Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[Spring Goose]

Does anybody know how often Plughugger do sales?

https://www.plughugger.com/

They do intro sales on new presets, but if I recall well, they only have a site wide sale once a year, around July.

Coming up then! Thanks.

[LoveEnigma18]

Does anyone know if Soundwide Intro Bundle can be split? Do you get separate serial numbers for everything? I imagine that to be the case, but just want to make sure.

[GaryG]

Does anyone know if Soundwide Intro Bundle can be split? Do you get separate serial numbers for everything? I imagine that to be the case, but just want to make sure.

If you mean the PA products then they do appear as separate items in your account but you can't transfer them, they don't appear on the available transfers page.
As a point of interest, if you already own one of them then they're merged together. I already had bx oberhausen so now have six activations rather than three.

Edit: I'm thinking of the wrong bundle, ignore me.

[agharta]

Does anyone know if Soundwide Intro Bundle can be split? Do you get separate serial numbers for everything? I imagine that to be the case, but just want to make sure.

"You can install your MASSIVE and GUITAR RIG 6 LE with Native Access – just as you would with any other Native Instruments product. And to get access to all the other tools, you’ll need to download and install iZotope’s Product Portal and Plugin Alliance’s Installation Manager, and then enter the serial numbers and codes that are provided upon successful purchase."

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/s ... ro-bundle/

[Smasha]

Sonnivox drum plugins kill my PC on Windows 11 ,I had to use a restore point to get it back.

A warning for those on Windows 11.

The Sonnivox Big Bang drum kits 2.3.

There aren't any installers on their website for PC so they must know of the problem.

So unusable sigh.

[SLiC]

Looks like the Soundwide intro bundle dropped for 49 dollars… available through 6/15
https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/paid-lo ... eRyEfWwJp4

Massive
Neutron, nectar, RX, & ozone elements
Trash 2
Bx_digital v3
Vocalsynth 2
Nimbus
R4
Guitar rig 6 LE
Bx_console N
Bx_stereomaker
Bx_subsynth
Bx_delay2500

Think most of these were anticipated

Whilst its a great deal if you are just starting out, I suspect most people will have a lot of that already (especially as so much of it has already been in the bargain bucket for some time).

[dermage]

Sonnivox drum plugins kill my PC on Windows 11 ,I had to use a restore point to get it back.

A warning for those on Windows 11.

The Sonnivox Big Bang drum kits 2.3.

There aren't any installers on their website for PC so they must know of the problem.

So unusable sigh.

Probably because they included an old ilok installer. I'd contact them, maybe they have a new one.

[LoveEnigma18]

@GaryG: No worries. I do understand your point about 6 activations.

Does anyone know if Soundwide Intro Bundle can be split? Do you get separate serial numbers for everything? I imagine that to be the case, but just want to make sure.

"You can install your MASSIVE and GUITAR RIG 6 LE with Native Access – just as you would with any other Native Instruments product. And to get access to all the other tools, you’ll need to download and install iZotope’s Product Portal and Plugin Alliance’s Installation Manager, and then enter the serial numbers and codes that are provided upon successful purchase."

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/s ... ro-bundle/

Okay, so it should be separate serial numbers. Thanks!

I was thinking about Vocal Synth 2 (and R4 if possible). Already have most of the others and don't need the PA plugins. Only nice to have plugins though, so would probably skip the deal.

[djwaxxy]

Looks like the Soundwide intro bundle dropped for 49 dollars… available through 6/15
https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/paid-lo ... eRyEfWwJp4

Massive
Neutron, nectar, RX, & ozone elements
Trash 2
Bx_digital v3
Vocalsynth 2
Nimbus
R4
Guitar rig 6 LE
Bx_console N
Bx_stereomaker
Bx_subsynth
Bx_delay2500

Think most of these were anticipated

Whilst its a great deal if you are just starting out, I suspect most people will have a lot of that already (especially as so much of it has already been in the bargain bucket for some time).

i was thinking samething..it would have been a better deal if they had a big selection and they said choose what you want..as it is im same as most people theres only bx stereomaker/vocalsynth2 i havent got and even though its still a great deal i wouldnt really use them that much so ill pass.

[Ou_Tis]

Looks like the Soundwide intro bundle dropped for 49 dollars… available through 6/15
https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/paid-lo ... eRyEfWwJp4

Massive
Neutron, nectar, RX, & ozone elements
Trash 2
Bx_digital v3
Vocalsynth 2
Nimbus
R4
Guitar rig 6 LE
Bx_console N
Bx_stereomaker
Bx_subsynth
Bx_delay2500

Think most of these were anticipated

Whilst its a great deal if you are just starting out, I suspect most people will have a lot of that already (especially as so much of it has already been in the bargain bucket for some time).

i was thinking samething..it would have been a better deal if they had a big selection and they said choose what you want..as it is im same as most people theres only bx stereomaker/vocalsynth2 i havent got and even though its still a great deal i wouldnt really use them that much so ill pass.

Still about $10 cheaper than the January sale price for VocalSynth 2... not sure if that's lower than the lowest price it's been.

I'm finding Ovox really suboptimal for polyphonic inputs (specifically vocals), is Vocalsynth 2 any better for them? Already used my trial and didn't test this. (OTOH for what I'm doing now I could just split up the voices, though it's a bit of a hassle because I'm using a Kontakt instrument.)

[ChristopherWD]

Sonnivox drum plugins kill my PC on Windows 11 ,I had to use a restore point to get it back.

A warning for those on Windows 11.

The Sonnivox Big Bang drum kits 2.3.

There aren't any installers on their website for PC so they must know of the problem.

So unusable sigh.

The same thing has happened to me, blue screen and all (tpkd.sys error), and I contacted the retailer about it and was just responded with "we've not heard anything like that happen before", so that wasn't a great experience.

However, I did manage to get it working on Windows 10, which should be similar to 11. The main issue is that after completing the Big Bang Drums library installation, it will then prompt you to install a PACE/iLok which is outdated, incompatible with Win10/11 and ignores any newer iLok installation you may already have. Just cancel it, or if you've already installed it, then make sure you don't restart your PC, uninstall and get the latest iLok from their website instead.

It could also be said that the risk of attempting this just isn't even worth it, which I won't blame you at all. These issues have also led to quite a few of my AIR/Sonivox purchases being delisted so it is quite frustrating...

[Insanelysane]

scouring the Polyverse website for a VST demo of Comet reverb...
do they not do demos or are my privacy settings blocking some buttons or something?

DERP: on this page... https://polyversemusic.com/support/
It's crippled, AND I need to give my email to demo, i really dislike when companies do that.

And the real killer - absolutely no license transfers allowed, so that money is lost once spent. For the same 'on sale' price at $100 you could buy both the excellent Valhalla Rooms and Vintage Verbs! (And get the free Supermassive which will cover a lot of 'comet' territory?)

Us bargain hunters overlook Valhalla since its never ever on sale but the variety and quality of Valhalla reverbs is definitely worth it.

[Vleker]

Looks like the Soundwide intro bundle dropped for 49 dollars… available through 6/15
https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/paid-lo ... eRyEfWwJp4

Massive
Neutron, nectar, RX, & ozone elements
Trash 2
Bx_digital v3
Vocalsynth 2
Nimbus
R4
Guitar rig 6 LE
Bx_console N
Bx_stereomaker
Bx_subsynth
Bx_delay2500

Think most of these were anticipated

Whilst its a great deal if you are just starting out, I suspect most people will have a lot of that already (especially as so much of it has already been in the bargain bucket for some time).

i was thinking samething..it would have been a better deal if they had a big selection and they said choose what you want..as it is im same as most people theres only bx stereomaker/vocalsynth2 i havent got and even though its still a great deal i wouldnt really use them that much so ill pass.

Still about $10 cheaper than the January sale price for VocalSynth 2... not sure if that's lower than the lowest price it's been.

I'm finding Ovox really suboptimal for polyphonic inputs (specifically vocals), is Vocalsynth 2 any better for them? Already used my trial and didn't test this. (OTOH for what I'm doing now I could just split up the voices, though it's a bit of a hassle because I'm using a Kontakt instrument.)

It's a pretty good bundle. For a beginner it's a bargain but the elements stuff en R4 and Nimbus are almost freeware at this point. Are R4 and Nimbus still supported though? I own them but doubt they are going the M1 route. Anyhow, I really like Vocalsynth 2. I don't know about the polyphonic input though, I've never tried that but it's an interesting idea.

[warrio]

Pro hint... use your pa voucher to get something with the $49 bundle. I transferred in 10 licenses for and extra $5... this bundle ($49.99j plus 10 transfers ($80) - $75 voucher = $54.99

[Preybot]

Since i'm not going to spend any cent on PA plugins anymore, here's my $50 voucher:

Code: Select all

2022-05-50QKTUWRDKQR

$50 voucher will require a minimum order of $100

Enjoy (if you could, ha-ha)! Please inform us if you used this code, thx!

Used it to grab the Soundwide bundle and paid some transfer fees, thanks!