Ohhh.  I am not so pleased.  In Music has orphaned a LOT of hardware over the years. and I own a NI S61 Mk3.  Wait and see I guess.  On the plus side, I really like my Akai MPC and Headrush hardware that is excellent mainly because of integrated software support, but I have also owned M-Audio and Alesis hardware that they promised future sof…Read More

My nickel’s worth-  Back to Reddit is what I was hoping we would pivot to.  I like seeing all the deals in one place, sure, but there are other places you can do that.  What I come here for is the engagement with intelligent creatives.  I realized over the past few months I completely stopped visiting KVR and VI- just rarely if I am looking for…Read More

Category #1)  I can’t really think of any off the top, but I probably tossed and forgot about them.  I will say that (AND IT COULD BE ME) that the Izotope stuff never really “hit” with me.  BUT I still consider myself very much a “student” (a really OLD student), so I still try to use “manual” fx rather than auto-magic ones, just to further my…Read More

Well, you caught me @Peter.  I don’t actually OWN it.  I bought a year of the EW subscription last year when JRR had it for @ $80 just to get a taste of everything that I DON’T have, and I still have some time left on it.  I only own HOPOUS and (I forget the title) “Soul Singers” or similar.  At some point I will pop for Fantasy, but I just hav…Read More

Just a heads up on this deal.  You are only getting HF STRINGS, which is one of SIX libraries that make up “Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra”.  If you buy the full bundle for $159 from JRR (use code ‘forum’), you get all six libraries for an average price of $26.50 each.  ALSO, very important-  Orchestrator is one of the six libraries and is NOT inc…Read More

I think I am adapting to a similar approach @Xandre.  Last year I bought the UJAM “catch up” through JRR and figured I will just do it again every year or so.  Somewhat depending on how interesting the new releases are.  I like the revenue model as a user (I guess for me it’s an “expense model”).  I wish UVI would adopt it- Their complete bun…Read More

Comment Below: Tell us one thing you value most about the community and which feature (beyond the forums) interests you the most.

ONE thing?   Hard to pick.  I have to go “big picture and say-“A culture of integrity” that LM strives for, top to bottom.  I am hoping for more interaction on stuff beyond the deals, like favorite software, hard…Read More

It looks like I am back in business.  You have to go into Device Settings and track down and remove any In-Music drivers and reboot.  In my case, I have a Akai MPC One+ and had their driver installed.  I blame MS for insufficient testing.  They blame In-Music.  Whatever.  To get the fixes, you have to use the link above, join their discord serve…Read More

Heads up Windows-ers: I am running Windows 25H2 and my system just installed the monthly Microsoft patch yesterday (April 20, 2026).  I have three installed DAWS- Cubase 15, Ableton 12beta, and Studio Pro 8.  They all go into a deathloop during MIDI device recognition.  Following is a link that I guess I will have to st…Read More

I don’t know if this is at all related, but it seems to be an “unread” status issue.  I mentioned to you that I missed the “activity” left menu, and now you have the “Latest Post Activity” which is supposed to be the same, but ever since it was implemented, the first thread I get is the 24 day old Open Mic “Origin Story” post.  I expect it to p…Read More

This weekend only.  150 Patch libraries for Unify and others on sale.

https://www.pluginguru.com/products/

With SynthFest in France and with everybody with their incredible Tax Returns here in the USA (well some of us! not me!!), here is an opportunity to save a BIG BUCKET of MOOLA on 150 Patch Libraries for over 20 different…

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“HOOPUS” for $149 is a great deal.  It does eat a whole terabyte if you download the entire library, but the Opus engine does support “download on demand”, where sections are only downloaded as you implement them.  You will have to wait a bit (or maybe a long time), depending on your d/l speed and how many sections / articulations your patch r…Read More

https://www.minimal.audio/products/formant

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April 3-14  UP TO 50% off

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The sun is out and the Luftrum Spring Sale is officially live. Until April 14, you can save big across the entire Luftrum portfolio using the code hellosun in the Sound Shop.

All of our latest releases are discounted in the 20-30% range, while the rest of the catalog is …

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LM Member Mike Patti (@Musio) is on the A.I. bandwagon! 😂

https://slopstudio.app/

I am curious if they really made this.  The dissonance in the video was enough to trigger me, so I don’t need to hear more.  Cute video though.

I am SUCH a sucker for these MIDI generating doo-hickies.  The paid version is only $12.  Uhg…  Joe also just posted a new one a little bit ago.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/SoundRadix

Got a notice from Mozilla monitoring.  They lost emails and hashed passwords.  You should change your pw.

ISPs can not be held liable for “piracy”.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/25/supreme-court-music-piracy-case-ruling/87828936007/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-171.html

https://www.ujam.com/groovemate/latigo/

New release. $29 Loyalty  Full price is $39 (at least not shown as an intro price on UJAM).

Will be cheaper at JRR.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/musician-pleads-guilty-to-10m-streaming-fraud-powered-by-ai-bots/

Of course the legal issue could be a “gotcha”.  The quote from the US Attorney I found interesting – “Millions of dollars in royalties that Smith diverted from real, deserving artists and rights holders. Smith’s brazen scheme is…Read More

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
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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

Musio has reworked their subscription to include all the third party offerings for $150/year sub (Audio Ollie, Project SAM, Sound Iron…) as “Musio+ Complete”.

The DEAL here is for those that bought the “everything forever” bundle for $499 a couple years ago.  You should have a license update in your account to include all third party libraries…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

Profiles for Streamdeck/Loupedeck 30% off this weekend with code LOVE2026

https://www.sideshowfx.net/

I came across this YouTube last week and think it might be rather brilliant.  As a musician, gamer and one time DM in the early 80’s this might just fall into my wheelhouse.  What do you think?

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

Free for Nucleus owners. Update with Native Access.

“Orchestral Core”

+Updated the “Pyramid Interface”

+Added the “Designer Interface” introduced in the free “Glade” library with 200 presets

+Added an Analog Synth instrument

15% Discount to new purchasers for 2 weeks ($379 vs $449).  Cross and upgrades available by checking your A.I.…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.

🤯

I wasn’t gonna look at this because of the subscription, and then I found a (apparently) perpetual license for an “Essential” version in my Fender Studio Pro third party list, so I will at least give it a look.  Tonalics web site says “Essential” is included with Melodyne, so I expect owners will get something about it from Celemony soon, unless…Read More

On January 22, 2026 at 7:46 am thesteven said
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For any did the ‘upgrade’ did you get access to all the additional content & services?

Only had it for a day- Upgraded from 7 that “expired” Dec 21.  IMHO I guess it is the ever present debate any time ANY DAW releases a “major” ($) rather than “point” (free) update.  For ME I guess I think it sh…Read More

On January 17, 2026 at 10:25 am fretman said
Best Service now has the upgrade for $86.88 – Best Coin. No freebie like Audio Deluxe (above) but you earn 2.67 BestCoin toward your next purchase.

https://www.bestservice.com/en/fender_studio_pro_upgrade.html?aid=ZBgL2roqVxRSujmR

Studio One, Windows, RME UFX, Yamaha MSP7

Purchased from BS w…Read More

Thanks for doing that @Jorge!  I have numerous plugs that can do MSEG, but are pretty complex. I like Mario’s work and bought it to support his continuing projects.  Now that I am home I can install it and give it some play.  Just getting Fender Studio Pro 8 installed first.  Discovery time 🙂