NuSkoolTone
Established Member
http://aes.harmony-central.com/119AES/Content/Universal_Audio/PR/UAD-1-Flexi-Pak.html
\"The UAD-1 Flexi Pak includes the UAD-1 PCI DSP card and on registration automatically activates a $500USD voucher redeemable against the customer's choice of UAD-1 plug-ins at the my.uaudio.com online store.\"
\"The UAD-1 Flexi PAK has an MSRP of $899 ($699 estimated street price) and will ship immediately following AES to arrive in stores early November.\"
First THANKS UA for listening to us and trying to come up with a solution for those of us that have been requesting \"Mastering\" or \"Roland\" Paks to add to our existing cards. It's great to know you're trying and listening to our requests/needs.
I hate to start another price thread, but $700 bucks? The point of these paks is to add VALUE by buying the card and essentially getting new plugs for free with the hardware purchase.
The studio pak or ultra pak would cost WAY more if it was priced as the sum of the cost of plug-ins + $200, which is essentially what the Flexi pak is. You pay full price for the plug-ins and get the card for $200, or you're buying the card for $400 and getting $200 off the plug-ins however you want to look at it.
Also, WHY were a lot of the project pak plugs included with this? Isn't this kinda redundant? WHO is the target market for this product? First time users or those looking to add another card and plug-ins? It seems to be both, and in my opinion neither makes out that great. For about another $250 a first time user could get a studio pak which IMO is a MUCH better way to go if you're not getting the ultra pak. For the rest of us, like the project pak, we're paying again :evil: for plugs we own already(Assuming the majority are on one machine with less than 4 cards!)
Admittedly, this is cheaper than buying a Project pak, and the (new) plug-ins separately, but not that much to where I'm jumping up and down about it. Personally, I think this is priced at least $100 (If not $200) too high. I think it's a great idea, and I'm sure there was concern of it eating into project pak sales if priced too low. With that scenario in mind, I'm not sure what to suggest other than to take out the project pak plugs and reduce the price. Actually, that's exactly what I wish they'd do!
Discuss...
\"The UAD-1 Flexi Pak includes the UAD-1 PCI DSP card and on registration automatically activates a $500USD voucher redeemable against the customer's choice of UAD-1 plug-ins at the my.uaudio.com online store.\"
\"The UAD-1 Flexi PAK has an MSRP of $899 ($699 estimated street price) and will ship immediately following AES to arrive in stores early November.\"
First THANKS UA for listening to us and trying to come up with a solution for those of us that have been requesting \"Mastering\" or \"Roland\" Paks to add to our existing cards. It's great to know you're trying and listening to our requests/needs.
I hate to start another price thread, but $700 bucks? The point of these paks is to add VALUE by buying the card and essentially getting new plugs for free with the hardware purchase.
The studio pak or ultra pak would cost WAY more if it was priced as the sum of the cost of plug-ins + $200, which is essentially what the Flexi pak is. You pay full price for the plug-ins and get the card for $200, or you're buying the card for $400 and getting $200 off the plug-ins however you want to look at it.
Also, WHY were a lot of the project pak plugs included with this? Isn't this kinda redundant? WHO is the target market for this product? First time users or those looking to add another card and plug-ins? It seems to be both, and in my opinion neither makes out that great. For about another $250 a first time user could get a studio pak which IMO is a MUCH better way to go if you're not getting the ultra pak. For the rest of us, like the project pak, we're paying again :evil: for plugs we own already(Assuming the majority are on one machine with less than 4 cards!)
Admittedly, this is cheaper than buying a Project pak, and the (new) plug-ins separately, but not that much to where I'm jumping up and down about it. Personally, I think this is priced at least $100 (If not $200) too high. I think it's a great idea, and I'm sure there was concern of it eating into project pak sales if priced too low. With that scenario in mind, I'm not sure what to suggest other than to take out the project pak plugs and reduce the price. Actually, that's exactly what I wish they'd do!
Discuss...