I apologize up front, really... but... So it's Friday evening, I had 1 beer too much (another following) and having a good time in my home studio playing with a sampled version of a Stradivarus violin & Chello. These days the Reason rack is part of my setup and.. wasn't there some shop link on the main page? It's only Reason+, Stories and support now.
So I clicked stories and noticed mention of Synapse, I became a huge fan of their after seeing them in an official video:
(all time classic!)
... but where the heck is the shop?!
I googled. And I found ... <drumroll> Synapse Obsession page. Wait a second: did they mention NKS support?!! And it only costs me E 89,- vs. the E 99 I have to pay in the Reason shop?! Proof (yes, I eventually found it).
Why the heck would I want to pay E 10 more only to be limited to Reason vs. having a VST which I can use in Live, Reason and ... (wait for it....) ... with full NKS support with my Maschine!?
Are we sure they still want to sell stuff here?! Why would I spend E 10 more to get a whole lot less?
"Please buy the Synapse synth for E 10 extra and as a reward we'll make sure you won't be able to use it in Live, any Native Instruments environment, but only in your trusted Reason setup". (small print: pay E 10 less and you'll be able to use it in Live, Maschine (and all other NI controlling setups), the Reason DAW, any other DAW of your choosing, but not the Reason rack plugin, and we all want that, right?!"
Has Reason really became this stupid? Yah.. I think I'm seriously done here right now, they can <self-censor> me for trying to RIP ME OFF. I am SO much done.... the extra cash is gonna be donated to this amazing forum (no small talk, look up 'Wageningen' within the next hours) and.. I am so much done right now... this is pathetic.
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(with apologies.. I am honestly pissed off right now which is no excuse but... I don't think I did anything wrong)