Bapu

43 minutes ago, Craig Fowler said:

$80 for a perpetual DAW license is quite appealing

One more thought about Reaper, get the (independent) SWS Extensions (donation ware) and azslow3's ReaCWP Reaper plugin to open a CbB cwp file in Reaper to "pretty much" get your outstanding projects into Reaper format. I've only tested about 10 projects and have only had to make some very minor adjustments.

You can try all this today as Reaper installs as fully functioning demo from the download page.

37 minutes ago, Craig Fowler said:

who run virtual instruments (which I do).

The of the four choices you listed
 

37 minutes ago, Craig Fowler said:

$80 for a perpetual DAW license is quite appealing - but at this price, Harrison, Reaper, and Presonus' Studio 1 artist are all in that $80-100 range. 

If $80 were my budget I'd go with Reaper. V7 was just droped and a license is good for 2 versions (i.e. 7 and 8 right now) which traditionally is around two years.

Harrison is more like 18 month cycles between versions but the upgrade cost is not break the bank level (around $50 IIRC).

As a reminder, when you buy Mixbus or Mixbus32C all of their XT plugins work without a license (with a very basic interface, looking a lot like Reaper plugins). The license for the XT plugins simply get you the UI skin you see in the ads. No installers needed, all the XT plugins are imbedded in the DAW.

Harrison did this so that, let's say, I own all the XT licenses and you don't. If I send you a full project using the XT plugins all across the song you will hear what I heard and you can edit the plugins (using the basic interface)  save and send me the project back and I will hear what you changed.

7 minutes ago, smallstonefan said:

I would doubt you bought the upgrade elsewhere and never entered the serial number. Then again...? lol

Are you looking at your orders or your serial number page? I find it helpful to search for Komplete on my serial number page. 

Yup, it's there. But not on My Orders page. As I conjectured, I must have bought it through a reseller.

I'm confused. Was Kontakt7 in K13UCE or K14UCE (or both). I have Kontakt 7 and I never upgrade just Kontakt.

I swear I purchased an upgrade from K13UCE to K14UCE but Native Access doesn't tell me which I'm on, it only shows the various components installed.

My NI account on the web says I purchased K13UCE on 2 June 2021. Maybe I bought the upgrade elsewhere (jrrshop etc.)? 

48 minutes ago, Sheens said:

related somewhat, this EQ boosts freqs based on a tracks Key.

(I never try this stuff -> far beyond my skills/talent)

https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/11473-Scaler-EQ?a_aid=5ffdbe6f41253&data1=mrd-nl-9120433730297132000

Scaler is nice, so is Soothe2

1 hour ago, bitflipper said:

Yes, it's an infomercial for Gullfoss. But it includes relatable demonstrations of frequency masking that makes it worth a watch. 

During the month of November, Gullfoss is 40% off. Be aware, though, that this plugin uses Pace copy protection and requires an iLok account. For me, that means Gullfoss will never be part of my collection. Fortunately, I have other, non-iLok, processors that resolve frequency masking well enough.

 

I keep forgetting to work with Gullfoss

15 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said:

Becan. Need I say more?

 

Raw Fried no less.

4 hours ago, jngnz said:

 So I got KClip. Which I didn't need. At all.

Bravo, you now know the rules of the game.

Minimum distributions will be made to all who want it.

I got what I wanted. I bought 3 PA F29 codes to round out what I wanted.

And then I was reminded that I have a $100 discount voucher for PA MEGA, via ProTools Inner Circle. I bought the yearly subscription for $199 and I now have immediate access to all new plugins from today forward and in one year I can choose 10 of those for ownership.

17 minutes ago, 53mph said:

Just out of curiosity @Bapu when you got your order on PB did you receive a serial via email?

Yes, and it showed up in my PB account too.

On 11/13/2023 at 10:02 PM, Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann said:

You can buy F29's at the usual marketplaces. 

I've tried KVR and have yet to find any for sale. Where else is a usual marketplace?

2 hours ago, 53mph said:

so as a cautionary warning, you might be better off getting these through PB rather than from the BFD site.

I did, I did.

Ahhhh, I see Dark Farm is on sale. Snagged it.

Installing now.

I've got 98% of all the BFD expansions and those I don't have I don't want/neeed.

Blasphemy, I'm sure. ? 

@Clint Martin A 3 pack at Thomann today is $159, That's $53 per EZX. That's $36/40% off the retail of $89 (typical EZX price). There's your sale price right now with a serial to save for the future.

@Peter - IK Multimedia I foolishly bought 10 advance reloads and used 2 or 3. Do I get my money back?

5 minutes ago, Pluto Gabo said:

@Bapu How do you like the new EZX package?

I'm sure I will get use out of it. ? 

Dark Industrial EZX and EKX released today 14 Nov 2023

Installed!

On 11/13/2023 at 5:50 PM, Yan Filiatrault said:

There was an lower intro price when they were introduced, but no sale ever since.

I guess I'll just pick it up 1 Jan 2024 then. I can make my 10 choices on 1 Jan 2025 but will have the year to decide which I want.

As of right now, I just don'town:
Louder Than Liftoff Silver Bullet mk2
THX Spatial Creator
bx_console AMEK 200
 

Even if all three went on sale at 50% off that would be $500, so $300 for the year is the next best alternative to my stupidly stopping my F29 sub at the end of life for it.

A big one he has

No Cyber Season sale on MEGA Bundle?