MusicMan

I would say there's a pretty drastic difference between the developer, or reseller not getting a cent when using a cracked version, as opposed to the government not getting the additional taxes. Keeping in mind there are some sites that incorrectly charge taxes due to them not knowing how to accurately charge each country too.

I laughed a little seeing the new RRP from them ?

I was thinking more "Super Standard" sale given they're normally so predictable they could probably replace a quartz crystal in a watch for keeping time ?

Very good points there and actually, I like all of those! I did go to check out Crystal to see if it had been updated, but it didn't look like it was VST3 so I didn't go any further. Sometimes the look of the plugins can make people feel more creative and inspired too. There's also an expectation people will often get based on how good a plugin looks like it will sound that can trick the mind. Another reason why MCompare, Hofa blind test etc can be really good also so it's always unbiased from a sound perspective.

For me it seems a little misleading as X5 (Non Suite) apparently did include the full Convology XT and Melodyne Essential. It did not include Ozone Elements though. I can see why they would want to leave them out and it is heavily discounted albeit also a number of versions behind. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117134039mp_/https://www.magix.com/au/music/samplitude/pro-x/version-comparison/#c1199485 Out of curiosity, if you buy one of the Humble Bundles, does it then entitle you to upgrade to the latest versions at reduced prices from Magix, etc?

At least it's less than 10+ times smaller in disk space ? A few of the amp models I tried sounded really good. Amazing for free. O.7 release apparently improved CPU usage, so hopefully they keep optimising there.

The design has nothing to do with the actual sound, (although it can change perception), but these things look cool!

Thanks. It saves everyone time ? They make some decent stuff, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is quite good. Will have to check it out when I get a chance.

Price? ?

The full version is still up there with my favourite clippers.

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Haha.. All good and that makes sense...Thanks!

Well I was trying not to buy many plugins this year.. but seeing how this isn't one of those.. I'll allow it ?

I had wondered what it was going to be like before they released it and it lived up to expectations. Would love to try the hardware! Out of curiosity, what do you mean by fast response in relation to this EQ?

I've been really loving the PQ. Great for mastering and you can get really surgical with it, but it still sounds natural. The option of 1/4 step increments are sometimes perfect too

Yeah I would imagine it's more to align with how iZotope and NI sell in other stores as well.

Great reverb ?

With Waves you can upgrade to the latest version whenever it's released as long as you have active WUP. So if you register them now and then 15 was released in June, you could still get 15 then at no cost.

Really Waves should be ensuring that these are compatible with their licensing changes, but it does say limited and that makes me wonder. I'd definitely recommend to register before that date though.

Can't give them too much credit.. they need to pay to renew their WUP with me ?

RBass is another useful one of their plugins. There's more on the market now, but they were early to the party with some of them.

While Waves isn't my first choice, I will have to say that price is very good for those..

ROFL... Brilliant ?

That series does seem pretty well regarded. I should probably test them, but I don't want to get locked into needing to pay WUP down the track! Who knows, with the changes to their licensing system they could take the opportunity to provide two seats (at least) and drop WUP... Not holding my breath though ?

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