I have 3 iLoks and they don't ever move. As for flash drives I lose track of them.
I do use their cloud on certain VSL libraries.
As for PA they allow 3 installations. Not sure why anyone would think the "improvadongle" is a benefit with PA.
3 iLok authorizations are becoming more common.
If Waves was like Melda with no machine limit I'd be happy to pay for WUP.
They still have the worse licensing in the industry. They probably haven't recovered from the boneheaded move of a forced sub. They lead the league in race down to zero with their crap licensing.
I doubt I'd ever buy Waves again. Their entry level bundles are hard to beat. I guess you can get away with that kind of licensing when you develop great stuff. They have to do their sales because there are smaller developers out there making great products.
Most of that Izotope stuff can be gotten for free elsewhere.
It's not the end of the world to nor have Izotopes lite versions.
You have to realize Magix only does these deals with older software.
I'm gonna pass. (4 now) PRESETS4LIFE is where I'm at on everything.
Meanwhile I'd probably spend close to that amount on another not needed orchestra type library.
No Pay Pal.............saying no just got slightly easier.
Most of Waves is finished. It's solid software only needing a paint job on older stuff.
Their development and business model are complete opposites. Maybe that's why they have WUP. I'd bet some of the plugins bought years ago still work fine.
Added "Create a Support File" feature in Help menu to assist Customer Care
LOL if the issue is with Access
Added feedback mechanism--Native Access will ask from time to time about your experience
A tapestry of profanity ready
I think the amateur user isn't into sound design as much. Even with the popular synths they use presets. A lot has to do with genres of preference. The EDM person is more into doing a track. With so many using laptops these days there is the conscious of disk space. Also devoting time to learn these apps.
Soundpaint is getting popular but the problem is bloat.
Then if one wants to take even more time you could involve yourself in MSound Factory with the zillion options.
I boils down to the type of music you are doing.
Trying to avoid this purchase. If it were $149 that would be the nail in the coffin.
My externals are nvme. I'm hopefully done messing with drives. It would make more sense to delete for space instead of hoarding every rompler library or loops.
An overkill statement. "So much worse"?
Losing an 8TB drive doesn't matter what format it is, you lost 8TB of storage instead of a 2TB out of 8. Plus that is expensive having to replace the 8TB instead of a smaller drive.
Sometimes I prefer practical over performance
No shortage of bass synths on this planet. I had the first VST and never used it based on the presets.
I guess if you're nostalgic if would appeal but look at Massive, Serum, Sylenth, Spire, insert of VST here, why would one need it other than appealing to shiny and new?