Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[The Noodlist]

Cupwise FX summer sale
https://cupwise.com/?v=0a10a0b3e53b

[masterhiggins]

Up to 96% off iZotope mix and remix plugins and crossgrades. Highlights include the lowest price ever for RX 8 Standard Crossgrade, now $99 instead of $399, and RX Elements, Ozone Elements, Neutron Elements, and Nectar Elements for $19 each:

https://www.jrrshop.com/izotope?dir=des ... _from_date

iZotope RX 8 Standard Crossgrade $99
iZotope RX 8 Standard Audio Editor $199
iZotope RX 8 Elements $19
iZotope Ozone 9 Elements $19
iZotope Neutron Elements $19
iZotope Nectar 3 Elements $19
Izotope BreakTweaker Expanded $9.99
iZotope Iris 2 Spectral Synth $9.99
iZotope Nectar 3 Plus Crossgrade $79
iZotope Neutron 3 Standard Crossgrade $99
iZotope Neutron 3 Advanced Crossgrade $199
iZotope Ozone 9 Standard Crossgrade $99
iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced Crossgrade $199
iZotope Stutter Edit 2 $49
iZotope Remix Bundle (RX 8 Standard, Stutter Edit 2, BreakTweaker Expanded, Iris 2) $249

Does anyone know when iZotope usually has their super cheap RX Pro upgrade sale? I remember at one point Standard>Pro was less than $350.

[Uncle E]

Does anyone know when iZotope usually has their super cheap RX Pro upgrade sale? I remember at one point Standard>Pro was less than $350.

It was $499 in April. Sorry, I don't remember the previous sale prices.

[wangeroge]

Every plugin company has or had a sale with the exception of one: iLok. Why is there no sale called TRANSFER SUMMER 90% OFF?

KVR and Knobcloud would explode. Finally get rid of Air Hybrid, Pulsar Smasher, Saturation Knob …

[twasq]

About PA vouchers, with basically a free $50 voucher to all, I think that doesn't make sense to sell the $75 for more than 15 I guess... my reasoning: most of us want a $75 voucher to buy a $99.99 plugin for $24.99. With the $50 voucher, it would cost $49.99.

In that case, doesn't make sense to pay $25 for a $75 voucher to spend more $25 on PA site.

Halle-fcking-lujah!! There are actually people on this planet who understand like you!! : ))

[chrisstiles]

About PA vouchers, with basically a free $50 voucher to all, I think that doesn't make sense to sell the $75 for more than 15 I guess... my reasoning: most of us want a $75 voucher to buy a $99.99 plugin for $24.99. With the $50 voucher, it would cost $49.99.

In that case, doesn't make sense to pay $25 for a $75 voucher to spend more $25 on PA site.

Halle-fcking-lujah!! There are actually people on this planet who understand like you!! : ))

Yeah, but the people to convince are those selling (e.g the chaps still selling $50 vouchers).

[SolarAxix]

About PA vouchers, with basically a free $50 voucher to all, I think that doesn't make sense to sell the $75 for more than 15 I guess... my reasoning: most of us want a $75 voucher to buy a $99.99 plugin for $24.99. With the $50 voucher, it would cost $49.99.

In that case, doesn't make sense to pay $25 for a $75 voucher to spend more $25 on PA site.

Halle-fcking-lujah!! There are actually people on this planet who understand like you!! : ))

Yeah, but the people to convince are those selling (e.g the chaps still selling $50 vouchers).

While I don't think they should ask $20-25 for the $75 voucher and don't condone the practice, I could see someone paying $20-25 if they already used the $50 voucher since you can only use it once per account. This would come out to the same as having two $50 vouchers in the same month.

[wangeroge]

Hello UncleE,

can you please activate the forum/group code for AudioThing Miniverb like you did for MiniBit? Otherwise I would need to get it from Plugin Boutique with the free Phoenixverb (that I'll probably never use).

By the way, if anyone has a spare Phoenixverb key…. that would make my decision easier.

[twasq]

About PA vouchers, with basically a free $50 voucher to all, I think that doesn't make sense to sell the $75 for more than 15 I guess... my reasoning: most of us want a $75 voucher to buy a $99.99 plugin for $24.99. With the $50 voucher, it would cost $49.99.

In that case, doesn't make sense to pay $25 for a $75 voucher to spend more $25 on PA site.

Halle-fcking-lujah!! There are actually people on this planet who understand like you!! : ))

Yeah, but the people to convince are those selling (e.g the chaps still selling $50 vouchers).

In my opinion this is on PA somehow. The headline in the Voucher-Email should be like ‚first time ever! De-personalized voucher‘ or something!

[Lazarus451]

I couldn't resist the Gforce Virtual String Machine sale on Audioplugin.deals for 44.99$.

[gondii]

In my opinion this is on PA somehow. The headline in the Voucher-Email should be like ‚first time ever! De-personalized voucher‘ or something!

somehow I can’t think this was intentional… it’s such a weird move.

[ralfrobert]

In my opinion this is on PA somehow. The headline in the Voucher-Email should be like ‚first time ever! De-personalized voucher‘ or something!

somehow I can’t think this was intentional… it’s such a weird move.

I think they are making their money. Smaller quantities, greater number. Totally ok with software where reproduction costs are close to zero.

[telecharge]

Starting in May, PA made the personal voucher codes 4 characters longer. (Presumably, because some people figured out how to generate the codes.) Mine never worked, and PA support never resolved the issue.

There were also a number of complaints from those who were spending more and getting $50 vouchers that they were not as useful as the $25 vouchers.

Maybe this is a move to address those issues? We'll see if it continues..

[Uncle E]

can you please activate the forum/group code for AudioThing Miniverb like you did for MiniBit?

Thank you for asking. "Forum" works:

https://www.jrrshop.com/audiothing-miniverb

[gondii]

I think they are making their money. Smaller quantities, greater number. Totally ok with software where reproduction costs are close to zero.

Starting in May, PA made the personal voucher codes 4 characters longer. (Presumably, because some people figured out how to generate the codes.) Mine never worked, and PA support never resolved the issue.

There were also a number of complaints from those who were spending more and getting $50 vouchers that they were not as useful as the $25 vouchers.

Maybe this is a move to address those issues? We'll see if it continues..

I get the "small quantities and great numbers" shtick and obviously it has been going very well for PA, but there must be a line somewhere and I can't help but feel this would be crossing it, or at least fundamentally altering a very lucrative business model. Basically it makes away with the concept of loyalty vouchers and just further deflates the value of their plugins, even to those that haven't spent a bunch of money with them.

I mean, I have purchased PA plugins in the past, because I "didn't want that voucher going to waste" and I know I'm not alone. I feel psychologically something would be lacking. At the end of the day, Dirk wants to sell subscriptions primarily and generally they run one of the most rewarding subscriptions out there imo, but why subscribe if the plugins are just given away?

On the other hand, the same arguments have been made before and PA have been making tons of cash selling their plugins for peanuts, so it must obviously be working. I'm guessing the transfer fee alone is worth it as a profit margin on any given plugin. So yeah, I'm probably wrong.