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This one is actually tempting me.. Although part of me would be then kicking myself for not picking it up for $25 with voucher including Audio Damage EOS 2 Reverb. But that aside, I've given it a quick demo and it does have some differences to some of my other tools and effects in that space.

Agreed on the $25 vouchers not having the same impact. I was more referring to the Mega Sale ones where they give everyone a few rounds of $20 vouchers with no limits. If these continue as they were, then there could be some good deals still. Like you, I waited on a couple of things for Black Friday sales and unfortunately they have increased their regular price! That is pretty uncommon though luckily. It's actually very true about having everything we need stock... but I like the other ones more.. Haha.. That Larry guy does do a pretty damn good job at that! Could almost be his slogan.. "starving families around the world, one audio deal at a time" ? We are grateful of course though!

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I'm going to do absolutely.. nothing.. ? I'd put money on all of those plugins being $25 or less in the not too distant future. Keep in mind they'll still need to do something better for Black Friday, etc too. $20 vouchers could still play a part in sales. They've also set some new all-time low prices on them, which means we're likely to see them again. I'll be happy to wait and not help encourage subscription options. But I also have plenty to use, so there's no real need, or hurry ?

In general it's much better than with Mac, but also not entirely true. If you have two PCs, or a DAW and laptop you only have two licenses with active WUP. As soon as WUP expires you only have one license. I believe you also need active WUP to be able to sell/transfer any Waves plugins. I have heard that you have no support without active WUP, although I can't say for sure as I haven't needed to contact them for support, so don't quote me on that. But if you install an update and it breaks, or want to install on another machine and hit a speed bump you might have no support. Just some things to keep in mind.

Yes, that's right. I'd noted and highlighted that in the original post as that doesn't always suit everyone.

I can't say I like the flow of their checkout, but they do make some great sounding stuff. The extra 30 seconds is totally worth it ?

Using Waves plugins ? Joking of course.. they're not all bad.. although all WUP is bad, so there is that ?

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Great to hear Brian and I was meaning to jump in and comment on your earlier post about that. You can get some really nice tones out of ReAmp and I'm glad to have it as an option. I'd say almost entirely avoid the presets and things are better, so it does take a bit more experimenting and exploring the options. I wouldn't rate all of the amps and options in there, but there are definitely some nice ones that to me made it worth it. I would also agree that they do tend to suit heavier styles more in general. You can get really nice cleans and things in between, but you can tell that's the area they focus more on. The effects aren't terrible either. It's pretty great for the sale price and just as another option. Sometimes just using another guitar sim, synth, or whatever leads to something else coming out musically, so for the creativity boost alone it's worth it ?

That's definitely not great and they should fix that up pronto... I do have to say though, they've really been quite helpful whenever I've contacted them and normally quite responsive too, so hopefully it's just something that slipped through the cracks. It does pay to check most of the resellers to know if you're actually getting the best deal. The bulk of the emails I see make it sound like it's the best deal in the world and the biggest sale, when time after time, it's either their standard "sale" price or higher than that! ?

Rock solid on Cubase and still the same on Cubase 12 Pro. I wonder if CbB support can help..

Agreed. I don't believe I've ever seen it that cheap! I did pay a bit more when I picked it up, but still happy with the price I paid and having it to use all this time ? I think a lot of people skip over these guys as they do have some very cheap offers so they don't expect quality, but they're actually quite reasonable. I just picked up Hellbeast and once Ive run it through some EQ, a pre and a channel strip, it holds up quite well against some of my NeuralDSP Sims.. which is pretty crazy considering the price difference!

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Looking forward to it and installing it now! Thanks ?

I'd love that one thanks Lars ?

The problem is that 16 of them are regularly free...! Slight exaggeration, but I think it conveys the sentiment of many people ?

I'd say this deal is because everyone told them their new deals were so weak and they're trying to save face. I have MC77 and Opto and I like both of them ? I did pay less, but still at that price they're good. (Edit: Actually I thought that were $14.99.. not so good at their current price..) But seeing how I already have them, then their face is not saved yet for me ?

Thanks ? I actually installed and tested this one out last night. It's in some ways similar to RC-20, which I still prefer, but I still like this. Even though it's a lite version. It's convenient having them all in one plugin, same as RC-20. You could still do almost all of this with separate plugins, but it's quick and handy to get the sound you want. Not a bad freebie.

This is the lite version unfortunately. I still need to look at what the differences are though, to know how that affects things.

Predictably very little for most people that have been around for a while. Personally I think I'd rather the old vouchers with the original limits than this deal! Hopefully they get this out the way as an intro and then get into some useful discounts, or otherwise I'll probably just be buying stuff from other developers.

Almost word for word what I was thinking ? It does mention 15 plugins, so I do wonder about what PA will add. Hopefully not a rerun of the giveaway.. I'm sure it's going to be great for new players, but I'm not overly anticipating it being amazing for anyone that's been around for a while and picked up a lot of the usual NI / iZotope freebies..

For some reason I'm sensing these likely include iZotope Elements and other common giveaways we all have already have from IZotope and likewise with NI ? Hopefully that's not the case though ?

Yep, they state you can't use credits on any introductory prices, which would be why.

Personally unless I own a plugin, I'd rather not have it to use, as then if I want to go back into a track to make a minor change down the track, it's a pain. Most sales, even Mega Sales, the average plugin price is still normally $30 per plugin and stacks of them are higher, as they often have pricing tiers. So when you're forced to buy all your plugins in that one sale, your actual voucher just doesn't go as far. I don't buy any plugins, just based on price, or hype, I just buy what I personally test and rate. But when I talk about getting plugins for under $25, they're mostly still many of the ones people rave about and PAs most expensive though. So things like Amek EQ200, 9000J, Opticom XLA-3, Purple Audio MC77, SPLL Iron, Elysia Alpha, etc. Just a few examples are picking up Unfiltered Audio BYOME & TRIAD Modular FX Bundle with Opticom XLA-3 for $24.99 total for all of them. Plugin Alliance Mastering Bundle 3 which was really only for Vertigo VSM-3, but also included bx_dynEQ, bx_hybrid V2, bx_limiter and bx_meter all for $24.99. Even Purple Audio MC77 was only $9.99 When you do the simple math, it's much cheaper than spending the $200 voucher that often gets you one super deal plugin, then the rest $30+. I mean even in those examples, that all costs only $60 and even to pick them all up in a Mega Sale you likely just blew your entire voucher. That's why people debate it. Additionally, I really have no need to spend anything with PA and can just keep using everything I have now, so no ongoings. When the subscription stops, many can't say the same. Some people the subscriptions suit, but for anyone that looks at the math, they often find they just aren't as good as a total cost. But if subscriptions work for you, then that's the main thing. ?