UAD-1 14 Day Demo Policy. What Say Ye?

[Suntower]

Love it? Hate it? Think it needs a few tweaks?

 

[Suntower]

What do -I- think? Glad you asked!

I dislike the current system. I usually run out of time. Plus, even if I had all kinds of time to evaluate these things in one unbroken period of time, I still would not do so.

I have found that my opinions of various plugs has -really- changed from one session to another. The material may be different or my medication or the moon or whatever... But I wish there was a way to listen, then come back to it a month later and try again if necessary.

---JC

 

[Mark Edmonds]

Generally, I agree and UA aren't the only people who do timed fully functional demos that I find myself wanting to go back to a few months down the line.

However, it is such a blessed relief not to have annoying bursts of crap coming at you at unpredictable moments that there is a lot to be said for timed full functionality.

Perhaps the ideal compromise is based on number of hours usage? Instead of 14 days, what if you had 14 hours that wasn't limited to an arbitary calendar duration? This way, you could save a couple of hours for future reference. There may be technical difficulties here, I just don't know (for example, forcing the host closed which means the usual close-down routines don't get called and the time doesn't get added up).

Mark

 

[Mark Edmonds]

Of course, as is typical, I read the voting options after I wrote the above and you already have that covered in option 4 - which I voted for. :slaps forehead:

Mark

 

[Akis]

GMedia have a similar copy protection scheme like the one Mark described on Minimonsta.

 

[r3nø]

GMedia have a similar copy protection scheme like the one Mark described on Minimonsta.

All Ohmforce's demos are "using time" based, with a white noise getting louder and louder (If you get my french english :? )


I'm OK with UAD's 14 days based demo. You just need to anticipate and find all the material you need to test the plug-in before launching its demo...

Whatever the demo concept, there will always be someone to complain. Demos are frustrating. I find UA's 2 weeks a pretty fair deal, and voted for the first option.

 

[Akis]

GMedia have a similar copy protection scheme like the one Mark described on Minimonsta.

All Ohmforce's demos are "using time" based, with a white noise getting louder and louder (If you get my french english :? )

Got you just fine, that's exactly the case with GMedia, only the ~15 hours don't have a noise at all (I think, or it's so low I didn't notice... :wink: )

 

[mbarrs]

I think the current system is fine. Maybe not \"brilliant... brilliant would be a 30 day demo.

It encourages people to actually plan out their demo for when a project is available that can potentially benefit, so you're not doing just a casual, tossed-off review of the thing. And because the plugin isn't crippled during the demo period, I'll bet they get a lot of sales from people who learn that they NEED it to complete a project.

I hate crippled demos like the ones on Powercore.

I wouldn't mind if UA switched to a \"total accumlated time\" demo period instead of the 14 day block, but I'll bet the current method sells more plugins.

 

[electro77]

14 days should be 30.

Either that or an annoying tone or mute every few secs.

 

[Akis]

Guys, I guess you know already that UA is usually kind enough to offer a second demo period if politely asked, right?

 

[r3nø]

Hey guys, stop complaining. You're losing time on the 14 days countdown you launched :!:

GMedia have a similar copy protection scheme like the one Mark described on Minimonsta.

All Ohmforce's demos are "using time" based, with a white noise getting louder and louder (If you get my french english :? )

Got you just fine, that's exactly the case with GMedia, only the ~15 hours don't have a noise at all (I think, or it's so low I didn't notice... :wink: )

Minimonsta is a Gforce product. Gmedia is the distributor and Ohmforce is the developper, I guess the demo scheme's imported from Ohmforce products.

 

[Akis]

AFAIK, OhmForce where involved in Minimonsta's development (in the filter section I think), so it makes sense.

 

[neil wilkes]

I voted option 4.
Seems to me that a built in timer would be better - one that functioned on run time of the plugin as opposed to system date on the machine.

Downside here is the extra coding time and lines of (redundant) code that would be un necessary after purchase.

 

[r3nø]

AFAIK, OhmForce where involved in Minimonsta's development (in the filter section I think), so it makes sense.

Ohmforce's more than involved in the development! They developped it from A to Z. Gmedia managed the presets and found the modelled unit, things like that. I don't remember who made the GUI though.

We're a little off topic here, Mr. Moderator :wink:

 

[Suntower]

I should note that the forum software wouldn't allow me to add a final option:

'I'm such a UA Gear Slut, who bothers to even -demo- these things?'

---JC

 

[r3nø]

or allow you to lower 1st option's \"enthusiasm\" as well...

imo, your options are too limiting to be representative

 

[Suntower]

---The forum software only allows for the # of options I used. I too wish there was room for more as this is the -one- thing UA does that I think needs tweaking and the more detailed the info they get from this the better.

---JC

or allow you to lower 1st option's "enthusiasm" as well...

imo, your options are too limiting to be representative