Larry Shelby Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 35% OFF Rapid 1.8 now with Granular Synthesis until 17 of August and 30% OFF on Expansions. https://parawave-audio.com/rapid_synth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Just a heads-up and a revisit of one of Larry's posts. Only 2 days left on this deal which looks like an excellent synth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin H Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Just bought Rapid synth..talk about last minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Dang. Dang. Dang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) On 8/17/2020 at 2:35 AM, kevin H said: Just bought Rapid synth..talk about last minute Expand Same here. It seems the full synth has a lot more content than the demo (which itself was very impressive) ?. I will maybe wait for BF to pick up a few of the expansions. Edited August 17, 2020 by ZincT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 2:42 AM, Fleer said: Dang. Dang. Dang. Expand It's still available as of now (UK noon 17th August) Fleer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I’m dying here, ZT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I don't need another synth. I don't need another synth... ? (Just recently picked up Pigments, keep telling myself to learn that one first.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Kind of bummed, they collected 20% VAT on my purchase. Sure looked like they would/should adjust the final total based on location (I'm in the US) but they don't. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) On 8/17/2020 at 1:38 PM, Matthew Sorrels said: Kind of bummed, they collected 20% VAT on my purchase. Sure looked like they would/should adjust the final total based on location (I'm in the US) but they don't. Expand That's odd, because their website shows the sale price INCLUDES 20% tax... Edited August 17, 2020 by abacab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 The store implies the VAT is included and separate but they don't remove it if your address isn't EU. Also seems unlikely they adjust the VAT either (if you aren't in Germany/at 20% Vat). I kept expecting them to adjust the cart but they never did. Even though my Parawave account has my full US address and my Paypal account also has that same address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 2:02 PM, Matthew Sorrels said: The store implies the VAT is included and separate but they don't remove it if your address isn't EU. Also seems unlikely they adjust the VAT either (if you aren't in Germany/at 20% Vat). I kept expecting them to adjust the cart but they never did. Even though my Parawave account has my full US address and my Paypal account also has that same address. Expand That's weird Matthew. I mean I paid the VAT but I'm in the UK so it's expected but there seems to be a number of similar issues raised in the Rapid KVR forum from folk who are not usually expected to pay VAT. https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/search.php?keywords=vat&t=470957&sf=msgonly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 2:19 PM, ZincT said: That's weird Matthew. I mean I paid the VAT but I'm in the UK so it's expected but there seems to be a number of similar issues raised in the Rapid KVR forum from folk who are not usually expected to pay VAT. https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/search.php?keywords=vat&t=470957&sf=msgonly Expand Thanks for the link ZT. I found this comment from last year when somebody quoted the vendor response to the question of VAT: Quote If no European VAT can be applied, a standard worldwide 20% tax is used for price equalization and transaction fees, so the global price for the end-customer stays approximately the same in every country. Expand Oh well, not going there... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin H Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 2:02 PM, Matthew Sorrels said: The store implies the VAT is included and separate but they don't remove it if your address isn't EU. Also seems unlikely they adjust the VAT either (if you aren't in Germany/at 20% Vat). I kept expecting them to adjust the cart but they never did. Even though my Parawave account has my full US address and my Paypal account also has that same address. Expand Mathew, I noticed same thing with my US address. I used PayPal and it actually brakes down the charges as this. RAPID Synthesizer Item# 1.0€97.49 EUR1€97.49 EUR Shipping, Handling, Discounts & Taxes €19.50 EUR1€19.50 EUR Subtotal€116.99 EUR Total€116.99 EUR it probably would be better if they had an international price versus a European+VAT price because the way it’s currently presented creates confusion. With that said the sale price was as shown as 116 euros and I paid 116 euros. It wasn’t like they added an extra 20 euros before purchase or they randomly added for no reason which I think would have led to a different conversation with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I kind of regret buying it now. Collecting a standard worldwide 20% tax used for price equalization and transaction fees without telling the customer in advance doesn't seem legal. I also don't think the way they have implemented collecting VAT is legal either, VAT isn't always 20%, it is based on the country. Not collecting and remitting the correct VAT is definitely not legal. I sure hope collecting an extra 20% was worth losing me as a future customer. I wonder if Germany has a VAT fraud report site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Seems like a nice synth though, just playing through some of the patches. It is a lot like VPS Avenger though. May take me a bit to figure out what it does differently/better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 6:03 PM, Matthew Sorrels said: I kind of regret buying it now. Collecting a standard worldwide 20% tax used for price equalization and transaction fees without telling the customer in advance doesn't seem legal. I also don't think the way they have implemented collecting VAT is legal either, VAT isn't always 20%, it is based on the country. Not collecting and remitting the correct VAT is definitely not legal. I sure hope collecting an extra 20% was worth losing me as a future customer. I wonder if Germany has a VAT fraud report site? Expand It isn’t legal indeed. VAT is a form of consumer-based taxation and you should at least be able to deduct it from your professional VAT expenses or have it reimbursed up to the taxation level in your state (which, if you reside in New Hampshire, is zero). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 If their goal is to have uniform price then they should do like some vendors - include the taxes in the price and then they deal with the taxman. The way they are handling it is wonky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) On 8/17/2020 at 6:17 PM, Matthew Sorrels said: Seems like a nice synth though, just playing through some of the patches. It is a lot like VPS Avenger though. May take me a bit to figure out what it does differently/better. Expand I'm done with synths. In two months between Image Line, Reason Studio upgrade, and Arturia I've gained over 30 synths. Now if there were half off on Serum.....that would change things. Edited August 18, 2020 by Paul Young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 2:08 AM, Paul Young said: I'm done with synths. Expand There you have it! Let's see how long that commitment lasts, LOL! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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