The beta does not cost anything for you to try.Danilo Villanova wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 12:23 am Is it free or not? A “free beta” is not free, except for the developer who gets a free beta team.
A free Roland Super JX / MKS-70 / JX-8P emulation - This is EightyTen!
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- KVRAF
- 7372 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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Danilo Villanova Danilo Villanova https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=418331
- KVRian
- 1202 posts since 30 Apr, 2018
Is it a free synth or not?audiojunkie wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 2:15 amThe beta does not cost anything for you to try.Danilo Villanova wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 12:23 am Is it free or not? A “free beta” is not free, except for the developer who gets a free beta team.
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- KVRAF
- 7791 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
How exactly will older versions stop working once newer ones are released?LICENSING
This plugin is a free beta. You can support its development using the pay-what-you-want option on Gumroad. Any contribution of $10 or more grants you a lifetime license, should future releases become paid. Note that older versions may stop working once newer ones are released.
Do your plugins phone home?
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP
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Danilo Villanova Danilo Villanova https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=418331
- KVRian
- 1202 posts since 30 Apr, 2018
So it’s not free. I find it incredibly trashy to promote a plugin in this manner. Same as the one claiming to be better than other company.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 156 posts since 27 Sep, 2024 from Germany
Pardon the question, but what does NI SuperStarSaw — a commercial €99 plugin from one of the industry's biggest players — have to do with a Roland MKS-70 / Super-JX emulation? On what basis is the comparison even being drawn here?
I'm a solo developer doing this alongside a full-time day job, in my spare time. I don't think asking for a $10 optional donation is something I need to justify against a €99 product from a multinational corporation. They're not even the same kind of instrument.
If you prefer the SuperStarSaw, by all means — enjoy it. It's a great plugin from a great company. But comparing it to a free (with optional support) emulation of a completely different synth seems like comparing apples to oranges. Let's keep things in perspective.
I'm a solo developer doing this alongside a full-time day job, in my spare time. I don't think asking for a $10 optional donation is something I need to justify against a €99 product from a multinational corporation. They're not even the same kind of instrument.
If you prefer the SuperStarSaw, by all means — enjoy it. It's a great plugin from a great company. But comparing it to a free (with optional support) emulation of a completely different synth seems like comparing apples to oranges. Let's keep things in perspective.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 156 posts since 27 Sep, 2024 from Germany
I will personally come to your home, deinstall it from your PC, drink all the beer from your fridge, and leave without so much as a 'how do you do!', then go party with those who don't ask resentful questions — but are actually thankful for what is given to them to make great music. D'uh!jamcat wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 3:02 amHow exactly will older versions stop working once newer ones are released?LICENSING
This plugin is a free beta. You can support its development using the pay-what-you-want option on Gumroad. Any contribution of $10 or more grants you a lifetime license, should future releases become paid. Note that older versions may stop working once newer ones are released.
Do your plugins phone home?
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- KVRAF
- 7791 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
Probably not the best way to answer this question on KVR.Morphoice wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 5:26 amI will personally come to your home, deinstall it from your PC, drink all the beer from your fridge, and leave without so much as a 'how do you do!', then go party with those who don't ask resentful questions — but are actually thankful for what is given to them to make great music. D'uh!jamcat wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 3:02 amHow exactly will older versions stop working once newer ones are released?LICENSING
This plugin is a free beta. You can support its development using the pay-what-you-want option on Gumroad. Any contribution of $10 or more grants you a lifetime license, should future releases become paid. Note that older versions may stop working once newer ones are released.
Do your plugins phone home?
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 156 posts since 27 Sep, 2024 from Germany
You're wrong here. And it is free. You can clearly see that you can download and use it for free, right? The optional $10 donation is exactly that: optional. The terms are clearly stated. There's nothing 'trashy' about transparency.Danilo Villanova wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 3:27 am So it’s not free. I find it incredibly trashy to promote a plugin in this manner. Same as the one claiming to be better than other company.
I also never claimed anything was 'better than' — I asked a question: does it sound better? Given that the other company's product is over 14 years old, not circuit-accurate, and models a measurably different chorus topology altogether, I think it's a valid question. It wasn't intended to insult anyone — I don't care about the politics, I care about the sound.
But if you'd rather buy a tanh() function for 129 quid because it carries the name of a big British console maker, then by all means — do that. I'll keep making my plugins how I like them. I'm not forcing you to use them.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 156 posts since 27 Sep, 2024 from Germany
Get a sense of humorjamcat wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 5:29 amProbably not the best way to answer this question on KVR.Morphoice wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 5:26 amI will personally come to your home, deinstall it from your PC, drink all the beer from your fridge, and leave without so much as a 'how do you do!', then go party with those who don't ask resentful questions — but are actually thankful for what is given to them to make great music. D'uh!jamcat wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 3:02 amHow exactly will older versions stop working once newer ones are released?LICENSING
This plugin is a free beta. You can support its development using the pay-what-you-want option on Gumroad. Any contribution of $10 or more grants you a lifetime license, should future releases become paid. Note that older versions may stop working once newer ones are released.
Do your plugins phone home?
It's free ))