I had an issue over the weekend, whereby Reason (I’m using version 10) was taking an absolute age to open. I had recently installed some new plugins and Reason did appear to be doing a full scan, but after a few hours I gave up and closed it using CTRL-ALT-DELETE (yes, I’m using Windows). I

VST Buzz have launched a new site, Audio Bundle Deals, where you can bundle up your own selection of their Kontakt Sample Libraries for huge discounts. If you purchase all 6, you pay just €199, a saving of €913! The deal includes the following products: Epic Sound Lab’s “The Forge” RRP €159 Aria Sounds’ “Aurora Choir” RRP €450 SampleTraxx’s

Native Instruments are giving away their premium drum VSTi Battery (worth £169) for free, when you purchase any two of the 50 or so available expansion packs. In effect, you get the full version of Battery and 2 x expansions for just £88. You have until May 1st 2018 to take advantage. Full details of

Save $100/€90/£90 on the Reason 10 with all new premium synths, fantastic new organic instrument collections and a greatly expanded sound bank. Strike now! This deal is valid until April 30, 2018.

If you sometimes load a plugin in to your DAW  (I use Cubase, but it may be the same in others) and your DAW software hangs, not crashing but just taking forever and ever to load, then check this before hitting CTR – ALT – DELETE! Is the plugin licenced through the iLok software? If

Steinberg are offering their awesome VST collection, Absolute 3 with a 50% discount using coupon code ABSOLUTE2018 until April 12, 2018. The offer cover new customers as well as upgrades and crossgrades from the likes of Groove Agent and Halion. Full details and purchase options here.

QUICK! For the first time since it was released, Steinberg are offering a 50% discount on their flagship software sampler HALion 6 and also premium rompler HALion Sonic 3. The discount applies to both new customers and already discounted upgrade prices so just £42.50 for the upgrade from HALion 5. To take advantage, visit the Steinberg

Well Black Friday is with us again and there are some pretty decent offers again for music software enthusiasts. We’ve picked some of the better ones to check out… Native Instruments’ XXL Thanksgiving Sale. With 50% discounts on more than 180 products, this has to be one of NI’s best ever sales. On until 30th

Plugin Boutique are offering 6 plugins at £1 or $1 each – the pick of which is Air Music Technology’s awesome Hybrid 3 synth. Normally retailing at £99.95 this is a HUGE saving. Hybrid 3.0 is the next generation in synthesis. This high-definition virtual synthesizer combines the coveted warmth of analog synths with a full

After I upgraded to Cubase 9 and went “totally 64bit” I had a problem with my DAW not finding the 54 Waves plugins. I also had the same problem with Maschine and Waves. A quick search on the forums showed that this is a common issue but there is lots of disagreement about how to