Sonokinetic releases Ostinato Series - Strings

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aMUSEd wrote:Briefly visited the website but it's hard to work out what exactly this is. Can't see an actual description of the product (just a bunch of videos - this is getting to be an annoying trend) and the site is hard to navigate as the big dropdown at the top takes up so much room I can't actually scroll to the clickable link unless I maximise my Chrome window.
There's a reason for all the videos with this product line. It's not simply a sample library full of multiple articulations, but its a "phrase" based library, which in itself doesn't explain what type of phrase based library it is and to what degree of flexibility does it contain over something like a loop library (which is what some people may confuse this for, once they hear the word "phrase").

Still I also wish they would reconsider the website (which is something I don't think they want to entertain because the website is a fairly recent update over their old site... and yes this is an improvement over the old one). Its still not the easiest to navigate, but even as I write that I do think the products and services on their site make it hard to create an easier way to display everything.

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Thanks dear Sonokinetic,

honeypot worked. Best chance to get epic like Hans Zimmer.

Very curious for the play 8)
Symphony Nr.1
Meet the Cities Repair Team Unimportant laughter
music has become meaningless...we just keep doing it

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Compyfox wrote:
jsp1979 wrote:As a note of information, it took between 6 and 7 hours for all of the copies to be gone.
For the record, Sonokinetic posted the link on 5:30pm or 17:30 GMT+1. I posted at 11:20pm or 23:20. At this point, some people said "it's gone", some " thanks". Assuming the latter snagged it way sooner already. So less than(!) 6 hiurs, if not less
For the record, the email announcement was sent before the link posted here. The time between my purchase email and the counter going to zero (which I checked back and saw happen) was more than 6 hours.

You had to specifically opt in to get the 12 Days of Christmas emails as it's a separate list.

Honestly, I wish that everyone who missed a copy here could get one, but it seems unfair to rake Sonokinetic over coals for being generous. I've missed some big deals in my day too.

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Ostinato = a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm.

Finally got my download.

Thanks again!!! :)
This is the same method MJ used when he was working on Anthony Marinelli's Thriller.

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jsp1979 wrote:You had to specifically opt in to get the 12 Days of Christmas emails as it's a separate list.
Even more "fair" then. Like I said, I have an accounr, I wasn't informed of either

Great promo :tu:

/sarcasm
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Our apologies to those that didn't manage to get Ostinato while it was free, its still on 50% discount for another 24 hours!

We actually thought that the promotion would extend over the 48 hours, but due to the demand for the product, the serial numbers were gone in only 6 hours!

We had 2 email lists for this promotion, the specific 12 days of Christmas subscription, and our standard subscription, and emails went out to both lists, I'm not sure why people would not have received notification, and we know from the response that we got, the majority certainly received it

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Thanks Sonokinetic, top team!

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sonokinetic wrote:We actually thought that the promotion would extend over the 48 hours, but due to the demand for the product, the serial numbers were gone in only 6 hours!
...right...

sonokinetic wrote:We had 2 email lists for this promotion, the specific 12 days of Christmas subscription, and our standard subscription, and emails went out to both lists, I'm not sure why people would not have received notification, and we know from the response that we got, the majority certainly received it

I did get NEITHER of them. Nothing in my SPAM filter either.

So I'm certainly not among the... "majority"...
But to those that have that thing - enjoy.
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sonokinetic wrote:Our apologies to those that didn't manage to get Ostinato while it was free, its still on 50% discount for another 24 hours!
TBH, no need to apologize, this is a very generous offer. I can only speak for myself, but, everything i was disapointed about is that i didn't see this earlier. :)

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Agreed no need to apologize. This was an amazing offer, and 50% off is still a great deal if someone is interested in using it vs. simply wanting something for free.

You guys have done these countdowns annually for a while now and have always been very generous

***And you also make some very nice instruments too! :tu:

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chk071 wrote:TBH, no need to apologize, this is a very generous offer.
5000 licences given away, priced regular at $99, that makes a total $495,000

No doubt a generous hand out :o :tu:

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Numanoid wrote:
chk071 wrote:TBH, no need to apologize, this is a very generous offer.
5000 licences given away, priced regular at $99, that makes a total $495,000

No doubt a generous hand out :o :tu:
Let's start a discussion!

What about THOSE developers like SoundToys that gave out a license worth 129USD for weeks(!) on end for free? Example: Sie-Q. Ignoring the intro price of 89USD but go via the MSRP of 129USD.

Let us also assume that thousands of licenses go out of the door per day. Let's say... 5000 licenses on the first alone, and an average of 200-300 for the next 13 days.

Quick math:
First day => 5000 x 129USD = 645k USD
Following day => 300 x 129USD = 38700 USD
Multiplied by 13 = 13 x 503100 USD

Summed together: 1148100 USD or 1,148mil in losses for free promotion
Yet the company hasn't gone "poof" yet.

"That's not a fair math" you say - okay, let's do it with the sales price of 89USD
First day => 5000 x 98USD = 445k USD
Following day => 300 x 89USD = 26700 USD
Multiplied by 13 = 13 x 347100 USD

Summed together: 792100 USD or 792,1k in losses for free promotion



Yeah, it's "super generous" with "such a huge loss" (numbers are impressive, no?).



Oh wait, that isn't fair. Behind Sonokinetic is a bit more than just two people (actually three, counting in Petr Pololáník on top of Son Thomsen and Rob Vandenberg - not to mention the "Capellen Music Production")...

But in the end... it's just marketing. And not a cool one if you ask me if signed up users aren't even informed PRIOR to some guerilla forum marketing schemes, even if they signed up to a newsletter (which I'm apparently not anymore, due to reasons unknown). Because then, it would be my own loss if I didn't respond to the deal. However as mentioned, I didn't even see it - because: life and jobs.

YMMV, personal opinions and all that.


Still... this thing sounds definitely cool. And whoever got it as freebie, enjoy.
My 2016 budget has been used up... so maybe next year.
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Compyfox wrote:Still... this thing sounds definitely cool. And whoever got it as freebie, enjoy.
My 2016 budget has been used up... so maybe next year.
So you didn't get it ?
Compyfox wrote:But in the end... it's just marketing. And not a cool one if you ask me if signed up users aren't even informed PRIOR to some guerilla forum marketing schemes, even if they signed up to a newsletter (which I'm apparently not anymore, due to reasons unknown). Because then, it would be my own loss if I didn't respond to the deal. However as mentioned, I didn't even see it - because: life and jobs.
I suggest to add when signing up from news from a developer, not just to get an alternative to receive news by E-mail, but also to be able to select the possibility to have a chip inserted directly into our brain.

With a chip in our brain, we will never miss a message from our favourite developer :borg:

CompyFox, you are a good guy, but I somehow suspect that you actually like sulking more about not getting a free plugin, than actually getting it free.

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Numanoid wrote:So you didn't get it ?
Must have missed my last posts, eh?

Numanoid wrote:I suggest to add when signing up from news from a developer, not just to get an alternative to receive news by E-mail, but also to be able to select the possibility to have a chip inserted directly into our brain.
We're closer to Cyberpunk 2020 than ever, but still no "brain chips" to enhance my Agility +3 and Shooting Skills +5. *cough*


Numanoid wrote:CompyFox, you are a good guy, but I somehow suspect that you actually like sulking more about not getting a free plugin, than actually getting it free.
Maybe - but as you know me, I don't like joining the wave of enthusiasm, "follow the leader" (still cool KORN Album), drinking the cool aid, or whatever works as analogy for that.
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Numanoid wrote:CompyFox, you are a good guy, but I somehow suspect that you actually like sulking more about not getting a free plugin, than actually getting it free.
Maybe - but as you know me, I don't like joining the wave of enthusiasm, "follow the leader" (still cool KORN Album), drinking the cool aid, or whatever works as analogy for that.
It is not about following the leader, but a user had to be there, at that time

Like picking a winning lottery, not everybody can win unfortunately.

I would love to share the code, but it is not like the Plugimon giveaway, it is specific to each license as far as I know.

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