Skijumptoes

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.

I think what will become interesting is now UA have a ton of native users, many of which will have duplicate licenses through the various overlapping bundle deals. Meaning that there may be a lot of pressure on the company to allow individual license transfers so that people can pass/sell on licenses as most other companies allow. Their only model in the past was if you sold the hardware then the licenses should move with it, i believe?

Honestly, when i first got it I sat and played guitar and vocals through the rooms with a cheeky JD and coke by my side and it was really fun. If you drop the lights in the room and turn away from the screen you can really convince yourself that you're inside that studio and feeling the vibe of the room. Appreciate that idle fun like that isn't for everyone, but I find moments like that give me inspiration rather than the normal sterile feeling of sitting in front of a screen. I think that's what impressed me most about it to be honest. I just haven't got round to actually using it in a production yet! (Thanks for the tip though!)

It's what you achieve with them where the value is. Those who were using UA tools many years have paid through the nose versus what we can pick up today for $30. As prices come down, these tools become a base level to what most users own and UAD finds itself in most people's toolkit nowadays. As their plugs and bundles devalue, the less unique they become because of that saturation in the market. I think the sweetspot, if you're using such tools to produce or release music, is when products become affordable but still offers something a bit cutting edge and unique. (personally)

It's really enjoyable to use and great if you want to add a flavour of room to a mix or group of instruments, I love what it does. However, i've not really found a genuine use for it yet, but i've not done a full production since owning it. It's certainly not subtle!

Depends if you need help with songwriting or coming up with ideas. If it gives you one idea that's the basis of a good track, then it's well worth it surely? If we're only to judge it on how capable the software is, it's really top drawer and certainly delivers what it promises. There's a lot of very useful modes hidden inside, especially if your DAW allows you to route it's outgoing MIDI into another instrument track. (Most do) Personally, the only time I use it is for coming up with chord progressions on a laptop where i've not got a full size keyboard with me. And anything that sounds half decent I may send across to my main machine and start to flesh it out with proper instruments or take the idea further at a later date.

If you've already got the Luna pro bundle, you'll get the VST/Native version of ATR-102, too. It should already show as available for download in UA Connect.

The massive difference, and main point of these managers is to let you know what's installed and what needs updating - Steinberg, despite the additional apps required doesn't even show what you have installed. I find that ridiculous personally. I'm fine, as used Steinberg for years - but anyone new to the platform have a struggle on their hands which isn't helped when you have a number of different Groove Agent & HALion's to install. It's those users which I feel for. The download manager should simply show you which products you own, which are installed and which have updates. Otherwise what's the point? That's what Native Access does, so is much more justified. (imo) NI's problem is that they don't want you to keep the installer files, if only they provided that option for people on slow connections.

The bass range doesn't show as compatible with Apple Silicon or seems to be VST3, anyone know if this is true or not? Thanks https://support.ujam.com/hc/en-us/articles/6537101629468-VST3-M1-Apple-Silicon-NKS (I'm a long time lurker to these deal pages, so hi!)