I downloaded the Windows 7 64 bit version.

After getting the $20 deal I was offered the opportunity to get everything else (50 plugins) for $99. Is it worth it? I'd think it probably is...

Yes it is unbelievable...

I have none of them, so it is a no brainer. A friend in Canada is getting it too right now and he says the server has crashed...

yorolpal

Nomad's stuff is very good and you're basically getting everything they make for $99.  This is one wacky November, indeed.

Indeed, it is.  I was kicking myself for months on missing the Magnetic/Echo special ... I think for a time you could get both for a hundred bucks.  But this is *so* much better. 
 
Better still, I bought a Blue Tube no brainer some time ago, some effects that are part of the Integral Pack, so I think I won't even have to plop down an extra $20 for the mastering bundle in order to get a serial number with which to buy into the whole enchilada upgrade.  Christmas in November ... gotta love it!

Well, truth be told Bapsi, you've probably got enough stuff already to make most of the "big" package redundant.  I'm in the same boat as you.  But I really don't want or need all the other Nomad Bundles of different compressors and eqs, etc...  YMMV.

What's the install like on the bundle? One serial or does each thing need authorising?

I got the $20 no brainer...and I'm very pleased so far. As one poor person who's been stuck with Boost 11 for all my work, I can say that first comparisons were much better.

Boost 11 is ok for very light limiting, but it gets crunchy real fast... I'm finding the Nomad package to be much more pleasing to my ear.

My sadness is that I released my album to the sales engine last week (release date is 11/23/11) and I could have mastered it so much nicer if I had the extra week... Oh well... I'm already working on the next album... ;-)

I'll have to look at magnetic and I don't remember seeing the $99 offer.... I don't think I've got it right now anyway...

Keni

OK. They got me! I broke down and got the $99 deal. I mean 50 plugs!! $2 a piece! I listened to the Analog Masters Plugs and decided I didn't need all those plugs! What was I gonna do with 50 more plugs!! But the more I started working with the Analog Mastering plugs I realized I'd be foolish to pass this deal up!! And Magnetic II is pretty sweet!!

Unless they are fixing to come out with a whole new line of something or other it just seems to me like they are all in the same boat as most of us in the music business these days...swirling down the toilet.  And they're just trying to raise some capital to keep them going.  I agree Bit, ol pal, it's a scary scenario...but one that's hard not to take advantage off.

IIRC you must be a previous Nomad customer for the $99 deal. Wouldn't that fall under the heading of customer loyalty discount?

Luckily you only lose $99. Think of the people who have paid more. The last sale on this bundle was $350. They still seem to be updating stuff.

bitflipper


OK, how about this hypothetical scenario: you buy these great plugins at a great price and use them on every project over the next year. Then you upgrade your motherboard - and suddenly none of them work anymore. You go to the NF website to request re-authorization codes only to find the domain has been taken over by a porn site.

Sounds paranoid, sure. But it wouldn't be the first time that this has actually happened.

Sorry BitFlipper,

But once you have activated your plugins you own a "keyfile", 
who's let you authorize on any computer of your choice.

See registration process + FAQ on NF website :

make a copy of your license file. You may re-authorize your computer at any time, even if you format or replace your hard disk.

I try it on 3 computers and all running well... 

strikinglyhandsome1


100% certain - bug-filled releases, I'm leaving Sonar posts, Freddie H using large fonts.

+Bapu including non-sequitur posts about popcorn, corn syrup and possibly radishes

You may re-authorize your computer at any time, even if you format or replace your hard disk.

Sure, you may re-authorize your computer - assuming there is still somebody home to let you do it. If the NF website goes down, you will not be able to re-authorize. (Try to re-authorize your Kjaerhus products...)

The license is keyed to your hardware. That's why you have to run a special program (the Manual Activation Tool) on your DAW if it does not have an internet connection. Yes, you can format your hard drive and use the same license file you already have, but not if you've upgraded your motherboard or changed any other hardware that was included when the original key was generated.

I'm not saying this is going to happen, but it is a real possibility and has happened with other small companies. It's enough of a real possibility to favor companies that use simple serial number activations.

So maybe you can blow off this scenario because "it's only 99 bucks". True, I spent that much on supper last night. But haven't you ever re-opened a year-old or 5-year-old project? What if you couldn't? There's more at stake than 99 bucks.