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I haven't had any problems but that doesn't mean you won't. The 2nd Gen 18i8 is on the same driver and software schedule as the Gen 3, so should be supported for a good while. New driver/software package came out in the last week. You can return to Focusrite if it doesn't work for you. Download the 2nd Gen manual and have a look. If you plan to use at 96k or higher, you lose ADAT inputs (details in the manual). Worth knowing before buying. I'd say it is worth buying for the software bundle and Plugin Collective alone.

This is the converter: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123712028767

https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/product/scarlett-18i8-2nd-gen/MOSC0018DM~MOSC0018DM You, or someone you know, can sign up for the discount with an educational email here, which gives a 25% discount. https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/student-discount-page To be frank, it is a steal at £199, nevermind £149. Plugin Collective has been amazing for me with refurbished 2i4 for which I paid £89. I'm also lucky enough to own an old KS4, so getting Novation freebies too now.

I picked up a refurbished 2nd generation Focusrite 18i8 with two year warranty and full software bundle from Focusrite direct for £149 with academic discount. I love the way the mixer remembers its settings even when it is off, so you can use it as a mixer even when not connected to a computer. I also found a USB powered SPDIF to dual RCA and 3.5mm jack converter (which also supports 96k) which gives me an additional two outputs for £5. I registered with another email address, so got another Addictive Keys, etc. Very pleased.

Look at the stellar reviews. I have had one of these, the 2TB, which has a much larger cache and higher read and write speeds than the 1TB and double the endurance, for about six months. Not having to compromise on storage capacity with fast solid state drive capacity on a laptop is a joy. Buy a heatsink though. I don't have any heat issues because I fitted one (stable at about 40 degrees C). You can't expect to write ten or twenty gigabytes of data to a tiny M.2 drive in very little time and not expect it to get hot, especially in a laptop. You don't want to risk thermal throttling.

I use a laptop with an Intel 2TB 660p NVME SSD and a 512GB SSD. The 2TB drive cost me about £170 at the beginning of the year. Having 2TB of rapid, low power, non-mechanical storage is wonderful. Previously I had a supposedly faster 512GB NVME drive but I was always having to compromise on samples, installs, etc. I don't notice any difference in real world speed. My advice is, whatever you do, as far as SSDs go, choose capacity over speed once the speed is reasonable (I'd say over 1,000 MB/s). Reinforcing this is that, at least as far as the Intel SSDs are concerned, as the size of the drive increases so does the size of the cache and the speed of sequential reads, writes and random reads.

Much cheaper than I've ever seen it before. http://everyplugin.com/voltage-modular.html

Sorted now. Thank you.

If anybody here has an .ac.uk email, could you send me a PM? I'd like a favour. Thanks in advance.

Downloaded, installed, authorized. I love Focusrite/Novation.

Fantastic. Trash 2 from Novation, Iris 2 from Plugin Boutique...

I have a GBP credit card that does not charge currency conversion (Halifax Clarity). I use that on PayPal.

https://www.audiodeluxe.com/products/audio-plug-ins/izotope-music-production-suite-21-crossgrade-advanced The standout deal in the Izotope sale. Need an Advanced product or Surround/3D Reverb Bundle. $125.16 for crossgrade which includes Nectar 3, Celemony's Melodyne 4 essential, RX 7 Standard, VocalSynth 2, Insight 2, Ozone 8 Advanced, Neutron 3 Advanced.

On a serious note, I think we're seeing a new level of sophistication of tools which is why I am hesitant to buy more 'vanilla'. Both Nova and smart:comp have intelligent features. The way I see it, the cleverer the software is, the more time I can spend being musical.

I'm really tempted to buy either Tokyo Dawn Labs Nova GE from audiodeluxe for $29.90 or Sonible smart:comp from audioplugindeals for $69 instead of the Waves. GAS!

Mistake!

Actually, I want Vinyl but I'm having trouble finding another plugin I want AND need... Any recommendations?

As always, cheaper at the discounters. I'm getting Abbey Road Vinyl and G-Equalizer for about $25. Code FREE29.

https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/17-Reverb/108-MReverbMB Complete no brainer.

I have to say I didn't see much which would make the upgrade from Gold worthwhile for me. I wonder how much Koby is charging from Gold to Platinum. But unless it is ridiculously cheap, I can't see myself doing it.

I don't quite understand the thinking behind this. $20 annual discount isn't going to pull in those with a lot of PA plugins; $199 p.a. isn't cheap for those who don't (my Komplete update was much cheaper, for instance). In between, I'm not going to spend money now on PA plugins (I have very few bought cheaply) when I might buy the subscription at some time in the future. What lies inbetween? As I see it, you're now either going to buy a subscription or nothing, and probably nothing. Or am I missing the point? I suspect this will go substantially cheaper on Black Friday. It would make sense for PA to offer a decent initial subscription and then bump the price up once people are locked in.

That's what I did too...

Me too. Brauer Motion.

I haven't received anything either...

My guess is that the factory banks are boring so that they can sell patches.