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Updated again. I'll try to keep the post updated. Currently get six free when buying one.
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I just got a Yamaha EZ-300, still figuring out how everything works together.
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The items in this "Group Buy" sale are expansions to add more synths. Syntronik 2 Max, which includes all the expansions, contains 33 synths. So, by the end of this sale, you should be able to get the equivalent of Syntronik 2 Max which retails for $299.99 for the price of a single expansion which is $49.99.
I have done these group buys in the past. They usually hit the target for the maximum of free items. When they don't hit it in the allotted time, I have seen them extend it until they do.
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Further reading found one of the main complaints is that the download expires and you pay $10 to reactivate the download. Debate about it below. Still find many enjoying the product. The link also shows people who purchased previous products get a free upgrade to the new release.
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There are demo sounds of all the virtual synths. Some of these synths are $$$ if you wanted the real thing. I have a few 90s synths, but 80's and older go up in price. For example, the Waldorf Microwave revision A has a few examples on eBay for around $2,500 and are 30 years old. Syntronik 2 has the "Megawave" emulation of it. Just like playing emulated video games, they are not 100% perfect copies, but many people find them fun nevertheless. What IK does is take a working example of a synth and samples it (not sure if they pull the roms or take the output) in a way to reproduce it inside their emulation engine software. (They also take guesses at how the orginal hardware worked to shape these samples.) This is legal because the whole idea of the original hardware was to allow you to use the sounds it produced in any way you saw fit. (selling the music you made with it, they 'sell' the sounds they made from it, in a way you can make new sounds from it)
You need to buy one virtual synth module of your choice for the Syntronik 2 synthesizer emulation engine software.(I think these also work with the current copy of SampleTank if you have it) The software (Syntronik 2) that makes the virtual synthesizer work is free. You are buying an emulation module that has sound samples from the recreated synthesizer and tells the Syntronik 2 software what controls, such as oscillators, you can adjust. The price is $49.99, but check to see if you have any JamPoints [ikmultimedia.com] in your account. If you do, you can apply up to $15 (30%) of the price in JamPoints. If you have never done business with IK you most likely will not have points. I had $26 worth to spend, but could only apply 30% discount for one item.
I just got a Yamaha EZ-300, still figuring out how everything works together.
You just need a midi interface into the computer. I did not look at the Yamaha EZ-300 but it's possible it might provide MIDI-IN via USB. Syntronik 2 will work as a standalone application. The idea will be to route the MIDI messages from your keyboard to the Syntronik 2 software. This will depend on if you use Windows or Mac OSx and your interface in the PC.
I don't really see any reviews, just some negative anecdotes. I've not had much issue with the company, although I never had an issue for them to address. My only squawk would be that downloads expire after 180 days and you have to purchase a download renewal product (around $10) to redownload your purchase. Of course, companies like Digital River do this all the time. A cure is to back up the downloads you make, but I can see their point in giving you a limited time to download. A little extra money for them, but bandwidth costs are minimal. As for quality, there are plenty of videos/audio of the emulated synths. Some people are purists, but my old ears can't tell much difference anymore. I have MOTU and Roland rackmount original hardware. Once I record them into the computer, they lose a little in the D/A-> A/D process. I don't have the money to be a purist anyway. I'll pay $50 for sounds I can't get out of my Novation MiniNova or Korg Minilogue. I'll never have a Waldorf Quantum or Arturia PolyBrute. The software will do.
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As I mention above, be sure to download all your virtual synth sound files by 180 days or they charge (about $10) fee to refresh your downloads.
I bought the new version of Sampletank 4 Max, and honestly, I would have adored it back around 2008 or so. I mean, for the cost it's not a *terrible* thing to buy by any stretch, but it just also doesn't compare to the quality from other names like Omnisphere or even just buying a basic version of NI Komplete. Plus, I have all the Arturia plugins, and those are pretty tough to beat when it comes to authentic analog synth sounds.
I'll probably pass on this. I have a handful of jam points and $30-50 really isn't a lot considering all you might get, but I just honestly don't know that I'd personally even really bother to install or use it much/at all. I love buying gear, but at some point you gotta acknowledge that you just don't really need something, even if it's a good deal. That's where I'm at anyway. If you're lacking for synth sounds, it's probably not a bad purchase.
Hope this info helps someone.