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3 hours ago, Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann said:

now "fighting" this practice?

Maybe the best explanation yet. 

4 hours ago, Johnbee58 said:

getting an email back in January that  said all  licenses for their product must be registered by March 26 in order to continue to be operational.

I think what it said, iirc, is that the serial numbers obtained before 26Mar23 must be registered by the 26 for that number to be used. After that date that number would no long be able to be registered with the new system coming on line.

37 minutes ago, craigb said:

I haven't looked, but did Keith write that one? ?

Nothing to see here...

Move along...

And remain calm.

Resurrection time.

On 3/20/2023 at 12:50 AM, Starship Krupa said:

The notched straightedge like this one:

This will be coming in a few days. I already have a straight-edge that I got off a ship (they use them for plotting). I will use it to check the accuracy of the cheap one. $12? Can't beat that price. 

That notched edge and the rocker tool should help with all my guitars. Might get that small fret kit too.

On 3/20/2023 at 12:50 AM, Starship Krupa said:

Are you going to use their finishing kit?

I have seen the finished work of thier painting kits. And I like the work I saw. Looked very professional.  However, I like natural wood finishes. So that's probably the way I will go. Probably the TruOil stuff you recommended. I will try that and see if I like the finish. 

I have done some reading and it seems Tung Oil (which I like and have used for other projects before) and TruOil are close in appearance. Seems TruOil has better protection than Tung Oil. I think I want to stay away from polyurethane though. 

Thanks for all the pointers Starship.

On 3/17/2023 at 10:28 PM, Byron Dickens said:

My first really good guitar I put together with parts from Warmoth.

The friend that built my "custom" guitar sold it to me so he could get Warmoth parts to build him a guitar. He still has and is playing that "Warmoth" guitar to this day. 

16 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

I started a new diet to curb my plugin GAS .

It's called The No More VST Acquisition Fast .

Good luck with that one!!

11 minutes ago, Johnbee58 said:

Does "In House" mean that we will no longer be able to purchase them through retailers line Sweetwater?

That really remains to be seen. That's kinda where all of us are, questioning the "what ifs". 

I can make the assumption that because this change will not effect current users,  that there is no need to explain anything. And it ends there.

We can speculate after that all we want!!

24 minutes ago, abacab said:

pro market large enough to carry Waves?

I will take it a step further and say that most if not all pros have all they need. All the hardware and all the emulations they need. They will not allow one company to try and suck blood out of them for nothing. Those pro studios and engineers want something in return.

And what does Waves have to give them? Like I said, they have all the coveted hardware and many different versions of emulations of them. So what would they pay Waves for on a continuous basis?

It was one thing when everyone was trying to emulate say, the Pultec EQ. Waves sat at the top of the heap and could charge what they could get the market to pay. Now everyone can create a very good Pultec. Waves has to sell to us for $29 to stay in business.  Now that we all have all the Waves we want, what have they got to give us?

The Pros don't need them, we don't need them... what wi they do next?

Charge a subscription for what? Brilliant I say!! Brilliant!

Unless they got some game changer up thier sleeve. I just don't see this as anything but a last grasp....

Larry may be correct in that they will still offer perpetual licenses  for all their plugins. But at what price? 

I am like Bapu, gonna wait this one out. And hope "we don't get fooled again"!

[TOTP!!]

13 minutes ago, abacab said:

lose the use of your software authorizations if you stop paying for the sub.

That's the deal breaker.

9 minutes ago, cclarry said:

If they are going "Sub" exclusively that is the final nail in their coffin

Yep. For me at least.

2 minutes ago, abacab said:

pro market large enough to carry Waves?

If it was, why did they invent the "$29 plugin?"

My point being is, I don't think it is.

5 hours ago, bitflipper said:

some evidence that emotional content is at least somewhat universa

I believe that we are spiritual beings.  And we communicate feelings and ideas through a complex web of ways that we yet don't understand. 

Sound is one of these known ways. How that information is communicated isn't yet known or understood.  But there is overwhelming facts that prove that information is delivered and received. 

6 minutes ago, lawajava said:

was able to get Mercury and actually all their bundles from EveryPlugin at an incredibly low price.

Me too. Sure was a nice run.

Here we are complaining and moaning about a sub plan, but what if it is at good price?

Hey I can dream if I wanna!!

LOL

24 minutes ago, abacab said:

So after March 26th, its WUP forevah, or bust! ?

Yep. So as much as I love my Waves stuff, it's goodnight Irene for me. I will keep on using what I can as long as I can. After that I won't buy Waves anymore.

And if all plugins go the sub route, I will freeze my machine in a working state until I no longer need it.

I am getting up there in age. I am pretty sure I can hold out till the end!!

Now I remember.  Thanks Larry.

3 hours ago, Spice3d said:

I try not to buy hardware until absolutely need it. It will always be cheaper in the future. 

Yeah I had this in my cart two different times and didn't pull the trigger. I have a 500gb m.2 system drive that's not really half full yet. So I determined I didn't "need" it. 

However, these prices may not go much lower, if at all.

4 hours ago, cclarry said:

FG-X2 was the last one released.  Very rare lately.  He's been 
doing hardware.

That's what I thought I saw. Him doing videos for somebody or with somebody about touch mixing surface?

13 hours ago, bitflipper said:

Do I need to admit that my score was 14 out of 15? It would have been 13 out of 15, but after getting burned by the first sad/happy test I assumed he was trying to trick me.

Same thing happened to me!! Now I wonder how many others this happened too.

Are they still making new plugins?

1 hour ago, TheSteven said:

Too bad its PCIe Gen3
If it was PCIe Gen4 I'd grab it in a heartbeat. 
Still - a nice, if not killer price for 4TB.

But it would be a good buy for me. My MB is only Gen 3.

The 2tb was $109 a short time ago. So this is a good sign.

8 hours ago, craigb said:

'll admit that IS a pretty remarkable similarity though!  The angle, face, nose and hair match perfectly.

And those ears are about as big too!!

Should be ashamed of myself!!

I didn't think computers were used in music ar all at this time.

I mean mainstream stuff. I realize as long ago as the 50's I believe some type of experimental music using what was called computers was being put out.

On 3/18/2023 at 5:03 PM, kennywtelejazz said:

Oh Seven of Nine!!! 

Yeah, she one of my all time favorite too.

So is Beverly Crusher.

And Diana Troy!! And her mom!!

Tmi?

10 minutes ago, abacab said:

Sale has ended...

Well I didn't miss the boat this time!!

[TOTP!!!]

@Jacques Boileau that's a beautiful guitar. Nice job you did on that. Too nice a wood to cover it with paint.

Is TruOil the same as Tung Oil?

[edit] I see now. Gun stock finish. Ok. I got it now.