Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[BeeDog]

There is also FXpansion Strobe 2 for only $19.99 there:
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-aud ... 8000000000

Is this one still available for US users? I'd love if I could come to an agreement with someone to help me get it I'll slap a small helper's fee on top!

[Digivolt]

Up to 89% off JRR Shop 22nd Anniversary Sale, now $22 each for iZotope, Stagecraft, Ohm Force, Final Mix, NOS Audio, and JRR Sounds with new deals added daily:

CTC-1 is 50% at presonus at the moment, will you be adding the sale also ?

[Nspace]

Nspace, I also thank you for the interesting post. Had no idea that Spectralayers 7 was announced. Do you have a link for that?

I passed up the previous sale in the hope that there may soon be another better sale for Sound Forge Pro 13 or 14 which includes SL 6 and 7. I suppose SL 6 and/or 7 will eventually be sold separately from Sound Forge.

https://www.magix.com/us/music/samplitu ... /#c1199487
"Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6 + 7
Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6 is one of the most advanced spectral editors worldwide. SpectraLayers Pro transforms sound into a unique visual world of multidimensional audio data. Its concept, based on frequency selection, enables sounds to be extracted, optimized or rearranged in a new, revolutionary way. Thanks to ARA2, SpectraLayers Pro is now more seamlessly integrated into Samplitude Pro X5. All customers that purchase a copy of Samplitude Pro X5 Suite will be able to download the forthcoming update to SpectraLayers Pro 7 for free."

Magix has been bundling SF and SL with Samplitude PRO Suites, however sales usually include legacy SF versions, which have also appeared at HumbleBundle. SL was only included in some of the bundle sales, careful with that.

thanks for the great post. just out of curiosity, who is the research pioneer developer behind SL and what the novel or unique contributions she/he is making to the field that other software solutions aren't doing.

Robin Lobel founded Divideframe at divideconcept.net
His CV http://www.divideconcept.net/papers/CV-RL-EN.pdf
has been active this april and may https://github.com/divideconcept
His interview about all this from Magix times;
https://www.magix.com/us/magazine/music ... bin-lobel/

Looks like I need to keep an eye on Humble Bundles for a SoundForge and Spectralayers sale! Apparently I missed some good sales. My interest is in SL 6 but more so in Version 7. I was thinking that SL 7 will likely be released in 2021 but as you stated SL 7 it already has been announced. What is the ETA for SL7?

I would love to get my hands on a SL 6 or SL 6/7 or if included wit Soundforge. If SAmplitude Pro X5 goes on sale for $199 I will likely get it.

Just yesterday an offer via emailed link (apparently available in german only) was posted at Samplitude forum that takes you to an EUR149 offer for Samplitude PRO Suite X4 (yes, not X5!!) also including Spectralayers 6 (with no update to SL 7).
https://www.magix.com/de/affiliate/musi ... 10e3794afe

Consider two things: First Magix legalities except them to forced updates/upgrades depending on the actual date the buyer activates the acquired software (unlike the way iex iZotope does). So if you buy certain Magix software version now, it will remain the same one, despite when you activate it, even if it is after a new version release.
And secondly, last year Steinberg came with a short time offer for Spectralayers upgrades, starting with EUR49 - yes, forty nine euros - from the previous version, (if I remember well EUR99 for 2 versions back) and so on. This is first time ever such happens with Spectralayers, but who knows if it will happen again...

[agharta]

Magix legalities except them to forced updates/upgrades depending on the actual date the buyer activates the acquired software (unlike the way iex iZotope does). So if you buy certain Magix software version now, it will remain the same one, despite when you activate it, even if it is after a new version release.

Most companies only offer a short grace period if any and with iZotope it's if you purchased it 30 days prior to the new version being released. Note: this is when you purchased it not when you activated it.
There are only a few that have a very encompassing grace period policy.

As for Magix, well they are still selling version 4 very cheaply so it would make no sense to automatically give a free upgrade to version 5 for people buying V4 since V5 was released. They aren't a charity.

[Nobdi]

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So how come nobody has mentioned the crazy PRESUMMER(thats the code) sale on Sampletekk? 90% off anything. It ends June 7th, I'm getting a few things for sure.

Where did you get THAT from ??? - haven't read that anywhere.
Awesome! TX !!

[WatchTheGuitar]

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So how come nobody has mentioned the crazy PRESUMMER(thats the code) sale on Sampletekk? 90% off anything. It ends June 7th, I'm getting a few things for sure.

Where did you get THAT from ??? - haven't read that anywhere.
Awesome! TX !!

Nice tip and it works. I had to pay VAT as I'm in the UK, but just paid £47 for what's normally $470.

[LoveEnigma18]

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So how come nobody has mentioned the crazy PRESUMMER(thats the code) sale on Sampletekk? 90% off anything. It ends June 7th, I'm getting a few things for sure.

Where did you get THAT from ??? - haven't read that anywhere.
Awesome! TX !!

Nice tip and it works. I had to pay VAT as I'm in the UK, but just paid £47 for what's normally $470.

Joining the party... Did not have much to spend on, but got Worra's Prophet for $1.5. Insane! Thanks a lot for sharing it, timbit2006.

Download speed is quite slow. No big deal, but wondering if it is the same for others.

[WatchTheGuitar]

Yeah, it's not the fastest, but on the bright side the libraries aren't super huge, mostly around 1GB in size.

I bought
Worra's Prophet / INIL Choir / Tubed Keys Mki 73 / Little Bastard / Rain Piano MKii / WG2 MkII - Studio Grand Piano

Have just run quick tests on all apart from the WG2 which I'm still downloading - the Tubed Keys stands out, really characterful well sampled dusty old Rhodes sound. It's got that "found it covered in cobwebs at the back of the studio" vibe.

[timbit2006]

NP to both of you about the sampletekk code. I'd highly reccomend everyone in this thread join the "Audio Plugin Sales, Deals and Freebies" group run by audiopluginguy.com
I've found lots of unique deals through there that weren't posted here goes the other way around too though.

[paolostylo]

NP to both of you about the sampletekk code. I'd highly reccomend everyone in this thread join the "Audio Plugin Sales, Deals and Freebies" group run by audiopluginguy.com
I've found lots of unique deals through there that weren't posted here goes the other way around too though.

Yeah, very cool: https://www.audiopluginguy.com/deals/
It's a good summary of current deals/offers, which is constantly updated.

[Vleker]

So which Sampletekk libraries would be worth getting?

[Kalamata Kid]

NP to both of you about the sampletekk code. I'd highly reccomend everyone in this thread join the "Audio Plugin Sales, Deals and Freebies" group run by audiopluginguy.com
I've found lots of unique deals through there that weren't posted here goes the other way around too though.

Yeah, very cool: https://www.audiopluginguy.com/deals/
It's a good summary of current deals/offers, which is constantly updated.

^^^
thanks
good link!

[Ou_Tis]

Yeah, it's not the fastest, but on the bright side the libraries aren't super huge, mostly around 1GB in size.

I bought
Worra's Prophet / INIL Choir / Tubed Keys Mki 73 / Little Bastard / Rain Piano MKii / WG2 MkII - Studio Grand Piano

Have just run quick tests on all apart from the WG2 which I'm still downloading - the Tubed Keys stands out, really characterful well sampled dusty old Rhodes sound. It's got that "found it covered in cobwebs at the back of the studio" vibe.

How's the INIL Choir's playability? I'd guess it doesn't have anything like legato?

I'm thinking of Rain Piano MK2 or Vertikal. Currently the only good uprights I have are Tom Thumb Piano and Addictive Keys. I love the description of Rain Piano, but I doubt it will actually make people think of Tom Waits. Are its 11 velocity layers enough to take the place of round robins? Listening to the demo with that in mind, it seemed more like a looped sample than the same motif being played repeatedly (then again, with most contemporary genres there's nothing wrong with looping a sample). Vertikal has I think 16 velocity layers. Is Rain harder to fit in a mix?

[monomox]

Is there much difference between Ozone Elements 8 and 9? I have 8 and am feeling lazy about jumping the hoops to get 9 for free, LOL

[WatchTheGuitar]

How's the INIL Choir's playability? I'd guess it doesn't have anything like legato?

I'm thinking of Rain Piano MK2 or Vertikal. Currently the only good uprights I have are Tom Thumb Piano and Addictive Keys. I love the description of Rain Piano, but I doubt it will actually make people think of Tom Waits. Are its 11 velocity layers enough to take the place of round robins? Listening to the demo with that in mind, it seemed more like a looped sample than the same motif being played repeatedly (then again, with most contemporary genres there's nothing wrong with looping a sample). Vertikal has I think 16 velocity layers. Is Rain harder to fit in a mix?

Onto something else now, but will try and check all that out later.