Brian Walton

Yes, I believe the analogy with PA deals is in line with playing Poker...you wait and call their bluff for potentially better deals. I played the game fairly well overall until the past couple months where they dropped some pretty amazing hands I didn't see coming. And paid way more for the same plugins by not waiting. I'm sure this whole increased min on the loyalty voucher thing was basically enforced by NI and Izotope so they would actually see more than a couple dollars on each bundle sold. Will have to see what happens long term if they actually start of offer NI and Izotope products within the PA store as they suggested some would be hitting the "forever 29 plan" that could cramp the loyalty voucher style as the other companies might not be on board with the sell in volume concept. Especially NI.

Note two things, this is the lite version and #2 they seem to track IP addresses so you might need to take the laptop to the nearest pub.

And those two deals you mentioned are going to be a case by case as I don't think that shows up for everyone. The potentially good news here is the bundle is good until June 15th. That gives them time to sweeten the pot with other side deals.

Yes I'm aware as I have a few from giveaways but it is all the 3rd party stuff that isn't and can be picked up cheap if you do have the full. I rarely see earth shattering deals on the actual NI stuff.

For a deal that should be in the immediate buy range this one will take some thought since I already have the vast majority of it, and quite a few of them have doubles or even triples. And I bet that is a common theme around here. No doubt there are gems in there but doesn't exactly matter when you already have them and transfers are less than worthless. All they needed to do is put the base full Kontkat in there so I could stop ignoring all of the "requires full Kontkat" threads. Would that have been so difficult for them? ?

I wasn't sure if it was that or R4. It isn't R2 or Phoenix due to the 4 knobs it the center row. I own multiple copies of each....I was hoping we would see some NeoVerb images in there.. Good call on Vocal Synth it certainly is that.

Yep, I'd purchased both of those before the give away are are keepers. Master Desk v2 in on the roadmap for this year so I'm curious what they will be bringing to the table.

Attempt at some break down. Console N BX Subsynth Digital V3 eq Neutron Elements? Nimbus? Maybe something like Komplete now (as we can see RAUM and Super Charger in the interface), or is it possible to load that stuff in Kontakt? Izotope Trash 2 bx stereo maker? (on top 2nd to the left) edit: Vocal Synth 2

I'm curious which ones you think are worse than the old offerings? Things like the Amek 9099 have some pretty cool features and have seen some critical acclaim, and the SSL J while sounding quite a bit different than the E or G always seems to be put in the "it sounds better" than the older SSL emulations.

I also would have preferred a GB related to upgrades of both of those as I use the MODO lineup but basically haven't used Syntronik at all. Your post is a good reality check. Wonder if I'll cave into temptation on this deal.

Thanks!! I may be able to afford this after all is said and done. lol It does have this in the notes, but honestly I'm surprised they actually enforce it. But if they do, that would make sense on Bassment since it is an intro price. Exception: UnitedPlugins credits cannot be used to purchase plugins sold at introductory prices.

Awesome, thank YOU!!

Ahh that is because I must have posted the wrong code somehow. I've revised it. UP7895328

I think the issue is that without seeing these new deals the loyalty program suddenly feels a lot less like a perk for those that are buying enough to be a part of it. Asking a customer to spend $50 as the minimum entry fee (if they are at the $25, $50 or even $75 level) based on prior experience feels like we got priced out of the market a bit when the "forever 29" deal well...is sounding like a better deal even though some of us spent crazy amounts of money to hit a $75 tier.

I bet it looks like this:

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.