Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[Sim.Sky]

Heads up: you can get a free Track Spark goody bag if you sign up for their newsletter at http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2016/11 ... udio-tips/

Rumor has it that it's pretty much the full latest goody bag (w/ Beatskillz Slam Dawg, Sinevibes Extremum, etc.), and you would even be able to claim it if you've been a previous subscriber i.e. now cancelled.

[Fleer]

Cheers, Sim.Sky
Although ... first got an access denied message, and when I accessed through the bpb website, received the wrong (initial) pack with FreaQ and a bunch of loops. No Slaw Dawg, no Extremum, no fun.

[sprnva]

Yeah I got the same "wrong" goody bag. It doesn't have the stuff in the email.

[Sim.Sky]

Yeah, sorry guys - I just read the description in the email and didn't open the goody bag before posting about it The only hope is that they just messed up the downloads once more (wouldn't be the first, and probably not the second time either), and that they provide a link to the promised bag...

[Fleer]

Yup, even the info in the bedroomproducer blog says Slam Dawg and Extremum should be included. Shot an email to Track Spark to right all wrongs

[Sim.Sky]

All right, just received an answer from Track Spark.

Here's the original mail:

Hi

Thanks for entering your details to receive our free taster goody bag, you can download it here.

Inside you'll find:
Slam Dawg by Beatskillz
Dancida by Cubic Audio
Extremum by Sinevibes
Acoustic guitar, bass & drum loops
"Use your loops & samples as inspiration" tutorial by Rich Lewis

...and here's what they said when I asked them about the mismatch:

Hi,

Sorry for the confusion, the taster goody bag is an extra little gift. To get Slam Dawg, etc. you need to subscribe for our 1 month free trial from our homepage.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Cheers,

Guess we can all come to our own conclusions now

[Fleer]

True, got the same message

[systmu]

is slam dawg any good? I canceled thinking about re-subbing for it

[Sim.Sky]

^ Got it for free a while ago, but hardly use it. It's not particularly bad, but I found the controls often to be too extreme. They say it's a quick and easy one-stop solution for better sounds (or, dare you, even mastering), but in my opinion it's anything but this. What I felt was that you'd have to be extremely careful while dialing in settings; and some controls would simply never sound right. Waves IM Pusher does similar things and just blows it out of the water in pretty much every regard. Still, for $3 I'd say it's still totally worth it - unless you already have IM Pusher

FWIW I also tried the advanced version, Slam Dawg Pro, and this thing really does what the marketing says. Much better and useful than the original one Chances are you will get a nice crossgrade price from Track Spark in the next weeks

[Numanoid]

just got Waves CLA Unplugged for $9
used PLUGINDAY20 code.

So EPK88 can be had for $29 as well with that code?

[Fleer]

just got Waves CLA Unplugged for $9
used PLUGINDAY20 code.

So EPK88 can be had for $29 as well with that code?

Yup. Everyplugin.com has it for even less with the same code.

[Fleer]

^ Got it for free a while ago, but hardly use it. It's not particularly bad, but I found the controls often to be too extreme. They say it's a quick and easy one-stop solution for better sounds (or, dare you, even mastering), but in my opinion it's anything but this. What I felt was that you'd have to be extremely careful while dialing in settings; and some controls would simply never sound right. Waves IM Pusher does similar things and just blows it out of the water in pretty much every regard. Still, for $3 I'd say it's still totally worth it - unless you already have IM Pusher

FWIW I also tried the advanced version, Slam Dawg Pro, and this thing really does what the marketing says. Much better and useful than the original one Chances are you will get a nice crossgrade price from Track Spark in the next weeks

Don't forget about Noveltech Character for $9 over at PluginAlliance.

[OB-XKeys]

All right, just received an answer from Track Spark.

Here's the original mail:

Hi

Thanks for entering your details to receive our free taster goody bag, you can download it here.

Inside you'll find:
Slam Dawg by Beatskillz
Dancida by Cubic Audio
Extremum by Sinevibes
Acoustic guitar, bass & drum loops
"Use your loops & samples as inspiration" tutorial by Rich Lewis

...and here's what they said when I asked them about the mismatch:

Hi,

Sorry for the confusion, the taster goody bag is an extra little gift. To get Slam Dawg, etc. you need to subscribe for our 1 month free trial from our homepage.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Cheers,

Guess we can all come to our own conclusions now

I subscribed using the initial Bedroom Producer link provided and subscribing from the "homepage" as suggested in the email.... both times I got the wrong/same "goody bag" with Audio Assault_FreaQ etc... so it appears at this time the only way to get the correct goody bag is to subscribe and then email them asking for the correct goody bag? I've wasted enough time already... I'm done, sorry.

[Uncle E]

Uncle E any news from Spitfire Audio this month, especially the Albion One? Considering Black Friday/Cyber Monday is coming around.

No news that I've heard.

[Uncle E]

Uncle E, do you know how long the Toontrack sale(s) are gonna last? Thanks

They end December 31.