husker Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 3 hours ago, dubdisciple said: Didn't happen. Ik stuff always confuses me. Look in your products on the website. Same thing happened to me, but I ended up with TS 3.5, not 4, so I wasn't eligible for the coupon. Given the other issues, I decided to not purchase. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Total Studio 5 Max. Well, I got it, as I didn’t have the Pianoverse grands (except one) nor the upgrade to T-Racks 6 or the Lurssen EQ. Still a pretty fine collection, all in all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 9 minutes ago, Fleer said: Total Studio 5 Max. Well, I got it, as I didn’t have the Pianoverse grands (except one) nor the upgrade to T-Racks 6 or the Lurssen EQ. Still a pretty fine collection, all in all. I got it yesterday and... Ba dum tish missing almost everything new. The additional Tonex collections do show up in Tonex just not in IK Multimedia Product Manager. Opened a support ticket with IKM. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrate Audio Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 11 hours ago, TheSteven said: I got it yesterday and... Ba dum tish missing almost everything new. The additional Tonex collections do show up in Tonex just not in IK Multimedia Product Manager. Opened a support ticket with IKM. In Product Manager, look under the ToneX Collections tab. All empty? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) On 5/9/2025 at 6:19 AM, Nitrate Audio said: In Product Manager, look under the ToneX Collections tab. All empty? For ToneX I expected the collections to show up individually in the IKM Product manager like they do when you buy an individual collection (as when I bought the MESA/Boogie collection) instead the 9 signature collections are all bundled within the 'Signature Collections Vol 1" So it turns out that I did get the Tonex items - but the Product Manager should've made that clear. I've got all the T-RackS 6 Max items as well. They are installed, but in the IK Product Manager only the Lurssen Mastering EQ shows up under T-RackS 6 Max . The other items don't show up anywhere in the Product Manager - confusing as hell. And further analysis shows that I got all the Pianoverse stuff as the Product Manager shows I have Pianoverse MAX - don't have them installed at the moment because diskspace (30 GB of hard disk space required for each piano title). Why they don't show this (the individual 9 pianos) under Pianoverse MAX in their Product Manager is a mystery. I didn't have the AmpliTube Morley Collection but IKM provided me with a code and now it's there. Again the IKM Product Manager does not refer to this in the same manner i.e. "AmpliTube Morley Collection" that it is referred to on their website or in AmpliTube. I love their stuff but IKM really needs to update their product manager. Edited May 11 by TheSteven 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrate Audio Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/10/2025 at 11:41 PM, TheSteven said: For ToneX I expected the collections to show up individually in the IKM Product manager like they do when you buy an individual collection (as when I bought the MESA/Boogie collection) instead the 9 signature collections are all bundled within the 'Signature Collections Vol 1" So it turns out that I did get the Tonex items - but the Product Manager should've made that clear. Do your signature collections appear in the local library on main screen? Or are they in the signature collections vol 1 folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjz Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 As a Total Studio 3.5 MAX, I don't qualify for the $100.00 off. Though I did get a coupon code for $50.00 off, or I can use jam points to $60.00 off (but not both). I'm still on the fence, but the GAS is starting to catch on fire and poised to burn a hole in my wallet. At $139.99, this is a pretty good deal for the extra stuff that I don't already have. Damn you, IK! fj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Be sure … Sampletank 5 Amplitube 6 MODO Guitar … incoming 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrate Audio Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 2 hours ago, Fleer said: Be sure … Sampletank 5 Amplitube 6 MODO Guitar … incoming huh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urock Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/12/2025 at 11:40 AM, fjz said: As a Total Studio 3.5 MAX, I don't qualify for the $100.00 off. Though I did get a coupon code for $50.00 off, or I can use jam points to $60.00 off (but not both). I'm still on the fence, but the GAS is starting to catch on fire and poised to burn a hole in my wallet. At $139.99, this is a pretty good deal for the extra stuff that I don't already have. Damn you, IK! fj Hello, I am at 3.5 MAX as well and considering upgrading. Would you mind saying where the coupon came from? IK? Retailer? I would probably buy at $139 even though all I want is the ARC update and Tonex items. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjz Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 9 hours ago, urock said: Hello, I am at 3.5 MAX as well and considering upgrading. Would you mind saying where the coupon came from? IK? Retailer? I would probably buy at $139 even though all I want is the ARC update and Tonex items. Thanks! It came from IK via email. But if you have the points, it's $10.00 less. That's the route I'll take if and when I decide to jump in. fj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urock Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 10 hours ago, fjz said: It came from IK via email. But if you have the points, it's $10.00 less. That's the route I'll take if and when I decide to jump in. fj Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Supposedly they are going to fix this. Right now my brain can't grasp what is missing in AT5/Tonex Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjz Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Well, I caved to the GAS. Too weak.... couldn't resist. Now I'm just waiting on my new SSD. At 30 GB for each piano, I'm gonna need it. fj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on-dré Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) On 4/30/2025 at 1:27 PM, MusicMan said: Yeah it definitely shouldn't have even been a thing. But I also have a lot of respect for IK for changing that. Installers the majority of them seem to suck. I HATE Softube's. They try and charge $1000 for the Weiss Complete bundle and then are too lazy to even give you options in their installer to stop installing AAX and VST2.! They literally waste a heap of gigabytes and plugin scan times (and sometimes those VST2 /AAX cause issues and crashes during scans) for things I'll never use. I refuse to buy their Volume for that reason alone, as it would reinstall even more every update. The worst part is I don't even need their installer to do more.. I need it literally to do less! Also on a secondary laptop I use that doesn't have much space at times, if I want to update something like Tape, which is only under 100MB, it says there's not enough space until there's around 10GB! It's like they do a space check for every single plugin they make, if you were installing everything at once, instead of just what you're installing 🤣 They're not the worst offender but up there, just save the PLUGIN folder to your favourites and delete VST/AAX/AU etc. IK are one of the worst offenders (shoving hundreds of GB's of presets into my documents folder?? why??). Their support is next to useless too. I gave up and deleted the entire installation so money down the toilet...... Edited May 21 by on-dré Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicMan Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 23 hours ago, on-dré said: They're not the worst offender but up there, just save the PLUGIN folder to your favourites and delete VST/AAX/AU etc. IK are one of the worst offenders (shoving hundreds of GB's of presets into my documents folder?? why??). Their support is next to useless too. I gave up and deleted the entire installation so money down the toilet...... For me what makes Softube worse, is that they still charge ridiculously expensive prices by today's standards and they provide an installer that's hopeless and has seen no almost no improvements, practically ever and it has serious flaws. It's like them trying to market themselves as a Ferrari and yet, the seats and steering wheel are from Walmart bargain bins. IK positions themselves as high quality, but have very reasonable offers. The previous TS Max was around $89 at one stage. That's about the price of some of Softube's plugins on sale! IK is still improving their installer and they listen to customers feedback... Eventually... Sometimes 🤣 Softube don't care about users feedback about it and do nothing about it. When you say hundreds of GB of presets, are you exaggerating, or are you referring to the samples required for them? Most of their stuff is sample based, so I assume it's that, but I am a little curious. I don't own Total Studio, although I do own just about everything in it. It does take up a lot of space for samples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on-dré Posted Tuesday at 09:15 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:15 PM (edited) On 5/23/2025 at 12:30 AM, MusicMan said: For me what makes Softube worse, is that they still charge ridiculously expensive prices by today's standards and they provide an installer that's hopeless and has seen no almost no improvements, practically ever and it has serious flaws. It's like them trying to market themselves as a Ferrari and yet, the seats and steering wheel are from Walmart bargain bins. IK positions themselves as high quality, but have very reasonable offers. The previous TS Max was around $89 at one stage. That's about the price of some of Softube's plugins on sale! IK is still improving their installer and they listen to customers feedback... Eventually... Sometimes 🤣 Softube don't care about users feedback about it and do nothing about it. When you say hundreds of GB of presets, are you exaggerating, or are you referring to the samples required for them? Most of their stuff is sample based, so I assume it's that, but I am a little curious. I don't own Total Studio, although I do own just about everything in it. It does take up a lot of space for samples! I wish I were exaggerating; the full install of Total Studio Max is over 500GB and they shove EVERYTHING into your documents folder (or hidden elsewhere). Support was SO dire I've not bothered installing ANY of the instruments that I paid for on my new Mac. I've installed the T-Racks from the Total Studio MAX bundle, that's it. At least when I have had issues with Softube and had cause to complain (usually relating to Softube Central) they've given me freebies (plugins) that I wanted and will use and there was ALWAYS the option of downloading what I owned outside of the installer (not the case with IK)........ Even at €99 I won't be upgrading to Total Studio 5 Max.........I never buy Softube unless it's on sale and usually via Plugin Boutique as they give cashback/freebies (also AudioDeluxe) and keep price watches on products I'm interested in....... Edited Tuesday at 09:17 PM by on-dré Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted yesterday at 01:10 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:10 AM 3 hours ago, on-dré said: I wish I were exaggerating; the full install of Total Studio Max is over 500GB and they shove EVERYTHING into your documents folder (or hidden elsewhere). Support was SO dire I've not bothered installing ANY of the instruments that I paid for on my new Mac. I've installed the T-Racks from the Total Studio MAX bundle, that's it. At least when I have had issues with Softube and had cause to complain (usually relating to Softube Central) they've given me freebies (plugins) that I wanted and will use and there was ALWAYS the option of downloading what I owned outside of the installer (not the case with IK)........ Even at €99 I won't be upgrading to Total Studio 5 Max.........I never buy Softube unless it's on sale and usually via Plugin Boutique as they give cashback/freebies (also AudioDeluxe) and keep price watches on products I'm interested in....... You can direct where it installs. As for the libraries if you don't want to deal with the IK manager to install, just download the files from your account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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