People don't realize how difficult it is to take over one's code. Magix hasn't done much with Acid except change the paint and overprice it. Garritan bought the Gigastudio technology but too much code to do anything with it.
https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/is-there-allready-a-fix-for-bfd3-has-been-disabled-because-this-machine-isnt-authorized/2282
I had to do the yada, yada, yada. to get it to run. Their licensing model sucks. This would make anyone appreciate a dongle.
I feel like a dope falling for a $49 bloated drum package. EZD, XLN, Kontakt, do just fine.
Usually when I start with a fresh install (which is rare) I install less with the thought of "I never use the app anyway". Over time that smaller disk space creeps back up with more hoarding.
Waves had a bad reputation with their WUP at the beginning of the century. iLok also had a reputation for ruining hard drives back then. Those don't die quickly. Waves also has the worst licensing model along with Steinberg, How many people are willing to pay $200 for a plugin with WUP?
At the same time both companies often don't have mediocre products either.
I remember when a 500gb drive was the max and I had a Seagate the lasted over a decade. I still have some WD Blue 320gb drives I use for archiving.
I usually use at least 5 SATA ports on each machine. I'm thinking of getting a 4tb HDD and going with 3 1TB SSD drives for libraries.
A 2tb with a 2yr warranty valid until Dec. went bad. It was under $60. I still can't afford a SSD that size. I paid $12 for an exchange. I'm not sure I can get any data off it. It doesn't bother me since my 2 other systems have similar data.
I woke up this morning with a strange sound that doesn't sound like your everyday drive failure. There were no previous signs of it going bad (just like every drive these days)
SMART is useless.
At some point I'd like to cut down on disk size and replace them with 1TB drives.
1st Seagate I've had to RMA.
Quite the truth. If I had to chose between a sub and death, I'd go with PA. They also add plugins to their sub.
BTW I used my generic voucher. Can I use it again and I do the survey ones work?
I may go for if if I can get a $25 code.