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Yes, their Pianet T is exceptional! I purchased it in the intro sale and really like it. It sounds real like back in the 80s!

That's also my opinion.

I don't agree at all! This is only true if you install the libraries only on one pc! As soon as you want to install them on more than one system it takes much more effort to use Native Access! And don't forget that NA does not give you a chance to rollback! No backup! Also your insinuation to updates is irritating, because we all know that libraries have rarely updates! Believe me, I have also hundreds of libraries, but I prefer to manage them myself, it's much more efficient! Just the time you lose to do updates on NA itself is wasted! But YMMV!

It's quite the opposite for me, I prefer the ones that are NOT for Kontakt Player! They are easier to install, without NA!

One that can also do OFFLINE installation! ?

I almost never use monophonic synths, prefer guitar for monophonic voices! ?

I wonder whether it is worth to get TDR Infrasonic and TDR Ultrasonic for common mixing tasks (Oh man, I have so many plugins!). Isn't it sufficient to use something like bx_cleansweep Pro on single tracks to get rid of frequencies outside of the useful range? I use low-end cutback a lot on tracks and reverbs to get cleaner mixes and to give room for the bass, so what's the advantage of TDR Infrasonic? What do you think? How do you perform these tasks?

Ooh, I'll wait! I am allergic against Plugin Managers! ? Almost sure they bring new hassles to installation! But YMMV!

I understand your idea. But IMHO it's quite impossible, because it depends a lot of what someone is using it for (music genre, own presets vs. factory, bass/melodies/lead/chords ...). It's the same with comparing DAWs, there are no universal favorites! Several times I was surprised with a synth when I was using a preset that I thought is awful in the first moment. When I had chosen the fitting octave position and purpose (rhythmic/melodic/accompanion...) it suddenly sounded great! ?

I wonder what may have caused this, I never had problems with my 2 iLok dongles. Also very easy if your system is offline! Currently I am replacing one system. I am glad that I have quite a lot of authorizations on my iLok, is super simple to transfer! ? With many vendors it is elaborate to do re-authorization (machine-auth) on the new pc! The best ones are like Klanghelm (no authorization quirk!), but surprisingly Plugin Alliance did also work very easy (I used offline authorization! One file for all my plugins!). IMHO the worst are the ones that require the installation of a Management software first. Also with machine authorizations I've had trouble that auth servers were no more available or had changed their logic (e.g. CbB)! I have never pirated software and thus I don't understand why a lot of companies punish the loyal customers with authorization hassles. I think setting up the new system I had used minimum a third of the time for non-dongle authorization (days!).

It's Microsoft's hobby to hide things and downgrade things! ? I've been fighting with W11 on a new pc lately! IMO it's the worst Windows since a long time! So far I've found only one minor improvement compared to a couple of worsenings. But YMMV!

No code here (dropped subscription)! I'm glad, I don't have to purchase, install, backup and use it! I have just a glad midsummer here!

I totally agree! Also in many DAWs a width control for stereo tracks is missing (except e.g. Reaper). This is also a very important tool to clean mixes, especially for panned instruments!

Related to license security Reaper is surely the best alternative. You get your license as a file that you have to add to the installation, completely offline. This means you are able to install Reaper (the versions you have a license for) on any new replacement pc in the future! Also a license includes two major number of updates, that corresponds to several years! If you are not a professional, then the license (life time) is only $60. In addition Reaper has an immense functionality (almost everything you could wish): ARA2, batch processing, customized plugin folders, customized menus, customized functions, is super efficient, is super solid, custom themes, ..., and almost everything CbB can do (except PC, Arranger, Aim-Assist and Radius stretching).

They changed their authorization to online since some time! But you can't find any helpful information on their site related to authorization. It's real fraud IMO!

Only if you're a 24 hours online-junkie ! ?

Like we got plenty of warning when they changed the re-authorization period to 30 days?

I purchased it on another deal time, but I've never used it! Thus I prefer the coffee this time! ?

If you use offline activation, then it is crucial to have! Since some time ago this is the only way to do it!

Yes, I know this feeling when the fingers don't work as in the past! That's why I like my Aria Pro from the 80s, I have never played on a guitar that goes so easily for solo playing! On the other hand I have not played on that many!

This is definitely AI! ? In the last years I've experienced that the results of the Google search engine get worse and worse! It doesn't matter what you enter, there is always some kind of anticipation that is completely wrong for me in many cases!

The nag screen, yeah! But full access forever? This would change my mind about BL completely! In that case I would have to admit that my rating was absolutely wrong! But we'll see!

Splat has no nag screen every 20 days!

Because it has to be re-authorized now after 25 days only! That's enough reason to be worried! I tested my X3 on W10 and there are no issues so far! Platinum is even better, but for sure there are some things I am missing from CbB, luckily no show stoppers!

And what's with the monthly re-authorisation punishment? For those who have offline systems this is a real PITA! If it was like before (a half year), then I could agree to your statement. In addition I don't know if I can trust in a company that fixes such malicious decisions! They can drop the authorization any day without warning, they can increase the sub payment any day without warning! With such systems users are completely dependent (like drug addicts) and it is not like a tv sub where you can switch almost without issues, we have old projects that would not be usable anymore!