Precision Compressor / Limiter now available on T-RackS CS + AAX compatibility

[zeep]

You only need to keep Custom Shop running during the trial period. As an example since you mention QuickTime, you can find the "Do I need to install QuickTime?" FAQ helpful in cases like that (or support for direct help if you run into problems or have a question about what the installer does): http://www.ikmultimedia.com/faq/3601 (hint: the answer is no, if you don't need the very specific function it provides).

I'm sorry to complain at you guys, there's plenty developers that don't have such an open channel available for feedback. Or it takes ages through their support. Nevertheless you are here, and get a lot of dynamic posts. Thanks for sticking it out. I tip my hat to you.

Please see if you can get IKM to have the Store do what -i guess- users expect it to do:
-Be a one step portal to buy/try plugins without additional downloads through the website. Everything downloads through the CS, including plugin updates. That would be logical and easy. Additional CS updates it should do by itself too and require nothing more than "Update Y/N?", then it quits, updates and restarts. Done.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

Again, very constructive feedback and I would like to see that sort of behavior as the endgame too as it makes sense to not have a full download every time. Thanks again, seep. No need to apologize, you're not really complaining anyway so I can't really classify it as that. Others are also considered constructive criticism because I don't see "HEY IK YOU SUCK, SO DOES YOUR FAMILY, AND YOUR PLUGINS ARE CRAP" at all. Quite the contrary, there's specific behavior of installation, Custom Shop, etc that is relayed so I think it is good to hear.

[Compyfox]

Hm... seeing as this needs an update of the CS and the Shell... was the "run as admin" issue adressed, that so many people really disliked?

This is the only issue I have with IKM in terms of using it in Wavelab. Don't run Wavelab as "admin" (even if the UAC is off!), plugins won't process while rendering (they stay in demo mode).


And the VAT on top of the prices are killing me. Else they look fair. But that's only because the 21% VAT isn't listed.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

The "run as admin" issue should not have been an issue at all with T-RackS going back quite a bit (only the instrument plugins should exhibit this according to what I've been told for a while). Support is your resource for that, they can be contacted at http://www.ikmultimedia.com/support to help you out with it.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

And the VAT on top of the prices are killing me. Else they look fair. But that's only because the 21% VAT isn't listed.

It wouldn't be listed on pages that are Gear Credit pricing since you've already paid appropriate VAT when you purchased the credit pack(s). When you go to purchase a collection or add credits in Custom Shop this is displayed:

NOTE: All Prices Excluding VAT. Prices shown are subject to VAT for customers in the EU.

[Compyfox]

I know I know, but it's still giving you the impression:
"oh hay, 80 quids for 120 credits - okay", then go to checkout and be like "oh... now I'm up to 96EUR... nya! Stupid VAT system".

It's an impression thing.


REgarding the "admin" thing... last time I heard that this is still existing, was with the update after you folks released "British Black". And the Support wrote me back in the day "that's normal, and every program should be run as admin anyway".

Stupid IMO, but oh well.

[KevWestBeats]

Yeah, I have to admit, as much as I like the T-Racks processors, I think the whole Custom Shop thing is really awful. I haven't gone so far as to uninstall it yet, but I certainly won't update it or click "Restore my Gear" any more (since that downloads like all 40 or so processors, and I have to re-sort everything, just to get one update), and it's really unlikely that I will buy anything further for T-Racks until I can use it without having to deal with Custom Shop. It's just really unnecessary--I would rather stick with other plugins than deal with it.

Not trying to say you guys (IK) don't make great products, because you do. Just that Custom Shop is... well, it's terrible, and it's a huge inconvenience. Are there any plans to liberate T-Racks from the Custom Shop ever?

Also, some modulation plugins would be awesome. Your comps and EQs are great, but I think we have enough of those already.

what is there to sort out? you point custom shop to your vst folder during installation then chick restore gear and it puts it where you want it to. Its easy. I personally love the custom shop. Though I do agree that having real world currency or an option to have it could make it easier for people to understand.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

Nope, that must have been back in the day before this wasn't an issue but it has been quite a while. You can reply to that ticket or open another if you are experiencing the issue. Though I may be able to somewhat agree on "stupid VAT system" it may be easier for me to do so from afar - I still find our sales tax in the US a little oddly implemented but even so seems lower and easier to deal with overall. So I can only feel the pain indirectly on that one.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

Though I do agree that having real world currency or an option to have it could make it easier for people to understand.

There's definitely a lot of people who feel this way. I can't guarantee anything but I know it is something that has at least hit the radar for consideration.

[KevWestBeats]

Though I do agree that having real world currency or an option to have it could make it easier for people to understand.

There's definitely a lot of people who feel this way. I can't guarantee anything but I know it is something that has at least hit the radar for consideration.

I love it as is. Custom shop credits tend to make things cheaper when you buy in bulk but I understand the frustration because I get the same frustration with Microsoft points on my Xbox. I want new COD cammos that are like $1 but I gotta buy $5 worth of their credits to spend the $1.

[sockofgold]

what is there to sort out?

I keep my VST folder organized by type--I don't just want a huge list of god-knows-how-many plugins I have in a single folder. I sort them into sub-folders for easy finding (e.g. dynamics, EQ/filter, modulation, delay/reverb, etc).

T-Racks alone has like 20-30 plugins. That alone is enough to need sorting, let alone all of the other plugins I have.

[KevWestBeats]

what is there to sort out?

I keep my VST folder organized by type--I don't just want a huge list of god-knows-how-many plugins I have in a single folder. I sort them into sub-folders for easy finding (e.g. dynamics, EQ/filter, modulation, delay/reverb, etc).

T-Racks alone has like 20-30 plugins. That alone is enough to need sorting, let alone all of the other plugins I have.

Makes sense. I tend to sort by manufacturer but I have sorted that way before and it is a pain.

[zentatonic]

I don't really see the custom shop as much of an inconvenience. I can take it or leave it - it is what it is to me.

The IK plugins have always been great, but they are lately getting scary good. Right there with UAD. Which by the way also installs like 50 plugins on your machine every update. Even ones whose demos have long expired show up in your DAW's plugin directory - at least it used to.

So UAD has sort of a custom shop as well that you need to slap inside your computer.

This new comp is a beauty, IK.

[poshook]

amazing compressor. works better on 2BUS than my Elysia Alpha.
I would buy it but CS

[kylen]

I'd like to try out the new bus comp after the CS infrastructure is tamed down.