Larry Shelby Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 https://www.adsrsounds.com/product/software/cloudbounce-unlimited-desktop-mastering/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yan Filiatrault Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Is it worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartabartfast Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I am confused. It sounds as if you are getting an application to automate mastering on your "desktop." At first glance that would be a perpetual license and program you can install on your PC that would actually do the mastering. If so, then a lifetime would be as long as your computer kept working at least. But there is enough ambiguity so that it seems likely all you are getting on your "desktop" is a program that connects you to the online/cloud service (like a DropBox folder?). In that case a "lifetime" is only as long as a company that currently has the resources to master uploaded files can stay in business. My experience with that kind of "lifetime" has been that it may be short and unpredictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 CloudBounce seems to have a good service. The one thing that gives me pause is that it appears that they haven't had a round of funding in many years and according to everything I can find online, their founder is the only current employee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) It's an online mastering service - you upload your mixes, and there's some AI wizardry (I think, unless I'm thinking of another service) that will 'master' it for you. A lifetime license will be for a lifetime - either that of the user, or of the company whichever comes first. A lot of people seem to complain about lifetime licenses; I personally see them as a better deal than subscriptions (companies will find another way to survive, e.g. selling add-ons, new users, etc). Even if it lasts a year, think of it as a one year subscription; if it lasts longer, all the more value. Also don't forget that with Windows 10 being the 'final' version, your non-OEM license is effectively a lifetime license (you can link your license with your Microsoft Account, meaning that you'll be able to transfer a non-OEM Windows license to another computer). Edited November 28, 2020 by antler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAL Music Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 It looks interesting enough , but anytime I see "Lifetime" I give pause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudopop Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I pulled the trigger the last time this deal was on the table. Reading some reviews and articles I sensed a bit of hype surrounding the service, but the way I see it is that as long as the company is serious about it, any AI-based service is inevitably going to get better and better as time goes by. If they are doing things right it's only a matter of time until their AI is going to do a better job than any human. At that point $99 is a meaningless amount of money. Or they are going fail miserably and exit the business a year from now. It can really go either way. They have been in the business for five years now, so I'm hoping that's a sign that they're doing ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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