Do You all buy the software you use

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:59 pm

unklefesta wrote: I even purchased my copy of Windows XP

haha me too - and its even shitter

but at least media player is up to date

addict · Post by **addict** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:33 pm

ahhhhhhh dear i dont wanna say to much regarding this post because i dont want bigger bum boys kicking my doors in and doing me for a disgusting amount of non-legit tunes and every single peice of software.

'oh crap i shouldnt of said non-legit, oh crap i shouldnt of said anyting, ahhh it's far to hot today.'

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:45 pm

I have installed it on MANY computers

and if it rejects the authorization you can call the 1800 number and tell the good people in India (where Microsoft has outsourced it's customer service) that...

"the computer had a virus and you had to reinstall the O.S."

or...

"I bought a new motherboard and had to reinstall the O.S."

etc...etc...

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:18 am

Chunkie wrote:forking out really does make you value the software and explore it fully

I'd not really thought about it before, but I suppose if all the oldskool heroes in Detroit and Chicago had been able to download cracked versions of the latest top of the line kit, they'd probably never have bothered to see if they could get any good noises out of that cheapo little Roland analogue bassline synth with the silver box...

For me, the sad thing about cracking is that so many worthy developers making really good and innovative software that doesn't cost a bomb get bypassed as lots of people just make a beeline for knocked off copies of the most famous and expensive stuff.

auan · Post by **auan** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:32 am

Slothrop wrote:
Chunkie wrote:forking out really does make you value the software and explore it fully
I'd not really thought about it before, but I suppose if all the oldskool heroes in Detroit and Chicago had been able to download cracked versions of the latest top of the line kit, they'd probably never have bothered to see if they could get any good noises out of that cheapo little Roland analogue bassline synth with the silver box...

I agree completely but I think it's as much software's fault as it is the crackers. You can get, say, Fruity or Renoise and Albino and one of the D16 808/909 emulators for buttons these days, legitimately, and assuming you already own a computer and some talent, you can make and sell a full tune for next to nothing.

There's no invention anymore, in the sense of getting good/weird sounds out of shit sources. The IDM crew kind of gets it, but they forgot to make decent tunes with it. Circuit bending has been done. I make the exception with Burial and Sound Forge, but I still don't buy it.

metalboxproducts · Post by **metalboxproducts** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:29 am

There's an EX5R on ebay for £212. I kunkung paid about £800 for mine

martello · Post by **martello** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:16 pm

cubase 4 and some free vst-s here. so all is legal

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