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2 machines is enough for me. But that 1 single authorization for some is ridiculous, such as with Exponential! That's the most annoying thing about Waves plugins.

@Kevin Perry You should probably add these publishers to your blacklist then, and don't bother looking into them. I have these activated in my iLok account: AIR Music Akai Eventide Exponential Audio Metric Halo Softube SONiVOX UVI Good luck!

iLok works fine for me!

I managed to force the Piano download to my D samples drive (a secondary SSD), but got the same error during unpacking. Funny thing though, I got the 1975 guitar downloaded and installed here on the first try!

The upgrade from Studio One Artist (any version) to v5 is $49.95. Tip: Studio One Artist 5 is the first version of Artist that runs 3rd party VST plugins natively, without needing to buy the VST add-on for $79.99.

I bit on a deal like that on iZotope MPS 4 earlier this year. All the goodies, plus one year of Groove3. That got me, LOL!!!

If you are into sound design, even a little bit, Iris 2 for $9.90 is a no-brainer!

If Fender does pull a Gibson on PreSonus , at least I still have my Cakewalk lifetime + Ableton Live...

Best Buy? Best Service collects email and billing/invoice info to process an order.

PreSonus already gives away Studio One 5 Artist with every interface and controller they sell. And beginning with S1 Artist 5, it loads 3rd party VST without buying any add-ons for plugin support...

Artist comes bundled with select PreSonus hardware, such as every audio interface and controller they make.

If you are into vintage synth, I would start with anything by Nori Ubukata, especially the "Synth Giants 1-4" series. Followed by Big Tone's "Analog Basics Series 1 & 2". If you want to explore the wavetable capability of SM 2, don't miss "Tableworks 1 & 2" from Big Tone. There are also many banks aimed at Pop and EDM genres, if you are into that.

Corporate Latitude model, E5450/ 5th Gen Intel i5-5300U. Mainstream business laptop. Got it to use as a mobile office. 8GB RAM + SSD. Runs Win 10 Pro great! Built like a tank, and very user serviceable.

Anything could happen, but a big difference with the former Gibson/Cakewalk is that Cakewalk was a software company. PreSonus was exclusively a hardware electronics company from its founding in 1995 until they released the Studio One DAW in 2009. https://www.presonus.com/about/history Plus PreSonus still continue to design and produce audio hardware, so that is sure to add plenty to their financial bottom line. Unfortunately, Cakewalk could not contribute hardware sales to Gibson, so when they hit hard times... ?

Seriously doubt that!

I built a new DAW computer last year and I'm glad that I chose to use Intel Core i5-9600K, a 6 core 9th Gen. That future proofs that one for a while, anyway. But not so much for my i5 Dell laptop, which is going to have to stay on Win 10 forever, as it's a few generations behind the curve. So what's the take on enabling Windows VBS (Virtualization Based Security) with Core Isolation and Memory Integrity? https://www.thewindowsclub.com/virtualization-based-security-not-enabled-windows-11 VBS appears to also be available in Windows 10. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-activate-virtualization-based-security-and-core-isolation-in-windows-10/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-has-advanced-hardware-security-heres-how-to-get-it-in-windows-10-today/

OK, you are correct. The latest list shows 8th gen and higher only. I saw an article a while back that seemed to indicate Microsoft was doing a flip-flop on some 7th gen.

For Intel, you need at least 7th 8th Gen.

Halloween surprise! ?

Try the demo.

Well on the up-side, the Delta Blues is selling for $30. https://www.indiginus.com/delta-blues-acoustic-slide-guitar

I'm not going to bother with Roland Cloud until they change their activation scheme for perpetual licenses. I have some old Roland hardware that should get me through the wait!

It's amazing what Tracy Collins of Indiginus has accomplished! My first library of his that I experienced was his collaboration with Sonic Scores on Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra for Kontakt Player. The full orchestra patch in there is tons of fun to jam on! I heard thatTracy requested that preset personally.

Roland Cloud still requires you to sign on once a month for your products to remain activated, even if you have purchased a perpetual license. Ugh! It was originally a weekly requirement, but Roland apparently yielded to member feedback, and changed it to monthly. ?

If you prefer a sampled Jupiter 8, then IK Multimedia has a very nice version called the Syntronik J-8 for $49.99. I have both the Arturia and IK versions, and I like both of them!