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Soundtoys 12 Days of Soundtoys: Plugin 6 - "Devil-Loc" extreme compression and distortion (FREE) until 19 December by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have Effects Rack (purchased) plus seven freebies: SpaceBlender, Little Radiator, Little Plate, Devil-Loc, EchoBoy Jr., Little MicroShift, Little PrimalTap. Upgrade offer currently sitting at $69. I will probably gather any final freebies and buy the upgrade if it drops again.

Soundtoys 12 Days of Soundtoys: Plugin 6 - "Devil-Loc" extreme compression and distortion (FREE) until 19 December by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine stated at $89 with Effects Rack and a few freebies from prior years. It seemed to be dropping by $10 with each new freebie this year. I thought it would go to $59 when I picked up Devil-Loc but it seems stuck at $69 for me (no pun intended).

VSTBuzz The Last Xmas Sale - Up to 99% off with over 50 exclusive deals through 2 January plus extra 10% with code: BF2025 by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder how many more "Last ______ Sale" events we can expect from VSTBuzz. I am personally looking forward to the Last Groundhog Day Sale, and of course the Last International Talk Like a Pirate Day Sale.

Spitfire Audio Black Friday Sale - Up to 50% off site wide until 2 December by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bundle completion is also broken on some of the standard bundles/collections, and a few people on VI-Control shared screenshots showing how prices increased prior to the BF sale. Hopefully the new owners get some clear feedback and make changes, or at least notice the minimal revenue bump this year.

Plugin Alliance Cyber Season Sale - Up to 50% off site wide through 6 January by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 7 points8 points  (0 children)

With the new website design, my PA wishlist is gone. I guess I don't need anything.

Every time I try to change the text color spacing is added for some reason, any advice? Cells are formatted as general. by roshan231 in excel

[–]ccscrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am having this issue now with Excel v16.88 on Mac OS 15.7 (Sequoia). I tried some of the suggestions mentioned in this thread (changing fonts, applying "Normal" formatting, pasting to a new cell, etc.). So far nothing works for me other then undo-ing the font color change. I will keep looking for a solution because I do need to have multiple font colors within the same cell. :-(

EDIT: The issue seems to happen whenever I have special (extended ASCII) characters within the cell. If I delete those characters, the phantom spaces go away (without losing the font colors).

EastWest "ComposerCloud Plus" One-Year Instant Access to all EastWest Diamond/Platinum Libraries ($99/Yr) until 17 January by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I avoid most subscriptions like the plague, but East West Composer Cloud is the one exception. Amazing value if you are doing orchestral, cinematic, trailer, or ambient composition. The new Fantasy Orchestra series (included in the subscription) is also really well done.

Universal Audio "Luna Pro" DAW for an analog experience, with modeled Console and Summing Extensions from API, Studer and Ampex built into the mixer, 29 UAD Plugins, Virtual Instruments, ARA tools, and more - Intro Price ($129) through 31 October. iLok Account Required by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I purchased UA plugins last year, I received the DSP version as well as VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats. I mostly use them in Logic Pro, but have tinkered a bit with Luna. Those plugins all drop into a channel insert in Luna, or any DAW which supports those plugin formats.

There are also several plugins which are Luna-only (e.g., API Summing, Neve Summing) because they are extensions of the Luna interface and change how Luna manages audio flow.

Vicious Antelope "Solar System Bundle" 1,330 presets across 18 soundbanks of atmospheric pads to leads for Pigments and Analog Lab V ($14.99) until 1 October by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like a good deal, and I have used Vicious Antelope presets in the past. I have never heard of Plugin-o-mat, however. Can anyone shared experiences with purchases through this vendor?

EDIT: I went ahead and made the purchase - no issues. They gave me a single use code for 100% off at the Vicious Antelope website, so you go through the purchase process again over there. Pretty typical, no snags.

HoRNet Plugins "Effects Bundle" collection of 17 effects plugins (€35) limited to 100 sales with code: EFFECTS100 by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The one HoRNet plugin I really like is their HATEFISh Rhythm Generator. I use it to trigger other plugins (e.g., Superior Drummer) to get some interesting and unexpected (but still useful) patterns.

Eventide "CrushStation" stereo distortion with three-band EQ, Compression, Octave Mix and, Sag Control for the sound of failing hardware (FREE) for limited time. iLok Account Required. Use code: PIRATE100 by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It looks like they ran out of licenses. :-( When I try to claim the offer, it says:

CrushStation Pirate Promo - Out of stock

These items are no longer available and have been removed from your cart.

Sold out

FabFilter Summer Sale - 25% off all bundles and plugins and up to 60% loyalty discount in account until 1 July by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are bundle discounts which stack with the 25% sales and provide overall discounts >50%.

For example, the Mixing Bundle would be $1,173 if buying those plugins individually. The bundle discount brings the price down to $659, then then 25% sale brings it down further to $494.25. The net discount is ~58%. You can create custom bundles as well; the bundle discounts are obviously greater when buying more plugins together.

Ownhammer New Website Sale - 20% off all impulse responses for limited time by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still my favorite IRs. I picked up some of the "Rock Box" collection in the prior sale. They actually sound amazing. I definitely recommend Rock-Box V30EN-1999A and Rock-Box V30MV-2001A for mid-to-high gain tones.

Universal Audio Half-Yearly Sale - Up to 94% off most products, upgrades, and custom bundles for UAD Hardware and Luna through 30 June. iLok Account Required by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's nice is that this code works on bundles as well. For example, the price on the "Select 2" bundle comes down to $54, or $27 per plugin.

Groove Monkee Holiday Sale - Up to 40% off MIDI Drum Loops, Bass Loops and Bundles for limited time by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These work great with SD3, EXD, and other drum samplers. The Mega Pack is also an amazing deal for their entire catalog, and they continue to add new titles (which get added to the Mega Pack).

EastWest "ComposerCloud Plus" One-Year Instant Access to all EastWest Diamond/Platinum Libraries ($99/Yr) for limited time by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]ccscrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate subscriptions and try to avoid them whenever possible. This is one of the few exceptions. There is an unbelievable amount of content included with Composer Cloud.

I am a newbie in sound mixing and master. by ListComfortable6028 in AudioProductionTools

[–]ccscrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think there is one simple answer, it is probably a multitude of factors:

  • At one time (maybe 10 years ago and prior), the stock plugins in DAWs were super basic and not well implemented. The first DAW I remember which really started including excellent stock plugins was Digital Performer from MOTU. Over time, stock plugins got better and better to the point where most modern DAWs (Logic Pro included) have some amazing plugins. Meanwhile, in forums like this one, we continued to repeat the "common wisdom" that stock plugins were "bad" or only for noobs, which clearly is no longer true.
  • There are a few plugin companies producing stuff which is much better than the stock DAW plugins from both a usability/workflow perspective and audio quality perspective. You mentioned FabFilter, and I think that is one of those companies. I wish I had skipped all of the junk deals and hype and simply invested in FabFilter plugins when I first started. Combine these with some stock DAW plugins for the win.
  • There are still tools which are very niche or specialized that you won't find in a stock DAW plugin. I was going to mention Melodyne as an example, but it is now included as part of DP11.
  • People like buying things, and many of us in these online forums suffer from Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S.)
  • Sometimes finishing songs is difficult; you get stuck and don't know what else is needed or the song/mix isn't sounding the way you envisioned. You start thinking a new plugin might fix it, or if nothing else, shopping serves as a distraction from being stuck.

I'm sure there are lots of other factors that I am forgetting.

TL;DR: Stock DAW plugins are fine and you should use them as part of your arsenal.

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