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29 minutes ago, jngnz said:

Someone on GS got this email:

Waves Update Plan is no longer available for these products. In order to continue receiving many of the benefits that Waves Update Plan has provided plus new products, features & services, you will need a Waves Creative Access subscription.

You can continue using the current version of your Waves licenses (main license only; 2nd licenses are excluded) even if you do not have Waves Update Plan coverage. You may purchase a subscription when you need the benefits provided by Waves Creative Access.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Waves Sales team at 1-865-909-9200 ext. 2 or here.

Best regards,
The Waves Team

They're replacing WUP with a subscription plan.

WUP was pretty subscription like in many ways.. if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck.. it's probably Waves ?

That copy of the email looks pretty plausible and likely legitimate. After lots of speculation, if it is then real, then it's about time they openly shared the full situation.

Either way, I think they've lost any of their customers that were on the fence and probably will lose some more of their regulars too. I'd imagine they will get even lower percentages of newer producers and engineers starting out as well.

I think Waves' superpower is alienating customers.. it's like they just want to deter people from spending money with them!

6 minutes ago, jngnz said:

You might as well just download a cracked copy then because that’s tax evasion.

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.

14 minutes ago, tom said:

Tape face has been on sale from Kiive directly before for $19 so this is silly pricing

I laughed a little seeing the new RRP from them ?

15 hours ago, Craig N said:

I wondered what SS might stand for? Maybe "Secret Sale"? 

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 ?

On 3/11/2023 at 10:59 AM, Starship Krupa said:

Indeed. Love the steampunk look. I'm a fan of the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressors' UI and these remind me of them in a good way.

The UI can most definitely affect the way a track sounds by making me more or less likely to use the FX and features in the first place. I'm thinking of Shadow Hills Mastering and elysia alpha. Great looking UI's that make me feel good when I'm using them.

Unfiltered Audio BYOME is one that I'm more encouraged to use due to the amazing look of the UI.

Whoever did the UI, I'd sure like to see Crystal get a skin from them.

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.

11 hours ago, Technostica said:

It always looked wrong, so a copy and paste error from someone!
Why give away Convology with X5 on Humble, when even X7 (non Suite) doesn't get it when bought direct?
No Melodyne 5 Essential or Ozone 9 Elements either.

I have the free version of Convology but wasn't tempted by XT Complete.
Anyone here digging it?
I'm just not much of an IR person.

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?

On 3/15/2023 at 3:09 AM, Esteban Villanova said:

It uses more than 10 times the CPU than TONEX

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!

30 minutes ago, D-Fused Sounds said:

Sorry, you're right, thank you ? 

The intro price is €83 

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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12 minutes ago, Zo said:

phase response i meant lol , noticed that 90 % of the time i'm writting in forums from ipad ....  sorry !!

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 ?

11 hours ago, Zo said:

yep the only aq since a while in PA atalogue that really got my interest and succed my test , fast respinse is funny , but to my ears , i like 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?

6 hours ago, Zo said:

Wanted the the spl pq ... 

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 

2 hours ago, antler said:

Hmm... I wonder if something is happening at PA. ADPTR, Shadow hills, Black Box Analog Design all now available at PB.

Or maybe it's just PA expanding where they're selling to drive overall sales?

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

Great reverb ?

6 hours ago, telecode 101 said:

so silly question. it seems Waves  releases new upgrades June and October usually. So so we think Waves 15.x will come out in June 2023?

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.

1 minute ago, Martin H. said:

There is no mention it should be registered before March 26, 2023. 

I either can't find any mention of it on the Waves website, or in their FAQ or Terms and Condition.

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.

7 minutes ago, Hidden Symmetry said:

lol, understatement of the year!

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

17 minutes ago, telecode 101 said:

no brainer. i also applied deluxe bucks and for it for $6 ish. I really like that RBass I got a while back and have been using it a lot.

i wonder if these codes also give you the Waves 2 fer offers as well?

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.

2 hours ago, dubdisciple said:

This is an absolute no brainer, especially if you mix any form of pop music.  

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

50 minutes ago, dee said:

dont forget to register before 26.3 or you looose it ??

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 ?