KVR Audio

Apostate · Post by **Apostate** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 2:56 pm

bmrzycki wrote:
murnau wrote:
lnikj wrote:Wow. I was thinking about $29 for the upgrade.
It's only $79 for DCAM Synth Squad owners..
Wow! You weren't kidding
https://www.jrrshop.com/fxpansion-strobe-upgrade

And that doesn't even have Cypher and Amber...

I think I understand. 79 might seem high because it's "just" one of the Synth Squad. But iirc, Synth Squad altogether was over 200 US for years....79 doesn't seem particularly excessive when considered as a third of SS. At least to me it doesn't.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:24 pm

Bought.
The upgrade price is $67,15 (auto group buy at JrrShop) and I think this is a fair upgrade price for existing customers.

Apostate · Post by **Apostate** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:58 pm

4damind wrote:Bought.
The upgrade price is $67,15 (auto group buy at JrrShop) and I think this is a fair upgrade price for existing customers.

Awesome, I respect your views and would LOVE to hear about your thoughts when you have time!

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:20 pm

4damind wrote:Bought.
The upgrade price is $67,15 (auto group buy at JrrShop) and I think this is a fair upgrade price for existing customers.

With "GROUP" $66.36..

lnikj · Post by **lnikj** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:24 pm

murnau wrote:
4damind wrote:Bought.
The upgrade price is $67,15 (auto group buy at JrrShop) and I think this is a fair upgrade price for existing customers.
With "GROUP" $66.36..

Not at the time I write. The upgrade has disappeared. Full version is still there though.

Edit: And now it's back again!

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 5:27 pm

Apostate wrote:
bmrzycki wrote:
murnau wrote:
lnikj wrote:Wow. I was thinking about $29 for the upgrade.
It's only $79 for DCAM Synth Squad owners..
Wow! You weren't kidding
https://www.jrrshop.com/fxpansion-strobe-upgrade

And that doesn't even have Cypher and Amber...
I think I understand. 79 might seem high because it's "just" one of the Synth Squad. But iirc, Synth Squad altogether was over 200 US for years....79 doesn't seem particularly excessive when considered as a third of SS. At least to me it doesn't.

So assuming the upgrade price for the other 2 (or 3 if we include Fusor) is also 79 then the upgrade price is more than it was new for the whole collection. I did wonder...

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 5:49 pm

aMUSEd wrote:
Apostate wrote:
bmrzycki wrote:
murnau wrote:
lnikj wrote:Wow. I was thinking about $29 for the upgrade.
It's only $79 for DCAM Synth Squad owners..
Wow! You weren't kidding
https://www.jrrshop.com/fxpansion-strobe-upgrade

And that doesn't even have Cypher and Amber...
I think I understand. 79 might seem high because it's "just" one of the Synth Squad. But iirc, Synth Squad altogether was over 200 US for years....79 doesn't seem particularly excessive when considered as a third of SS. At least to me it doesn't.
So assuming the upgrade price for the other 2 (or 3 if we include Fusor) is also 79 then the upgrade price is more than it was new for the whole collection. I did wonder...

I think that speaks more about how they packaged and priced the original bundle. I always thought their pricing policies were weird.

JerGoertz · Post by **JerGoertz** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 5:55 pm

It sounds like no significant updates to the basic sound, and the new features aren't that important to me. Think I'll pass this time, though I am still loving the original SS.

Pyrotek45 · Post by **Pyrotek45** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:13 pm

79.99$ holy crap that's a lot! Even 66.00 is a lot to me. Considering you could get SS1 for 99$ on sale this is a pretty price upgrade. That's asking a lot for a gui upgrade tbh, you can already do everything it adds with furor + strobe. Hey, I'll buy it right now for 39$ as i think that's a fair price for existing owners.

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:30 pm

aMUSEd wrote:So assuming the upgrade price for the other 2 (or 3 if we include Fusor) is also 79 then the upgrade price is more than it was new for the whole collection. I did wonder...

I think you can't see it this way as we talking about v2 pricing not v1. If the two other cost (which is more then likely and i keep Fusor to the side atm) also $179 we talking about a bundle price of something around the $500 mark maybe? So if i can buy all three for something around $190 it's okay.. ..I don't say it's bloody cheap but we have to be fair.

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:32 pm

Is there any information on when the other two synths will be updated, and will there be an upgraded fusor to go along with the set when it's completed?

Apostate · Post by **Apostate** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:02 pm

Ah_Dziz wrote:Is there any information on when the other two synths will be updated, and will there be an upgraded fusor to go along with the set when it's completed?

I asked the same question, it looks like Cypher is currently being updated, and there's no real word on Fusor. Apparently the new Strobe won't work in Fusor, which I thought kind of odd as I love Fusor and am especially curious as to how extensive the modulation capabilities are in Strobe 2 without it.

Angus_FX · Post by **Angus_FX** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:18 pm

How much would you normally reckon to pay for 900 professional-quality presets alone?

Angus_FX · Post by **Angus_FX** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:20 pm

you can already do everything it adds with furor + strobe.

Not well, you can't. There's a lot of things in this one that you won't find in either Strobe v1 or Fusor.

lnikj · Post by **lnikj** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:25 pm

Hi Angus

My $29 was too cheap, but I am not interested in the presets, but in the synth. That said, the GUI thing is quite a big deal for me as I have failing eyesight.

$79 just seems a lot, multiplied by 3 (or 4), to get that GUI. I know lots of other things have been improved too, but for me it is the synth engine and the GUI that matters.

Sorry. I don't mean to offend.

All good things come to those who wait.. the Synth Squad 2 thread