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See the positive side of it: They help you fight GAS. ?

Only works when you have an IP address from the US. Otherwise you need to use VPN and set your location to the US. I have no idea why they do that.

@Brian D'Oliveira I have a problem with installing Rasa. Even though it appears in my list of purchased products (I think it was a freebie), when I try to install it I get the message "You don't have a valid license for this product": Do you have an idea how to fix this or what is causing this behaviour? Update: Never mind. I went to your website and bought it for 0$ once more, after that I was able to install it.

Another good source for DX presets in the sysex format, which can be imported into FM8, is this one http://bobbyblues.recup.ch/yamaha_dx7/dx7_patches.html The "ALL THE WEB PATCHES" download has more than 12,000 files and I think each file is a soundbank with 32 presets.

@TheSteven I've tried a few of the factory presets and for me the majority of them doesn't seem very useful. The ability to import DX patches in the SYX format isn't that much of a plus because the free Dexed can do that too and they almost sound identical (Dexed is a bit louder but after adjusting the volume I could hardly hear a difference). FM8 has a better preset browser than Dexed though.

I can't find any FM8 libraries on NI

https://www.slapassound.com/sfx1 all they ask for is your email adress ________________________________________________ Unique Sound FX VST for FREE VALUE 99$ (grab today, free forever) No more "missing file" issues inside your DAW anymore. All common sound effects inside one solid SFX Vol.1 VST. 965 sound effect samples 34 categories layered across the keyboard pitch, filter, pan, reverb, adsr, etc. really simple and easy to use sounds triggered by midi events

I don't think so. They already had it for that same price a year ago at Plugin Boutique.

I wonder if I'm alone with this but I just hate using ugly or old looking plugins, no matter how good they sound. I know it's irrational because the beauty of the user interface has no effect on the sound but using plugins that look pretty just feels so much more satisfying when working with them.

Hm, awkward. Not only is the VST Alarm website very slow and unavailable from time to time but I also didn't receive a confirmation email or download link after the purchase. I hope I'll receive it soon. Update: all good, I received it a few minutes later.

https://vstalarm.com/product/exclusive-neon-bundle-by-patchmaker/ 1748 Serum Presets, 696 Massive X Presets, 115 Cthulhu Presets, 102 RC-20 Retro Color Presets and more… Packs Included: 500 Presets – Massive X Chainlazerz – Future Pop Cyberpunk for Serum Cyberwave for Serum Darksynth for Serum Darksynth 3 for Serum Future Chill for Serum & Massive X LO-FI Ambient Pads for Serum LO-FI Electronica for Serum LO-FI for RC-20 LO-FI Hip Hop and Trap – Serum & RC-20 LO-FI Hip Hop MIDI Chords LO-FI Hip-Hop & Chill for Serum Marshmellow Future Bass for Serum & Cthulhu Synthwave for Serum & Massive X Synthwave II for Serum The Weekend for Serum Unicorn Future Bass Unicorn Future Bass Chords for Cthulhu Unicorn Future Bass Chords for Cthulhu 2 Unicorn Future Bass V for Serum Unicorn Future Bass Vol.2 Unicorn Future Bass Vol.3 Weekend FM Darksynth for Serum Vol. 2 Bonus Pack – Synthwave III for Serum

Plughub currently offers all three Tetrad plugins as bundle for only $9.95: https://plughub.sale/sales/tetrad-series-plugin-bundle/ They're romplers from New Nation. I already have them, I think they sound alright. The website has some demos.

I don't know them but they look super-shady to me. Like when you look at their preset page: https://www.composerloops.com/catalog/music-presets-35 102,000 Serum presets or 165,000 Massive presets for $12?! Seriously? ?

Oh yes, Venus Theory has such a great voice. It's scary what's possible with AI voices. Criminals use it sometimes to make fake calls, pretending to be someone's child in need of money that they should transfer. I've seen some fun examples on TikTok where they've made Frank Sinatra sing modern songs or rap lyrics in his style. It sounds so real. You can find them on the TikTok account "@breakstuffpod".

Cool. Thanks ?

I've never seen Kirchhoff EQ anywhere near $50 yet, but did manage to get it for 38€ by buying a "Forever 29" voucher on Knobcloud. Currently two such vouchers are being sold there again, for €40 each.

Everything is a waste of money if you don't use it. ? I have Wavesynth too, I think it doesn't sound too bad. Got Lofi Keys, Wavesynth Glow and Minipol for free. Not a fan of Minipol, but Lofi Keys sounds quite nice.

It's crazy with New Nation. Their relaunch didn't go as expected at all. They anounced their new website but on the expected launch day it wasn't available. And it took days or even weeks until the new website was live. The loss of accounts probably wasn't planned but a result of incompetence on the side of the web developers. I'm not too mad about it because non of the software that I have from them requires me to activate it through my account. I can still use it all. And of course no trouble with all the MIDI and samples that I have from them. I got so much stuff for free from New Nation because some of the sample packs that they sold from Brandon Chapa, Studio Trap and others only cost $10 and if you wrote a review you got a $10 voucher without minimum spend, so that way you could get a lot of free stuff. Then they once had a $420 voucher! For free. To celebrate 420 day. I tell you, they're crazy. With all the stuff they gave away for free it's no wonder that Studio Trap et al left their shop. Then the bundles come with a $25 voucher, the bundles themselves cost around that much. Usually you can't use vouchers on bundles but on certain days you could. So again, get a bundle for free which has another $25 voucher, use that to get another bundle for free and receive another $25 voucher and so on. Also, most of their coupon codes were easy to guess once you knew a few of them. I almost had all of their stuff and only paid 69€ for 104 MIDI/sample packs and 26 plugins (mostly romplers). I start to wonder if it's the end for them. I noticed that all the MIDI packs that came out after the relaunch don't have the quality that the old ones had. And they haven't released anything new for a while now.

Do they ever have sales on the upgrades for their Virtual Guitars? I have Iron 1 but am hesitant to pay nearly 50€ for an upgrade to the new version. I don't know, is it really that much better?

I have a colleague who has Halion. He is totally unaffected by GAS. He says he has everything he needs with Halion. I don't have a clue what Halion actually is and what it can do though.

I just checked the current freebies that they have at Beat magazine. Here they are (you can choose one): So, if you think about getting the Zampler bundles, consider getting a Beat subscription instead. You'll not only get a cool magazine, but also all Zampler expansions, tons of GB of samples, and one of those great gifts of your choice. The Beat subscription for a year costs 89,80 € and is thereby more expensive than a Zampler bundle at APD, of course, but almost the same price as two bundles. (Link to subscription: https://www.falkemedia-shop.de/sound/beat/dauerbezug/jahresbezug?#premiums) Oh yes, I forgot to mention: Every month Beat magazine also has a nice freebie for its readers. Some better, some worse. Some of the full versions that I got from Beat magazine are D16 Nepheton, Waves Codex, Lifeline Expanse Lite, lots of stuff from IK Multimedia (a few Syntronik synths, Orchestral Percussion).

I got ALL Zampler expansions with a Beat subscription. I don't know exactly how many I have but it must be over 130. The subscription doesn't just give me the printed issues and access to the downloads for those issues but I can download all back issues as well as the samples, workshop files, software and Zampler expansions for all issues. Plus, you can choose a great freebie with your subscription. I don't know what the current freebies are, but they've already had Shreddage Hydra and Phase Plant. Zampler is great, by the way. It was developed by Synapse Audio, the people behind Dune 3. The expansions are all of varying quality and quantity. Some have rather experimental sounds, some very usable, some have many, some less.

Yes, they still sell the Sounds Download Reactivation Credit: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/index.php?Q=Credit&pkey=sounds-download-reactivation-credit

Btw. I just found out that Synths DX has already been free a few years ago and for $3 a few months ago. So it's not even their best deal on that.

Oh, wow, that's really bad. I've never heard of a company do that. Almost sounds illegal to me. Like, how are we supposed to know which coupons we may use and which we may not? If they have coupons that are only meant for certain people, they should program it in such a way that the coupon codes are personalized and only work with their accounts.