Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[aMUSEd]

It is not THAT bad with the IK installer.
Also we have disk space these days.

I would have disagreed about disk space a month ago but my new $87 1.5TB microSD card is so unbelievably awesome!

Um...where'd you get that for $87? Thanks.

I had no idea a SD card was an option these days for use as a hard drive equivalent - is it fast enough for sample storage?

[seangm]

It is not THAT bad with the IK installer.
Also we have disk space these days.

I would have disagreed about disk space a month ago but my new $87 1.5TB microSD card is so unbelievably awesome!

Um...where'd you get that for $87? Thanks.

I had no idea a SD card was an option these days for use as a hard drive equivalent - is it fast enough for sample storage?

I've never used one for that either, maybe Uncle E will answer. I was trying to find out where he bought it for that cheap.

[Uncle E]

I had no idea a SD card was an option these days for use as a hard drive equivalent - is it fast enough for sample storage?

Yes. Maybe someone using big orchestral libraries might run into trouble but I can't imagine it being any slower than a spinning drive.

[Nobdi]

I had no idea a SD card was an option these days for use as a hard drive equivalent - is it fast enough for sample storage?

Yes. Maybe someone using big orchestral libraries might run into trouble but I can't imagine it being any slower than a spinning drive.

That totally depends on how the SD card is connected to your computer and the type of SD card you're using. Theoretical maximum values printed on the card are far from what you get in real world and with that I'd suggest to check different cards before sticking with one.
.... overall I would go for an external SSD on USB3 over an SD card any day.

[Uncle E]

That totally depends on how the SD card is connected to your computer and the type of SD card you're using. Theoretical maximum values printed on the card are far from what you get in real world and with that I'd suggest to check different cards before sticking with one.
.... overall I would go for an external SSD on USB3 over an SD card any day.

Yes, agreed that SSD would be better. I'm using it in my MacBook Pro's port, with non-orchestral libraries, and it's been fine for me.

[BBFG#]

I use SD cards on some systems where it's the only way to expand that system. They work decently, but they do fail far quicker than a SSD. Make sure anything you have on them is fully backed up.

[kodnin]

That totally depends on how the SD card is connected to your computer and the type of SD card you're using. Theoretical maximum values printed on the card are far from what you get in real world and with that I'd suggest to check different cards before sticking with one.
.... overall I would go for an external SSD on USB3 over an SD card any day.

Yes, agreed that SSD would be better. I'm using it in my MacBook Pro's port, with non-orchestral libraries, and it's been fine for me.

@Uncle E - do you expect another Synapse Audio sale like August last year?

[Uncle E]

No Synapse Audio sales are currently scheduled.

[wayford]

UVI Vintage Vault 4 - $299/199$ upgrade from a single product/$149 upgrade for previous VV owners.

https://www.uvi.net/en/vintage-synth/vi ... de-sp.html

Until September 2nd.

I have UVI freebies and they are great, but in these times I am not sure if sampling synths (even rare ones) is the future. They sure sound good, but the whole collection is 280 GB total. Plus not clear what Imagine Line (owners of UVI) might do in the future (IL previously sold VST plugins and then stopped supporting them and removed them from the store).

[masterhiggins]

No Synapse Audio sales are currently scheduled.

Hi Eric,

Are you guys able to sell the smaller Soundiron bundles? I don’t see it on your site:

https://soundiron.com/collections/bundl ... tal-bundle

[Hans25]

I just love IK Multimedia. They email me an offer that I can get $150 off Amplitube/Tonex max and Axe I/O but I can't use my jampoints that is about the same amount. I have more than 300 unused jampoint because they haven't had any good deals in ages when you consider they put 25% VAT on top op everything (in my case).

So the offer is actually of no use and was just a waste of time. Why do they come up with these offers that just pisses the customer off? Does IK management think that people are imbecile.

[ralfrobert]

I just love IK Multimedia. They email me an offer that I can get $150 off Amplitube/Tonex max and Axe I/O but I can't use my jampoints that is about the same amount. I have more than 300 unused jampoint because they haven't had any good deals in ages when you consider they put 25% VAT on top op everything (in my case).

So the offer is actually of no use and was just a waste of time. Why do they come up with these offers that just pisses the customer off? Does IK management think that people are imbecile.

I guess some will go for it.

On the other hand, the $50 T-Racks sale is great for people like me. Install it, use it for a few years, then next steps.

[Hans25]

I had no idea a SD card was an option these days for use as a hard drive equivalent - is it fast enough for sample storage?

Yes. Maybe someone using big orchestral libraries might run into trouble but I can't imagine it being any slower than a spinning drive.

That totally depends on how the SD card is connected to your computer and the type of SD card you're using. Theoretical maximum values printed on the card are far from what you get in real world and with that I'd suggest to check different cards before sticking with one.
.... overall I would go for an external SSD on USB3 over an SD card any day.

I don't believe that SSD connected to USB 3.0 externally is that much faster than a SD Card with Read/Write speed of theoretically > 200MB/150MB. And the advantage of this is that you dont need any extra cables or space on your desk. Its totally portable.

[Hans25]

I just love IK Multimedia. They email me an offer that I can get $150 off Amplitube/Tonex max and Axe I/O but I can't use my jampoints that is about the same amount. I have more than 300 unused jampoint because they haven't had any good deals in ages when you consider they put 25% VAT on top op everything (in my case).

So the offer is actually of no use and was just a waste of time. Why do they come up with these offers that just pisses the customer off? Does IK management think that people are imbecile.

I guess some will go for it.

On the other hand, the $50 T-Racks sale is great for people like me. Install it, use it for a few years, then next steps.

Yes maybe. But I might only get this offer (I don't know) because I have a lot of jampoints which I then can't use.

If anyone want the code say so.

[TBlake]

I just love IK Multimedia. They email me an offer that I can get $150 off Amplitube/Tonex max and Axe I/O but I can't use my jampoints that is about the same amount. I have more than 300 unused jampoint because they haven't had any good deals in ages when you consider they put 25% VAT on top op everything (in my case).

So the offer is actually of no use and was just a waste of time. Why do they come up with these offers that just pisses the customer off? Does IK management think that people are imbecile.

Typical IK. Lie down with dogs and you're going to get fleas.