That guy is a musical hero of mine.  A little kid, I used to listen to my mother's copy of The Beach Boys Today over and over.  I discovered Pet Sounds in college in the early 90's - that album changed my life.  I finally got to see him live last year in Nashville - he is only a shell of a human now.  What an amazing catalog of hits though...

He's the reason I stay "In My Room" as much as possible.
 

He was pretty good at that as well in the 70s.

I'm a sucker for a girl named Rhonda.

The interplay of Larry, Fleer, and Bapu is Fun Fun Fun to me...

I thought I had no more to buy, but the WAVES pulled out a new thing.

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The interplay of Larry, Fleer, and Bapu is Fun Fun Fun to me...

Till Edith took the ostrich away.

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Hardly sings, hardly walks...
Al's son takes the falsettos seamlessly.
Yet, was worth for me a concert ticket 3 times recently.
 

Yeah, Jardine's son was amazing.

So besides all of the non-software banter in this thread, has anyone committed to buying this plugin and/or demoed it extensively?  If so, what are your comments/feedback?

I wondered if it's worth my time. Seems like a no-brainer. Although soundshifter is reasonable enough for tuning a drum sample on a constant basis. Deliberated whether it is worth it from a non-percussionist point of view. 
 
I do have projects where I use acoustic drum samples however is this one trick pony. Will it work for orchestral percussion or just certain types. Going to download the manual and make a decision.