KVR Audio

xphen0m · Post by **xphen0m** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:30 am

There's a part of me that suspects that UAD is slashing prices to compete with Waves.

pavvel · Post by **pavvel** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:29 am

xphen0m wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:30 am There's a part of me that suspects that UAD is slashing prices to compete with Waves.

Yeh, seems to be the same kinda hard sell business model.

midi_transmission · Post by **midi_transmission** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:51 am

It's tempting for sure. But I honestly don't want to have iLok in my life.

And after all I'm not sure if they are really that much better compared to Blackrooster, Fuse, Audiority, DMG Trackcomp and Aturia etc.

DaniZzz79 · Post by **DaniZzz79** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:28 am

twolegstoneworks wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:23 pm I'm not sure whether I should be pissed, laughing out loud or be just plain cant-be-bothered about this... just saw that you can get the new Signature bundle for $299 if you have just ONE of the included plugins. I have all but the 2 latest additions and the offer UA presents me with is an upgrade path of £327,50...... seriously?.. wtf is going on with UA. They used to be a solid company that you could rely on to have a certain level of integrity.

ya I'm so pissed of.. I want the distressor but I can't get it for a decent price.
I've already payed more than this bloody bundle and got much less :/

dermage · Post by **dermage** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:14 pm

DaniZzz79 wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:28 am
twolegstoneworks wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:23 pm I'm not sure whether I should be pissed, laughing out loud or be just plain cant-be-bothered about this... just saw that you can get the new Signature bundle for $299 if you have just ONE of the included plugins. I have all but the 2 latest additions and the offer UA presents me with is an upgrade path of £327,50...... seriously?.. wtf is going on with UA. They used to be a solid company that you could rely on to have a certain level of integrity.
ya I'm so pissed of.. I want the distressor but I can't get it for a decent price.
I've already payed more than this bloody bundle and got much less :/

they'll probably have it in a $39 sale in a few months (happened with DBX straight on release day)

heyheycnv · Post by **heyheycnv** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:39 pm

I wish I was starting out buying plugins. I'd buy it. So many of these are redundant for me. Some I just don't care for much.

pavvel · Post by **pavvel** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:55 pm

midi_transmission wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:51 am It's tempting for sure. But I honestly don't want to have iLok in my life.

And after all I'm not sure if they are really that much better compared to Blackrooster, Fuse, Audiority, DMG Trackcomp and Aturia etc.

I have found the software ilok pretty good. Much better than when it was dongle based. I haven’t really had any probs with it.

comfortablynick · Post by **comfortablynick** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:29 pm

pavvel wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:55 pm I have found the software ilok pretty good. Much better than when it was dongle based. I haven’t really had any probs with it.

I assume you're talking about iLok Cloud since that is what UAD uses, and I haven't had any issues with it either. I will never use machine authorization again after losing a Mac and having it take months to get my licenses back.

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:32 pm

ilok no good, uninstall now

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:39 pm

I don’t like iLok Cloud at all. I’ve had a couple times where my internet went down and my UAD plugins said they weren’t authorized. And I really prefer not working with a dongle on my laptop. Taking a laptop to work on location with little or no internet reception makes for an untenable situation. Hopefully enough respected professionals will have a bad enough time with it that Universal Audio reconsiders machine based authorizations.

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:40 pm

keyfile or serial best jamcat

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:45 pm

But UAD good quality

And very cheap now

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:49 pm

martinjuenke wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:45 pm And very cheap now

buy now

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:57 pm

martiu wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:40 pm keyfile or serial best jamcat

Sure, those are good for users, but don't offer much protection for developers.
I'm fine with challenge/response systems or even machine-based iLok. I just don't like internet-based because it's only as reliable as your internet connection.

I don't mind the iLok dongle for a desktop DAW, and I have one in mine, locked inside the case. But I've retired that system because my MacBook Pro is twice its speed. And now with the new M3 MacBooks, I don't see why anyone would ever buy a desktop computer again.

comfortablynick · Post by **comfortablynick** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:16 pm

I have a reliable fiber connection, so no issues with iLok Cloud yet. If I were traveling with spotty wifi, I'm sure my opinion would be different. I bought a USB-C iLok for easy use with my MacBook.

Universal Audio Signature Bundle for £299 instead of £8716??