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Post by reddirt on Dec 31, 2023 19:23:03 GMT -6
Just grabbed a couple of UAD plugs in a 2 bundle for US $74 with a S25 off coupon and the next minute they say we see you've purchased recently , here's another $25 off coupon valid till the end of Jan.
Not complaining mind you but once you have one little taste.....
Cheers, Ross
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Post by geoff738 on Dec 31, 2023 19:32:06 GMT -6
Yes they got me a few times with the $25 things. Was hard to resist the Fairchild for $14. I didn’t. Some of them require you to spend at least $75 and some have no strings attached.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by ab101 on Dec 31, 2023 20:48:25 GMT -6
I had two $25 coupons, so I picked up the DBX 160 and the UA 176b for $30. I couldn't resist.
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Post by ragan on Dec 31, 2023 21:04:02 GMT -6
It’s good stuff. Getting it on the cheap is nothing to be ashamed of.
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 31, 2023 21:28:51 GMT -6
I just bought Capitol Comp and Sound City. Don’t know if I’ll really use SC, but oh well. This allows me to cancel spark.
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Post by drumsound on Jan 1, 2024 2:17:53 GMT -6
I bought the C-Suite C-Vox and C-Axe in the 2 for $99, but I had 2 $25 coupons, so it was $52 with tax. Then I get another $25 coupon and bought Tonelux Tilt for $4.25.
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Post by doubledog on Jan 1, 2024 9:00:51 GMT -6
I bought the C-Suite C-Vox and C-Axe in the 2 for $99, but I had 2 $25 coupons, so it was $52 with tax. Then I get another $25 coupon and bought Tonelux Tilt for $4.25. they always got me on that too - well, I may never use this plugin, but it's only $4.25! (or $9.99, or whatever). |
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Post by gwlee7 on Jan 1, 2024 10:35:26 GMT -6
I bought the C-Suite C-Vox and C-Axe in the 2 for $99, but I had 2 $25 coupons, so it was $52 with tax. Then I get another $25 coupon and bought Tonelux Tilt for $4.25. I have the stand alone tonelux tilt from softube (pretty sure its the same as the UAD) and it’s a cool little eq. |
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Post by bikescene on Jan 1, 2024 11:05:27 GMT -6
Their pricing strategy worked on me over the past month.
They roped me in with the 2 for $99, which I used on Sound City and Hitsville.
The Guitar FX Bundle was $25 after the $25 voucher, which got me the Galaxy Delay, Brigade Chorus, Studio D, Lexicon 224, and Waterfall Rotary.
And the 175/176 combo was $30 or $40 for a bit, so I bought it.
I wasn’t planning on buying a single one, and now I’ve almost spent $200.
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Post by audiospecific on Jan 1, 2024 11:29:32 GMT -6
So how much I can sell my UAD USB Quad satellite for now these days?
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Post by drumsound on Jan 1, 2024 12:02:19 GMT -6
I bought the C-Suite C-Vox and C-Axe in the 2 for $99, but I had 2 $25 coupons, so it was $52 with tax. Then I get another $25 coupon and bought Tonelux Tilt for $4.25. they always got me on that too - well, I may never use this plugin, but it's only $4.25! (or $9.99, or whatever). All 3 that I got will prove useful, even if sporadic in use. I really like the idea of the Tilt, because I tend to dislike 'over EQ'd sounds.' I bought the C-Suite C-Vox and C-Axe in the 2 for $99, but I had 2 $25 coupons, so it was $52 with tax. Then I get another $25 coupon and bought Tonelux Tilt for $4.25. I have the stand alone tonelux tilt from softube (pretty sure its the same as the UAD) and it’s a cool little eq. I do believe it's the same, I think I read that it was developed with Paul Wolfe and both UA and Softtube, not just ported over. |
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Post by noob on Jan 1, 2024 12:28:31 GMT -6
I just bought Capitol Comp and Sound City. Don’t know if I’ll really use SC, but oh well. This allows me to cancel spark. Sound city is great, I've already used it a bunch. It's great for subtle ambience, adding space around a vocal or drums. Also the re-amping is great. It's one of the most realistic room sounds I've heard yet, if not the most realistic. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 1, 2024 13:07:57 GMT -6
I just bought Capitol Comp and Sound City. Don’t know if I’ll really use SC, but oh well. This allows me to cancel spark. Sound city is great, I've already used it a bunch. It's great for subtle ambience, adding space around a vocal or drums. Also the re-amping is great. It's one of the most realistic room sounds I've heard yet, if not the most realistic. I actually used it on a piano in my last mix. It’s definitely nice. |
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Post by niklas1073 on Jan 1, 2024 13:10:44 GMT -6
Its so strange. I am pretty much an exclusive uad plug user with a few other like arturia and some others, a sparse plug user but none the less. Now they seem to have these sales just as all the other companies, some plugs seem to be on foreversale like waves, and due to that i have began moving away from the company i feel to some extent. I like and use every uad plug i have, but jumping on the train of the somewhat cheap plug market makes the company loose the “spark” 😜 in my eyes sorry to say. Rather than sales, never drop the price but invest in upgrading the already great existing products and make money on that would be my cup of tea.
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Post by robo on Jan 1, 2024 13:39:30 GMT -6
Its so strange. I am pretty much an exclusive uad plug user with a few other like arturia and some others, a sparse plug user but none the less. Now they seem to have these sales just as all the other companies, some plugs seem to be on foreversale like waves, and due to that i have began moving away from the company i feel to some extent. I like and use every uad plug i have, but jumping on the train of the somewhat cheap plug market makes the company loose the “spark” 😜 in my eyes sorry to say. Rather than sales, never drop the price but invest in upgrading the already great existing products and make money on that would be my cup of tea. I understand long time users feeling this way, but the truth is UAD plugins are not overall any better than others that regularly sell for their sale prices. The market has changed a lot since they started out, and they have to adapt to keep relevant. Waves and McDSP have done the same thing. I’m basically in the opposite camp. I’ve always scoffed at the hardware dongles and high prices until they sucked me in with the Native plugs and sales. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 1, 2024 15:12:41 GMT -6
Its so strange. I am pretty much an exclusive uad plug user with a few other like arturia and some others, a sparse plug user but none the less. Now they seem to have these sales just as all the other companies, some plugs seem to be on foreversale like waves, and due to that i have began moving away from the company i feel to some extent. I like and use every uad plug i have, but jumping on the train of the somewhat cheap plug market makes the company loose the “spark” 😜 in my eyes sorry to say. Rather than sales, never drop the price but invest in upgrading the already great existing products and make money on that would be my cup of tea. After seeing Fractal’s constant sonic improvement (the guy is a genius), I still think UA could continue to upgrade these algos. They could be even closer. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Jan 1, 2024 15:34:41 GMT -6
Its so strange. I am pretty much an exclusive uad plug user with a few other like arturia and some others, a sparse plug user but none the less. Now they seem to have these sales just as all the other companies, some plugs seem to be on foreversale like waves, and due to that i have began moving away from the company i feel to some extent. I like and use every uad plug i have, but jumping on the train of the somewhat cheap plug market makes the company loose the “spark” 😜 in my eyes sorry to say. Rather than sales, never drop the price but invest in upgrading the already great existing products and make money on that would be my cup of tea. I understand long time users feeling this way, but the truth is UAD plugins are not overall any better than others that regularly sell for their sale prices. The market has changed a lot since they started out, and they have to adapt to keep relevant. Waves and McDSP have done the same thing. I’m basically in the opposite camp. I’ve always scoffed at the hardware dongles and high prices until they sucked me in with the Native plugs and sales. But, if you wanted to track with UA plugs, you needed apollo and on board dsp. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2024 21:10:40 GMT -6
Its so strange. I am pretty much an exclusive uad plug user with a few other like arturia and some others, a sparse plug user but none the less. Now they seem to have these sales just as all the other companies, some plugs seem to be on foreversale like waves, and due to that i have began moving away from the company i feel to some extent. I like and use every uad plug i have, but jumping on the train of the somewhat cheap plug market makes the company loose the “spark” 😜 in my eyes sorry to say. Rather than sales, never drop the price but invest in upgrading the already great existing products and make money on that would be my cup of tea. After seeing Fractal’s constant sonic improvement (the guy is a genius), I still think UA could continue to upgrade these algos. They could be even closer. Hearing the Pulsar 1178 vs UAD 1176. They could do better. I even think the PSP Fetpressor does "grunge and grit" a little better than the UAD. Also U-he Satin presets manhandle the UAD Studer. I don't get why they haven't improved their game. The Eventide guys leveled up. The Eventide 9000 plugs and the current SP2016 are way better than the 2016 room and old H3000 plugs.
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Post by geoff738 on Jan 1, 2024 21:41:32 GMT -6
All the Black Friday stuff I bought had upgrades available in the last few days. I have no idea what was updated, but I went ahead and did the updates.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by robo on Jan 1, 2024 22:48:35 GMT -6
I understand long time users feeling this way, but the truth is UAD plugins are not overall any better than others that regularly sell for their sale prices. The market has changed a lot since they started out, and they have to adapt to keep relevant. Waves and McDSP have done the same thing. I’m basically in the opposite camp. I’ve always scoffed at the hardware dongles and high prices until they sucked me in with the Native plugs and sales. But, if you wanted to track with UA plugs, you needed apollo and on board dsp. I don’t really track with plugins much so it’s never been a feature for me. It’s the way things will be done increasingly in the future, of course. However, I think it’ll just be done natively. |
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Post by thehightenor on Jan 2, 2024 2:40:07 GMT -6
I just bought Capitol Comp and Sound City. Don’t know if I’ll really use SC, but oh well. This allows me to cancel spark. I signed up to Spark a few months ago for $10 a month so I don't have to buy anymore UAD plugins! I've too many UAD plugins in my plugin in folder I payed many $100's for that I now never use because they got outdated by never ending plugin advancement. $10 just buys a coffee and a bag of crisps in my part of the world, so at this point it really feels like I'm free UAD plugins as they keep adding new ones to Spark. Plus I've discovered I can pause the subscription if I'm having a few months of writing/arranging/gigging and not mixing. Seems a win -win and the way forward. Then "boom" I go and read your post and wonder if my thinking is faulty  |
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Post by kcatthedog on Jan 2, 2024 2:59:38 GMT -6
But, if you wanted to track with UA plugs, you needed apollo and on board dsp. I don’t really track with plugins much so it’s never been a feature for me. It’s the way things will be done increasingly in the future, of course. However, I think it’ll just be done natively. Me neither, so I understand the uad2 lack of allure. I mostly just record myself so have a simple but good on chsin: stam 67 or diy c12(I’d like a stem 800g), Daking 2 channel pre, stam 76 adf and am planning on adding a stam 2a soonish. I prefer ob for capture, plugs just in the mix. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Jan 2, 2024 3:09:18 GMT -6
I just bought Capitol Comp and Sound City. Don’t know if I’ll really use SC, but oh well. This allows me to cancel spark. I signed up to Spark a few months ago for $10 a month so I don't have to buy anymore UAD plugins! I've too many UAD plugins in my plugin in folder I payed many $100's for that I now never use because they got outdated by never ending plugin advancement. $10 just buys a coffee and a bag of crisps in my part of the world, so at this point it really feels like I'm free UAD plugins as they keep adding new ones to Spark. Plus I've discovered I can pause the subscription if I'm having a few months of writing/arranging/gigging and not mixing. Seems a win -win and the way forward. Then "boom" I go and read your post and wonder if my thinking is faulty Sub works perfectly, if you want minimum monthly costs and ignore the cumulative costs and UA’s increasingly lowered purchase prices. Recently, Signature bundke ( all uadX plugs), was on sale for under $300 or half price, you’ll be cost there in 2.5 years with the benefit of whatever new plugs are added and no plugs at the end of each month , unless you continue to subscribe. UA is also discounting its crossgrade/upgrades, so in 2.5 years, there will likely be a low cost option like sub $100, for Signature owners to gain whatever new plugs have been ported to uadX, if you care. I bought Signature due to the above and it’s recent additions of Sound city and Capital comp which would have cost at least $99, so it’s like you got the rest of sub plugs for less than $200. Worked for me. |
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Post by thehightenor on Jan 2, 2024 3:37:05 GMT -6
I signed up to Spark a few months ago for $10 a month so I don't have to buy anymore UAD plugins! I've too many UAD plugins in my plugin in folder I payed many $100's for that I now never use because they got outdated by never ending plugin advancement. $10 just buys a coffee and a bag of crisps in my part of the world, so at this point it really feels like I'm free UAD plugins as they keep adding new ones to Spark. Plus I've discovered I can pause the subscription if I'm having a few months of writing/arranging/gigging and not mixing. Seems a win -win and the way forward. Then "boom" I go and read your post and wonder if my thinking is faulty Sub works perfectly, if you want minimum monthly costs and ignore the cumulative costs and UA’s increasingly lowered purchase prices. Recently, Signature bundke ( all uadX plugs), was on sale for under $300 or half price, you’ll be cost there in 2.5 years with the benefit of whatever new plugs are added and no plugs at the end of each month , unless you continue to subscribe. UA is also discounting its crossgrade/upgrades, so in 2.5 years, there will likely be a low cost option like sub $100, for Signature owners to gain whatever new plugs have been ported to uadX, if you care. I bought Signature due to the above and it’s recent additions of Sound city and Capital comp which would have cost at least $99, so it’s like you got the rest of sub plugs for less than $200. Worked for me. But what happens when Sound City and Capital Comp aren't go-to's anymore because either UAD or DMG/Fabilter have a better mouse trap. It's happened to me far too many times. Look at Neural Amps - they are so far ahead of other amp sims as to make any previous purchase worthless imho. I think the main point is, if you're apply to stick with digital tools then it works buying them. If you want to remain on the cutting edge own or lease makes no difference. I sat down with an XL spread sheet and added up all the software I've bough in the last 20 years VS all the software I still actually use and is still relevant here today. The figures proved in effect I've been paying one very big long winded subscription - imho ownership of something transient as software is an illusion unless you disconnect you machine from the internet and stay away from forums, mags and advertising :-) I accept, everyone's reality and situation is different but for my main software packages I'm not against subscription. I pay in effect a sub for Cubase as I upgrade at the release of every new version - whether they charged once a month sub or a one off purchase it's the same money .... even if I tell myself it isn't. That said, if software reaches a point it's never going to improve then yeah - I get it - one time purchase trumps subs. But as I have a silly number of plugins, DAW's, VI's, Sample sets that are worthless to me because their so outmoded and suppressed then their purchase was in effect a licence lease. I fully understand your point of view - it's just my XL sheet and the numbers tell a different story to my bank account. Hardware of course .... always buy  |
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Post by kcatthedog on Jan 2, 2024 5:41:04 GMT -6
Sub works perfectly, if you want minimum monthly costs and ignore the cumulative costs and UA’s increasingly lowered purchase prices. Recently, Signature bundke ( all uadX plugs), was on sale for under $300 or half price, you’ll be cost there in 2.5 years with the benefit of whatever new plugs are added and no plugs at the end of each month , unless you continue to subscribe. UA is also discounting its crossgrade/upgrades, so in 2.5 years, there will likely be a low cost option like sub $100, for Signature owners to gain whatever new plugs have been ported to uadX, if you care. I bought Signature due to the above and it’s recent additions of Sound city and Capital comp which would have cost at least $99, so it’s like you got the rest of sub plugs for less than $200. Worked for me. But what happens when Sound City and Capital Comp aren't go-to's anymore because either UAD or DMG/Fabilter have a better mouse trap. It's happened to me far too many times. Look at Neural Amps - they are so far ahead of other amp sims as to make any previous purchase worthless imho. I think the main point is, if you're apply to stick with digital tools then it works buying them. If you want to remain on the cutting edge own or lease makes no difference. I sat down with an XL spread sheet and added up all the software I've bough in the last 20 years VS all the software I still actually use and is still relevant here today. The figures proved in effect I've been paying one very big long winded subscription - imho ownership of something transient as software is an illusion unless you disconnect you machine from the internet and stay away from forums, mags and advertising :-) I accept, everyone's reality and situation is different but for my main software packages I'm not against subscription. I pay in effect a sub for Cubase as I upgrade at the release of every new version - whether they charged once a month sub or a one off purchase it's the same money .... even if I tell myself it isn't. That said, if software reaches a point it's never going to improve then yeah - I get it - one time purchase trumps subs. But as I have a silly number of plugins, DAW's, VI's, Sample sets that are worthless to me because their so outmoded and suppressed then their purchase was in effect a licence lease. I fully understand your point of view - it's just my XL sheet and the numbers tell a different story to my bank account. Hardware of course .... always buy I remember, remember too, I sold all my UA stuff, put close to $2000 usd back in my pocket and now bought back the native plugs I want for roughly a tenth of that. I see the future a little differently, I’m thinking I won’t care about ongoing sonic improvements or certainly not enough to spend any significant amount on more plug ins. Like you, if I was dropping any serious coin, it would only be on hardware:OB, mikes, pres, comps, maybe mastering converters , if I had a great room and the dough atc25’s. I am just not a fan of subs: ymmv ! |
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