Melodyne upgrade from Essential to Editor limited time deal

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2014/05/18 18:55:55 (permalink)

Melodyne upgrade from Essential to Editor limited time deal

I was looking for a good price on an upgrade from Melodyne Essential (included with Sonar X3) to Melodyne Editor (the version that allows you to pitch-edit polyphonic material). I missed the thirty day window in which you may upgrade for $199 and was looking at a $399 dollar upgrade fee.
 
Sweetwater is offering this upgrade until May 31st for $125! I usually purchase from Musician's Friend, so I called and they matched the price. Probably will work the same for any major music retailer.
 
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    Re: Melodyne upgrade from Essential to Editor limited time deal 2014/05/18 23:00:08 (permalink)
    Funny! Celemony has sent me two ads this month reminding me of the upgrade sale from them at $149... I wish I could afford the Sweetwater price....

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    Re: Melodyne upgrade from Essential to Editor limited time deal 2014/05/18 23:07:58 (permalink)
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    Sweetwater is offering this upgrade until May 31st for $125! I usually purchase from Musician's Friend, so I called and they matched the price. Probably will work the same for any major music retailer.
     

    Musician's Friend use to price match with 150% of the difference. First by matching the competitor's price and providing 50% of the difference as a credit against future purchases. I would press them for the e-credit. Could not find it on their website but they do still claim to beat (not just meet) all competitors.
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    Re: Melodyne upgrade from Essential to Editor limited time deal 2014/05/19 00:14:18 (permalink)
    Anyone remotely thinking about Melodyne Editor should jump on this.  It's well worth the full price...let alone this offer.

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    Re: Melodyne upgrade from Essential to Editor limited time deal 2014/05/19 00:42:35 (permalink)
    I was surprised they matched it. It was listed on the Musician's Friend website for $250. They had to get manager approval being that the $125 price was below _thier_ cost! Wow, so they lose money on the sale _and_ (if I pushed for it) they would have to give me $62 in store credit.

    I'm happy with the deal I got. Plus I don't have to endure those annoying SweetWater "Sales Engineer" cold calls.

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    Re: Melodyne upgrade from Essential to Editor limited time deal 2014/05/19 01:00:48 (permalink)
    Getting a manager involved was a nice bit of theater. They are obligated by their written policy not only to match the price but beat it. I don't get too concerned about what a salesman calls "their cost". I seriously doubt anyone on a sales desk in such a large company really knows their real cost, that is usually the purview of the accountants in the back office. But it is a nice story. Even if they lose money on this sale, they will make it up many times over on others. Probably even with the e-credit because it cannot be used on another price match. I have benefited from the 150% match before which is why I mentioned it. I don't mind pressing vendors for their best deal. They established the "we beat any price" policy, let the other guy pay what the vendor asks.
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