Brian Walton

Is it for $50 with a $700 min spend? ?

Did you buy anything in the store directly from them previously? I know I've had a mix of 3rd party purchases (and freebies) but also some directly from the United Plugins Website.

My referral coupon code at United Plugins. Works for new users for 20% off UP7895328 Not sure how/if it will apply for anyone that hasn't purchased from them directly before. It could be like Melda where you can use it as long as previous plugin purchses were from a 3rd party and then simply registring there. Worth a shot potentially.

I think it is an issue of timing. If you look at the deals we saw last week (if you factor in universal voucher codes), I don't see how anyone could possibly suggest there were not deals to be had (Amek 9099 + one of many other top shelf plugins for a combined $37 was frankly amazing). Of course if you spent $50 for the Amek using a $75 voucher less than 2 months ago...and spent $25 on Blackbox MS using a $75 voucher last month....like someone I know....it might not have felt like the best timing. I have no doubt the next deal is going to be amazing for new comers. However, those of us that have been purchasing in mass quantities over the last few years with the plugin boom, we might be in for some disappointment with too much overlap of what we already purchased.

I'm betting they are banking on their user base not already owning a bunch of NI and Izotope products (i.e. whever this bundle deal will be)....however they might be a little surprised at least from the followers of Larry's deals.... Same thing with the higher tier loyalty vouchers. Even if you hit a $75 voucher tier unless you ware willing to spend $50 out of pocket in an absolute best case scenario it is worthless.

I've been a big fan of PA over the past couple years and bought plugins from them basically every single month without fail. Agree on great sounding. CPU and RAM efficient (this is highly dependent on the plugin some certainly are not in that catergory). I'd actually argue this is an area that needs improvement on overall with a few exceptions. Compare them to Melda or Toneboosters for an eye opening experience. Bug Free - I thought so as well except for the update in March this year had really obvious problems (Upside down meters in some plugins for example0 Easy to install and Authorize, but knowing what you installed, if updates are available and how to uninstall fall well short of market leading.

Yep...after you subscribe to the forever $29 plan. Which ironiccaly they also say available from $129.99 so even people with $75 vouchers don't get a better deal which is crazy.

Exactly my thoughts. If they offer NI Komplete and RX Advanced in the new bundle along with some more PA plugins for right at $125, I might take advantage of it. Realistically though. I'm expecting a bunch of the Izotope Elements stuff that we have gotten free or dirt cheap dozens of times and perhpas a few NI Instruments. Hard to imagine a scenario where this works out better than the offers they just had for the top tier PA plugins for $31 with a $25 voucher (i.e. $37 for two of the best of what PA offers)

$125 min for the most loyal $75 tier.

Generic And the higher tier loyalty vouchers have an even higher min spend.

A little relieved I don't have to buy some junk again to get the freebie this month. Let's see what Plugin Boutique comes up with.

While I don't think there is some big conspiracy. The refresh requirement in practice is not necessary at all for those items the dev mentioned. Does the refresh report back usage stats for the period, I was under the impression it didn't. The refresh also doesn't force upgrade like a Win 10 install. Even an offline version could prompt a one time reminder to see if updates are available. And we all know the usage concept can phone home without a refresh since we get push notifications when a new update is available if we are connected to the internet. The devs are bright enough to know all of this. They simply choose to no longer offer a perpetual offline copy. As a lifetime updates buyer of a product that never needed this and didn't even an a connection to install and authorize it. It might be the only real step back I've see. Even though I update with each release, I also install on multiple machines and have backup drives as a computer reinstall would literally take 40hrs or so with all the installs and authorizations, etc. Those extra computers and backups become inoperable in 6 months...and out of over a thousand installs on these machines Cakewalk is the ONlY app that does that to me. Crazy when you put it in that context. Given it is a core app, all the more trouble some.

Yeah I impulse purchased a bunch of impulses.

Home tests are close to worthless unless they test positive then there is a pretty good chance it is right. Neg tests are not reliable. If you are exposed to someone currently with COVID it seems the general guidance is you also quarantine for 10 days. Even if you don't think you have it, the point is you can give it to others. (as you note you can't get a real test between now and then so you really don't know). If you care about spreading it how you feel in terms of sickness/wellness really isn't the deciding factor.

I tried learning reaper as a backup daw but couldn't bond with the interface. Think I need to try it again with this one.. While my default theme in cakewalk isn't one like this. The look and layout seem familiar.

But even if it did, you would probably be getting a bigger and better TV for about $300 or less (brand new). It isn't like the investment cost it was 15 years ago where you were looking at $1500+ for something large enough to look at. Not that anyone ever wants to spend money for something you already have, but realistically you would be looking at an upgrade and at not a significant cost. Honestly on NextDoor I got something way better than that for $50. Now an actual computer monitor of that size...that is different those are still expensive.

Was it new when you won it? The life expencentency of a TV these days (outside of off brands) should be way over 5 years unless you are running it for 10+ hours a day all day long.

It is a worthy upgrade in terms of features and what it can do....the price point is going to be a personal thing. That is about what I got it for and think it is a core plugin in my workflow.

We should be honest....that is an insane deal given the quality of the Amek 9099 (and the other options on the list). But who had the willpower to resit spending the $25 voucher already? ?

A lot of it has to do with the fact the Meldway has multiple mic pairs that you can blend between. Basically each pair is around 4 gig. The Masterygrand obviously isn't a Steinway but is around that 4 gig mark. The Meldway is quite a step up.

Yeah, I put it on a non "OS" drive. Normally I'm in the same boat, but this one is crazy good.

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Yes. Did you try the Meldway Grand?

I did but will likely need to uninstall and roll back. MSoundfactory LE has crashed Cakewalk 4 times in a row and it was the only thing I added to a project. Normally these Betas seem pretty safe from Melda but this one isn't working as expected on my particular setup. AND the Windows uninstaller isn't working for it! (had to delete plugins by using the v15 installer)

Picked it up when it was a PA pop up store deal for 48 hours. I only have RX elements, but use this ACON noise reduction frequently depending on the source. Great tool to have and one of those essentials that there are not many solid options on the market at a reasonable price point.