3 last December and my upgrade "offer" is 199 €.