Skijumptoes

As all the deals stay live till 2nd December, it's better to wait until all have been revealed I think.

https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/32048744684436-FAQ-12-Days-of-UAD-Promotion ^ You also get the Pulteq EQ collection for free after purchase, and if you already own it they give a $29 voucher on another spend. It really is a great deal. As for CPU usage it was pretty high for me, but when I tried it on Reaper as a comparison it was only using like 3-4%. I don't know what kind of magic they have going on?!

I was referring to plugin manufacturers paid version updates. It's something UAD don't engage in which creates stability for projects, across hardware, which I prefer.

Their plugins seem to have stood the test of time so far though, that's why I like them. If you take these guitar amp sims and compare to other companies, who constantly seek to update to new paid versions and the originals are left to rot - it causes so many more problems for me and you're updating for the sake of it a lot of the time. Plus older projects may fail to work if you own v4, and it was v2 in the project. Winds me up! A project you create today with these plugins will likely load the same in 5+ years time. And that's what I personally find most important. The updater app can be easily quit so just not an issue for me.

Demo'd those amps sims, must admit they are really nice to play through. Need to fight the temptation now/ The $25 code is specifically for the 3 bundle option but it doesn't appear to be account specific: Save 25 on UAD Select 3 Code: SELECT3SAVE Expires: 12/31/2024 11:59 PM PST *Coupon only valid on UAD Select 3, cannot be combined with other offers

People need to remember what the whole Humble Bundle thing is about too, it's not just about deals but it generates money for charities too, and they're quite transparent on their cut and the developers cut - hence why you can overpay on products and even use the donation adjustment to slide down the percentage that goes to NI and put more into the charity.

They should just do an Avid and call it ADHD, not sure how well that'd go down though!

If you buy NI products they don't need internet every month, you authorise them once when installing via Native Access. You're confusing it with their 360 subscription service perhaps?

If you've not already, bag the free MIDI odd meter styles pack too : https://www.ujam.com/drummer/midi-drum-beat-pack/ That has been counting as one of the 30 'plugins'. 👍

Wonder what the NKS2 compatibility is, i'm sure most of their instruments had the new edit button and grouped parameters? But maybe not... I'll find out in the next half hour!

I've already demo'd this, really wanted to try again at this price point as it makes my verdict a little easier... oh well!

I tried this for a while, trouble I have is that my studio is away from my house, and i'd find myself leaving the dongle there and only realise when opening my laptop at home to work on some projects. (duh!). It's the fact that Waves restrict this on plugins you own, if you're not again paying for the same plugins at least once a year, that I have an objection to. To dress it up as an 'update' is just poor, it's more akin to a user tax. But as I said above, i'm part of the problem by doing it each year. If the model wasn't working for them, they'd have to rethink it.

Well depends who 'you' is, for me i run a laptop and desktop so I have to keep WUP active or else one machine will fail to load projects that have any Waves plugins, and what's stupid is that I own the licenses, yet still getting limited for not giving them MORE money. It's really pathetic that they put such a restrictions on usage and pretend it's in some way tied to an update/maintenance plan. Worse still, people like myself supporting a model like this - Honestly, I should just walk from them really.

Worth mentioning that the beatmaker products have NKS support, and it's pretty good. Around 12 pages of mappings for each, with the main elements on the first page. Plus colour coded light guide. Quite nice if you're into the whole Komplete/Kontrol eco system as it gives you lots of pre-mapped tweaking out the box.

Presuming this is related to the removal of posts relating to other DAWs? Shame as everything is structured nice on here and allows for discussion on each item. Rather than one massive deal thread. What mods those higher up need to appreciate is that many are not Cakewalk users and have signed up purely for this deal section... That's my position anyway, and by coming here could lead me to using Cakewalk in future. Things work both ways.