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    Up to $/€600 off iLoud Precision Studio Monitors

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    51 minutes ago, jngnz said:

    Well, I have 6 (six) jam points, so I paid a LOT more than that. But I'm guessing you having that many jam points means you've spent a lot of money on crappy IK software, so I still win.

    Everybody loves a winner, especially those who unabashedly point it out. Welcome to the club. ? 

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    Celestial Oblivion

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    On 6/20/2024 at 3:45 PM, Jesse Screed said:

    like a snake bit dingo this song lashes out and shakes you till you're subdued

    thundering drums

    the thudding bass driving with ill intent

    and underneath all of it a soaring orchestra adding some sugar to the spice

    listen close and you will decipher the truth

    as my grandmother use to say after a good bowl of ham hock soup, may I have another?

    put this one on repeat, I'm telling you brothers and sisters.

     

    Thanks Jesse, you review is much appreciated.

    Up to 80% Off — Exclusively at Sweetwater!

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    Since the $10 pop days are over at PA I've elected to go with the yearly MEGA XL which provides 10 plugins free at the price of $299 (that's $29.99 per plugin, a price I'm willing to pay in the new environment).

    I got my first year for $249 (and IIRC that same price as long as I keep my subscription), that's $24.99 per plugin. 

    So far this year there have been 6 new titles. I already own everything but these 6. When 4 more are created I'll cash in for those 10 plugins.

    Up to 80% Off — Exclusively at Sweetwater!

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    On 7/20/2024 at 8:06 AM, PavlovsCat said:

    That's disappointing about Toontrack. I think they make superb libraries and plugins. SD3 is my go to for acoustic drums. But I don't find their practices to be customer centric. I also own Addictive Drums 2 and most of their drum libraries and have found them to be extremely customer centric. But the reality is, I greatly prefer Toontrack's drum plugin and libraries to those of XLN. Although someone from XLN did make a mysterious post on Facebook recently implying they had big news for Addictive Drums -- I'm hoping that means a new version that makes it more competitive with SD3. 

    Despite the refusal to refund ~$20, I still support Toontrack all the way, as do I for Addictive Drums (own them all too). That's (maybe) good news for XLN. The only things I don't own from XLN are Trigger (I'm covered with Slate), Life and XO.

    Another Drum rompler is Accent by Platinum Samples. It's limited to 4 libraries and the cost of that enterprise is over $400. I have 2 of the libraries (both had on sale), Ocean Way provided by Platinum Samples and Galaxy Drums by Space Cabin Audio. The other two libraries are Joe Barresi's Evil Drums by Platinum (which I have as Toontrack lib from back in the day) and Desert Drum by Space Cabin Audio ($132 for me, $35 move over the price of a single SD3 lib if I buy this 3 pack serials from bestservice) . 

    The standout features of Accent is that it can host 3rd party VST/VST3s in the player and IIRC it can also trigger any other 3rd party brand library by loading that as a VST/VST3.

    Sadly, no new libraries have been created for well over 5 years now, nor has any further development been done since 1.0.3 of the player. Platinum Samples is a small company.

     

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    Most Memorable Concerts?

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    6 minutes ago, Bapu said:

    We have a Chad & Jeromy where I work. They're not musicians and thus might just be the wort concert I'll ever hear.

    Come to think of it, somewhere around 2011 we saw Chad and Jeremy at small church venue where (at different times) we saw Venice (once) and Eric Bibb (twice). 

    None of those were most memorable but certainly notable.

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    Up to 80% Off — Exclusively at Sweetwater!

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    19 hours ago, PavlovsCat said:

    That hasn't stopped some of us from purchasing the same thing (again)!

    Seriously. I know I'm not alone because others have publicly acknowledged this too. PluginBoutique's "you already own this" notice has saved me from repeat purchases several times over the years -- and the fact that they have that function tells me that I'm not alone. Fortunately, I've only done that on stuff that was under $40 US. 

    I've done that too. For PA I've done it on purpose back when adding a 5.99 item got you over the line for a HUGE discount on an item.

    With other smaller companies I've taken to looking at my installs more frequently. About 90% of the time a vendor will refund after explaining to them it was a dual purchase. The biggst exception is Toontrack. Quite a few years back I made a "mistake" purchase and asked for a refund. They flat out said no. It was around $20.

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    Transgressor 3 release (discount for owners of v2)

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    7 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

    All apple users should expect that any software they purchase may not work with future OS updates.  

    And yet they (users) continue to do the same thing over and over expecting different results. That's the definition of insanity.?
     

     

    8 hours ago, jngnz said:

     And if somebody intends starting a Windows/Mac discussion now, please just STFU,  nobody cares it works fine on Windows.

    So I will STFU about how they work fine on Windows, even though I do care that it works fine.?

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