MusicMan

On 1/2/2023 at 10:48 PM, Fleer said:

Don’t sleep on Zebra if you haven’t got it yet. Such an incredible sonic canvas. 

I ended up grabbing Diva and Repro and love them both! Zebra was definitely tempting too.. But it didn't seem to be discounted from what they were selling it for and there was no free upgrade to Zebra3 so I thought I might hold off and pick up 3 next time around or maybe on an intro sale, or something ?

They definitely make some nice sounding synths.

2 hours ago, satyabrata satapathy said:

Also to be noted 

bx_Masterdesk will be removed from the Hitmaker Expansion as we believe Landr offers a better solution for our customers mixing and mastering needs. bx_Oberhausen will also be removed as it wasn’t engaged with by customers, and we want to ensure that Focusrite customers have not just the best tools but the right tools for them to record, mix, and master their music.

I really love bx_Oberhausen so it's a shame for people they're dropping that one. I'd probably rather bx_Masterdesk as well, instead of Landr, but I guess I see where they're going with that..

I'm not sure I'd say any of this is conclusive the offers are no more. The software was always accessible by going to the hardware first and I actually preferred it that way as I could never remember the right URL! ?

Before I start stressing I'll just sit back and see what they do, but hopefully it's just taking them a little longer to organise the next ones ?

I think there are some interesting points in the article, but it does make some assumptions that aren't always true.

A subscription model doesn't guarantee any updates, or developments from what I've seen.  A higher initial purchase price doesn't necessarily have a real bearing on future development from my observations.

There is a lot of assumptions that they must charge for compatibility updates and yet some developers release free products and update them too. Of course businesses need to be profitable, but often compatibility updates are very minor (excluding Apple and architecture changes). Many successful businesses provide these and even major updates for free.

If we look at a close comparison being hardware effects and instruments, then these will often last almost indefinitely pending hardware component failure, so given there are no components to fail and the fixes are develop once, deliver to many, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect free compatibility updates personally.

I would agree that in most cases subscription is a great model for businesses and developers though. As a consumer I avoid it, but there are definitely people who do like it, so having options is ok.

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1 hour ago, Kal Elle said:

Sweet.

If you could elaborate, that would be neat.
I have the Focusrite one (don't we all ?)

Sure thing. Great sound for one (but I do like the sound quality of the 9000 too), but the Amek has a really nice clipper and limiter built in which sounds nice for subtle breaking up of the sound, or getting really crunchy.

It's just a very versatile strip that has more features and sounds great. If I had to pick one only, definitely Amek, but I'll still use the 9000J at times anyway because I have it and like it ?

10 hours ago, Kal Elle said:

OMG! I want the last Console one, 9000 J?  Or is it the AMEK one?

I have both and Amek is the favourite for sure ?

Well.. I like the idea of buying less plugins (not buying any isn't realistic!).. so I'm even going to leave Trackspacer, even though I was waiting for it to go sale and just use what I've already got for now.

I'm already still planning on buying Diva from u-he though... I think that's an acceptable compromise for such an awesome synth ?

54 minutes ago, cclarry said:

I have about 40 PA Plugins.  My offer for the 2022 bundle is $799?
In my Gmail acccount, I have about 5 plugins.  My offer - $499?

Methinks PA has some issues

That's pretty ridiculous of them..

I can understand them placing some weighting on more expensive plugins and not just the number alone, but I'd be very surprised if your regular account wasn't higher in both of those.. 

If it was something you wanted to pursue, then it might be worth an email to them and they may be able to get it down to the $299 which seems to be the lowest I've heard (and what my loyalty price was). If not just tell them how many of their deals you've posted and they really should then.. you should probably get it for free!! ?

24 minutes ago, Nick Blanc said:

How do you see your personal offer?

Can also try the code that @Jan Schmitz shared above too. That shouldn't be tied to his account, so if it hasn't already been used, then that would get you the $224 price with the $75 off voucher as well.

30 minutes ago, dee said:

is pa sampler included as well or for subs only?

"MEGA Sampler Included with MEGA and ALL 2022 Bundles."

Plugin Alliance: PA ALL BUNDLE - Pay 1x (MEGA-75-OFF works.. for now!) (From as cheap as $224)

Get every plugin from Plugin Alliance in 2022 for $224. This is a single payment and not subscription.

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It's on sale for $799 but many people will have a personal offer for much less. Then use the code MEGA-75-OFF to reduce it by $75 further.

This was possible once before, but they removed it pretty quickly when they realized (or intentionally let it slip through for a bit ?)

Note: MEGA-75-OFF is generic so anyone can use it.

8 hours ago, Yan Filiatrault said:

Anyone has any experience of using those 2 plugins outside of a Loopcloud subscription? 

I've steered clear of them in case they do a Loopcloud and chop the functionality out of them if there's no active subscription. The plugins themselves aren't bad though. I just don't want to be caught in a situation where I can't use/open them.

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1 hour ago, PavlovsCat said:

I wonder, can anyone contrast Izotope's masking tool with Trackspacer? I own Izotope stuff. 

That's one reason why I hadn't jumped on the Trackspacer sale too. I'd been waiting for it to come on sale, but during that time I've picked up the iZotope bundle and also smart:comp2 so I thought I should get familiar with those too.

I tried out the iZotope option the other day and it was OK, but I have a feeling Trackspacer will be better. When I get some free time I think it would be worth it for me to give it a demo even if I don't grab it.

9 hours ago, fret_man said:

The Freebies don't change until Jan 3rd. too.

That's right and that was my point. I have a feeling they change them manually and if they change the Trackspacer deal first (i.e. end the sale price), then they might miss out. So there could be a small window of opportunity, to no opportunity to get the new freebies.

1 hour ago, Joakim said:

Sonible smartcomp is another contender that can do spectral side chain ducking 

I should really demo Trackspacer. I grabbed Sonible smart:comp2 the other day as it's more commonly said to be better than Trackspacer, but I have heard good things about both. I do wonder if Trackspacer is lighter on CPU.

I almost thought this was a subscription deal at first. I'd rather new editions, but still not bad for back issues ?

1 hour ago, Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann said:

Ends January 3rd, I'm tempted to wait and see if there are interesting January freebies

Keep in mind that PiB is often very tardy in changing over to the new freebies, it could be cutting it fine if it ends on the 3rd.

1 hour ago, BTP said:

 

Yeah I got the email and was instantly disappointed until I realised it was just a reminder before it ends ?

This thing is insanely good and you can get pretty deep with the settings and modulation as well.

Quite possibly my most favourite filter in a while and for free is even better! ?

3 minutes ago, Zo said:

UPGrade for any component owner ?

Not sure Zo. I held off on buying any of the individual ones in case I buy their next volume which will include them. (Which is taking ages to be released I might add!)

If they did a normal upgrade price where they take into account everything you own that would be fine, but they don't so it would be like buying them twice...

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