KVR Audio

218 · Post by **218** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:37 am

https://www.minimal.audio/products/current

Epic fail!!!

Polytone · Post by **Polytone** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:40 am

Agreed. It was going to be an instant buy, as I’ve loved everything else they’ve put out, but a subscription based synth is a hard pass. There is way too much competition for that route.

218 · Post by **218** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:56 am

Polytone wrote: Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:40 am Agreed. It was going to be an instant buy, as I’ve loved everything else they’ve put out, but a subscription based synth is a hard pass. There is way too much competition for that route.

Same for me, I use Rift all the time and from the IG teasers it seemed really promising. Rent to own is great but a subscription…come on…they really f**ked up.

neverbefore · Post by **neverbefore** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:02 am

looks great but I have no interest in a sub service for a synth - the content update stuff that seems to drive the subscription is of no interest to me. I have some of their other products tho - a very good company

plexuss · Post by **plexuss** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:10 am

#SayNoToSubscriptions --i'm passing on it --

Choikdoi · Post by **Choikdoi** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:12 am

Half an hour after the announcment and across 2 forums it's 10 posts - 0 in favour of this being a bad decision.

I'm making it 11.

eluherlu · Post by **eluherlu** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:14 am

Yeah very disappointing.. Maybe they'll change their mind if we blow up this thread

pough · Post by **pough** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:28 am

I love subscriptions. They save me money by not being worth even considering.

Liquid lino · Post by **Liquid lino** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 4:26 am

Well, I will double up my post on vi-c laughing at a subscription based basic soft synth. They need to quickly realise what a cock up this is and release a lifetime licensed option, that doesn't include a "stream" of presets you don't need and didn't ask for every month.

simmo75 · Post by **simmo75** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 4:38 am

No subscriptions for me, no way.

GusGranite · Post by **GusGranite** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 4:59 am

It’s like Waves never happened

charlesalbert · Post by **charlesalbert** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:04 am

Was in hyper for this. Saw tonight the product page. What a complete joke. I have all their apps and soundpacks but from now for me minimal audio is a company to avoid.
I stay with my 100€ Pigments 4

I would be surprised if they sell even 1 sub

BeeDog · Post by **BeeDog** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:35 am

Honestly looks REALLY good, but sub-only automatically disqualifies it. I’m subscribed to enough absolute necessities I don’t need yet another open wound that constantly bleeds money.

What an utter shame.

HydrogenHuman · Post by **HydrogenHuman** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:38 am

Really hoping Minimal Audio rethinks the subscription or offers some kind of alternative permanent license that gives you less samples or something but gives you the full featured synth. Otherwise I'm not interested.

GeneralQ · Post by **GeneralQ** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:07 am

I have a lot of great synths that I payed around 100$ for each. I'll spend more time with those.

Minimal Audio Current…subscription