D-Fused Sounds Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Universal Audio started their Black Friday Deals with prices starting from $29 ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reginaldStjohn Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Link https://www.uaudio.com/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 (edited) if you get the Custom3 bundle https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/custom-bundles.html you can pick from catalog 3 plugins (even the amps sims currently on sale for around $149) for $109 then if you have the $25 discount coupon (don't know if that appears for everyone or only previous customers) including that drops price down to $28 per plugin. Edited November 13 by TheSteven 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Fowler Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 30 minutes ago, TheSteven said: if you get the Custom3 bundle https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/custom-bundles.html you can pick from catalog 3 plugins (even the amps sims currently on sale for around $149) for $109 then if you have the $25 discount coupon (don't know if that appears for everyone or only previous customers) including that drops price down to $28 per plugin. I've been vaguely toying with this because I have that coupon, but I don't really need them...and the ones I'm interested in are really old at this point (is it still worth getting their Distressor when you have the IK version? Or their Ampex if you have their Studer + all the IK tape emus?). Am very curious about Fatso, but in the demos I can't actually hear what it's doing! I think I've talked myself out of it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibby Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Heads up. Fatso is not resizable. I picked it up a while ago and haven't gotten past not bieng able to see the UI. I know you're supposed to use you ears and all, but you've got to be able to see what you're doing! 🙄 Hopefully they'll port it to Native and fix that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skijumptoes Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Demo'd those amps sims, must admit they are really nice to play through. Need to fight the temptation now/ The $25 code is specifically for the 3 bundle option but it doesn't appear to be account specific: Save 25 on UAD Select 3 Code: SELECT3SAVE Expires: 12/31/2024 11:59 PM PST *Coupon only valid on UAD Select 3, cannot be combined with other offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 I avoid UAD. Their app always starts up with no option to change. You can be in a plugin scan and all of a sudden their app decides to update. Intrusive software 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skijumptoes Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 29 minutes ago, kitekrazy1 said: I avoid UAD. Their app always starts up with no option to change. You can be in a plugin scan and all of a sudden their app decides to update. Their plugins seem to have stood the test of time so far though, that's why I like them. If you take these guitar amp sims and compare to other companies, who constantly seek to update to new paid versions and the originals are left to rot - it causes so many more problems for me and you're updating for the sake of it a lot of the time. Plus older projects may fail to work if you own v4, and it was v2 in the project. Winds me up! A project you create today with these plugins will likely load the same in 5+ years time. And that's what I personally find most important. The updater app can be easily quit so just not an issue for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 23 minutes ago, Skijumptoes said: Their plugins seem to have stood the test of time so far though, that's why I like them. If you take these guitar amp sims and compare to other companies, who constantly seek to update to new paid versions and the originals are left to rot - it causes so many more problems for me and you're updating for the sake of it a lot of the time. Plus older projects may fail to work if you own v4, and it was v2 in the project. Winds me up! A project you create today with these plugins will likely load the same in 5+ years time. And that's what I personally find most important. The updater app can be easily quit so just not an issue for me. Just like every plugin on a Windows system. Not a reason these days. See Waves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skijumptoes Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 37 minutes ago, kitekrazy1 said: Just like every plugin on a Windows system. Not a reason these days. See Waves I was referring to plugin manufacturers paid version updates. It's something UAD don't engage in which creates stability for projects, across hardware, which I prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude77 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 On 11/13/2024 at 8:03 AM, Skijumptoes said: Demo'd those amps sims, must admit they are really nice to play through. Need to fight the temptation now/ Resistance is futile! Embrace the urge. Become one with the deal. You know you want it. Buy! Buy! Buy! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwise Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Tempted by this On 11/13/2024 at 5:07 AM, TheSteven said: if you get the Custom3 bundle https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/custom-bundles.html you can pick from catalog 3 plugins (even the amps sims currently on sale for around $149) for $109 then if you have the $25 discount coupon (don't know if that appears for everyone or only previous customers) including that drops price down to $28 per plugin. Three great sounding plugins for the price of one AmPlug3 and a cable sounds like a great deal. I wish my CPU was a bit more capable, though. Unfortunately, can't run even one amp sim, neither at useable buffer size (128 samples) nor at maxed out (2048 samples). Still thinking about getting these with the future upgrade in mind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skijumptoes Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, Soundwise said: Still thinking about getting these with the future upgrade in mind. https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/32048744684436-FAQ-12-Days-of-UAD-Promotion ^ You also get the Pulteq EQ collection for free after purchase, and if you already own it they give a $29 voucher on another spend. It really is a great deal. As for CPU usage it was pretty high for me, but when I tried it on Reaper as a comparison it was only using like 3-4%. I don't know what kind of magic they have going on?! Edited November 16 by Skijumptoes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwise Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 9 hours ago, Skijumptoes said: As for CPU usage it was pretty high for me, but when I tried it on Reaper as a comparison it was only using like 3-4%. I don't know what kind of magic they have going on?! Thanks for the tip. Tried it. The CPU usage is indeed lower, but still barely usable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr No Name Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 try the plugins through the waves studiorack utility, helps with cpu usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsinger Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 I picked up the ruby and dream. Those are nice emulations. Now I'm going to get gas for a couple pedals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwise Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 On 11/14/2024 at 5:23 PM, jude77 said: Resistance is futile! Embrace the urge. Become one with the deal. You know you want it. Buy! Buy! Buy! Ka-ching 💲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skijumptoes Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 (edited) Looks like the new Topline Vocal suite was added to select bundles as from today (27th) It's not showing up in selections yet though, tempted to go for two of those amp models and the suite plus the 'SELECT3SAVE' code if it works on them all. Trouble is, I like all 3 of the amp sims that i've demo'd. Other option is to get those three with the code, which should then trigger a $29 voucher which then means topline vocal plus another plugin for $50 (Via the Select 2 bundle). Edit: Or maybe not, the $29 coupon can only be used on purchases over $100. Hmmm.. Or I could just resist all temptations! Edited November 27 by Skijumptoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 [rant] I don't care how good their plugins are, I refuse to buy anything by Universal Audio ever again. Why? Their intrusive Windows App Manager (or whatever they called it; I can't remember). Uninstalling it doesn't get rid of a ton of crap that it installed in the first place. I spent quite a bit of time tracking down all of the files the uninstaller left behind and in the Registry Editor cleaning all of it up. [/rant] 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skijumptoes Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 56 minutes ago, TheMaartian said: I don't care how good their plugins are, I refuse to buy anything by Universal Audio ever again. Why? Their intrusive Windows App Manager (or whatever they called it; I can't remember). Uninstalling it doesn't get rid of a ton of crap that it installed in the first place. Perhaps the Mac experience is somewhat different, as it's not intrusive in the slightest. But then that's my general experience versus using Windows, no need to go searching through the registry to clean up remnants, or searching through task schedulers to find out why something is starting up without my prior approval. Not so glad to be paying paying those apple SSD prices though! . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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