In this day and age, this level of functionality is a high price to pay for an update. This kind of approach is likely to result in a decrease in the number of users.
Hi there! We want to be clear: This is not an update but rather an entirely new product and large set of presets to be used within BEAM. You can always update BEAM to the newest version without ever owning Time and we will never require users to pay for routine updates and improvements.
They initially sold Beam with the promise they were working on developing it further with new modules. Now they reveal that we need to pay again to get those. Would have been better to have been upfront about that from the start. Feels like a bit of a swizz.
Hi there! We appreciate your perspective, but we were very clear upfront that some new features would be paid while others would be free. We released a big free update for BEAM in May with new features and presets, and we will continue to offer free updates. However, Time is an entirely new plugin within BEAM, and took many months to develop with a large team of programmers and sound designers. Time also includes a large set of new presets, so we feel this pricing is very fair. We try to keep our pricing affordable and also offer substantial loyalty discounts to users who have already purchased other BEAM products. We hope that makes sense!
@@lunacyaudio On the Beam product page at launch (see Internet Archive) and even still today it just says 'expanding ecosystem - new nodes coming' (no mention of users needing to pay again). ruclips.net/video/NAYsVIJ3Z-o/видео.html is your paid-influencer launch video which explains new nodes coming (no mention of users needing to pay again). Can you link to where you explained the nodes would be charged for? Maybe it was on a blog post or something? I cannot find that now even while actively searching for it. The messaging I understood was effectively 'yes it's sparse to start with, but buy now and we'll keep adding to it'.
@@Ishouldsleepsoon im way more open to supporting lunacy audio since its a smaller business, rather than spectrasonics for example (nothing against them)
Everyone expects free everything these days. People have this mentality that since software isn't something you can hold in your hands, that it should be free. Quality software requires time, knowledge, expertise, and people who deserve to get paid for development of said software. If you're crying about $29, maybe, just maybe, you should find a job, or a better job than your 15 hour a week barista position.
Great addition, gotta love time based effects.
What are the plans for the future implementations?
nice
just bought PATTERNS today 😭
In this day and age, this level of functionality is a high price to pay for an update. This kind of approach is likely to result in a decrease in the number of users.
Hi there! We want to be clear: This is not an update but rather an entirely new product and large set of presets to be used within BEAM. You can always update BEAM to the newest version without ever owning Time and we will never require users to pay for routine updates and improvements.
free update?
nope you gotta whip your wallet out at this disrespectful company
@virajkhatri7574 nah i get it.. its not too bad.. they do great work.. kind of a new concept buying an effect for an effect
Surprise, it's not :/
They initially sold Beam with the promise they were working on developing it further with new modules. Now they reveal that we need to pay again to get those. Would have been better to have been upfront about that from the start. Feels like a bit of a swizz.
Hi there! We appreciate your perspective, but we were very clear upfront that some new features would be paid while others would be free. We released a big free update for BEAM in May with new features and presets, and we will continue to offer free updates.
However, Time is an entirely new plugin within BEAM, and took many months to develop with a large team of programmers and sound designers. Time also includes a large set of new presets, so we feel this pricing is very fair.
We try to keep our pricing affordable and also offer substantial loyalty discounts to users who have already purchased other BEAM products. We hope that makes sense!
@@lunacyaudio On the Beam product page at launch (see Internet Archive) and even still today it just says 'expanding ecosystem - new nodes coming' (no mention of users needing to pay again). ruclips.net/video/NAYsVIJ3Z-o/видео.html is your paid-influencer launch video which explains new nodes coming (no mention of users needing to pay again). Can you link to where you explained the nodes would be charged for? Maybe it was on a blog post or something? I cannot find that now even while actively searching for it. The messaging I understood was effectively 'yes it's sparse to start with, but buy now and we'll keep adding to it'.
Agreed, they can keep this DLC. Just a matter of TIME before they have enough DLC to provide a subscription service.
@@Ishouldsleepsoon im way more open to supporting lunacy audio since its a smaller business, rather than spectrasonics for example (nothing against them)
I feel you. It feels shady. And found out that the support is also questionable.
Everyone expects free everything these days. People have this mentality that since software isn't something you can hold in your hands, that it should be free. Quality software requires time, knowledge, expertise, and people who deserve to get paid for development of said software. If you're crying about $29, maybe, just maybe, you should find a job, or a better job than your 15 hour a week barista position.