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    fretman replied to the topic Question: Will You Hold Off Buying NI Products and Kontakt Libraries? in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals

    • 2 months, 2 weeks ago

    If the price is good, I’ll still buy Kontakt instruments. If OT has a new instrument, I’ll buy that at its introductory price sight unseen.

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    fretman replied to the topic EastWest Grammy Sale – Up to 80% Off! in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals

    • 2 months, 2 weeks ago

    This deal has another 24 hrs left to it. I’m still tempted by the pop brass. The best deals at the moment appear to be (in ascending price for me) (Peter, please add your affiliate link):

    • AudioDeluxe use code “Save10” expires TODAY: $134 – deluxe bucks
    • JRRShop use code “forum”: $133
    • PluginBoutique w/free plugin (FireEQ today, maybe…

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    fretman replied to the topic Question: Will You Hold Off Buying NI Products and Kontakt Libraries? in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals

    • 2 months, 2 weeks ago

    I’m just glad I recently replaced my old keyboard (with obsolete drivers) to Arturia rather than NI’s Kontrol  Keyboards.

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    fretman replied to the topic What are the BEST/WORST sample library & plugin purchases you've made & why? in the forum Samplers, Sample Players & Sample Libraries

    • 2 months, 2 weeks ago

    This is a slight update on Skybox Audio. I recently used J Celeste from their Chimes product in a sparse baby lullaby instrumental. During the solo there’s nothing else going on, so it’s quite exposed. I kept hearing a whirring/motorized noise in the background that was bothersome enough to cause me to dig into it. I loaded the waveform into RX11…Read More

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    fretman replied to the topic Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals

    • 2 months, 2 weeks ago

    I’m still a heavy iZotope user, but their current upgrade pricing has caused me to stop buying. Not sure what I think about this…

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