Craig N

The smart option is to demo both and choose the one you like best. But GAS demands buying both while they're cheap. Otherwise you might regret your decision later 😉

Reveal Sound's Spire synth is currently on sale for $99 (down from $189) which I think is a new low, previously I've seen it go down to $129 directly (you can usually get it a few dollars cheaper via resellers) Or for $129 they're offering Spire + 6 preset packs. Sound packs in their store are also 50% off. The Black Friday sale lasts until 5 December. https://reveal-sound.com/

Once you factor in the BestCoin rebate, you're only paying 37% of the retail price on Sonsig Rev-A. LX480 is 38% of the retail price, and they periodically do $99 upgrades from LX480 to their bundle which included VSR S24 (at least until recently when they withdraw VSR S24 from sale pending the upcoming release of the beefed up VSR REV6000). So that's probably the cheapest option if you want all three reverbs one day. LX480 now, upgrade directly via Relab's site once they offer the bundle upgrade option again. This is crazy good value and the cheapest I've ever seen them go. https://www.bestservice.com/relab_development.html LX480 $ 137.88 excl. VAT incl 4.35 BestCoin bonus Sonsig Rev-A $ 56.10 excl. VAT incl 1.77 BestCoin bonus They use iLok authorisation. Full details below: Sonsig Rev-A - Professional reverb sound Sonsig Rev-A allows anyone to easily and quickly get a specific sound effortlessly! There are no hidden settings or menu diving necessary. All of the available parameters’ current settings are visible right in front of you, which results in an intuitive workflow with quicker and better adjustments. Powerful highlights In development of this reverb processor, Relab experts fine tuned their latest algorithms. It was a tedious process, but end result is nothing short of amazing. Quality that you have yet to experience, sounds that place you within real and unreal spaces with a new level of lucidity, and sounds that redefine the meaning of “lush reverb”. New technology Combining the strengths of various high-end units, like 224XL, QRS etc., modulated by a complete Solina ensemble, results in one of the most complex hybrid structure ever developed. Outstanding audio quality Dial in small rooms, lushes halls and realistic ambiences with uncompromising and unparalleled sound quality. Fast workflow and premium presets Quickly tweak and sculpt your own sound in seconds with ease. Mix with over 200 of the best collection of golden ears presets. LX480 Complete One of the best-sounding reverbs ever built For over two decades, the Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System* has been the standard by which all other signal processors are measured. The Lexicon 480L* remains a popular choice among top producers for the most demanding tasks. Even today the Lexicon 480L* is widely considered as one of the best-sounding reverbs ever built. When creating the first entry for their own product line, Relab Development decided to create the most accurate emulation that could replace this legendary hardware reverb. The LX480 plugin goes far beyond emulation by using the exact same reverb technology and introducing higher density modes and functions not found on the original. The LX480 will set the new standard for reverb plugins in the future. Features Faithfull algorithm recreation LX480 complete have faithfull recreation of the reverb algorithms from the Lexicon 480L*: Random Hall Hall Room / Plate Ambience Twin Delays Exclusive features Additional exclusive features and functions not found on the original: Continuous controls Flexible and additional filter structures for better sound shaping More ER delay lines Stereo manipulation 88.2Khz and 96Khz support Improved originals Improved algorithms with higher density than found on any other reverb plugin (and the original) Quick controls and customizable display Dual Engine configuration You can select between 4 routing configurations with different algorithms in each engine for extremely wide reverberation: Single, Cascade, Mono Split & Stereo Split Interface The user interface for the LX480 plugin is based closely on the LARC (Lexicon Alphanumeric Remote Control) from the original unit. If you’re familiar with the LARC, you’ll find operating the LX480 very comfortable, with the benefit of extra visual feedback and control and editing capabilities. The GUI is divided into: the Display the Preset and Setup Controls the Function Keys the Control Sliders and undo/redo buttons Customization Unique User Interface for advanced customization The display is completely customizable with sliders for HUE, color saturation, brightness, reflection amount and back lighting. The reflection type and background graphic can be modified. Four options allow you to specify the background graphics used for the LX480 Reverb GUI: Normal: LARC–style Dirty: LARC–style with extra coffee drips and general wear and tear Dark: a dark version of the LARC style Custom: this option allows for a custom skin to be used *Lexicon, 480L Digital Effects System and 480L are trademarks of Lexicon Inc. which are in no way associated or affiliated with Relab Development. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose sounds were studied during the development of the plugin.

Me too! Sadly going by last year we have 11 days to wait before this sale begins. I keep refreshing the bundle page just in case lol.

Sweet. Halls of Fame 3 Vintage Legends has my name on it! Nice that it lasts till Jan 2.

There's no way I'm upgrading at the same price as it would have cost if I had sat the group buy out altogether, since there were no Max products offered in the group buy. Sad.

Well I am currently regretting buying most of IK's products in the group buy for what turns out to be 86% of the price of Total Studio 3.5 Max. Total bummer. I would have gladly parted with the extra money to get everything, but now I'm out in no man's land. Grr.

Zenology pro is Roland's newest synth platform rather than an emulation. But they've released expansions that neatly offer features and presets of some of their most famous synths. They're said to have better performance and the vibe of the originals that may be enough in a mix, but not trying to offer the most accurate emulation - the Legendary version attempts to do accurate emulation. Zen core is found in the Jupiter X hardware. So by way of analogy if you would rather buy a new Jupiter X than hunt down a vintage Jupiter 8 and deal with the quirks of an older bit of kit, you may prefer the Zenology Jupiter 8 model expansion to the "Legendary" Jupiter 8 vst.

I downloaded the demo in July this year and at the end of the demo period I was sent a personal discount code that brought the price down to $99. So probably no need to wait for a sale, just demo it.

Thinking about picking up the Liquidsonics bundle if it is discounted like previous years. I really don't need any more reverbs but I want them. Kinda wouldn't mind the TC EMT 250 as well.

At $1.15 per keyboard, I'd be buying it just in case I ever find a use for them 🙂 Totally regret not splurging on Falcon now. Damn you Omnisphere, Zebra, Dune 3, Spire and Pigments for fooling me into thinking I don't need any more power synths. 🙂

Wow if anyone bought Falcon during the recent sale, this would be a huge bargain with the $100 voucher.

Thanks, Restore My Purchases seems to have worked. Maybe I should have restarted my DAW previously after running it previously; I assumed reloading the plugin would be enough but maybe it wasn't. I also installed the latest update for Amplitube 5.

Did anyone ever find an easier solution to unlocking all of the Amplitude models and Sampletank extensions that didn't involve entering every single freebie's serial number into the Authorization Manager? That's what I've had to do so far, but after picking the rest of my freebies I'm wondering if there are any alternatives...

105 each is still expensive at 30% off but when you factor in the new effects and consider what you would pay any other company for them individually it starts to seem like better value. Eg if they were modules in Softube Modular. I was going to say Voltage Modular, but Spectrasonics is on a totally different level quality-wise.

Yeah it only has ever gone to 50% off the full price, and since the price of the bundle went from 799 to 899 from version 4 to 5 (due to increasing inclusions) the sale price has increased from 399.50 to 449.50. The only way to get it any cheaper is to own one of the included plugins and upgrade it to the bundle via Softube directly when they have a sale. Edit: Spelling

I too am very reluctantly avoiding this due to budgetary constraints. But I read that BBCO uses up to 13GB of RAM to run. I've only got 16GB of RAM in my machine so it helped me make the decision to hold off rather than buy something I don't have the specs to adequately run.

Welcome back Larry! Hope the fam are all well. It's great to have you back! And you're just in time for the IK counter to go to the 25 mark. You couldn't have timed that better if you'd tried.

Well I just jumped in a fourth time, now I think I will be able to get almost everything except the SampleTank loop libraries. No FOMO for me!

We're in the endgame now

How good would that be! Unfortunately it looks like a grab bag of entry-level items to entice people into relationships with companies like Softube, Ableton, PA

Locking the thread seems ridiculously heavy handed to me. Someone makes one weird post and the whole thread gets locked? Shows a real lack of regard for the community here.

Perhaps you just selected SampleTron 2 as a freebie? That came with 30 free jampoints for me.

It's like they always say... 30 days have September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31 except for October which has 32.

I think what we must be seeing with this increased pace is all the people that thought they'd wait to see if the group buy got up around the 20 mark before jumping in / jumping in again. It's getting to be do or die time. It may not make it to 25 but if you want to get in at 19 products for the price of 1, now is the time. I was originally going to hold out until it got to around this point before making my mind up.