Marc Cormier

Howard Benson/STL Tonality. All the talk about Nembrini on the other thread made me want to find a simple plugin with a limited number of amps (but more than one), effects, and cabs.

Hi, all. Lots of interest in my extra MSP3 upgrade; I have a buyer.

I think so, Piotr. Maybe I should leave work and run the installer to be sure.

I hope Mike in support is a real human. He's always been extremely helpful and timely (queue robot voice).

What a wild ride. I bought the MSP 2.1 cross grade on August 6. I sent Izotope a note asking about the grace period and didn't hear back so after 3 days bought an update to MSP3 from someone here who was in the same situation: didn't know if the grace period applied but also didn't want to miss the $99 deal Tomgu found earlier in the week at Recordingsoftware.com. Once I was done sending my payment to the seller, I checked the Izotope portal and the MSP3 update was in there - probably added only hours earlier since I had checked at lunch. If anyone is interested in buying my extra update at that great price, just let me know. Izotope are ready to do the transfer fee free. Poor Lars at customer support. He's been a champ.

I think a lot of us are asking - haven't heard back in a couple of days and the banner on the Izotope support page warns of high volume of traffic.

Yup - A great deal, indeed. Thanks, SuperDan54 and Larry.

I medicated. It'll be OK.

Ah. Thanks, Larry.

Where/when was this $68 deal? Was it the upgrade from 2.1? Sorry, missed the $99 "error" sale so don't want to miss another cheaper option than the $199 or so using the usual offers.

Thanks, Grem.?

Anyone know if the Total Studio Max crossgrade would be cheaper at Black Friday? I see it as an upgrade path at $419 in my account.

Ah, Right. Sorry, I was talking MPS3. I agree on the 08A upgrade. I just upgraded to MPS2.1 not long ago, so I'm still O8A through the paces.

But...but...TWO MORE REVERBS. And videos for how to use them. OK, I'll shut right up now.

And on a note somewhat related, I just received this from Positive Grid, so I'll likely be checking out the preset packs mentioned earlier! "Today, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for providing us with your valuable feedback: this is why we're giving you BIAS FX 2 Elite, FREE for 30 days. With this, we hope to bring you a renewed experience of using our products and addressing some of the issues previously brought to our attention."

I had no idea these PG amp matches even existed. Seems like a lot to pay for presets vs. Amp Rigs but they DO sound really good based on the videos.

Sorry, Mesh!!!!! I had my finger on the Bias FX 2 upgrade, so I know the feeling. Who am I kidding...its still there.

The Choptone rigs are KILLER, plus there's a ton of them. The most recent updates have brought a lot of UX goodness to browsing the rigs, like have color codes that correspond to dirty, clean, etc. A real pleasure to use and yes - a significant update to TH3. This alone was the factor in not jumping on the IK group buy - I have no need/desire to use Amplitube. TH-U barely makes a dent in CPU and just sounds good to my ears. Now if Scuffham would just get that update out...

Got it. Thanks, Larry. Sooooooooo looking forward to this. I am soooooooooo broke for Black Friday.

Sorry, folks - one more question, and maybe for UIKG: if I order AXE I/O today but get it after the 30th, is there any leeway to register this late due to shipping time?

Dug into the manual and answered my question. Sorry to interrupt our regularly scheduled program...

I have a dumb question, but I'm on the fence with the Group Buy and need to get kicked on to the right side. I have an audio/MIDI interface now. Does the Axe I/O replace the MIDI part of my interface (can I use the MIDI in/out to hook up a MIDI controller? Please say yes. I'll make it 154 if that's the case.

Don't want to take this too far afield of the IK Group Buy, but Zo and Piotr, I jumped at the Schep's Omni Channel and was pleasantly surprised at the "difference" between it and Neutron 3. I really love all the presets as well - a great suggestion and oh my goodness...it was $26. Sometimes I have to remind myself of how much better things have gotten from the Tascam 8-track days. I do have to say as well that I'm really impressed by all of the video and help content Izotope publish - it makes learning the tools and integrating them in the workflow that much easier. On the other hand, I love the nobs and all-in one view of the Omni channel - much easier for me to grasp, at least initially. Now, for the group buy...

That's a cool idea, Zo. So much experience wrapped up in this forum!!! I had the same question around Schep Omni and whether it was something i would "need" in addition to Izotope MPS 2.1. I don't have enough expertise with the Itope stuff to begin with and then Omni channel shows up for $26 and I think "I could have that in case I need it". Then I would play with it and spend what little time I have A/B testing and not writing.

Can I use JamPoints? Oh, wait...