Good argument for Fender.  I would love to see them take in NI hardware and software, but not the other companies (Izo, etc) that were grossly over-paid for.  I suspect the seller of P.A. (to NI) is going to get it back for pennies on the dollar 🙂

Cool @thesteven– Thanks!  I am especially attracted to the DIY stuff.  My Dad and I built my first guitar amp about 1971 (Heathkit).  Also nearly 50 years as a ham radio guy, so I built a lot of gadgets over that time.  I still have a “Kent” branded solid body that I Frankensteined in High School with custom switches to phase the pickups to mak…Read More

On March 13, 2026 at 1:14 pm LinkedMusicians said
That sounds really cool, Steve! Seriously.

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I agree!  For $10, got got me 🙂

I finally caved and bought the Tonex pedal last year, and it is really neat.  I think they have been selling a ton of them.  All the magic is still in the software though- even if its ported to a stomp.  Probably true of most new pedals these days, at least if they are cramming a ton of FX in them.  IK also recently released that Vocal AI pro…Read More

Hey @bselack –  Not speaking for Mike or Musio, but you might check out the Discord Channel for Musio.  There is a lot of engagement from the devs over there.  I am not really a fan of Discord- a little “cartoony” for my taste, but I try to look at it every week or so for folks like Musio and SoundPaint that hang out there.  Heck of a lot more tol…Read More

Hello Mike and welcome to the forum!  Thanks for joining us here on LM and especially for working out the third party deal for us “Lifetime” Musio+ owners.  You set up a heck of a buffet table 👍

… at’s a fantastic deal for the Lifetime Deal buyers. I did not expect that. Considering that you bought the lifetime deal, I am guessing this makes you pretty happy. Is that right, @bluescat?

Yes, I definitely think they did “the right thing” to treat us “early supporters” fairly.  There is discussion about this on the Musio Discord if an…Read More

Very cool.  Just learning about the “PresetShare” site was worth the visit.  I don’t have the patience or brain capacity to build patches from scratch, and sifting through hundreds of presets is a buzz-kill.  Best to find something “close” and tweakable using a search like this.

Rather than start a new thread, I am posting here, so you can see the previous comments.  I just got a marketing email promoting ASK lifetime access for $149.50 (half price) with code: 26BirthdayAV50.  No mention in the email of expiration.

I used ASK for a couple years and had no issues, but I found that most of what I wanted was over on G…Read More

My upgrade price to Pro 6 from Pro 5 is $49, but I had purchased the Drum Mixer at release.

Update from Absolute 6 is $100 direct from Stienberg.  Also cross/upgrades available.  Update from V5 or older is $200.  Looks like crossgrades from competing products are $400.  I think there are upgrades for owning components (like Halion 7).

https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/absolute/

Also- AAS released a FREE update for Multiphonics CV-3 owners to version 3.1 adding four new modules (including FM synthesis).

https://www.applied-acoustics.com/multiphonics-cv-3/#latest-update

Thanks @Frank!  I saw this deal in my email while I was waiting my turn at the dentist this morning, so you beat me to it 🙂  I will only add that in the past “lucky 13” sales, UVI went to a 50% off level for 3+ titles, so they cut back a bit for this one.

Reply from AudioDeluxe support:

Hi Brian,

Exclusive Deals are excluded from coupons.

Thanks,

AudioDeluxe Support Team

Apparently the AudioDeluxe WINTER10 coupon is no longer working for EastWest stuff? When I tried, using either RA or Lo-Fi, it came back with “Coupon not valid with items in cart”.  I sent a support question about it and will report back.

I wonder if any comparisons can be drawn from the Magix insolvency that I believe was filed two years ago?  I am not interested enough to dig, and I would be reliant on translation as I don’t speak a word of German.  I did find the following recent press release regarding Magix that you can translate via browser.  I think they are small po…Read More

In case you don’t want to watch some guy in a mask:

Definitely.

I have seen recommendations in a few forums to keep a list of your registered software products that involve NI.  It’s easy enough, so why not keep a copy.

I only use Windows, so no idea about other platforms.

If you run Native Access and select SUPPORT from the bottom left, then click “Create a Support File”, a ZIP file will be dropped in your…Read More

FWIW I see the linked article in the first post has been edited quite a bit from what I read an hour ago.  A little less “end of the world” feel.  My biggest concern is my NI hardware, as far as ongoing support and updates.