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My mistake - happy to stand corrected

There isn't one. The codes are referral codes that only work for new customers - much like referral codes for e.g. Melda

They're for (Full) Kontakt.

To be fair, nobody needs to buy annual upgrades if the cost doesn't justify the added benefits - that's the point of perpetual licences.

@Bapu With all those hardware processors, I'm surprised you need any plugins at all, let alone a collection the size of the one you have ?

If you've tried out the Edelweiss 72, I'd love some opinions on it please

I am as well. As an installation tool that I only run when I want something installed (or to check if something is installed), I don't understand the advantages of upgrading.

It might be related to past purchases, e.g. coupons for products in the same category

The suite looks like it contains their plugins only. I get the feeling that either AM have found people visit their website primarily for their plugins, or they are slowly stepping away from their sample libraries (maybe they've switched business focus?). It wouldn't be the first time - from their website, AudioThing look to be only about plugins, but look on Plugin Boutique and you'll find a bundle of Kontakt instruments from them.

I'm confused - I get that Is-ott-pee is iZotope; what's the Dr. part?

Probably Mike Greene/Realitone

Did you mean a fiver? I'm sure there must be a deal or two that $5 can go towards ?

You mean this thing? Yeah - I'm pretty sure it'll go on sale ?

Once you've created your instrument, maybe consider releasing on Pianobook... If not, there are always sites like Gumroad to get you started

The drums are modelled; the cymbals are sampled. Being modelled, I was under the impression that brushes would be available by tweaking under the hood - maybe via expansion packs (like Pianoteq). I was wrong: there are no brushes in MODO Drum.

I like it! It's really well produced too. I don't hear that combination of instruments very often, but they work really well!

Sorry for the noob question - what does asking people to Ring the Bell do?

Well, in that case... you could open up your plugin list, grab a screenshot, edit it to include new plugin names, and pin up a printout ?

A good idea to get the free Kontakt Player libraries where you can - I could be wrong on this, but I think you can upgrade to full Kontakt with some of them, even if it means waiting for the Summer of Sound.

Summer of Sound it is then - not much change there. I'm sure we all have at least one instrument that we haven't installed/tried yet. We could pass the time by trying to make some music with those.

Two that spring to mind are HitFilm (video editing), and JetBrains ReSharper (software development plugin). I can't think of any others who follow this model at the moment. If I understand correctly (and there's a chance I don't - I don't use Waves plugins), there's also a subtle difference with WUP: the renewal isn't a fixed price flat fee - it's dependent on how many plugins you have/want to renew.

I think what turns most people off subscriptions is that when someone stop playing, they stop being able to use what they had 'paid for' - the work that they created using those plugins become tied to the subscription and they partially lose access to that too*. If we're talking subscribing for credits, that becomes different - as you mentioned - because someone will keep access to the libraries that they exchanged the tokens for. Much like physical magazine subscriptions, nobody comes round to take away all previous issues when a subscription expires. * That's not exactly the case: someone could bounce their tracks down, and they still have access to their project files; it's a pain to remix because of missing plugins though

Any guitar amp enthusiasts tried this one out yet?

FrozenPlain too. The only problem is, creating a sampler is hard. People are free to use whichever platform they choose to - even their own if they have the resources to create one. It's potentially misleading to say adding new features is quicker though: yes, the feature can be added; but then you have the additional time taken to maintain the player and ensure compatibility.

Pianos are tricky because they all have a slightly different feel to them. That combined with the space they take has led me to talking myself into just going with Pianoteq - modelled so it's small and light, and with various sound packs for different flavours. As for libraries, I probably have most of bits and bobs best classified as 'orchestral'. I try to stay away from sampled synths - lots of space required compared to a synth plugin. Does it sound the same? Maybe, maybe not. Will anyone notice in a full mix? I'm guessing probably not.