No Thanks For My Support
Posted on December 28th, 2010
Filed under: General — Karl Olson @ 4:00 am
Propellerheads just got their last purchase out of me unless they switch their copy-protection scheme.
I hate dongles, and yet Record 1.5 requires one or you’re stuck with internet verification (a problem if you’re mobile.) Had this been made more explicit when purchasing the software, I probably would have forgone buying it whatsoever. Anyways, I now have a liability stick I have to keep track of lest I have to be tethered to an internet connection to run software I own, legally, which they have the registration and purchase record of anyway. I truly and completely dislike it when the legit user who is trying to support the developer is the one treated like a criminal, while a cracked/hacked copy would give me normal, simple, non-babysat functionality. The software better be excellent, or I’m definitely switching to Reaper the second the copy-protection scheme of Record gets in the way of the process.
Seriously, they had a nice registration system for Reason (which they’ve kept for Reason 5,) so it’s beyond me why they’d get on the universally hated dongle system. Oh, they can call it an ignition key or whatever nonsense name they want, but at the end of the day, if I’d just stolen their software, I wouldn’t have a dongle to keep tabs on. Also, I wouldn’t have had to wait for said dongle to arrive in the mail to install the software. Bad enough to have the keys, and the hassle of registering once, but this? Like I said, I’m no longer a customer. Only thing a USB key should be used for in regards to retailing software is holding your software installs.
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year one: complete
Posted on December 16th, 2010
Filed under: General,Music News — Karl Olson @ 8:06 pm
My first year of university is over. It’s been hard (really shouldn’t have let it slide so long after community college,) but pretty interesting too (don’t think I’d have gotten the mobile development opportunities back in 2006 or 2007.) That said, I look forward to 2011 as the classes are only gonna get more interesting.
Similarly, while I very much doubt I’ll get an Ultraklystron-only album done anytime soon, helping Nursehella drop her debut and Rai Kamishiro on her sophomore album may only be the tip of the iceburg for recording-assistance/co-produced/production projects in 2011 as those should both ship in the first third of the year. If I’ve learned one thing from the past year, while I may not have the time to set aside for doing my own vocal work, I can still be decently productive with production and composition (it’s a great break between subjects.) I intend to ride that I think.