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maybe... I bought Falcon from UVI gambling that my voucher would be more than the $20 something I could have saved by buying it somewhere else. This is how it worked out for me... At UVI I spent $212.86 on Falcon + stuff $ 54.29 on a bunch of Falcon libs (using my $100 voucher) $149.00 late in 2023 getting Augmented Orchestra ================= $ 60 my voucher for 2023 expenditures. Possible I got around 15% kickback for all three combined. or around 30% kickback on purchases #2 + #3 ($203.29) combined. I don't know... Someone else who didn't buy Falcon from UVI will have to contribute their data to figure it out (or someone can contact UVI and see what they say). BUT I'm tired and this is as far as I'm digging. Here's the CW Forum thread on last years sale where we tossed around various ideas on how best to spend our pennies:

4 pack comprising of Ujam's Eden, Idol, Hype & Circuits. If this falls in your stylist wheelhouse for $39 it's a killer deal.

You already got a voucher when you bought Falcon, so don't know if they'll count that (the Falcon purchase) in the 2023 voucher calculation. That could be why mine is only around $30 $60 (oops, misremembered). I bought Falcon last January, but bought other stuff over the year.

Last year they had an up to 50% off sale around Jan 12th... Hopefully it will be the same this year too.

Been waiting for this. While not as much as I hoped, still appreciated. Note that code/voucher is good till Jan 31st.

This deal explains some of the PA plugin sales I'm seeing on KVR...

SPL Vitalizer MK2-T - Plugin Alliance (plugin-alliance.com) is currently on sale for $24.99 Are there any coupons, etc. than can drop this price? NM, found it for resale at KVR Audio.

They have a number other interesting free libraries too. Worth investing a couple of minutes to check out.

$80 MSRP. On sale till Jan 14th. Was considering this last time it went on sale at about same price but didn't have the money then (LOL don't really have it now either...). https://ink-audio.com/collections/frontpage/products/ink-whisper-rhythms

Sale is still on... https://www.auddict.com/deals For example United Strings of Europe 90% off. - currently only $70 (MSRP $700)

<sigh>gobs... how quickly our investments in virtual technologies atrophy.

Check out possible fixes listed here: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How to fix long load time for Kontakt Reset the Service Center .XML files manually 1. Navigate to C:/Program Files/Common Files/Native instruments/Service Center 2. Move the .xml files in this folder to the trash. 3. After this is done, launch Native Access to create a new set of .xmls and restart your computer. 4. Try opening KONTAKT again to see if the issue has been resolved. Reinitialize the KONTAKT Database 1. Click the Windows start button at the bottom left of your screen. 2. Type "%localappdata%" and click the option that appears. 3. Navigate to the Native Instruments folder. 4. Then delete the following folder: KONTAKT 7: "Kontakt 7" 5. Start KONTAKT 7 in standalone mode (not in your DAW). If KONTAKT still crashes, proceed with the next chapter. Note that once the XMLs and Database has been reset, please be sure to open the Kontakt standalone app first. The first load time may take longer, but once the database has been rebuilt, the load times should be much faster going forward. ~~~~~~~~~~ If the issue persists, first please delete the User Registry entries of Native Access and the TKDaemon: 1. Click the Windows Start button at the bottom left side of your screen. 2. Type "regedit" into the search field, then press Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor. 3. In the Registry Editor, navigate the folder structure to this location and locate the folder for the NI product that is crashing: 4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Native Instruments > 5. Delete the "Native Access" and the "NTK" entries Then please clear the Native Access cache by deleting the following folders: 1. Click the Windows Start Button on the bottom left of your screen. 2. Type %localappdata% and press Enter. 3. This will open the following folder location: C : > Users > *Your User Name* > AppData > Local 4. go into the Native Instruments directory and delete the "Native Access" and the "NTK" folders Original posting

link to website, announcement or videos?

Demo soundtrack sounds nice. Currently they only have one demo but web site says more are pending. If I hadn't ponied up for EastWest Fantasy Orchestra (which I'm still and will be for a while making payments on) I'd be very interested in this.

LOL - upgrade was/still is $49 but don't think it shows unless you're logged in to web site and qualify. Image is from email UJAM sent me 10/28/22

This might be of interest to some of you. Note: Their website SSL certificate has expired so your browser or antivirus may complain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sample Impact Library Creator 101 $99 till Jan 2nd https://learn.impactsoundworks.com/create-virtual-instruments/ Our new Sample Library Creator 101 course walks you through every step of the process, from planning to recording to editing and more. As part of our End-of-Year Sale (and because we're feeling festive!), we've decided to extend this course's special Early Adopter price of only $99 until 11:59 pm EST on January 2. Get lifetime access to hours of detailed video walkthroughs, plus tons of written guides and resources, for half what the full price will be in 2024. Developed by Andrew Aversa, owner and co-founder of Impact Soundworks Create your own unique signature sounds No special recording equipment or scripting experience needed 10-day satisfaction guarantee

Ditto... When riding subway or other deadtime ASIO4ALL was perfect.

Sylenth just rocks.

??? But it was released years ago and so it must be garbage, right? Newer stuff by less experienced programmers at underfunded companies must surely be releasing superior products. and besides - how can it be the best if I already own it?? You're just depriving me of excuses to enlarge my plugin collection with more items I'll never get around to using. Doesn't that violate the ethics of this forum?

Questioning Juan: Isn't that kind of what almost every guitar amp sim does? Answering Juanita: ¡Claro! (Oh course!) I haven't yet tried it, probably it uses different algorithms (than an amp sim) and it does a lot more mangling (per demo video).

Happy Holidays to all! ❤️

Bethesda Game Studios makes some great games.

I saw the title and had to check out the OP. That's when I realized that the title was not "FREE: BACON soundset for Pigments 4 & Analog Lab V" also realized that I should have worn my glasses. It's not that I'm that much of a fan of bacon (sacrilegious viewpoint to some) but just wondered what the patches would sound like. Would they be phat an/or crisp or ? Now I'll never know...

Link would have been nice... FREE Luck 7s Mini Soundset/Pack for Cherry Audio SEM 21 Presets included 7 Basses 7 Leads 7 Presets for use with a Seq or Arp Download for free here https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x2kut68btud7ehjuimtv0/Luck-7s-JD-Soundsets.zip?rlkey=2wstb7zklaur1cjbhigc2k5jx&dl=0

From 'The Unfinished' : new free soundset Diva Lupus https://www.theunfinished.co.uk/free/ A festive homage to one of my favourite children’s TV soundtracks of the 1980s: the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s wonderful The Box of Delights. 45 warm, retro and Christmassy sounds for Diva. 14 others free sound sets for various synths can be found on same web page!