MusicMan

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. ?

That's strange, because I think I picked that up through them too.. although that was the second copy from memory..

I'm not sure I can actually think of any developer that looks at upgrades in that way. Even with the United Plugins bundle I bought today, they even gave me a discount for the one they gave us for free! Plus of course a credit for any others if I owned them too, which I didn't.. Seems lazy on Softubes part and their website developer. Not much of a loyalty discount..

I picked up this bundle as well. Some very nice plugins and great value ? I may as well add my code here too, which gets the 20% and credits for your first purchase. They only class the first purchase as something you brought directly through their site, not something that you just redeemed there. So Even if you've gotten freebies in the past, you still qualify for the discount ? UP9198165 Thanks for sharing your code @Brian Walton. I tried to use yours, but that didn't work for me unfortunately, whereas I was able to use Fleer's for some reason.

Yeah I can't see myself buying anything Softube until that's released.. just in case. Their upgrade/loyalty prices suck basically.. You might have half of the plugins of the collection, but the upgrade price is only based the most expensive one that you own, so there's no benefit picking them up outside of the volumes.

Before this loyalty voucher change it wasn't so clear cut. Yes, with the sub you get a voucher which is higher than the sub, but you can only spend it in one go. From cherry picking the weekend warrior sales and a number of the crazy periodic sales that came up, most of mine have been between free and about $25. Plenty around $10 to $15. That simply isn't possible with a single use voucher, so it might take an extra year, or two of subs, which then makes it less attractive. Not sure what the new deals will be like though, but I'll wait and see how things pan out. PA have been pretty good to us in the past, so they can have the benefit of the doubt for a little bit from me, but otherwise there are a lot of other companies that I like. I also have pretty much all the PA plugs I really wanted now (and own, not sub), so whatever way it lands it's going to be fine either way ? If they push everything subscription only, I'll just stop spending money with them.. not entirely a bad thing for the credit card! ?

I almost thought it might be worse! I wonder if it's because of some new deep bundle pricing between PA/NI/iZotope.. I'll be sitting on the sidelines to wait and see how it all pans out I think, before I get rash and make any judgement. I can't imagine PA doing a complete 180 without at least some logic behind it that doesn't completely shaft their customers ?

I was wondering how bad those limits might be... $75 min for the $25 voucher is an extreme increase!

I reckon a few people are going to be pretty unhappy seeing the new minimum spend on the $25 loyalty vouchers ?

The PSP does look good ? I don't use Slate really, so can't comment too much there, but as for Fabfilter, I do think they're a bit overpriced, but I also really enjoy them as well. They're all very good options..

That's kind of what I do now! I have IK and quite like it, but I tend to cherry pick specific compressors, EQs, effects, etc. I just thought it might be a good way of getting a taste for theirs. Although last time I looked at it, I also saw the PSP one and I really like some of their stuff. Thanks for sharing those perspectives.

That's somewhat the feeling I've had.. but I did wonder about some of their "Ultimate" strips, or EQ, or Compressors, as you get quite a few options to use different flavours in the same plugin. But they seem like one of those companies that was overpriced and stuck back in the ways when there were few quality competitors. Luckily these current sale prices for them don't tempt me anyway ?

That's interesting. I didn't know that about the change to 2 licenses in V7. With even some of these old guys and Waves at least providing 2 licenses while WUP is active, hopefully we're almost past the single license days.. That's pretty crappy about the M1 support. Probably not alone there, but most companies I've seen just provided updates for free. Shame about the update prices too.. some companies just really don't know how to reward loyal customers!