Love this one. Great deal.

Awesome library and great bargain. I’ve had it for years, though.

Hollywood Background Singers is the one I want the most, too.  That said, had to bite for Ra and Spaces II for $44.10.  The Spaces license was directly deposited in my iLok upon registering the Ra with EasWest.

And no, I don’t have hard drive space for it. 😛

AD has it advertised on certain product pages now so it appears to be rolling out on their site. Ra is only $44.10 with the WINTER10 code added!

Thanks! Almost made a purchase through them but then got cautious.

Sorry for any extra work. I thought you might have known offhand.

Does AD have something confirming the free Spaces II? I’m not noting that on the site or in emails like I have from other retailers.

Thanks for any insight you can provide.

God forbid Apple steals Kontakt away like they did Alchemy. That would be hell.

Loot Audio is offering Spaces II for free with with purchase of eligible EastWest libraries. This is one I think I’ll bite on.

Eligible Products

Shocking they aren’t even requiring registration/email to download.

On January 30, 2026 at 10:54 am LinkedMusicians said

On January 30, 2026 at 9:34 am fretman said
I’m just glad I recently replaced my old keyboard (with obsolete drivers) to Arturia rather than NI’s Kontrol Keyboards.

I was explaining this situation to my wife yesterday and I told her how glad that I am that I don’t own one of NI’s keyboar…

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The upcoming Koda Sampler looks like it could be a major competitor to Kontakt with fantastically awful timing for NI and any assumed ongoing market dominance by Kontakt and related financial maneuvering.  I was quite impressed by the Koda NAMM presentation videos, at least.

I ~might~ buy Absynth 6 if it went on significant sale, as I was holding out for the next Komplete and subsequent SOS sale but am not feeling confident there will be another even if NI remains afloat to some degree. I fear the pricing and bundling models will change, which will definitely make me intensely less interested in NI products.

This seems like a bangin’ deal but with having UAD Signature already I figure it may be overkill. Anybody do it?

An absolute steal at that price.

Highly regarded skin/GUI developer for U-he and others. Some presets, as well.

Gets some high praise for easier workflow. Worth ten bucks I reckon.

Thanks. Finally nabbed Mona for a price I could rationalize

The Beta for U-he Zebra 3 has been released and licenses are for sale:

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=625544

Oh, happy, happy day! Fastest upgrade purchase ever.

On November 24, 2025 at 1:27 pm peter said
It’s a tangent for sure, but I feel certain the mods won’t hassle us! What did you get, @anxiousmofo and are you enjoying it yet?

LinkedMusicians Founder. Your friend who keeps the beat.

Check out my music.

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On November 24, 2025 at 11:58 am LinkedMusicians said

On November 24, 2025 at 11:51 am anxiousmofo said
Dang.  They likely would have had me at $62 but I can pass at $69. I have all the “bigger draw” freebies already, so no temptation there.

Tangled roots perplex her ways.

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Dang.  They likely would have had me at $62 but I can pass at $69. I have all the “bigger draw” freebies already, so no temptation there.

The upgrade from UAD Signature v1 to v3 for $99 felt like a banging deal (and is).  That said, when I look at how much I spent previously to get there, it was certainly more than the present $349 sale price of Signature v3 for new users.  The upside is that I wouldn’t have paid out that much cash on UAD in one go, so it works for me.

$3 had me. $39 not so much.

On November 14, 2025 at 1:03 pm lastcall said
On UAD: Everybody has the cheapies, so the discount aren’t really awesome.
If you are kind of a noob (like I was) then discounts are great.
So for me UAD BF sales are kind of meh right now.

 

Softube still too expensive.

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Already have it but what a screaming deal.

I’m a bundle 5 owner and only missing Superplate and they want $29.00.  While not a horrid deal, I’m drowning in reverbs and standard Waves-style pricing that they run several times a year doesn’t do it for me as a BF-grade offer.

PB makes you log in and then tells me I’m not eligible for this deal. No sogn of a normal

purchase and then verify process- just tells me I’m ineligible. I own v1 but have no idea how they would know that (or otherwise).

The color says “distortion” but I’m trying to understand how a one knob distortion could be very exciting.

Zebra 3 upgrade

More modules for Softube Modular if they go on significant sale

Maybe VCV Rack Pro

Dawesome Novum and/or Myth if they go on deep sale

Maybe update my V Collection

Plasmonic if it is 50% off or more  (never has been, not holding my breath)

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It is also worth noting that Softube offered nice discount coupons to existing owners of the freebie plugs.

I’ve been demoing this and it sounds so good. I am trying to resist buying any more synths until after the Zebra 3 release but it is so so tempting.

This Ableton lover thanks you.

No email here. That said, I’ll admit that this is one dev that has never really impressed me. I own a bunch of their stuff and have very little of it installed. Maybe I have the wrong stuff.

On September 18, 2025 at 4:34 am LinkedMusicians said
@anxiousmofo I got a response from the Audio Modeling folks — and it’s good news, it is a perpetual license deal that they’re running for a year! Here’s the response I received (in full):

“Hi Peter,

thanks for reaching out.

The license is perpetual.

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The fascination didn’t extend much beyond elementary school but I would be lying if I didn’t say it was Eddie Van Halen.

Interesting language in the copy — “[A]udio Modeling is offering an unprecedented promotion for the SWAM VariFlute: $39 FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!”  Begs the question if it is a sub or a perpetual license.  If the referenced “entire year” is just the promotional period, nice to have that much time to decide, but it is vague language.

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Amazon indicates that the discount from normal price is six dollars.  What is insane about that?

I would find this tempting were Roland Cloud not so hideous.  I am very happy to no longer have it installed on my new workstation.

DFRIEND code appears to have expired.

Nabbed it for $27-something after adding an additional 30% off coupon I had sitting around from the free Wasted Space promo (issued to existing owners). Solid.

Looks like they killed the coupon on the expansion.

Where are you finding these in your accounts? Seems nothing here.

Sound quality of Serum is superb.  Very impressed.

I always find it weird, however, when I buy a new synth and don’t receive some sort of welcome, training resources orienting, etc. email after purchase. I don’t really need one, but it seems an odd thing to omit and especially for something with the market penetration of Serum.

I had no intention of buying this but my kid wanted it and I own pretty much every other super synth so here we are.

FOMOfo.

If you buy the Standard update at Audiodeluxe with the Memorial Day coupon it is like $89 and some change and you get Softube Bad Speaker and Deluxe Bucks. Seemed the best deal to me.

I got an announcement email but no code. Standard owner. At least they aren’t tempting me to go up tiers.

Shucks. Took me only about a half hour of the free trial to succumb. Great sounds.

I have several other trons but this is pretty great when combined with Falcon’s effects etc. I also like the keynoise feature.  Pleased with my purchase.

My favorite Kontakt dev by a longshot.

Subscribers who already own Wasted Space should receive an email with a 30% off coupon for another plug. I did.

Bummed to have missed this. Ah, the joys of working 16 hour days.