ALC

Includes Studio One Artist and Studio Magic Suite.

Picked up my first Kuassa plugins.

There is, but they don’t make it easy to find out about it. When you run the Studio One for the first time, you can choose Prime as a license option. You can get the installer as a free Studio One Pro evaluation (it’s all the same installer).

I’d expect the raw audio to be compressed, like with SampleTank. I don’t fault them for a big sample set. That’s be expected for a certain level of quality (and number of microphones). BFD Drums allows you to choose the number of layers you want to install, giving you full, half, or a quarter size installation of the samples. That would be a nice option.

The change from 10 to 5 authorizations doesn't bother me since it's above the the max of 3 installations. However, it would be nice to know which computer each license is installed on to be able to track down and unauthorize on that computer.

I wonder which pianos were sampled. Pianoverse Concert Grand YF3 -> Yamaha CF III? "Combining the world's finest concert grand pianos" implies multiple concert grand pianos. Would be interesting to compare to NI Noire (Yamaha CFX) which has patches with FX.

Not surprisingly, the spacial audio features are available only in the Pro or +: https://www.presonus.com/en-US/studio-one-compare.html The features added are pretty compelling as an upgrade from 5 Pro (though I’ll probably be waiting until 7).

I second this. I picked up a refurb iLoud Micro for $180 when it was on sale. It’s quite impressive for small speakers (DSP used to flatten out the response).

Good deal. Analog Lab Intro is often bundled with keyboard controllers and audio interfaces.

Hm. Not Apple Silicon Native. Still.

Purchased. It’ll be a nice upgrade from BIAS FX 2 LE.

BTW, Hornet Plugins discounts vary from 70% (common) to 90% (rarely, and only on specific plugins) so 85% is very good.

Purchased VHS for $1.84.

I have MTurboAmp and my intro + upgrade price is $69.

Wha? So much for Waves plugin Pokémon.

Since I have both, thanks for suppressing my FOMO.

Love refurbs. Ordered the iLoud Micro. Looking forward to it.

Thanks. Installed.

Thanks! I used the above.

My understanding is that that a MAXgrade applies to anyone who has any MAX product (no matter the version). You can open a support ticket.

Upgrade from any MAX product should be $199. Did you log in to check the price?

Should still work. Just register them on waves.com during the eligible time period. If it doesn’t automatically give you the free license, you should be able open a support ticket and provide proof of purchase. I’ve done it in the past, but on a BOGO.

Pretty much changing from onboard micro-USB to USB C (a good thing). Only cables for Lightning and USB C are included but not USB A. Does anyone know of a small interface that has a balanced output? Looking to not need a direct box when plugging into a sound system.

Anyone planning to purchase for the freebie, make sure the free one you want is on their list. The list changes periodically. https://www.waves.com/free-plugins-spend-50-spend-80-sale-september-2023

If you have deCoda LE (I got mine free with IK hardware) and are patient, you can get the upgrade when it goes on sale. I upgraded in December for under $21.