Hello everyone,
As many of you are perhaps now aware, our great friend, Bernie Torelli passed away very recently. He fought a long and strong battle
with the cancer he had. We posted our tribute to him in our news section at DontCrack. Please visit it if you would like to know more about our friend and his life.
A Facebook page was also created where condolences in Bernie's memory may be left.
Two years ago, in December 2013, DontCrack asked the Audio Community to help the owner of Nomad Factory, Bernie Torelli, with a "RaisingFunds For Bernie" campaign. The response was overwhelming, as we raisedenough money to pay all the mounting hospital bills and keep Nomad Factory strong. Both Bernie and the DontCrack team were very touched by the incredible outcome of this fundraising drive and the flood of emails expressing concern for Bernie's condition.
This vast support from you all eased the stress and worry, to the point where Bernie could really get back to work. It quite literally put
him back on his feet! It also let Nomad Factory get into a more comfortable position, enabling them to get extra people to handle the
work that Bernie was not able to do, due to the impact of his struggle with his cancer.
Over the two years Bernie's health was a series of 'good days' and 'bad days', but throughout he was a source of inspiration to us all with his constant good humour and unrelenting drive to keep things moving forward despite health problems that would have crushed the rest of us. Bernie was a warrior, nothing less.
It wasn't easy for him, but he got work done and there are now several "Brand-New Nomad Factory Products" that will be released in
2016, thanks to his perseverance. It took a while but the circumstances have dictated the pace. One of the these new products is 'BUS DRIVER'.
DontCrack and Bernie took the decision to offer it free for a limited time. It was his way of expressing his gratitude to the audio community for the help he received. Unfortunately he will not be around to see its release. We told him just before his passing that we would make sure it happened.
Ever since the closing day of the Fund Raiser, Bernie and DontCrack were thinking of a way of rewarding everyone for their generosity. It was such a marvellous outpouring of kindness from the audio community. One of Bernie's and DontCrack's projects amongst all the others was to develop this great plug-in that we know you will really enjoy. Hopefully you will be using every day and that it will accomplish the goal of saying 'Thank You' for the heart-warming support you showed for Bernie during the time when he really needed it.
Ladies and Gentleman of the Audio community, we give you...
BUS DRIVER
Please visit the BUS DRIVER Product Page for details of this excellent Optical Compressor, follow the
purchase link and use the following Voucher Code to recieve a 100% discount on BUS DRIVER.
VOUCHER CODE: freebusdriver
We know Bernie would have been really pleased to know you will be using it on your projects.
We have also decided to lower the prices on all Nomad Factory products to allow everyone to have a chance to pick up one or several of Bernie's great products in order to appreciate his work. It will have the added benefit of helping his family with the unpaid hospital bills and other expenses that have accrued during his illness since the 'fund-raiser'. Another positive aspect will be the help it will give to the continuation of the Nomad Factory company that we are determined to keep running, to honour the life and commitment he had for producing high quality plug-ins for the audio community.
The Nomad Factory products are on sale HERE at up to 60% off and at other participating dealers.
Best Regards,
Nick, Eric, and the whole Nomad Factory and DontCrack teams
