Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[dzilizzi]

So now I own Exponential Audio's R2 (free from Focusrite), Excalibur ($10), and PhoenixVerb ($10), all for $20. I wonder if that's what the guy signed up for when he sold his business to iZotope.

"Yeah, we LOVE your plugins, top of the line, industry-leading stuff. Hope you don't mind that we're going to use them for loss leaders and sell them for pennies on the dollar."

Ah! That is where I got the R2. I bought the Exclalibur/Phoenixverb/R4/Nimbus bundle right before they sold to Izotope. But I could never figure out why I was suddenly seeing the R2 in there also.

I just hope they don't put the other 2 on sale for $10 each. I might be annoyed because I haven't really used them yet.

[Uncle E]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

We can probably assume that the prices are this low because Total Studio 3 MAX is coming and will include those things. The Total Studio 2 MAX Upgrade from 1 often went on sale for good prices even before this current sale so it's still a good deal even if that happens.

[dzilizzi]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

Depends on what you already got.
So basically, all the few amps that I don't have. the few effects I don't have. I actually don't think I have any of the bass, so that is a plus. Yeah, that's about it I think. On the plus side, I won't get sucked into the group buy this year....

And all for about $126.

How long is the sale on?

Edit: Well, that sucks. Pretty much all the amps they are offering, per the website, I already have. Yes, maybe not worth it.

[dangayle]

So now I own Exponential Audio's R2 (free from Focusrite), Excalibur ($10), and PhoenixVerb ($10), all for $20. I wonder if that's what the guy signed up for when he sold his business to iZotope.

"Yeah, we LOVE your plugins, top of the line, industry-leading stuff. Hope you don't mind that we're going to use them for loss leaders and sell them for pennies on the dollar."

Ah! That is where I got the R2. I bought the Exclalibur/Phoenixverb/R4/Nimbus bundle right before they sold to Izotope. But I could never figure out why I was suddenly seeing the R2 in there also.

I just hope they don't put the other 2 on sale for $10 each. I might be annoyed because I haven't really used them yet.

Oh yeah, for anyone who spent good money on those plugs, that's gotta burn. Still, at least they're still out there for everyone (cough cough Camel Audio).

[Ceej]

re korg, I've been using the old legacy bundle that came with taktile 49 midi controller that I bought years ago - I just went back to https://www.korg-license-center.com/index.php?hl=en and entered the original bundle code, that gave me a coupon code which discounted "KORG Collection 2 - Legacy Bundle" to $0.

I've got that collection as well - where did you find the bundle code? Was it only on the printed material that came with it? I've been trying out some registration codes from old emails but so far nothing has worked on that site...

[Vleker]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

We can probably assume that the prices are this low because Total Studio 3 MAX is coming and will include those things. The Total Studio 2 MAX Upgrade from 1 often went on sale for good prices even before this current sale so it's still a good deal even if that happens.

Yeah that is what I thought as well. Strange the Sample Tank 4 isn't in there but $125 though for Amplitube + a ton of extras is a great deal, as I expect the price to increase once 3 drops. Even if you don't use every product it has a lot to offer! Sadly I'm currently on the road with crappy internet and a 500GB SSD so I won't even be able to install it all lol

[WatchTheGuitar]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

We can probably assume that the prices are this low because Total Studio 3 MAX is coming and will include those things. The Total Studio 2 MAX Upgrade from 1 often went on sale for good prices even before this current sale so it's still a good deal even if that happens.

I don't know when Total Studio 3 MAX is released, but I can virtually guarantee it'll be a day or two after my Jam Points expiry date :/

[The Noodlist]

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[telecode]

We have some great pricing on Total Studio 2 MAX now: Total Studio Spectacular - Up to 75% off Total Studio 2 MAX

This is interesting. What's the general consensus. Good price for what you get?

It's a great price. I paid twice as much for it nearly 2 years ago before I understood how to wait for the best prices to buy at.

So how often do you use things like TRacks, Syntronik and Sampletank? How do they compare to the V-Collection and Komplete? I rarely see anyone using Syntronik or Sampletank

It seems like really good pricing. You basically get most of the IKM software. Depends what other stuff you already have. It's showing as $179 upgrade price for me. I use the Tracks stuff often. It's seems decent quality.

[WatchTheGuitar]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

We can probably assume that the prices are this low because Total Studio 3 MAX is coming and will include those things. The Total Studio 2 MAX Upgrade from 1 often went on sale for good prices even before this current sale so it's still a good deal even if that happens.

Yeah that is what I thought as well. Strange the Sample Tank 4 isn't in there but $125 though for Amplitube + a ton of extras is a great deal, as I expect the price to increase once 3 drops. Even if you don't use every product it has a lot to offer! Sadly I'm currently on the road with crappy internet and a 500GB SSD so I won't even be able to install it all lol

One thing you need to be aware of is IK's shitty policy of only giving you a fixed period to download your files after which you have to pay a certain amount to reinstate downloads. I think it's something like 6 months.

[Ploki]

One thing you need to be aware of is IK's shitty policy of only giving you a fixed period to download your files after which you have to pay a certain amount to reinstate downloads. I think it's something like 6 months.

Wow that’s absolute garbage.
I’m never buying ANYTHING from them.

[courtjestr]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

Actually you get Sampletank 4 SE with the complete Sampletank 3 library.

[telecode]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

Actually you get Sampletank 4 SE with the complete Sampletank 3 library.

SampleTank 4 SE is free, no?

[Vleker]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

We can probably assume that the prices are this low because Total Studio 3 MAX is coming and will include those things. The Total Studio 2 MAX Upgrade from 1 often went on sale for good prices even before this current sale so it's still a good deal even if that happens.

Yeah that is what I thought as well. Strange the Sample Tank 4 isn't in there but $125 though for Amplitube + a ton of extras is a great deal, as I expect the price to increase once 3 drops. Even if you don't use every product it has a lot to offer! Sadly I'm currently on the road with crappy internet and a 500GB SSD so I won't even be able to install it all lol

One thing you need to be aware of is IK's shitty policy of only giving you a fixed period to download your files after which you have to pay a certain amount to reinstate downloads. I think it's something like 6 months.

Wow really? That's stupid. I'll be fine but still, makes absolutely no sense

[telecode]

So you don't get everything in Total Studio 2 MAX.
Sampletank 3 and not 4, no MODO Drums or Sunset Reverb.
It seems a little misleading to me. Good price for what is included though.

We can probably assume that the prices are this low because Total Studio 3 MAX is coming and will include those things. The Total Studio 2 MAX Upgrade from 1 often went on sale for good prices even before this current sale so it's still a good deal even if that happens.

Yeah that is what I thought as well. Strange the Sample Tank 4 isn't in there but $125 though for Amplitube + a ton of extras is a great deal, as I expect the price to increase once 3 drops. Even if you don't use every product it has a lot to offer! Sadly I'm currently on the road with crappy internet and a 500GB SSD so I won't even be able to install it all lol

One thing you need to be aware of is IK's shitty policy of only giving you a fixed period to download your files after which you have to pay a certain amount to reinstate downloads. I think it's something like 6 months.

hmm.. I am not aware of this .I am pretty sure, when I jumped on the group buy bandwagon last summer, i had not logged into my IKM site in years and after I logged in, I was all different versions of software I hadn't looked at in years, and I was still able to download it and serials where there and everything.Then even gave me newer version of Sampletank that I never used.

Either way, this deal is decent if you dont have those things included and need them. Its just a huge download. I cant spare that sort of disk space.