Re: [microsound] Getting started

[Xdugef <info@xxxxxxxxxx>]

....why not say the cracks you've used of Reacktor were unstable...
cause not all software works the same way.

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--- aleks vasic <bvasic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Xdugef,
> 
> Hmmm...
> 
> I disagree.  Cracked software is almost never as stable as the real 
> Mcoy.  I know there is always an exception to the rule, but i rather 
> stick with the law of averages.  Ever try to load a cracked version
> of 
> Reaktor into another software app as a VST instrument?  Wow talk
> about 
> unstable.  The Legit version lets you do so on the fly, multiple 
> instances even!  This kind of stuff requires the most recent version
> of 
> all apps involved usually, a big road block if your studio is full of
> 
> cracked apps.(thats why old school hardware rocks, GO NORD!)
> 
> I also do not like to scour the net for serial#'s every time an
> update 
> comes out, even if its a minor one.
> 
> The time between Reator 4 and Reaktor 5 was about 3 years.  During
> that 
> time many upgrades came out that were free and added an amazing
> amount 
> of content to the program, not to mention the amazing work done by
> the 
> community regulars themselves.
> 
> It also allows you to install Reaktor to multiple machines.
> 
> I like PD and Max and the endless amount of other software as well, 
> unfortunately life keeps me from enjoying them all.  Bottom line is 
> that do what you can afford to.  If you cant afford to buy software 
> like this, then use the great open source options out there, or what 
> ever other nebulous means to get your work to the next level.  I
> frown 
> upon pirating software, a point of reference thing i guess(work), but
> i 
> understand why people do so( i have as well in certain points of my 
> life)
> 
> 
> aLEKs
> 
> On May 14, 2007, at 5:30 PM, Xdugef wrote:
> 
> >
> > --- aleks vasic <bvasic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Legit software is also much more stable and you always get to use
> the
> >> most current version.
> >
> > mmm.. that may be true about some applications but most cracks
> these
> > days use serial number generators and you can many times get the
> > current version before the offical release date.
> >
> > I'm not advocating using cracked software but just pointing out the
> > fallacy that "cracked software is inherently flawed".
> >
> > Also you only get to use the most current verion if you buy it or
> buy
> > the upgrades. It seems like the strategy of most large software
> vendors
> > these days is to release software that they know is flawed or
> missing
> > features so that they can charge you for upgrades later...on a
> schedule
> > once or twice a year. Plus you usually have little freedom to copy
> the
> > software to a second computer or you can but you have get
> permission to
> > do so. Some companies will charge you an arbitrary relocation
> fee... so
> > if you have the option to get a USB dongle then do so.. it will
> save
> > you a headache if you have machine problems and need to use a
> different
> > computer at 3 on a sunday morning.
> >
> > But to get back on target.. PD is free right???.. if you can wrap
> your
> > mind around it then try it out, it won't cost you anything and is
> > completely legit. After trying it out if you want MAX then learning
> MAX
> > will be easy or easier.
> >
> >
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