Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[Teebacca]

It's certainly bewildering trying to understand the huge number and variety of iZotope deals, and it's twice as hard now with the Komplete stuff in the mix. I've personally more or less given up trying to stay on top of them, and I run a music-software deals group on Facebook so this is kind of my jam. I can't imagine what it must be like for someone coming in new who just wants to get some good software without feeling like they overpaid.

Appreciate your understanding here. I facepalmed hard when I got that izotope promo email. Might end up just buying a second license and reselling later ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In regard to the other comment left:

I can't imagine what it must be like for someone coming in new who just wants to get some good software without feeling like they overpaid.

I don't feel bad for anybody that's new.

They have it about 100X easier and better than somebody who was new a while back.

Everything can be had for peanuts these days.

Fair. Realize stuff is definitely cheaper these days than it used to be, but just thought it hilarious that the flash sale took place the day after I bought a second-hand komplete license here.

Don’t need anyone to feel bad—just wanted anyone who didn’t know about the izo/NI sale to be informed. Have a great weekend!

[Aloysius]

I have Beat Box Anthology (v1).

Looking at UVI FAQ it says 'Beat Box Anthology (v1) (now replaced by BeatBox Anthology 2)'

v1.5.1 has not been automatically updated to v2 in UVI Portal and I don't see a path to upgrade to v2.

Does anyone here have any experience with upgrading? Is it possible?

Any other info about the kits etc? The new version seems to have a beat machine. Any new kits etc?

There's a sale on.

[mladi]

I have Beat Box Anthology (v1).

Looking at UVI FAQ it says 'Beat Box Anthology (v1) (now replaced by BeatBox Anthology 2)'

v1.5.1 has not been automatically updated to v2 in UVI Portal and I don't see a path to upgrade to v2.

Does anyone here have any experience with upgrading? Is it possible?

There is no upgrade path anymore (time limited offer 49€ ended in summer 2017 afair). You have to pay exactly the same price like someone who never bought v1.

[Aloysius]

Thank you.

[SolarAxix]

Thank you.

I'd reach out to UVI support (customersupport@uvi.net) to ask if they can do something for you. They've been known to help out with limited time personal vouchers to help with these types of situations.

[Aloysius]

Good idea. I'll give it a shot!!

[Ceej]

Huh - that's one policy I've always found to be particularly customer-hostile: limited-time upgrade offers. Very disappointed to hear UVI of all companies engages in that. Weird, too - I mean, Falcon 2 was a free upgrade from Falcon 1.

[GaryG]

Anybody need a Kilohearts voucher? Needs a minimum spend of €39. Says €25 discount but when I tried it with a the €39 reverb, it cam down to €9, maybe taxes etc etc. Maybe swap for a spare slice eq freebie or something?

[Aloysius]

Thanks guys for your input. UVI Support sent me the standard upgrade code for BeatBox Anthology 2. Nice ...

[kingnkosi]

Gforce Oddity2 £22.95
https://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/oddity2/

[Ou_Tis]

For the Waves "almost all plugins $29.99, buy 2 plugins get 2 free" does CR8 sampler ($9.99) count? Or does it have to be one of the (at least) $29.99 plugins?

Is there much point in getting Clarity Vx if I already have Rx 7 Standard?

[mark123]

For the Waves "almost all plugins $29.99, buy 2 plugins get 2 free" does CR8 sampler ($9.99) count? Or does it have to be one of the (at least) $29.99 plugins?

Is there much point in getting Clarity Vx if I already have Rx 7 Standard?

CR8 should count. From their March Super Sale 2022 - Terms & conditions:
“As long as you check out with 2 or more individually sold plugins in your cart, you will qualify for the free plugin promotion.” That said, to be sure, you may want to contact their Support. Usually fast and friendly.

iZotope RX and Clarity Vx are both good in their own ways. Clarity Vx is good for quick, easy results. There are several YT vids showing comparisons if a search for “youtube waves clarity vx vs izotope rx” is done.

[DanielPL]

(...)

Me too, I have a complete order of Accusonus's plugins, which serials were not emailed to me in the latest re-email campaign, and are not acknowledged despite their original emailed confirmation being received at purchase time.

Have already sent two emails, both using their active online contact form and directly to their email. No single notice or response has been received so far...

At the same time I do have other of their plugins being recognized Ok, of which I received confirmation of their serials via email a few weeks ago.

///I do love Accusonus plugins and value very much their unique functions. This acquisition could turn into very bad news for those who realize and need what these may accomplish and have not had the chance to acquire them already.

I've got my answer, as below. Fortunately it wasn't expensive purchase, however I don't understand how they can get away with this...

We have now stopped new key generations and/or allowing any new activations. Since you have never activated your product in the past, the key now has expired.

This operation is irreversible and new keys cannot be added.

[stony16]

For the Waves "almost all plugins $29.99, buy 2 plugins get 2 free" does CR8 sampler ($9.99) count? Or does it have to be one of the (at least) $29.99 plugins?

Is there much point in getting Clarity Vx if I already have Rx 7 Standard?

CR8 should count. From their March Super Sale 2022 - Terms & conditions:
“As long as you check out with 2 or more individually sold plugins in your cart, you will qualify for the free plugin promotion.” That said, to be sure, you may want to contact their Support. Usually fast and friendly.

iZotope RX and Clarity Vx are both good in their own ways. Clarity Vx is good for quick, easy results. There are several YT vids showing comparisons if a search for “youtube waves clarity vx vs izotope rx” is done.

No, the CR8 is excluded.
From the Waves "March super sale 2022 terms & conditions":

"$29.99 pricing offer does not apply to the following individually sold plugins:
Abbey Road Studio 3
B360 Ambisonics Encoder
CR8 Creative Sampler
Clarity Vx Pro
TRACT System Calibration"

CORRECTION: I WAS WRONG. THE CR8 COUNTS.

[Ou_Tis]

For the Waves "almost all plugins $29.99, buy 2 plugins get 2 free" does CR8 sampler ($9.99) count? Or does it have to be one of the (at least) $29.99 plugins?

Is there much point in getting Clarity Vx if I already have Rx 7 Standard?

CR8 should count. From their March Super Sale 2022 - Terms & conditions:
“As long as you check out with 2 or more individually sold plugins in your cart, you will qualify for the free plugin promotion.” That said, to be sure, you may want to contact their Support. Usually fast and friendly.

iZotope RX and Clarity Vx are both good in their own ways. Clarity Vx is good for quick, easy results. There are several YT vids showing comparisons if a search for “youtube waves clarity vx vs izotope rx” is done.

No, the CR8 is excluded.
From the Waves "March super sale 2022 terms & conditions":

"$29.99 pricing offer does not apply to the following individually sold plugins:
Abbey Road Studio 3
B360 Ambisonics Encoder
CR8 Creative Sampler
Clarity Vx Pro
TRACT System Calibration"

Says it's excluded from the $29.99 pricing, not that it's excluded from "buy two get two free". The latter seems to apply to any two plugins (bought in a single order).

Too bad the freebie options (that I don't already have) exclude almost everything I'm interested in, especially since I've moved more towards Acustica and DMG Audio (among others) lately. Though a few of them might be convenient or nice to have, especially since top mixers seem to still use them and Acustica uses too much cpu to have a lot of instances without bouncing.