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Ditto!

New deal is up... Hybrid Tools Neo https://8dio.com/instrument/hybrid-tools-neo-for-kontakt-vst-au-aax-instruments/ free with spend >= $98 The Majestica deal is also still available.

The load on their servers seems to have eased up this morning (7:30am UK time) so I was able to download and install quickly. I'd like to echo what others have said - it sounds great!

Thanks Larry. It's not showing up on the UK App Store yet. Shame there's no upgrade price for v2 owners.

Aha! Well done for spotting my deliberate error ? Now corrected.

Do you know how this compares to the Ableton training on Groove3 Matthew? There seems to be a lot of them but I only found these which specifically mention v10... https://www.groove3.com/tutorials/Ableton-Live-10-Explained https://www.groove3.com/tutorials/Ableton-Live-10-Tips-and-Tricks

Thanks Larry. I found this re the update... https://www.soundtoys.com/soundtoys-5-3-2-ready-for-macos-catalina/

Majestica is the new deal for $148 https://8dio.com/instrument/majestica/ The free gift on a spend of >=$198 is still 66 Trombones

My freebie has arrived so I take it all back, lol.

Me neither simon but it was the same in previous years... it seems to take a while for them to work their way around to UK customers So keep watching your inbox over the next few days and ??

FWIW I just had a response from UJAM ...

True! I think Phat was a better option and I haven't used that either! I am hoping to try one of their basses though - probably Royal.

That's weird. Yes $27 individually and $29 for the bundle. I have emailed them!

EzKeys has become one of my Desert Island apps. I used it for a while without really appreciating all of the subtleties and then stumbled across this Eli Krantzberg video on Groove3.... https://www.groove3.com/tutorials/Songwriting-with-EZKeys He also does an EzKeys Explained video https://www.groove3.com/tutorials/ezkeys-explained Plus there's the video series from Luke Oswald on Songwriting and Producing with specific add-ons e.g. https://www.groove3.com/tutorials/Songwriting-and-Producing-with-Toontrack-Neo-Soul For anyone without a Groove3 pass there's an extract from the first of Eli's videos on YouTube --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTp3Yc74yU and Luke's --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpdQEaZQPzw

Thanks for the heads-up Zo. It's not in any of the bundles above but is also on sale .... 7.96 GBP inc VAT! https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/5-Sampler/4345-Palindrome

The latest deal is now... Legion Series: 66 Trombone Ensemble https://8dio.com/instrument/legion-series-66-trombones-kontakt-vst-au-aax/ free with spend >= $198 PLUS a new freebie https://8dio.com/instrument/the-new-propanium/

Got it cheers Larry!

Yeah, I'll wait it out as I'm in no hurry.

Hmmm, that's interesting to know Matthew. What did you find disappointing with Lacrimosa? Also, if it's going to be $198 like Insolidus I might be tempted to pass as I have other things I would rather spend that amount on! I'm often left wondering how demos of certain products were achieved when it proves difficult to replicate them myself. I like it when companies, such as OTS, give you their demos as MIDI files so you can see what articulations etc. were used at which point to help achieve the same results as them.

Next deal is up... Insolidus for $198 with free gift https://8dio.com/instrument/insolidus-choir-for-kontakt-vst-au-aax-samples/ It's still unclear whether free gift is Vintage Keyboard Bundle or Ostinato Strings as main banner shows Ostinato Strings but says Vintage Keyboard Bundle.

Thanks yes I think Lacrimosa is what I am looking for. I tend to think first about hard drive (actually SSD) space as any library is going to have to earn it's keep especially if it's taking up loads of space.

Actually no! Thanks a lot. That will definitely help to decide ??

I'm also looking at Insolidus vs Lacrimosa, the latter being approximately half the size of the former (compressed 39.98Gb vs .17.8Gb). I will be studying the videos for both to try and work out which is the better fit for me.

I'm on Windows 10 and have the same graphics card as you and my install of HFPro, IgnitePro and ActionPro was also without issue. I noticed the same thing but found that if you hit Alt & Enter it brings up the usual close button (X) at the top right hand side of the window.

Thanks simon. I have updated the first post in case anyone looks there. The third banner on the 8DIO site page still says that Ostinato Strings is the free gift as per yesterday so I'm guessing it's a typo/error re the Vintage Keyboard Bundle which was the free gift up until Friday. Thanks for the mini review of the Vintage Keys Bundle . I am glad I avoided it now!