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Right, the new versions being made available are DRM free. What's unclear is whether MONITOR was intended to be among the programs offered in the current set. So far as I know, it hasn't been listed on the AMBEO site or emails as being included. So it's difficult to be sure at the moment what the situation is with it, particularly since it was quietly removed from the archive zip made available.

Interesting. They may have made a mistake in including MONITOR in the archive -- but does that mean those who got it were lucky, or that it won't work once the license servers are shut off? I went back to my email from AMBEO and re-downloaded the archive. The email lists it as 3.1GB, which matched the size of my original download. The new file is 2.8GB and MONITOR is indeed missing.

From the main info page (linked by BTP above), in the list of product descriptions: Edited to add: Also, in case anyone's interested: It's not listed, but at least when I downloaded the set yesterday, DearVR MONITOR is included, along with the others described on the page.

Yeah, it appears that Excite is going highly modular as a strategy overall with this round of releases. I only have Expanse Lite and installing the free Space module gave me a single new plugin (Space), but also updated the "mothership" Expanse plugin. (At least, according to file update times on the computer; the Lite plugin doesn't show the version number in the GUI, so it actually looks exactly the same, so far as I can tell.) I happen to have the full Lifeline Console, though, and noticed an update at PB to v1.3. On installing that, I have an updated "mothership" as well as new individual Lifeline Comp, EQ, Mod, Pre and Wear VST3s. It seems likely that an Expanse 1.3 update will be available soon in the users area -- and I wonder if they're planning to "cross the streams" at some point -- i.e., provide a wrapper that lets you mix and match any of the individual modules. (Which you could do manually now, since they're all provided separately. But the "container" apps are pretty handy for reordering, multiple tweaking, etc.)

Yeah, Uncle E/JRR said elsewhere -- on KVR, I think -- that it was an exclusive deal for the two shops that have it, but didn't elaborate. Between the second bundle that's popped up and learning the goods are delivered with a single serial -- so no chance of even asking if something can be done with an "extra" license -- I've decided personally to let this one pass by. The multiple (new?) bundles are encouraging that EW may one day expand the lineup, though, and be a bit more flexible. I'd almost certainly bite on a Ra/Silk combo for $99, or a couple bucks less with a coupon. But somehow, an extraneous redundant Gypsy license for another ~$35-40 moves it from "highly desirable" to "hard pass" for me.

The deal's not entirely exclusive to AD (though you wouldn't get the coupon/freebie) -- but if you happen to have a bunch of BestCoins lying around: https://www.bestservice.com/en/gypsy_ra_silk_bundle.html I'm tempted, as I used Ra/Silk a fair bit when I subscribed to CC a while back. I'd be more tempted if I could pass along the extra Gypsy license, since I already bought that in the interim. But EW usually frowns on that sort of thing.

For those (like me, until moments ago) who don't have Synth V yet and we're maybe waiting for something like the 2023 NAMM 30% discount territory: The Synth V Pro plus one voice bank adds the usual small discount to the 20%, so, e.g., Synth V + Solaria is less than $120. (In USD, pre-tax; the final blow to your wallet may vary.)

Larry keeps a personal sale thread over at KVR: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=589412 And if you're logged in, you can always PM him directly: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=287583 If that's where you choose to try to contact him, you'll probably have better luck with one of those methods, as opposed to the main sales thread. (The "no chat" edict tends to be enforced rather strenuously, so those posts are likely to disappear from the thread at some point.)

The coupon code shaves 20% off, or around $10 off of ~$50, for those interested.

Don't forget to check the personalized deals in your account area, if you've shopped with ISW before. Those stack on top of sales, it seems.

Ireland and Scotland should, according to the Musio roadmap, still be part of Musio 1 -- according to the "What's included" page here: https://musio.com/whats-included/ I think you're right -- anything after that, like requests from the survey, are probably Musio 2 fodder.

Brother, I don't know what to tell you. If the documentation from that page on their site isn't convincing, maybe this one does it, from https://www.lootaudio.com/support/article/how-do-i-get-credits: Emphasis mine again. You can also simply view your cart -- there are currently freebies with purchase pre-loaded, so you don't have to add any items -- and the "Redeem your Credits" line and "Credits Used" lines should show up in the Checkout section. If that's not convincing, I guess you can... just not use Loot credits. That's totally a choice.

From Loot's "What are credits?" page: Emphases mine.

Might be a bit less in USD at Loot Audio -- no code required, sale's on for another three weeks: https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/rast-sound/world-vocals-collection Possibly cheaper there if you have Loot credits. I think there was a "secret" deal at Rast where this was down to 49 Euro, but otherwise the collection doesn't often go lower, as far as I know.

The Boom, she returns. The Boom Library Lucky Wheel is back up and prepared to spin. Log in and check your user area menu to find the link. (Or prepare to take the many spins you accumulated if you kept the inactive page in a tab for weeks and checked every day to see if it was working. OCD is a bitch, yo.)