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It's definitely creepy. Personally, I think mannerism is something that the individual has come up with by themselves, so combining that with the likeness of someone crosses the line. I'm not sure if it's against the law, but if some human artist started to dance and sing like Michael Jackson (with the occasioanal "woo-hoo!") I think people would be quick to point it out and be opposed to it. I imagine the same thing would happen with a virtual artist. Yes, this is most definitely wrong. But Amazon is full of counterfeit products (just google "amazon counterfeit" to find plenty of articles), books have not been an exception for some time: I can't remember the article, but I recall someone telling how they put a unique technical gadget up for sale on Amazon, and after only a few weeks, cheap Chinese copies started to pop up. I would be surprised if studios weren't already planning something like this for the near future, without the drugging and killing, of course (probably). There are only so many Mission Impossible movies Tom Cruise is able to make before age catches up with him.

I don't mean to belittle anyone (though I obviously am) but if all it takes to replace you is a software that sounds like you or a 3d model that looks like you, were you really that unique and skilled in the first place? Or perhaps I'm not seeing the big picture here, I don't know. I'm not a lawyer either, but I don't think your voice or your face can be intellectual property, unless they were artificially created by someone or you use your face to brand your product. According to WikiPedia (and many other sources) intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names etc. In any case, you can't copyright a voice, there are court decisions about that (in the US at least). Of course, you can't duplicate someone's voice and pass it off as the actual person performing, but if you clearly state that the voice is "Michael Jackson's AI sound-alike", I don't think there is anything anyone can do about it. Personally, I think I would prefer completely artificial but unique voices that sound just as good. The thing with recognizable voices is that they are just that. But I would definitely muck about with the famous singers just for fun.

Isn't this issue one part of the current SAG-AFTRA strike? I believe (don't quote me on this, though) currently nothing prevents the studios from ripping the voices of voice actors and using them in future productions however they want. Same thing with the faces of actors and writing styles of script writers.

Yeah, that makes sense. Uh... yes. I also settle for expensive top-of-the-industry EQs when I'm just doing some basic stuff. I have never demoed ProQ but this has been my impression from other people. I have pretty much removed FabFilter from my must-have list a long time ago, since this is just a hobby for me and I already have Kircchoff and plenty of other plugins. Thanks for the info!

Out of curiosity, why do you prefer Fabfilter for tracks?

Does the future have any love for the owners of Total Studio 2 MAX?

Thanks for letting us know. Also, from now on I'm going to use that excuse whenever I buy a plugin without testing it first. "You know, I'm something of an ethics supporter myself..."

Ah, I see. JULY50 works for me too.

I don't think it's a mistake because they advertise it: Save 75% on all Multitracks this week with code: MT75 Still not working for me... Weird.

I get a message saying the code MT75 is not valid. I tried it with different products (all multitrack drums) and got the same message. Any ideas?

Curiously, when I browsed through forums to find information about these instruments, people said something along those lines pretty often: "I have them, I like them but I don't really use them (in the final production)."

I want to want these, but listening to the YouTube demos hasn't really convinced me. Exhale, Signal and the Analog twins sound like any other synth to my ears, but then again I'm not a connoisseur. Substance seems interesting, but I think I can get enough bass from some synth I already own. Also, I'm concerned that Output is allegedly putting all its eggs in the Arcade basket and hasn't updated the instruments or released new soundbanks in years. In principal, I don't mind using old and working products and there are probably already more sounds than I would need, but it still feels like I would be investing in products that are already on their way out. If Output allowed third parties to create soundbanks and extensions for their instruments, it would be a different situation. It's interesting, though, that I wouldn't think like this about an orchestral library...

The name certainly resonates with the people on this forum.

You are right, it's the responsibility of the business to make sure they get enough money to stay in business. I didn't mean to pretend to take some kind of moral high road or anything with my comment. I have used and abused discount codes unscrupulously in the past. This particular case just felt bad for some reason and I felt like saying it out loud. Sorry if it sounded like criticism or virtue signaling.

Deal is still available for another ~10 hours. I didn't have the heart to actually use these. Lowering the price from 2.10 € to 1.89 € just felt cruel somehow.

I'm not sure if I bought it, but I do have Filter MS-20. So that's 199 € for three effects. Even 99 € would be too much, IMO. I would expect them to calculate the relative price of each plugin in the bundle and price the upgrade based on that. I know this is what UJAM does and it looks like UVI is doing the same, though their bundle has higher price per plugin.

I have 5 out of 10 and my upgrade price is 79 €. I'm missing Drum Replacer, Opal, Relayer, Rotary and Thorus. Are they? I bought FX Collection 3 last December and my upgrade "offer" is 199 €.

This is definitely some kind of glitch. I owned 55 plugins (I think) and the price of MCompleteBundle was €158. I bought the MMixingBundle for €10 and the price of MCompleteBundle was reduced to €10. So I got the MCompleteBundle for €20 instead of €158, though I would have been ok with paying the higher price, too.

Sometimes it pays to procrastinate. I bought EZkeys Cinematic Grand in December 2020 from Time+Space for whopping €19.21 and forgot to register it. I just did and the EZkeys 2 upgrade and core library are now showing as upcoming products in TT Product Manager. ? Thanks for the tip, MattMusic!

I bought it in 2021 from AudioDeluxe for $244 and got two free expansions and a $100 UVI voucher.

They still have a few licenses available, in case someone missed the deal...

Did anyone get this? Still available for about 40 hours.

Same as last year: 3840 x 2160 Seriously though, here's my new year's resolutions: Finish some songs Learn to use the plugins and VIs I have instead of hoarding new ones Failing that, buy only stuff that is on my shopping list Failing that, buy more plugins and VIs only if I honestly think the ones I have are not good enough Failing that, at least avoid buying stuff on a whim Failing that, at least make sure the deals are absolute no-brainers Faling that, at least wait until Black Friday to make the big purchases Failing that, at least try to stay within budget Failing that, make a resolution to do better next year Profit! For realsies, numbers 1 & 2 are what I'm honest to God aiming for. All this plugin shopping and researching is starting to feel like the distraction it is.

Happy new year everyone! Already living the year 2023 here. ?

Ooh, I somehow missed that they gave away a second game yesterday: Eximius: Seize the Frontline This and Dishonored are available until the 5th, so no hurry and I guess these are not daily games anymore. The next weekly free games will be Kerbal Space Program and Shadow Tactics - Aiko's Choice, available on the 5th.