Brian Walton

Looks like it might actually be $25. Tempting as I have Auoria 2018 but not 19, and have a few seats to Luminar 4 already but don't really use it anymore. Also have AI though that won't see more development in the future either. Some of the templates are intirguing, but is also pretty unclear which products they are actually compatible with.

Yeah, was hoping for something else as that was the Freebie from ADSR back in March. But a good pickup for those that don't have it combined with say the sale on Nimbus or R4.

I just did a quick tally and in the last 12 months I believe I've spent at least $475 out of pocket (made it to the $50 tier maybe 2 months ago)?

I really thought this one was going to be $100 again for the sale and thus a $50 voucher wasn't going to cut it for me. So I blew the chance by using it on the Shaddow Hills Class A last night as I figured that would be a low price option as it is another one on the always excluded from the deep discounts list thus far. This is the only EQ that has been on my radar that would certianly be nice to have. Shocked PA basically ran the two plugins I wanted most (other than the Amek Console which I'm expecting to be unattainable for another year or so) basically on sale at the same time where a $50 or $75 voucher could make the purchase viable. I'm really starting to wonder what the yearly spend required to get the $75 voucher is based on the algorhythm they have given I've purchased one or more things from them I think every month for an entire year now and yet still not at that tier.

Yeah, was free from BPB till then end of Nov.

I don't have hearing aids but my Dad does. Feedback is very much an issue with many headphones and hearing aids. There are a very wide variety in how hearing aids work and feature sets so I'd suggest talking with your Audiologist about your musician needs and expectations. Many aids are not so much focused on purity of sound and flat response, quite the opposite as they seak to boost signals to make important things inteligable (i.e. speach) and use filtering to get rid of sounds that would be annoyuing or distracting when amplified.

I'm not sure how that works as I only have the "LE" synth but from what I understood before you can only access the MDrummer sounds if someone created an instrument with it. It certainly didn't sound like you actually get MDrummer in the Synth package. I also own MDrummer but haven't really had the time to figure the thing out (bought it months ago, maybe around 60% off)

PA is one of the main companies that helped me get away from Waves. I've never done a subscription but in the last 12 months I stocked up through sales and vouchers. I personally think you can get the best deal this way but it takes patience and timing. The subsciption with voucher back would be more tempting if you didn't have to use the voucher in a single transaction as it seems difficult to maximize the savings when not everythign is at the rock bottom price during a major sale. That said, it would be nice to have access to everything (Amek console) which isn't really cost effective to buy yet. I think PA is still missing a top shelf reverb in the lineup, but overall have an amazing offering.

My understanding is it should behind the scenes, but I haven't tried it in many months.

In fact it is a bit more than that becuase PB's retail price never got updated MSRP at Melda has been ($302) for a while now.

At least recently anyway. $82 https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/64-Virtual-Instrument/1133-MDrummer

Yeah, I have next to no idea of what I'm doing, but still find value in the product.

I wish it was easier to use and get it to provide results you are looking for, but it is pretty amazing software and is the cream of the crop to get realistic grooves that are not pre-made. As far as I can tell they also have a good liscensing method (even if the delivery system isn't exactly standard) I own everything they have, and should have gotten Jamcussion earlier in my journey.

All of the Waves plugins I bought are a regret. I picked up some vocal pack (never used these things before) on some deal site like VST Buzz. The problem was it wasn't the pack I thought it was as another deal site was offering something from the same company. Therefore I ended up buying what I thought I was buying at the other deal site the pack I accidently bought is simply a regret as I'll never use it. So far Melodyne has been a waste of money. The Audio -> Midi doesn't work like I expected it to for polyphonic sources and the tempo mapping function via ARA and Cakewalk gave me a bunch of headaches.

Also at Plugin Boutique (for $10) in the event you have rewards that would get it down to that price or lower. Don't like ilok or the one authorization, but this is a seriously good deal on two of the best verbs out there. Already bought R4 twice at like $30 a pop which was the previous low point.

This is interesting as it was recently a PA Pop up store at $ 69.99 which has this as a footnote: How does PA_EXT work? PA_EXT is the 1st pop-up store. We will offer you plugins from our new EXTernal brands with a best price guarantee. I wonder if they will refund the difference plus a penny? ?

It isn't just Windows 11, looks like it is realated to basically any fairly recent Win10 machine. The article is just written to suggest that even being on the latest and "greatest" there isn't an official patch yet to save you. But since almost no-one is on Win11 - the article would be much more impactful if it spelled it out that it is also a Win10 issue.

I'd think that might be pretty close to doable with the right sale if the stars align. EQ 200 has hit $100 and is the top tier piece of the puzzle Passeq is a $30-40 one depending on sale Big AL hit $50 Warble is a tough one as it was just released Crispy Tuner has been $80 already a few times now. This is one that despite the $400 "msrp" I think they will continue to come down on quickly. Before they aquired the IP and made some enhancements it seems like it sold frequently for $50 from the previous owners. Dynamic discounts if they apply on a particular sale could make that work. Problem is they sometimes catch that and don't allow things to apply during the deeper sales, or they end up excluding one or two of your must haves from a sale where the vast majority are discounted.

I'd tend to expect March for the next one they actually call "Mega Sale" that is the one they do a couple times a year it seems where they put just about everything on sale at the same time. The price is usualy done in tiers, $20, 30 , 40, 80, 100 depending on the product. The newest stuff like the Amek console won't be that low (or at least unlikley, IMO). Chance we will see something for Christmas/New Years time frame, but those are more likley to be like this where you can get one nice deal at a time usually sale item plus a voucher for everyone. When using the giant voucher, most likely the Mega Sales are the best, but also be watchful if they do sales that don't require a voucher and allow dynamic discounts. When you purchase a bunch of stuff in one transaction depending on the situation that can have a compound discount effect that could be just as good of a deal.

Running the demo on True Peak, is this GUI really not resizable? Please tell me I'm missing something. One of the video demos shows this: But my UI look like this: And the installer says we are still on v1.0 (so no actual updates to the product since release, so this seems odd to me.

Agree. If they are willing to budge on the specs (such as tube) then something like this would likley be promising paired with a 12 inch cab https://www.guitarcenter.com/Diezel/VH-Micro-30W-Guitar-Amplifier-Head-Black-1500000361598.gc?cntry=us&source=4WWRWXGP&gclid=CjwKCAiA4veMBhAMEiwAU4XRr9VHk-ahvQanM8HW7VU7TJ1-803WnDUpjajY2tImOKsdY93NpeSEWRoC1fcQAvD_BwE

Yep, to my point above. ?

Unlikely since we all own everything they make. Seriously though, rarely do these things benefit the customer in a field where there is a rush to $0 (software side of the business) and the owner only cares about a return. I'm sure they will take a look at the prices though, I have to imagine sales at "retail" prices are sparce. And IK is big enough and been around long enough that having the investment for the sake of real expansion in the market is a bit unlikely. Will see, certainly want the company to thrive as they have good products with a fair authorization system.

Yeah I was surprised to see this also. Personally wish the sale was for other plugins. Note they also just released a De-Esser style plugin this month.

Scaler is honestly one of the only plugins I've ever bought that was actually worth the asking price and has no other free/virtual give away product that comes close to what it does. Every EQ, Compressor, Reverb, Saturation, limiter etc there is something I got for free or dirt cheap that makes such replacement purchase a bit questionable. Scaler actually helps me create music and for a price that is fair and they use a very generous authorization system so I don't have to buy more seats to use it on various computers I own. I'm not suggesting the moral high ground, but I will say that it is a purchase I didn't regret slapping down the cash for and that is pretty rare for anything that costs $50 in my world and I get the impression a lot of other people think the same way. Davie isn't just a small developer, the guy seems like a total class act and had the vision to create a product that has opened up a much larger musical door to someone like myself that has played guitar for decades but never did anything other than fiddle around with a keyboard.