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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 06:19:48
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Already bought it at the last sale, but it's definitely worth the upgrade price.
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Chregg
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 07:03:53
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aye its well worth it, i paid £35 for my upgrade
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 07:25:43
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ditto.. bargain at the $50 and steal at this sale price... folks who dont have this really should simply just buy it...the patch on +2 that allowed drag/drop of patterns was a godsend
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 07:49:17
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And the sounds are fantastic!
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 08:01:31
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Another plus one from me, I upgraded a while ago to. Worth every penny.
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 08:04:31
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Sounds great but I bought it for 79 ... still don't regret it. It's my favourite in the soft synth tool chest when it comes to arps or just dialing up a sound that makes a difference ...
If you don't have it, go for it now!
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 08:12:58
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I bought it shortly after it was first released and am so pleased with it. The presets are great and if you're into programming and sound design (a new hobby for me), then you'll have a ball! 
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 10:19:45
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Is that not the same one that comes with Sonar X2?
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 10:22:25
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joel77
Is that not the same one that comes with Sonar X2?
The one with Sonar is Zeta... Zeta 2.1 is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better... and, as has been stated.....IT'S A STEAL AT THIS PRICE!!!
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 10:28:13
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 10:34:01
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I might have to jump on this. Thanks for the info.
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 10:58:05
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How different is this to Z3TA+ 2 that I got with Production Suite? To be honest I have not really explored it until this morning - amazing sounds and the GUI is freaking beautiful!
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Linear Phase
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 11:05:15
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Already have this... I want a brand new Cakewalk Synth.. Or a Rapture 2.0... But if its a brand new synth, hopefully its as groundbreaking as Rapture was...
I just bought Xils Lab Oxium, and its nothing short of yummy!!!
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 11:16:38
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The trouble with having all of these synths is the amount of time it takes to fully learn (and hence fully appreciate) them! I have tons of synths that I have no real idea how to use and just end up using/tweaking the presets, which is great of course but sooner or later I'd love to really get down to the nitty gritty of making sounds from scratch. NI's Reaktor is a good example, there is so much you can do with that synth and so many interesting modules etc that I think I'd have to attend some kind of night school to learn it all.
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 11:39:20
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Reaktor is a lifetime committment... I've always been on the fence with Reaktor.. For one, "if you buy Reaktor or Kontakt directly from NI, the pricing scheme stuffs Komplete down your throat," and I don't want Komplete specifically because, "you can't learn all that." You can only learn some of them, "halfway or poorly, or focus mostly on just Reaktor and FM8 for eg." My second problem is the way, "NI scraps and throws out their tech, and sticks you with synth of the moment, or current version you better upgrade too." Finally, I find the NI sound overly harsh and, "happy go lucky," for lack of a better phrase.. Other than that... yep, I understand what you are saying.. yep, I own more gear than I am using.. oh well.. sometimes I buy softwares and I love em, sometimes they collect virtual dust, while I focus on the ones I love... Edit = on second thought, fyi.. its not that I am uber materialistic or anything, its the nature of music software imho...
post edited by Linear Phase - 2012/10/23 11:59:47
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 11:47:55
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sharke
How different is this to Z3TA+ 2 that I got with Production Suite? To be honest I have not really explored it until this morning - amazing sounds and the GUI is freaking beautiful!
Sharke, It's the same.....Zeta 2.1 comes with Production Suite...that's how I got it...
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M_Glenn_M
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 12:25:03
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So if you're mainly an audio guy and not much into synths (Played a bit with SI Bass) would you consider this?
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 13:21:51
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I'm in. That's a real bargain at £19... and on this offer, we Brits only get stung by 31p on the 'real' currency conversion rate 
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 13:34:40
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This deal is too good to pass up. I bought it a couple of minutes ago. The thing that sealed the deal for me is the patch browser. I have a bunch of soft synths and almost every one of them is a huge PITA because they come with gazillions of presets and no easy, fluid way of sifting through them.
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Mystic38
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 15:01:32
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M_Glenn_M
So if you're mainly an audio guy and not much into synths (Played a bit with SI Bass) would you consider this?
I would suggest you play a bit with the freebie Z3ta that comes with X1/X2.. if you like what you hear then this is a cheap upgrade to the lastest version... same architecture just betterer.. and its very different than (say) dimpro or rapture..
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 15:34:43
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I find myself spending a lot of money at the cakewalk store this year because of deals that are simply too good to pass up. I want to make sure I got this right and yes I know it is a stupid question but here it goes.
Because I own X2 pro I also own Z3ta and because I have that synth it entitles me to get the upgrade price of $29.00. Is this Correct?
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Mystic38
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 16:14:31
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Marcus Curtis
I find myself spending a lot of money at the cakewalk store this year because of deals that are simply too good to pass up. I want to make sure I got this right and yes I know it is a stupid question but here it goes.
Because I own X2 pro I also own Z3ta and because I have that synth it entitles me to get the upgrade price of $29.00. Is this Correct?
sadly...yes
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scook
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 18:05:13
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Jeff M.
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 20:55:56
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Can't pass up on a deal like this one.
Good vid, too.
Explains the layout, setup and controls very nicely.
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Bill Jackson [Cakewalk]
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 21:09:56
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Z3TA+ 2... is... AWESOME! It was my favorite product to work on. And the sound designers really stepped it up and made some sick presets. I'm glad you guys get a chance to pick it up on the cheap! Enjoy! And... it's the only synth I know of that let's you bend chords in key: http://blog.cakewalk.com/...-perfectly-every-time/
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 21:12:28
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Linear Phase
Reaktor is a lifetime committment... I've always been on the fence with Reaktor.. For one, "if you buy Reaktor or Kontakt directly from NI, the pricing scheme stuffs Komplete down your throat," and I don't want Komplete specifically because, "you can't learn all that." You can only learn some of them, "halfway or poorly, or focus mostly on just Reaktor and FM8 for eg." My second problem is the way, "NI scraps and throws out their tech, and sticks you with synth of the moment, or current version you better upgrade too." Finally, I find the NI sound overly harsh and, "happy go lucky," for lack of a better phrase..
Other than that... yep, I understand what you are saying.. yep, I own more gear than I am using.. oh well.. sometimes I buy softwares and I love em, sometimes they collect virtual dust, while I focus on the ones I love...
Edit = on second thought, fyi.. its not that I am uber materialistic or anything, its the nature of music software imho...
I have Komplete 8 Ultimate and I'm very happy with it....started out with just Komplete and then upgraded for half price via their summer sale. Sure I'll probably never get around to using all of it, but it's just really great to have there and I am never ever stuck for sound ideas. The effects alone are just incredible and overwhelming. You're right that NI stuff has a certain sound, I wouldn't call it harsh though. And I rarely use the presets "as is," I mangle them a lot with parameters and effects to get the sound I want. But Komplete is definitely not "Complete" in any sense of the word. It's just one small slice of the audio pie.
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gswitz
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 21:13:56
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scook
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 21:17:43
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They would have if they followed the link in my post above
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gswitz
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Re:this is a steal
2012/10/23 21:22:04
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Sorry scook. Didn't read your post obviously. Didn't mean to double it up.
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