what’s worse – the developers of Sonar and Next do what they can to produce the products and fix things, and the marketeers seemingly do everything they can to screw it all up.

i would never create a DAW software company without using a subscription model. regardless of the whining, people “subscribe” all the time: TV, Music, Internet, Games,…Read More

i think sometimes we attribute “evil” actions / inactions to some ability to scheme… lol. most likely it’s a somple combination of “stoopid” and “more stoopid” combined. having helped giant evil corporations (F100+) attempt to achieve world domination, i can assure you that the majority of those people running things a) simply inherited a good…Read More

i just gave up 3 starbucks per month and now have the Bandlab membership in perpetuity… LOL. subscription is the future and everyone will be doing it someday. Studio One “perpetual” license only requires you to buy the next version each year or lose support 3-6 months after that… Pro Tools teters as well Waves…

honestly, i couldn’t be…Read More

i think the next step up would the very expensive and large Toontrack Superior Drummer. or perhaps from Goran – https://library.gorangrooves.com/drumsets-for-beatbuddy/jazz-brushes-drumset/

the “code” worked but once installed, the installer app, it doesn’t show the plugin until you sign up for a “free trial” (meaning provide them with a credit card), and no guarantee (i can see) that the “free plugin” would remain so if you don’t get the full subscription… so it seems sketchy. uninstalled and removed my account on their web site.