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Waves Announces Permanent Price Reductions (pg. 4)
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| derail |
I purchased the Waves gold bundle a few years back at full price. I'm also not a fan of the Waves Update Plan, paying them a few hundred dollars each year to stay on top of the upgrades. I'll pay for the upgrades when I need them.
However, my iLok stopped working a while back and I had to send it off to get replaced. It took a few weeks, then I had to go through the hassles of transferring my licenses to the new dongle. I didn't want to stop producing for a few weeks while the iLok was being replaced, so I grabbed a cracked Mercury bundle at that stage. It annoyed me that the pirates got software which wasn't at the mercy of a broken dongle, and I had to go without, despite paying a chunk of money.
So now I don't have to worry about the iLok. However, I do only use the gold bundle plugins. The other plugins are fun to try out here and there, but they don't get used in any of my productions. I only use the tools I've paid for.
In terms of the Waves price drop, it had to happen sooner or later. They've been offering almost permanent discounts the last few years. There are a number of other companies offering excellent plugins at competitive prices, it was kind of hard to see why the Waves plugins should cost so much. |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by derail
In terms of the Waves price drop, it had to happen sooner or later. They've been offering almost permanent discounts the last few years. |
Yeah, I was actually wondering what would happen with prices at some of the discounters, like Florida Music Company. They've been selling Waves bundles for far less than the competition's MAP (yes, legitimately) for years now, so I was wondering if their prices would go even lower. But, I took a quick glance through their website earlier today and it looked like they're currently selling them at the same prices as Sweetwater, GC, musiciansfriend, etc. |
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