Geoffrey Taucer Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ouch, bummer man. Maybe you should call them. The same thing happened to me with my IK multimedia purchase, but I called them, and they were gracious enough to send me a DL link. E-mailed them, and no such luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 E-mailed them, and no such luck no such luck as in, they haven't got back to you, or they just said "sorry, mang"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vurez Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hmmm... this IS tempting, though I'm not too keen on getting another dongle. I've been trying to just stick with syncrosoft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 no such luck as in, they haven't got back to you, or they just said "sorry, mang"? The second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Damn it, why didn't they do shit like this before they pissed me off with their new dongle-sold-seperately crap? Meh.... Oh well, not like I could take advantage of it even if I didn't swear never to buy another EastWest product again. I already spent my samples budget on Garritan and Steinway's new piano library. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Criminey that's a good deal. Shame all the new products require dongles. I will never ever buy music software that requries a dongle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Criminey that's a good deal. Shame all the new products require dongles. I will never ever buy music software that requries a dongle. Why not? Dongle may be a slight inconvenience, but nothing severe enough to damn a product forever from one's endorsement (for that reason alone, anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Yeah, there are worse things than dongles IMO... I just wish there were a universal dongle brand so you didn't need two or three kinds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 That's the biggest reason why I won't buy dongle-based products, because there isn't a universal one. There are some EastWest products I'd be interested to get, but thanks to the dongle (and the fact it's a separate purchase - grr!), I'll pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 That's a stupid reason not to use ANY dongle-based products. You could, for example, say you only want to use iLok. Thus you'll only have one dongle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Must you call people's reasons stupid because you don't agree with it, zircon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 stupid may sound a bit harsh if one is easily offended, but i believe the politically correct way of saying it would be that it's simply not practical to boycott a plugin just because of that. otherwise, (and don't take this personally--i'm not calling YOU stupid) i agree that it is a pretty weaksauce reason. but wuteva. to each their own. that's what makes the world go 'round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 How else can you really show a company that you disapprove of a decision they made than to not buy a product for that reason? Dongles annoy me. I don't want to buy a damn USB hub and install as many protection device drivers as dongles just to use my software. Plus, it illustrates a mindset that I, the customer, am not to be trusted. Of course, a dongle alone won't stop me from buying, but when a company decides to stick it to their customers to buy a protection device for THEIR benefit (what benefit, besides unlocking the software, do I, the customer, get from that purchase?) then I have a serious problem. I don't want them to stick me, the legitimate customer, with the costs of their paranoid fears of 13-year-olds who couldn't afford to buy the product anyway downloading it over BitTorrent. If we, the customers, keep bending over and taking it, this practice will not stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 stupid may sound a bit harsh if one is easily offended, but i believe the politically correct way of saying it would be that it's simply not practical to boycott a plugin just because of that. otherwise, (and don't take this personally--i'm not calling YOU stupid) i agree that it is a pretty weaksauce reason. but wuteva. to each their own. that's what makes the world go 'round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 stupid may sound a bit harsh if one is easily offended, but i believe the politically correct way of saying it would be that it's simply not practical to boycott a plugin just because of that.otherwise, (and don't take this personally--i'm not calling YOU stupid) i agree that it is a pretty weaksauce reason. but wuteva. to each their own. that's what makes the world go 'round. No worries. I don't offend easily. Otherwise, I'd be going completely apeshit during my tour here in Iraq (still have some ways to go before I go home). But to call ANYONE's reason stupid could discourage an otherwise informative discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 How else can you really show a company that you disapprove of a decision they made than to not buy a product for that reason?Dongles annoy me. I don't want to buy a damn USB hub and install as many protection device drivers as dongles just to use my software. Plus, it illustrates a mindset that I, the customer, am not to be trusted. Of course, a dongle alone won't stop me from buying, but when a company decides to stick it to their customers to buy a protection device for THEIR benefit (what benefit, besides unlocking the software, do I, the customer, get from that purchase?) then I have a serious problem. I don't want them to stick me, the legitimate customer, with the costs of their paranoid fears of 13-year-olds who couldn't afford to buy the product anyway downloading it over BitTorrent. If we, the customers, keep bending over and taking it, this practice will not stop. not to sound argumentative, but you make it sound like they're some evil entity who has just murdered your parents and raped your sister. i agree that dongles are an inconvenience, but as i stated, they are a SLIGHT one at best, and a VERY MINOR one at worst. the general public is absolutely NOT to be trusted. thieves look and generally act just like regular people. do you get mad when a cashier asks to see your ID if you pay with a card? does that mean she is intentionally sticking it to you the customer because you cannot be trusted? also, i currently have a USB hub, because i currently have my interface, mouse and keyboard, 2 external HD's, my axiom 61, camera, printer, iLok, and Dongle hooked up. with the exception of the mouse and keyboard, none of the other things are *necessary* to use my computer. i didn't pitch a fit for any of the other items--why does a dongle make any difference? that's just how it is, bro. what benefit do you the customer from that additional purchase? when you buy something and batteries aren't included, what benefit do you get? well, you get to use the product. do you expect compensation when you go buy those batteries? and bear in mind, they didn't sell any of it to you. they licenced it. it reminds you each time you install it, they explicitly state that you do not OWN their product. at any rate, again, you're free to do and think as you please, and i'm not really that concerned about trying to *convert* you or anything, but i thought i'd at least provide the counterpoints to your concerns. it's alwasy good to hear both sides of every story, regardless of the outcome. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeviathan Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 For anybody who has bought and used any of the new PLAY soundbanks, I ordered the free trial pack a few months ago to test them out, and while stand-alone worked fine, I could not get them to work in FL6 for the life of me (they load, but there is no sound after loading an instrument). Is there something I need to do? I'm pretty sure they should work in FL. Please help/correct me if I'm wrong. I'm gonna buy a couple if i can figure this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 With <48 hours left in this sale, I've decided I want Ministry of Rock. Anyone want anything else on the list? We can go in 50/50ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 This deal is going on this month at Guitar Center. I think that's the only place--I haven't found anywhere else that has mentioned it yet. http://gc.guitarcenter.com/rebates/ Still a great deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 It's on again? I thought it was just for that month... is it up every month this year or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 So do I have to actually buy it through guitar center in order to get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Not only that, but according to the rebate form, you need to make the purchase at a physical store and not online: PRODUCTS MUST BE PURCHASED AT A GUITAR CENTER STORE(NO ONLINE SALES) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Not only that, but according to the rebate form, you need to make the purchase at a physical store and not online: Where's it say that? EDIT: nevermind, I'm stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Don't let that stop you though, you can always just get someone there to order a physical copy from another store (called a Sit/Dropship). Mention those words and they'll know what to do. And I guarantee they're not going to give you any crap over it. (Sit - item sent to store, you go pick it up. Dropship - Item sent directly to your house.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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