It looks pretty good to me! I can't buy it now, but I will at some point. Hopefully it will go on sale again around Christmas.
 

Ok, I just did the basic update to TRacks 5 which came out to the magic figure of $69.99, using maximum Jam points. Seems like a good deal. The only downside is the headache I have gotten from reading this thread.😆 I believe a lot of this could have been avoided if IK had just stated explicitly upfront that 1) you can use your old plugs within the new TRacks 5, with no less functionality than if you bought these plugins as part of TRacks 5 new; and 2) IK reserves its right in the future to treat purchasers of any bundle differently than those who have purchased individualy the plugins constituting that bundle.

LAGinz25
... 2) IK reserves its right in the future to treat purchasers of any bundle differently than those who have purchased individualy the plugins constituting that bundle.

 
What I have learned from buying from IK is that if I wait there will almost certainly be a better deal in the future so the general rule is don't buy just because there is a deal buy because you want (preferably need) the items in the deal.
 
Single items are always a challenge where they are also part of a bundle.
 
I wanted (but did not necessarily need) Saturator and Quad Imager when the multi buy was out and picked up Plate and DeEsser at the same time. If I had followed my own advice above I would have saved just over $100 (when you minus Jam Points and plus the Tax) and would have got them as part of the Max 5 Upgrade. 
 
On the plus side I will have had the use of these extra effects for nearly 5 months when T-RackS 5 ships.
 
My guess is that there will be a better deal on T-TrackS 5 Max at some point in the future, actually I certain that this will happen. For me though I think that getting Max 5 makes sense now just as using the Multi Buy to get some specific items I wanted made sense in May. 

Good examples Bob. Bottom line? How is $69.00 too much for this?

robbyk
So I have ~70% of the IK plugins but use the free TRackS CS. Do I qualify for the Max $199 intro pricing? I think so? Then do I get the other 30% of the plugins that I do not currently own? Will they also work independently in Sonar or only within the TRacksCS environ?
 
Sorry for all the questions but I'm so busy working on the house I haven't had time to adequately research this. Nonetheless, I am frothing at the mouth, and no, I wasn't bitten by a bat hiding under my rafters :)

You just need to have a product worth $99.99+ registered in your account.  If you want to send me your IK username via PM I can have that checked but it really sounds like you do.
 
If you got the $199.99 T-RackS 5 MAX upgrade, you'd have all 38 processors.  They will work as single plugins, not just in the T-RackS environment.
 
Edit - Also, I do hope your house work is going well.  Be careful of those bats!  A few weeks ago I was startled awake by a bat flying around my bedroom at 5AM.  Not fun!

Got one flying through my living room the other day. Opened all windows. Little bugger left in a hurry when wife hid under blanket. Probably scared the bat more than she was.

robbyk

IK_Multimedia

robbyk
So I have ~70% of the IK plugins but use the free TRackS CS. Do I qualify for the Max $199 intro pricing? I think so? Then do I get the other 30% of the plugins that I do not currently own? Will they also work independently in Sonar or only within the TRacksCS environ?
 
Sorry for all the questions but I'm so busy working on the house I haven't had time to adequately research this. Nonetheless, I am frothing at the mouth, and no, I wasn't bitten by a bat hiding under my rafters :)

You just need to have a product worth $99.99+ registered in your account.  If you want to send me your IK username via PM I can have that checked but it really sounds like you do.
 
If you got the $199.99 T-RackS 5 MAX upgrade, you'd have all 38 processors.  They will work as single plugins, not just in the T-RackS environment.
 
Edit - Also, I do hope your house work is going well.  Be careful of those bats!  A few weeks ago I was startled awake by a bat flying around my bedroom at 5AM.  Not fun!

Will do and thanks!
 
Yes a bat in the room at 5AM is not fun! Mine were under the shutters I removed to paint the house, up to 20 or so per shutter, all grouped together and getting ready for their winter hibernaculum. Cozy and nice :)

So. Many. Bats.
 
Oh, and by the way, before I have anything checked you can actually see your eligibility for this (and other) crossgrade/upgrade options in the new "Crossgrade/Upgrade" section of your IK User Area.

IK_Multimedia

robbyk

IK_Multimedia

robbyk
So I have ~70% of the IK plugins but use the free TRackS CS. Do I qualify for the Max $199 intro pricing? I think so? Then do I get the other 30% of the plugins that I do not currently own? Will they also work independently in Sonar or only within the TRacksCS environ?
 
Sorry for all the questions but I'm so busy working on the house I haven't had time to adequately research this. Nonetheless, I am frothing at the mouth, and no, I wasn't bitten by a bat hiding under my rafters :)

You just need to have a product worth $99.99+ registered in your account.  If you want to send me your IK username via PM I can have that checked but it really sounds like you do.
 
If you got the $199.99 T-RackS 5 MAX upgrade, you'd have all 38 processors.  They will work as single plugins, not just in the T-RackS environment.
 
Edit - Also, I do hope your house work is going well.  Be careful of those bats!  A few weeks ago I was startled awake by a bat flying around my bedroom at 5AM.  Not fun!

Will do and thanks!
 
Yes a bat in the room at 5AM is not fun! Mine were under the shutters I removed to paint the house, up to 20 or so per shutter, all grouped together and getting ready for their winter hibernaculum. Cozy and nice :)

So. Many. Bats.
 
Oh, and by the way, before I have anything checked you can actually see your eligibility for this (and other) crossgrade/upgrade options in the new "Crossgrade/Upgrade" section of your IK User Area.

OK that's convenient and clear! I checked and it's $249 for the MAX upgrade for me. Thanks Peter for all the expert help on this! No wait, that's the old TRackS, my area does not yet list the TRackS 5 MAX upgrade yet...I'll check back later, it's a nice feature!

kitekrazy1
Oh wait, some of my plugs have the CS tag. I do believe the individual purchase are called custom shop. Will those be upgraded to 5?

Yes, those are v4 plugins. Which will be handled as described in the FAQ at http://cgi.ikmultimedia.c...c.php?f=13&t=14225

IK_Multimedia
Oops, also note that you should see the T-RackS 5 MAX Upgrade in your IK User Area "Crossgrade/Upgrade" section now, the bats are cleared from the belfry there.
 

Ha, ha, good one :)
 
Yup it's there, whoo hoo, $199! Good news for me!

Grem

ZincTrumpet
Does anyone know how long the version 4 stuff will continue working if I decide not to upgrade? 

For the vst version, I am assuming as long as your DAW is compatible with the OS you use.

For the stand alone version as long as the OS supports it. 

These things will determine how long it will continue to work. 
 
I don't think IK will pull the plug on authorization anytime soon.

 
Thanks Grem, I think I realised it was a bit of a dumb question milliseconds after I posted it  
For example, I run the latest version of Sampletank (3.7 I believe) and but v2.5 still works even after all these years.
 
Anyway, I also have the $199 Max upgrade offer in my account so I am very tempted as I only have T-Racks 4 Deluxe (9 processors) plus Stealth Limiter (which I use every day).  Using the maximum Jampoints (30%) it should work out around £148 including VAT.

Can I use Gear Credits to purchase T-RackS 5 in Custom Shop?
No, Gear Credits cannot be used to purchase T-RackS 5 at this time.
 
That sucks..............