East West Composer Cloud+ for $99

[Larry Shelby]

$88.11 with code GROUP

https://www.jrrshop.com/eastwest-hollywood-composercloud-plus-1-year-subscription.html

[Vernon Barnes]

That is a deal! I know some people are totally anti sub but this gives you access to a massive sound pallet.

I have found libraries I would not have considered to be the most useful. 

 

[Carl Ewing]

1 hour ago, Vernon Barnes said:

I know some people are totally anti sub but this gives you access to a massive sound pallet.

I have found libraries I would not have considered to be the most useful. 

 

Most of the East West stuff I bought in the past ($1000s of dollars worth.) is mostly obsolete. Kontakt versions discontinued, old & dated sounding libraries, libraries I bought but never used or didn't like once I spent time with them, etc.

I don't even considered buying this stuff anymore. It's a waste of money.  **** evolves too fast and is too subjective to go by reviews / testimonials. Even if you're considering buying an actual EW library, there's no point, since you've probably never used it, won't even know if you'll actually like it, and can now demo it for a year (along with 100 other products) for 100 bucks.

People are opposed to subs because they enjoy buying expensive products they have never tried themselves, that they often can't refund or resell, that will eventually be discontinued or become obsolete (I have terrabytes of libraries I can't even authorize anymore...from back in the aughts),  based on marketing nonsense made by sociopaths, all to say they "own" a product that they don't actually own if they ever read the EULA, and depreciates faster than a Windows laptop. (Technically, most software depreciates 100% upon purchase since most can't be resold or refunded.)

I used to spend $1000 on a single string library, that I'd get bored of, or would become obsolete after a few years.  Now composers can have access to using 10TB of very high quality instruments, covering almost every genre imaginable for a year, for dirt cheap. And can then buy products they like after actually trying them for an extended period of time, and wait for the best sales within that year. 

This is a no brainer. 

What I am curious about is...if you're already subscribed, if you can purchase this subscription now and activate it later once current subscription expires. I'll send a message to East West to see what they say and report back.

Edited April 1 by Carl Ewing

[Larry Shelby]

1 hour ago, Carl Ewing said:

What I am curious about is...if you're already subscribed, if you can purchase this subscription now and activate it later once current subscription expires. I'll send a message to East West to see what they say and report back.

I believe it will stack on top (extend) your existing subscription

[fitzroy]

This is quite tempting, I have a couple of questions though, maybe someone bought it and knows the answers: 

1. Is this renewing? It's the annual subscription? Or 1 year and done? At jrrshop they mention 'annual subscription' and there's no mention of it NOT renewing, as it was common during previous sales. It would be very tempting if it renewed at the same rate. 

2. Is there a timeframe within which it has to be activated after purchase? Or maybe someone can confirm it stacking with existing access? I bought something on Audio Deluxe and got one month of CC+ as a free bonus, so it would be good if I could just tag it onto that. 

Cheers 🍻

[Larry Shelby]

27 minutes ago, fitzroy said:

This is quite tempting, I have a couple of questions though, maybe someone bought it and knows the answers: 

1. Is this renewing? It's the annual subscription? Or 1 year and done? At jrrshop they mention 'annual subscription' and there's no mention of it NOT renewing, as it was common during previous sales. It would be very tempting if it renewed at the same rate. 

2. Is there a timeframe within which it has to be activated after purchase? Or maybe someone can confirm it stacking with existing access? I bought something on Audio Deluxe and got one month of CC+ as a free bonus, so it would be good if I could just tag it onto that. 

Cheers 🍻

the sub will renew at the price at the time of renewal...not this price.
It should stack on top of your existing one month sub...but I can't verify that.

[fitzroy]

32 minutes ago, Larry Shelby said:

the sub will renew at the price at the time of renewal...not this price.
It should stack on top of your existing one month sub...but I can't verify that.

If the sub renews at the price 'at the time of renewal', it's really a sale for 1 year, not an annual subscription sale, so same as previously (also around $99 for one year) . Still a good deal, just not a wow deal 🙂

[Larry Shelby]

1 minute ago, fitzroy said:

If the sub renews at the price 'at the time of renewal', it's really a sale for 1 year, not an annual subscription sale, so same as previously (also around $99 for one year) . Still a good deal, just not a wow deal 🙂

You always have the option of adding another year when it goes on sale again

[kitekrazy1]

If not sure ask on the EW FB page.   I've gotten quick responses that way.

[fitzroy]

8 minutes ago, Larry Shelby said:

You always have the option of adding another year when it goes on sale again

It's more a matter of comfort for me, I guess. I have a few annual subs that I pay for even if I don't use them much over longer periods of time. I like the convenience, but that also means I chase the best deals since I assume a multi-year commitment. I would find it quite annoying, at the end of the first year, to have projects with CC+ inputs, and worry about the new subscription rate, or bouncing everything while I chase a new deal. First world problems, I know. 

[Carl Ewing]

On 4/1/2025 at 8:10 PM, Larry Shelby said:

I believe it will stack on top (extend) your existing subscription

Just heard back from sales - apparently if you buy this the subscription will start on date of sale, and if you already have a subscription it will just create a duplicate subscription, not add to the existing one. Which means you can't register it at a later date, or add an extra year to your existing subscription. Too bad. Hopefully they'll have this sale next time my subscription expires. That's an amazing deal.

Edited April 4 by Carl Ewing

[fitzroy]

33 minutes ago, Carl Ewing said:

Just heard back from sales - apparently if you buy this the subscription will start on date of sale, and if you already have a subscription it will just create a duplicate subscription, not add to the existing one. Which means you can't register it at a later date, or add an extra year to your existing subscription. Too bad. Hopefully they'll have this sale next time my subscription expires. That's an amazing deal.

That's good to know, thanks for asking. How are they doing that in practice though? I mean, I get it if you buy it from them, but from resellers? You buy it at jrrshop and with the activation key, they send you an email saying 'please add the license quickly to your EW account or create one if needed, the subscription is LIVE' ? 😄

[Sander Verstraten]

I don't have the diskspace for all their stuff. How well does this downloading ow just a particular sound I want to use from within the Opus App work? Then it would be of interest to me.

[Fleer]

1 hour ago, Sander Verstraten said:

I don't have the diskspace for all their stuff. How well does this downloading ow just a particular sound I want to use from within the Opus App work? Then it would be of interest to me.

It’s super easy and super fast. Just click on the sound to hear a snippet and download if you like it. 

[Carl Ewing]

On 4/4/2025 at 10:14 PM, fitzroy said:

That's good to know, thanks for asking. How are they doing that in practice though? I mean, I get it if you buy it from them, but from resellers? You buy it at jrrshop and with the activation key, they send you an email saying 'please add the license quickly to your EW account or create one if needed, the subscription is LIVE' ? 😄

This is what I'd like to know. I've purchased a yearly Composer Cloud subscription from JRR before, and it was just a code with (from what I can tell) no requirements about when it had to be used. Anyone bought during this sale and seen what they give you? Perhaps with this sale it has expiration on registration, or will backdate the subscription to the purchase date. Hmm. I'm guessing they just don't want existing subscribers getting this deal.

Edited April 6 by Carl Ewing

[fitzroy]

5 hours ago, Carl Ewing said:

Hmm. I'm guessing they just don't want existing subscribers getting this deal.

Sounds like it. Maybe now there is a time limit for registering the code. The bonus one month CC+ access that I got with a purchase on audiodeluxe came with a 'This License is valid for 60 Days, make sure you register right away.' warning, so perhaps there's something similar for the one year deal. It would be nice if someone could confirm.