Lionel

1 hour ago, audioschmaudio said:

It's not our job to figure out if a coupon code was meant for the public or not. If companies don't want coupon codes to be public, it's in their responsibility to create personalized codes instead.

When companies reply in such an adversarial, reproachful way, it makes me not want to use their products at all.

Totally agree. 

I was able to redeem it, but now I don’t think I’ll ever purchase any of their products.  I’m just gonna uninstall that crap.

This just bad PR.

I mean, they could’ve turned their error(yes, this is their error) into a good thing. They could’ve and should’ve used this as an opportunity that allows their company to get more user registrations/sign-ups. Kind of like what Waves or UA do with their free offerings. It’s an avenue to getting more customers which means potentially more money.

But I get it. Sample Logic put in work to make this product and they can do whatever they please. But after that email… they lost a potential future customer in me indefinitely.

Thanks for all the deal-related links, everyone.  And I'm so sorry to hear of the unfortunate situation surrounding this forum.  It truly was a great community. It's amazing how it can get ruined so quickly.  Although all good things to an end, it sounds like the new forum will be a great place.

Thanks for the recommendations! 👍

I'll definitely bookmark those links.

Hey everyone,

Haven't been on here for a few months.   Just noticing that the "usual suspects" aren't posting on here much, if at all (I sincerely hope everything is all right).

Anyway, I was wondering what other places do you guys go to for finding deals?  Whether it be blogs, FB groups, forums, etc.  Very curious to know!  Thanks!

Never heard of “Witch Pig,” but def love the company name! 🐖

There’s TONS of lesser-known brand name items.

With that said…

If you’re in need of studio headphones, they’ve got some Audio Technica cans on sale.

They also have some nice Fender instrument cables on sale in their signature colors.

1 hour ago, PavlovsCat said:

Good idea, Lionel! I'm a Prime subscriber and didn't even think about checking music related stuff until your thread. 

No prob!

On these big sale events, I’ve usually found accessories to be the best bet… like studio headphones, cables, HHDs/SSDs, memory cards, tuners, capos, guitar straps, strings, cases/bags, etc.

I’ll try to post any good deals that I find

Well, it's Prime Day worldwide.  Anyone find any good music gear deals?  Or, anything related like HDD/SSD/accessories/etc. Just curious ?

11 minutes ago, jngnz said:

They only count recent purchases. You can own literally 100% of their lineup and not get vouchers if you didn’t spend a certain amount in the past 12 months or so.

Ahhh... I see.  Good to know.  Thanks!

How does one get a voucher?  I've purchased so many plugins from them, yet I haven't received any vouchers for months.

I don’t use Garage Band, so I’m not sure how their export process currently works. 
 

However, I’m thinking you could skip the “transfer to Mac” part… and just use an app like Audacity(or similar) to convert your .au files to .wav

Not quite sure if you're referring to exporting audio files from Mobile iOS DAW and then opening in your Mac/PC DAW... or, if you're trying to transfer your own local audio from your computer to an iOS DAW.

But, in general...

It depends on the app you're using.  With some apps, you need to transfer the audio assets by connecting to your computer via USB using the iTunes desktop app.  

Other apps have cloud options.  For example, with Ableton Note, you can use Ableton Link.

What app are you using?

If you plan on upgrading to the other bundles, I'd gravitate towards plugins that aren't included in those bundles.

Amazing sounds ?

1 hour ago, GoncaloL said:

Not all business models have to be the same thankfully

One-time purchases, updates for life, amazing sales, great upgrade paths, etc.  Tbh, this is THE model all big companies should attain to.

Melda FTW.

Guess it depends on your particular genre, but I actually like some of the presets/sounds. 

Not bad for 7 bucks.

And not bad if you're looking for a cheap product to obtain one of the PB freebies of the month.

I have this... don't ever reach for this,  tbh.

But!  It's a great price!

I purchased this bundle right before that March 26th debacle... where Waves pretty much forced many of us to register our purchases by that date.  I wanted to wait until I registered that bundle... on my own terms.

Long story short, I don't use that bundle.  And I never intend to use any Waves products ever again.  It's just not in my workflow.  I can definitely live without Waves in my life. 

Kind of a blessing in disguise, actually.  I can easily ignore those reoccurring $29 sales and their BF/CM sales and just concentrate on other plugins.

I'm a Reason + Live user.  

Surpised Reaper or Bitwig didn't make the list.

I'm definitely not surprised Pro Tools isn't on that list.  They haven't done anything exciting since adding elastic audio, ADC - audio delay compensation and getting rid of HW as dongles to use PT (being sarcastic, of course).  I'm an ex-Pro Fools user... I have some resentment

Just curious, where was this poll taken?

They should do another poll:

“Which companies update their software drivers the best?”

Pretty sure Avid would be somewhere there at the bottom and RME somewhere at the top. It’s amazing how some HW have such short lifespans because of the lack of updated software drivers. For someone investing in their gear for the long-term, rock-solid and updated software drivers are what’s most important when I’m purchasing an audio interface(or any other HW device that requires SW, for that matter).

I’ve had multiple Avid/Digidesign MBOX units, multiple M-Audio units including the ProjectMix I/O and NI Kore which all are essentially doorstoppers now(unless I use an old OS). I get it… it’s a business. But I still would like to use my gear. I appreciate and gravitate to those companies that have maintained their drivers throughout the years.

So tired of Adobe’s bs.

I currently pay to use their software. I’m all for Adobe alternatives.

Definitely getting this deal 

Marvel + X-Com game style = Awesome freebie!

I haven’t purchased from PA in a while. Any codes that might happen to work with this?

If it’s anything like X-com, I’m def getting this. X-com was one of my fave games when it came out. Thanks for the rec!

2 hours ago, Zoukiman said:

Hmmm, sign up yes, nothing to prove... I've just downloaded the installation package again... Working like a charm ?

Got it. Thanks!