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If Arturia didn’t add the faders, I’d be all over this. I could use a portable controller. Endless rotary encoders are waaay more useful than faders IMO.

I’m currently invested in Arturia(and Korg). I own the Keylab Essential 61 MKII and it’s my main controller. Kinda irked by how soon the MKIII was released. But, no biggie. It seems as though Arturia maintains and updates drivers for all their old products pretty well. Time will tell. When I was looking for a new midi controller, one of the main factors was longevity(how long a company updates drivers) and an “undo” button(sounds basic, but critical for me). I was basically looking for the RME of midi controllers. From the little research that I did, I found that Korg, Arturia and Nektar ticked that box. If memory serves me correct, Novation too. For reference, my Korg KONTROL49 was from the mid-2000s. It’s just amazing that Korg has maintained drivers to this day. That really makes me gravitate to their products more. One of the things that turns me off about NI gear is that you have to fill-out a form to transfer ownership. Not a big deal for some, but for me it is. If you buy NI gear used/secondhand w/o transfer of ownership, everything still works… it just doesn’t show up on your NI account(for potentially discounted sw upgrade perks and free sw downloads). Stay away from M-Audio like the plague. I’ve purchased a few of the controllers over the years. They don’t maintain their drivers. Luckily, I’m a windows user. So, I’m able to use old drivers on Win 10/11. Be wary of which company you buy your next USB product from ⚠️

I think you made the right decision in going with NEKTAR. They don't have too many product offerings. And their bread-and-butter are midi controllers. So, I'm pretty sure they'll keep updating their drivers for years to come.

That's a bummer. Out of curiosity, what other dead hardware do you still have? Me... I paid about 1200 dollars for a brand new M-Audio Projectmix I/O in 2006... amazing control surface. Drivers are definitely not updated anymore. It's a glorified doorstop now, lol ?

Good deal

a lot of questions answered here: https://uadforum.com/community/index.php?threads/uad-la-2a-now-native-and-free-for-all-until-oct-31st.66172/page-3#post-478239

Sweet freebie ?

Yeah, might want to sell it while it has some value. Less of a headache later on.

Dang, I miss my KORE soundpacks. NI makes some of the best HW and SW, but sometimes they just end up not supporting them any more. Too lazy to update their software/drivers, they want you to spend money on their latest gear =/ Money rules, customers drool ?

Yeah, Kore 1 and Kore 2 were essentially the same thing. Slight differences but amazing products! It boggles my mind why NI got rid of them. I remember there was an uproar amongst Kore owners when NI stopped supporting it. Owners had important Kore sound packs that they paid for… but they couldn't use them any more. Not one of NI’s best moves. Lesson learned from this: It’s only a matter of time until your NI hardware isn’t supported any more which makes it unusable. It would seem that NI are in the business of making door-stoppers and paperweights.

This is a stark reminder NOT to invest in NI hardware if you’re in it for the long haul. Unlike other companies, NI are too lazy too maintain drivers for their HW(not to mention, they’re too lazy to maintain/update certain VSTs as well). Anyone remember NI Kore 2??? Loved that usb device and software to control all my plugins. Just another great NI product that became a door-stopper/paperweight =/ Want to invest in a company that maintains/updates drivers for all their HW? Korg is one of my faves. I have a KONTROL49 from ages ago that works amazing. To this day, the drivers are constantly updated and the device works perfect. That’s quality.

Drew also mentions: It’s the silver algo with the legacy GUI. We've removed the Mix control and fixed the Emphasis control in a sweet spot.

From Drew @ UAD forums: - It’s a MKII silver algo (so, it’s new… different from the LA-2A collection and different from the legacy version) - It’s primarily a new customer acquisition tool

Very curious ? Is that info from uaudio.com?

Well done, UA. Sample the crack... keep coming back (I kid, I kid ?) Amazing freebie!

Must be a fun product that you’re working on!

They ran out of 1's and 0's

Thanks for looking it up! ? I really want this as I LOVE organs... but BF/CM is just around the corner and I just know there's gonna be a TON of other things that I'll want, heh

Is $59 the lowest price it's been?

Oh dang... that's a bummer =/ One thing I've learned from being on this Deals Forum... always snatch a deal the moment you see it. Before they take it away or it expires.

Lucky you! Wish I had another one of those! Use it before they take it back ...nah, they wouldn't do that

Also... There seems to be a new base price to upgrade to Ultimate 11. It went from 799 to 999! Yowza! ? With this new base price to upgrade, makes me really wish I went in for 799 with 50+25 off coupons Oh well

Yep, I received a third "thank you" coupon as well. I invested in plugins that I would be using the most: AKG Spring Reverb BX20, Sonnox Inflator and Korg SDD-3000. I definitely think UA are testing the waters with this pricing/promo strategy. First time they ever did this. For the price we're paying and for the quality of their plugins... this is just a win-win for UA and their customers. (Dunno about Waves, though) Can't wait for the next promo (to drain my wallet, hah ?)!

Out of curiosity, what in particular is he/she spamming about?

Totally agree! I was averaging around 50-100 dollars for UA plugins over the years. I guess $14 is the new $29