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6 minutes ago, kevin H said:

I was looking at this even though I just purchased everything bundle recently as the new everything bundle includes RX 10 advanced.  So was wondering what if I bought everything bundle again hahah.  But upgrade to RX10 advanced is $149 and no additional benefit to double purchase everything.    

That depends Kevin. If it's like last time they're individual codes, so you might be able to sell, or swap the things you already have and end up with RX10 free ?

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5 hours ago, superdan54 said:

Given Cubase's typical 2 year release cycle for major versions, shouldn't we be expecting Cubase 12 pretty soon? And if so, if I order it from like Sweetwater, I could just hold on to the license until the next grace period window opens correct?

12 is out, I think you mean 13 ? They normally honour the grace periods well. I sat on the upgrade to 11 for ages and that got me 12. They have changed the activation process now, but I'd like to think that would still work moving forward.

Only downside this time, is that you would miss out on these freebies it seems.

5 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

Let me guess "free" but they only give you a single authorization and it also is part of the dreaded waves shell vst scans?  Or did they make this product an exception so it would be worth dealing with?

I'm not sure anything makes Waves worth dealing with ?

6 hours ago, daveiv said:

This synth is just a waste of space, bandwidth, and carbon emission. I'd better spend that $10 on a dozen of kazoos.

It is a large install for sure and I was pretty surprised at that when I first got it, but when you consider all the samples it comes with, that you can reshape into anything you want it makes sense.

My main criticism of this synth is it can be a little heavier on the CPU, but that's become less of an issue as CPUs have gotten faster.

In terms of sound, you can get some insanely good sounds out of this thing. If it can't make the sound, it's not the synth! Hell you could probably program a good sounding 12 layer Kazoo out of it ?

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34 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Exactly. Which is why I need a curating concierge. Someone who knows what I need before I do. And finds deals accordingly. 

That's one thing I really like about this forum. Some of my favourite plugins I'd never known about until stumbling across some deals on here and reading some of the recommendations ?

I subscribe to the ones I know about, but it's those unknown gems that pop up that keep producing interesting and fun.

I'd say the volume has definitely dropped, but that's also because Lars was really good at posting all deals. For me personally, if it's a developers recurring regular prices (or I don't like them!) then I often won't spend time posting them.

Using Waves as an example, but it applies to quite a few developers, if they're having a $29 sale, I really see no point in posting them, as then we're more free advertising rather than helping the forum members get deals.

Not quite the same, but with JRR, most of us seem to just cherry pick the best bargains to share. Lars spent a lot of time making posts for almost, if not all of them.

But Lars posting them probably does benefit some people who have been waiting for the next sale. I'm just not sure how he found the spare time to do all that!

18 minutes ago, Paul Young said:

 I discovered Steinberg's Amped Elektra is only a single machine license.  It authorizes to elicenser.   I deleted it. Never a fan of Steinbergs eco system. 

If it's anything like some of their other libraries it's not worth 1GB space.

I think Retrologue was single machine too (great synth though). I wouldn't be surprised if these all convert over to 3, the same as Cubase now when they migrate the license for it to the new activation system.

I haven't installed this one, but a demo video of it I watched  didn't look too bad, so I'll give it a shot I'd say. 

Thanks! I have this via Audient.

I haven't decided if I'll keep this one yet.. any interesting trades might determine that decision, so if anyone is interested, I'd give it some thought ?

1 minute ago, pseudopop said:

You're on the enabler forum. Here's the link so you can purchase FM8: https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/4-Synth/8001-FM8

Better not mention that it also comes with a freebie too ?

2 minutes ago, daveiv said:

F.'em vs FM8?

If FM8 is still $10 then both! ?

I prefer the effects and UI in F'Em. Both very capable synths, so either choice, or both is good though.

I picked up Boz Transgressor 2 earlier for $21.36 or something which is about as cheap as it gets.

Biotek did catch my eye too.. I got F'Em on that deep sale a while back and really like that, which is why Biotek seems appealing!

2 minutes ago, Greg said:

Nice!  Thanks.  I have Cubase, but didn't have a few of the freebies.  Thanks!

Enjoy Greg ? This is a case of a developer doing the right thing.. so often they offer freebies for people buying something and leave out the loyal customers that jumped in earlier. Full credit to Steinberg on this one. They get a big tick in my book for that.

40 minutes ago, abacab said:

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Installed!!!!!!

I could've sworn I tried that code earlier with it and it wouldn't accept it! JRRShop is always funny as to what code works with which product!

Nice find on the other code.

Let us know what you think. I have the IK one and Arturia, but at that price I couldn't rule it out ?

On 8/26/2022 at 3:01 PM, heath row said:

Yeah, I grabbed the EQ and the Reverb, already had the Comp.

Thanks muchly ?

Hope you enjoy them! It would be good to hear what you think of them once you've had a chance to check them out fully ?

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These add quite a lot of latency in Cubase.. I was trying a few out in a project and noticed the additional latency and traced it back to Goliath, Reelight and Firechild. Not too much of an issue in mixing stage, but I think I'll probably pass given I've got some good alternatives. Still not bad plugins though.

2 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

This.

We can get any compressor or EQ to do mid-side by using two instances, MSED, etc., but I prefer having it there in the plug-in.  Soundspot's Cyclone compressor is still a favorite bus compressor of mine due to its having the dual linked/unlinked sets of controls. Even though I have more chic options like elysia mastering compressor, I can dial in that thing faster than anything else.

Yeah those conveniences can count for a lot too. That's interesting about Cyclone.. I think I might even own it, but didn't install it, as it was only VST2. I think I got it with Union synth and a few other things for less than $5 in total! I really like Elysia Alpha so it sounds like it might be  worth a look.

3 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

Yeah, I passed on both of those deals; I hadn't fiddled with the standard versions enough to know whether I'd like them. Turns out I do, enough to drop $15 just to get the mid-side. Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor has the World's Sexiest Skeuomorphic GUI (TRIAD has the World's Sexiest non-skeuomorphic one).

It's not like there won't be more (and possibly better) deals on them in the future; I'm keeping an eye open on them.

You can get mid-side from the original (or any stereo compressor/EQ/etc) by using the free Voxengo MSED plugin. Takes two seconds to add to it, one instance before SHMC and one after. Not quite as convenient as the Class A having it native and I do prefer the parameter linking in the Class A when using it in stereo mode, but I still use both at times. Class A is a no brainer at $15 for sure.