Brian Walton

Did they have a code in the email blast? I didn't see one.

I do not need that kind of temptation. Real issue is the idea of adding it to a project and then not having it later on. But mostly just a joke.

Down with SUBS!! (even if they are free,) ?

Plugin Boutique sent out an email about it, basically Covid Related free stuff, asked people to sign up for a free account at loopmasters....then sent out these codes a few days later. Doubt it is published publicially anywhere....other than a thread like this.

Effectively when you log in to your account on a different machine the items will say "installed" in some instances you would have to contact customer support to get an additional "reset" to then allow it to install again. It might not be intentinal by design, but it is how it works in the real world.

This was from PluginBoutique.

Edit, spoke too soon. It seems like they now have a one install limitation on the product, that was not in place previously.

Just installed on one of my machines and it looks like it worked! Thanks!

Performance view takes away the image all together and makes it effectively just a keyboard. 1920x1080 resolution in my display settings which matches my 24 inch monitors native resolution. Also tried it on two different machines (same problem on both, 2nd computer is a laptop with a lower resolution native screen). It appears to be an issue with the player, not the sample library. Though note to others, despite it being a free player, it only allows one machine install.

Sounds very good. Annoyingly my edit panel looks like this (and the GUI isn't scale-able)

Here is a "PRO" version of my Theme. This version removes words like "pro channel" and "in/out" from the console view as this assumes you already know where and what they are. This also removes the word "performance" from the performance module. Like the other minimalistic theme, FX Bin, Sends, Pan, and Gain words are also removed. While the location and knobs remain intact. Tones and colors are generally subtle other than "solo" and "armed for recording" as I find these should be flags as I work. The faders are also a stand out, because if you mix with the pro-channel open, you can see they cross over into the "row of faders" you would normally see on an analog console, therefore I want them to be noticeable and not blend in. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jIikZxT88PjAwsiUj-XfuwQaQwZGClE2/view?usp=sharing (updated for 2021.12 - linked corrected Feb 2022)

I'm calling this one Minimalistic as I've removed a number of the visual elements I consider distracting visually (words Pan, Gain, FX, Sends, on the Console View and The small track icon in the Tracks View) Now updated for 2021.12 (see the pro version in post 2 for an updated version):

I'd suggest getting the Soft Tones Highlighted Buttons theme from here: It has a modernist look and also gets rid of some of the unnecessary text in the console view. That being said, this theme is one of the best looking out of all the DAWs on the market. Ableton has a flat modern look, and frankly it looks dreadful, IMO.

If you are looking for Free instruments (such as piano + guitar VSTis) check this thread. There are a few that are excellent, some of which are better than ones I paid for.

T-bone rules and doesn't require ilok like softtube does. Have it installed on each of my computers. Have been shocked at how frequently I use it.

With the company saying the plugin is ready...and Plugin Boutique putting a release date out. Outside of another major covid market change, I think we can safely count on this one. All prevoius announcments seems to have some unknowns with PB 's expectations.

During the virtually only time they ran it on sale? They made comments suggeting buying it during that time vs. waiting for the actual release would not be more expensive. Everything I read suggested it woudl be a paid upgrade, but not more expensive as a total purchase price if purchased during the sale. If you bought it at full retail, well that is unfortunate.

I'm curious as well. Have been beta testing it for a while now myself and look forward to the actual release (honestly wish it was sooner, since my understanding it is ready...they are just trying to time the release) I believe they said the upgrade cost shoudl be "reasonable" will have to see if they have the same definition I do. ?

A the retail price they want, it is fairly surprising they don't offer the "non-all buttons" smahsed option. Got it last time, but honeslty will get super limited use.

Guitar center cables are a rip off. If you are getting cables of any decent quality...even ebay would be a better alternative at this point. If you are buying junk with plastic molded ends then yes, GC provides that quick fix for not much more than the cost of shipping.

...it isn't just GC that is impacted. , that warehouse system they have is one of the top disto centers in the country.

Agreed, and also G.A.S might now be listed in the DSM-5 (not sure, as I didn't persue a PHD in Psyhology). If pharmacies are considered an essential business...those that provide other "cures" should follow under the same umbrella.

Depends on how it is handled. It can actually be very easy to move. I can think of lots of examples where they can be moved effectivly just the same. A server can hold 2-3 liscences for a user. A challenge reponse takes one away, it can then be deactivated in the same way and made available again. I can think of one product that I have 3 seats for. Two are always loaded on a machine and the 3rd, I activate and deactivate a few times a week for use on the ancilary machienes I work on (3rd and 4th laptop, work computer, etc) Only thing ilok would provide in such a scenario is if it is autorized to the dongle itself it could be moved without an internet connection or the call and response. The comes at the expense of an expensive proprietary usb stick, an extra usb port used, and less availabe seats.

Not going to lie, it is difficult to use if you have an exact drum idea in mind - and getting it to tame/match that does take some work and you may never get that result. If you are open to having a drummer that has a bit of a mind of its own, then the results can be very impressive. I literally used to just have the Jamstix brain installed (none of the samples) to drive other drum programs, it wasn't until I got Jamcussion - which requires you to install ALL samples to really use it properly that I loaded Jamstix's files on there. The sounds are better than I expected generally speaking. Would be nice to have an all in one solution, but realistically I don't want the "brain" tied down to a single application . A translation/mapper is needed but having a program that can run another program in this area is quite useful and means I'm not tied to the drum kits or sounds of any one VST. The price of GA, MD, and Jamstix points to how valuable such tools are these days. Jamstix runs periodic 50% off sales.

There are lots of ways to protect the IP. I don't follow the black market these days, but it seemed like every expensive program (ilok enabled included) would get cracked, so it was only a deterrant for the first few weeks on the market. I've seen lots of different authorization methods, ilok is the only one that comes to mind that invovles a 3rd party (additional app, potential expensive dongle, seperate account) to use a product someone else developed. Related to this thread, the issue is ramped up when only one single seat is granted for a given product. At least 2 seats means you can avoid downtime on your own without having to get in contact with multiple manufactures to get back up and running. My experience is most of these companies are not getting back to me in an hour or two. I've gone days without an update from WAVES for example, that isn't pretty in the real world. The itunes compareson is a fair one, as it also provides unnecesary bloat to the whole process. On an android or windows machine a player just plays the file, no import process or cataloing or trying to sell you something. The fact that you deal with that bs means you have a fairly high tollerene for pain and invasiveness as a paying customer. ilok likely won't bother you a bit. ilok is a 3rd party that just charges the customer for using some other company's products. If you are asking the manufacutre , not ilok to reset licences, you have to see the point that they could have done the same thing directly without ilok in the process. I've done this with izotope for example, ran out of installs and told them I've been upgrading hardware and had a couple HD's swapped out as I don't want to wait until the thing dies. Not a problem, they just gave me another authorization. In your scenario or if a HD fails, or the dongle tied to it fails you are without pluigns until you get a response and resoltuion across the board. The problem isn't as much about the protection of the software as it is another 3rd party getting in the way, costing the consumer extra money in the process, and generally not providing any real added value.