Just got my upgraded copies of Console2, and BussColors3. Chris does an amazing job with his upgrade policy, and his wonderful plugs get better with every release. I also run Desk2 and ToTape2 with great success. Next on my list to try is Wider.
I'm not bashing their plugins, but their website seriously needs a redesign.
True that.
IMO, there could be clearer info on exactly what each plug does, as well as how it does it... I think they are missing out on sales from this factor- I've often been left stumped as to exactly what stuff does.
IMO, there could be clearer info on exactly what each plug does, as well as how it does it... I think they are missing out on sales from this factor- I've often been left stumped as to exactly what stuff does.
Seriously, what year is it? 1995? lol
Either they should higher a designer or learn how to use Dreamweaver.
Desk2 (and now 3) is effectively BussColors2 (and now 3) without the console impulses. It's basically another route to BussColors with more controls, and it's not tied to 44.1.
i remember Chris ? from the old PSW wump days - he come up with some serious sounding plugs, i guess now these are the finished versions - very talented dude
Dreamweaver is an overpriced piece of crap for amateurs, real designers use BBedit.
Actually, the design is spartan, but the HTML is really clean and fast - no tables for layout, no useless JS, minimal CSS. You could make improvements in the presentation to the visitor by having some kind of product overview page that's not a dropdown - it'd also be better for SEO purposes, because then you'd have actual links that can be picked up directly, and you could categorize plugins in meaningful groups, but that's it.
Plus, seeing that the list of news is not duplicated on the plugin pages, it leads me to believe that all of this is coded pretty much by hand. A few server-side includes would make life a little easier though, but the current structure works nicely and is easy to parse and traverse.
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Dreamweaver is an overpriced piece of crap for amateurs, real designers use BBedit.
Actually, the design is spartan, but the HTML is really clean and fast - no tables for layout, no useless JS, minimal CSS. You could make improvements in the presentation to the visitor by having some kind of product overview page that's not a dropdown - it'd also be better for SEO purposes, because then you'd have actual links that can be picked up directly, and you could categorize plugins in meaningful groups, but that's it.
Plus, seeing that the list of news is not duplicated on the plugin pages, it leads me to believe that all of this is coded pretty much by hand. A few server-side includes would make life a little easier though, but the current structure works nicely and is easy to parse and traverse.
Pot, kettle:
Sorry, it was what my design program had me use.
It could make decent web pages, but then maybe it is overpriced. And I have made a web page only with code. But, whatever, I'm not really into web design.
Anyway, back to discussing analog, digital, software, how to sound like Skrillex, and detuning saw waves.
Either they should higher a designer or learn how to use Dreamweaver.
Maybe you'd like to volunteer your time to help chris out, seeming as though he puts so much of his time into designing awesome plugs for you to use which he often gives away for free or offers very generous upgrade paths for.
Airwindows are no bullshit, straight up incredible sounding plugins. No flashy GUIs, no wanky promo hype, just incredible sounds. And they're sounds you won't pull from other plugins.... take a listen (rather than complaining about the GUI) to his Energy and Buttercomp plugins, take a look at the reasonable pricing and unparalleled customer service, and then come back and tell me that Airwindows is anything but pure awesome.
I second the shout-out. I'm really digging Chris's plugs, they're totally changing how I mix. Depth, dimension, "digital harshness", whatever that means, a thing of the past. Thanks Chris, looking forward to using Console2 and BussColors3!
Either they should higher a designer or learn how to use Dreamweaver.
Tell me what it should be! I'm the only person doing anything- partly because of that upgrade policy, which means that I gotta bring in NEW people (without advertising) to survive. I'm still here and I'm working on ToTape3 (which everybody knows now since I asked advice on how I could do it without latency) but I'll keep working on the website too when I get some of the plugin stuff done.
Thanks for the kind words about how efficient it is- yep, BBEdit (TextWrangler) and all done by hand. If there's good examples of other sites doing it way better and you guys can agree on 'em, that can be another project. Remember, there aren't particularly graphics to use, and there's kind of a lot of talking. But I do need to restrict the 'wall of text-ness' so that people see the stuff they NEED like how to install, and so on...
inzteresting stuff but i bought a plug and had to find out that ist not ready for 96K samplerate !!! Answer of the author..nothing he can do about that...
IMO better to stick with professional software companies.. I have spend way to much money for no name plugs you cant use anymore 3 years latere because the authors cant support theire products on the long term as bigger companys can do.
inzteresting stuff but i bought a plug and had to find out that ist not ready for 96K samplerate !!! Answer of the author..nothing he can do about that...
IMO better to stick with professional software companies.. I have spend way to much money for no name plugs you cant use anymore 3 years latere because the authors cant support theire products on the long term as bigger companys can do.
What your post leads me to believe is that you didn't do any due dilligence to see if it supported that sample rate or what great support and update offers dude has.
inzteresting stuff but i bought a plug and had to find out that ist not ready for 96K samplerate !!! Answer of the author..nothing he can do about that...
IMO better to stick with professional software companies.. I have spend way to much money for no name plugs you cant use anymore 3 years latere because the authors cant support theire products on the long term as bigger companys can do.
I'm slightly struggling to understand your post, but, just to say that-
It's been over 2.5 years since I bought 'Desk' (which was awesome unto itself) for the measly price of around £30.
As a Desk owner, I was given a FREE copy of 'Console' on its launch.
Now, years later, I just been given a FREE copy of 'Console2' & 'Desk3'... all off the back of my 'Desk' purchase almost 3 years ago.
IMO better to stick with professional software companies.. I have spend way to much money for no name plugs you cant use anymore 3 years latere because the authors cant support theire products on the long term as bigger companys can do.
I'm don't know man, Airwindows are the most stable plugs I use, and the basic GUI actually helps keep them bug free. I've never had a problem. They're not unprofessional plugins by any means.
inzteresting stuff but i bought a plug and had to find out that ist not ready for 96K samplerate !!! Answer of the author..nothing he can do about that...
IMO better to stick with professional software companies.. I have spend way to much money for no name plugs you cant use anymore 3 years latere because the authors cant support theire products on the long term as bigger companys can do.
Did you need a refund? It said directly on the picture of the plugin, '44.1K required' and now it says it in the first paragraph about the plugin (you must be talking about BussColors), but that doesn't change anything.
I don't often have to do refunds unless it's like a PC user who's bought the plugin assuming it will run on Pro Tools, but once I had a customer buy 'Boosts' from back in the dawn of time and finally admit he wasn't happy with it. Neither was I, and I'd discontinued/replaced it, but I gave him a refund over a year later out of my own pocket (refunds actually cost me money because I don't get 100% of list through Kagi)
When I switched to PPC/32-bit/64-bit plugins, I went through every single plugin I'd ever released, and updated every user I'd ever had- not just current plugins, but the most complete history of Airwindows plugins I could come up with, over 100 in total updated to 64-bit builds, all the legacy stuff. For free. That's why it took so long.
I think you're thinkin' of somebody else
Email me about the refund! Unless you want to keep using it which is okay too. I'm sure I could have communicated that more clearly.
Tell me what it should be! I'm the only person doing anything- partly because of that upgrade policy, which means that I gotta bring in NEW people (without advertising) to survive. I'm still here and I'm working on ToTape3 (which everybody knows now since I asked advice on how I could do it without latency) but I'll keep working on the website too when I get some of the plugin stuff done.
Thanks for the kind words about how efficient it is- yep, BBEdit (TextWrangler) and all done by hand. If there's good examples of other sites doing it way better and you guys can agree on 'em, that can be another project. Remember, there aren't particularly graphics to use, and there's kind of a lot of talking. But I do need to restrict the 'wall of text-ness' so that people see the stuff they NEED like how to install, and so on...
Hey Chris
Re website.
It's not about fancy graphics.
It's about clear and logical menus and layout.
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hopefully this doesn't come across as too critical...just some ideas...as what might have started out as a small www site w/a few plugins has really grown. I'm sure the airwindows guy can figure it out. But since this is an internet forum, why, I'll weigh in too!
my recommendation, each page:
1. When people can see options to purchase, they are more likely to buy more
Right now, if I wanted to find the tape emu I'd have to hunt and peck.
recommendation--on EACH PAGE, on the left, a column, categories w/bullets for each product AND date of last update
maybe even price and brief description
2. When looking at an online product, people are more likely to buy when the text sells the product
each product page could be divided into sections
intro image & buy button
perfect
Why
why this plugin was made (40-50%)
How
how this plugin works (40%)
What
what this plugin does (10-20%)
Requirements
44.1, AU host, x86/x64 etc
Most of this text is already present in some form.
3. how?
I assume html is being used to simplify maintenance. the easiest way to integrate into workflow would be to hack up a few scripts in the language of choice; that way there is a dynamic aspect that reduces labor to maintain, but since the www site will have a relatively low frequency of change, doesn't need the lamp build out that can be problematic.
something i've seen before is that pages are built in a custom template, and then generic search and replace is used to replace special tags w/html found in other files. tie it in to xcode build events and these templates could be part of the development process.
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