Heads up! Great VST deals spotted

[BigRedX]

This does look interesting, and I might just break my nothing outside Logic rule. However given that the developer is calling it a day and the Mac specs says it works on Intel Macs, does it also come with an installer for an Apple Silicon version? 

[lowdown]

32 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

This does look interesting, and I might just break my nothing outside Logic rule. However given that the developer is calling it a day and the Mac specs says it works on Intel Macs, does it also come with an installer for an Apple Silicon version? 

 

I'm a W11 user so can't really help. But all I had to do was just move the whole folder to one of my sample library drives and then just open the .nki file in Kontakt.

There was no installer.

 

 

 

 

[BigRedX]

It requires Kontakt?

 

I didn't spot that before. I've had problems in the past with NI so I won't use anything the requires their products.

[lowdown]

Apples and Oranges and all that stuff, I suppose. I've used NI software for years and can't say I've had any notable problems with them.

They are just part of the furniture for me, which is just as well, because a lot of my 3rd party VI sample libraries require Kontakt.

[floFC]

Free Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor from Universal Audio this weekend only:

https://www.uaudio.com/products/teletronix-la-2a-tube-compressor

Edited August 31 by floFC
Not sure it's a link

[Mcgiver69]

Guys remember that Purafied audio is giving their everything bundle for £2 That's 7 high quality plugins.

 

The bundle includes:

- A guitar amp

- A nice reverb modeling every room of Panda Studios

- 2 compressors: A moded Distressor and a moded 1176 (all 3 versions)  and LA-3A

- An EQ based on half SSL and half API

- A snare sample trigger

- A limiter modeled after the famous Micro Limiter

 

https://purafied.com/products/the-everything-bundle

[Dad3353]

22 minutes ago, Mcgiver69 said:

Guys remember that Purafied audio is giving their everything bundle for £2 That's 7 high quality plugins...

 

Done; thanks for the 'heads-up'.

[thodrik]

4 hours ago, Mcgiver69 said:

Guys remember that Purafied audio is giving their everything bundle for £2 That's 7 high quality plugins.

 

The bundle includes:

- A guitar amp

- A nice reverb modeling every room of Panda Studios

- 2 compressors: A moded Distressor and a moded 1176 (all 3 versions)  and LA-3A

- An EQ based on half SSL and half API

- A snare sample trigger

- A limiter modeled after the famous Micro Limiter

 

https://purafied.com/products/the-everything-bundle

The snare trigger is intriguing by itself!

[lowdown]

We all love HoRNet FX...

 

Their HA2A plugin (LA2A emulation) is free for 24 hours.

 

HoRNet HA2A vintage opto compressor - HoRNet Plugins

[MichaelDean]

Free guitar amp plugin from UA based on a Fender until the 31st. Not had a play with it yet, but I'm sure it's most likely not bad. 

 

https://www.uaudio.com/products/showtime-64-tube-amp?utm_source=general&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=uadshowtime

[thodrik]

38 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

Free guitar amp plugin from UA based on a Fender until the 31st. Not had a play with it yet, but I'm sure it's most likely not bad. 

 

https://www.uaudio.com/products/showtime-64-tube-amp?utm_source=general&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=uadshowtime

The other ones are decent to great, so this is a great deal. They just did a free LA2A compressor the other week as well.

 

I think UAD are getting ready to launch Luna 2.0 (their self created updated DAW) soon so probably trying to get as much engagement as possible.

[Dad3353]

46 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

Free guitar amp plugin from UA based on a Fender until the 31st. Not had a play with it yet, but I'm sure it's most likely not bad. 

 

https://www.uaudio.com/products/showtime-64-tube-amp?utm_source=general&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=uadshowtime

 

Thanks for the 'heads up', but Failure on all counts. Download needs a 'sign in', which requires filling in a daft tiny questionnaire. Once that's done, a Connect 'downloader' has to be downloaded and installed. This does an un-announced PC reboot (luckily I don't have several tasks ongoing, but they don't know that...). The 'Connect' software brings in iLok, again unannounced, which wants to tie in with UA. OK, why not; this is becoming ridiculous. I finally get to the plug-in Download page, which doesn't download the plug-in, it installs it. Where..? Default is to the 'C' drive (where nothing is installed; I 'change' to my 'J' drive, where all my Vst's are, but this applied change does nothing, it still says 'C' drive).
All this for an amp sim (I have real Fender amps, but... Whatever...).

I think I'm going to have to forgo this one, and spend half the evening ripping out the stuff that has been installed, everything but the Vst amp asked for. Oh well, it was a Good Idea, but... :-(

Edited 17 hours ago by Dad3353

[thodrik]

46 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

Thanks for the 'heads up', but Failure on all counts. Download needs a 'sign in', which requires filling in a daft tiny questionnaire. Once that's done, a Connect 'downloader' has to be downloaded and installed. This does an un-announced PC reboot (luckily I don't have several tasks ongoing, but they don't know that...). The 'Connect' software brings in iLok, again unannounced, which wants to tie in with UA. OK, why not; this is becoming ridiculous. I finally get to the plug-in Download page, which doesn't download the plug-in, it installs it. Where..? Default is to the 'C' drive (where nothing is installed; I 'change' to my 'J' drive, where all my Vst's are, but this applied change does nothing, it still says 'C' drive).
All this for an amp sim (I have real Fender amps, but... Whatever...).

I think I'm going to have to forgo this one, and spend half the evening ripping out the stuff that has been installed, everything but the Vst amp asked for. Oh well, it was a Good Idea, but... 😞

Sounds annoying.

 

A great majority of Plugin manufacturers require a plugin management tool (UA Connect, Softube Central, Slate Digital/SSL etc) and or an iLok account AND some kind of online account and password with the manufacturer’s website. It is bloody ridiculous.

[rwillett]

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

 

Thanks for the 'heads up', but Failure on all counts. Download needs a 'sign in', which requires filling in a daft tiny questionnaire. Once that's done, a Connect 'downloader' has to be downloaded and installed. This does an un-announced PC reboot (luckily I don't have several tasks ongoing, but they don't know that...). The 'Connect' software brings in iLok, again unannounced, which wants to tie in with UA. OK, why not; this is becoming ridiculous. I finally get to the plug-in Download page, which doesn't download the plug-in, it installs it. Where..? Default is to the 'C' drive (where nothing is installed; I 'change' to my 'J' drive, where all my Vst's are, but this applied change does nothing, it still says 'C' drive).
All this for an amp sim (I have real Fender amps, but... Whatever...).

I think I'm going to have to forgo this one, and spend half the evening ripping out the stuff that has been installed, everything but the Vst amp asked for. Oh well, it was a Good Idea, but... 😞

Yep, I went through the same rigmarole on my Mac for a free UA plugin (minus the j: drive) and thought, nah!, Sod it Don;t care if its free, this is too much hassle

[lowdown]

If you are Windows user, good luck with getting rid of all things 'UAD' after any deletions. It's an annoying process to eliminate all folder and file debris.

Apart from the usual automatic delete process, you will then have to manually go from 'Start Up', right through the 'Reg Edit' files and folders.

UAD doesn't want to let you go, that's for sure!!

 

 

[thodrik]

I have an UAD Apollo interface on a Mac. Thankfully it is really good because if I wanted to switch it for something else getting rid of all of the DSP plugins and UAD software would be an utter pain. 

[Dad3353]

4 hours ago, lowdown said:

If you are Windows user, good luck with getting rid of all things 'UAD' after any deletions. It's an annoying process to eliminate all folder and file debris.

Apart from the usual automatic delete process, you will then have to manually go from 'Start Up', right through the 'Reg Edit' files and folders.

UAD doesn't want to let you go, that's for sure!!

 

 

This correct, and Standard Procedure for tracking down and rubbing out all the traces and debris left behind. CCleaner helps with these chores, but chores they remain. Some considerable precious time spent trying to profit from the offer, and almost as much precious time ridding one of the consequences. There are other culprits, so these measures becomes routine, after a while. My IT career gave me enough knowledge to survive these installations, but not enough to get the Vst on offer..! :-)