On June 30, 2025 at 1:19 pm Fleer said
Half off that and I’m game.

First, NI put Alicia Key’s on sale for $9, then, more recently, IK started selling their much more recent deep-sampled piano library (okay, wrapped in a player plugin) for $29 each or $99 for 9 of them ($11 each), it’s become a lot more difficult for piano developers to move t…Read More

On June 30, 2025 at 12:25 pm patrickwichrowski said

https://discuss.cakewalk.com/topic/85520-cakewalk-sonar-is-now-free-to-everyone-as-we-transition-from-cakewalk-by-bandlab/

Cakewalk by BandLab will no longer offer activation renewal after 1 August 2025T

They pulled the plug.

Bye bye windows 7 users. Not even a serial to use it offline.

Sorry…Read More

I picked up the two plugins they’ve given away for free. Plucks & Mallets last year, and Everything Acoustic more recently.

I found them both to be okay, not in the same league as libraries from my favorite Kontakt developers. But they run fine on my system. Everything went smoothly in terms of installation. I’m not a big fan of small sample…Read More

Several new Kontakt instruments have been added to the list, some real gems. I have a few more discoveries I haven’t found on any other lists that I have to spend time with (I’ve personally tested every library I add to the list; if it’s not recommendation-worthy, I don’t add…Read More

We have an affiliate relationship with Loot Audio. If folks want to help with the costs of operating LinkedMusicians,  it’s the same price as the above link, it just let’s Loot Audio know that you came from our site so that they can give us credit / a commission for the s…Read More

On June 29, 2025 at 12:28 pm fretman said
There’s about 24hrs left to this sale. You get all 3 instruments for $475. That’s the cheapest these versions have ever been. I think I’m gonna treat myself.

I’m pretty sure that this is the library that @fleer owns and praises very highly. And he owns a bunch of other string libraries, so he has a lot t…Read More

@mustakatu I closed (actually just hid it, it’s still there) the hardware deals subforum to combine it with this forum. But if you want it back, just say the word. Otherwise, there’s always the gear discussion forums.

Just a reminder. Members can share serials in this forum if they like, it’s generous no matter where people do it. But the problem we see a lot when they’re given away in the open is that they’re grabbed by people who take them and resell them elsewhere. That was why, at the request of Bapu, Fleer, and a couple of other members, we (okay, that…Read More

Can I say that I missed you without is seeming weird? Okay, clearly I cannot! (I can just hear my kids saying, “Ewww, that’s so cringe, dad!” Even worse, it only inspires me to go even deeper into the cringe zone for comic effect!) But, seriously, it’s always good to see you.

Plus, we have other forums, or you can just post about anything on The…Read More

I’ve spent a good deal of time researching jazz brushes drum kit plugins and sample libraries. I don’t really think any developer has completely nailed it. Comparably, getting stick, rod, or even brushes wacking a drum is simple. But there’s much more to the sounds of jazz brush drumming with sweeps (as opposed to staight hits with a brush, w…Read More

For anyone wondering about Plugin Boutique’s pricing for Komplete, it’s the same as NI’s, but the 10% discount code for NI makes it cheaper, and, as I already stated earlier, Best Service has the best prices of all.

Here’s the (affiliate) link for Plugin Boutique’s Komplete…Read More

I own NI Komplete 15 Standard Edition, and I’m strongly considering Ultimate Edition, even though I really shouldn’t. With an additional 10% off from NI the price is $269.55 US:

Subtotal$299.50
Discount-$29.95
Order Total$269.55

BEST SERVICE:
Komplete Ultimate Upgrade NOW: $269.30 (was…Read More

On June 28, 2025 at 3:14 pm bselack said

On June 28, 2025 at 1:47 pm peter said
Just a reminder, Native Instruments’ Komplete 15 sale ends this Monday, July 2, 2025. I just got a reminder email from NI.

Your friend who keeps the beat.

Which is a bit weird, because Monday is June 30th. (at least in the US ) 🙂

Yep, I agree. I’m looking f…Read More