I do this in one post because these are simply two things that piss me off 😉
#1 License Transfer Fees
Is there any kind of statement/explanation why Toontrack needed to introduce the fees a few months ago?
And will you now also be informed about the 15 euro/dollars fee per license number in an appropriate form prior to the purchase?
Is Toontrack possibly willing to buy back those licenses that one bought before the fee was introduced and now want to get rid of them?
Or would Toontrack support switching the aforementioned licenses to other products of the same families?
If Toontrack had at least introduced that the fee only applies to products purchased after this date … but no!
I just feel betrayed. Sounds harsh, but it is like that. Collecting a load of products and being punished when I want to resell a few of them.
If you sell a MIDI pack for 15 euros, Toontrack will get 15 euros out of the 15 euros, and you’ve given the MIDI pack away for free.
I still have one EZX license left that I purchase before the license transfer fees has been introduced. But now at least I know that I should not register for fun because of the reseller punishment 🙁
In the last few days I wanted to introduce a musician buddy to EZmix for mastering, and now I’m really happy that he is more interested in the WAVES Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain Plugin than in EZmix.
#2 Forum Restrictions
I do understand that it is in the interest of Toontrack that only those who really own the product post and answer in the help sections.
I absolutely do not understand that for someone who is interested in these products it is not even possible to simply read these informations!!!!
What is the point of that? Is it an absurd marketing idea to encourage people to buy? Just to be able to gather information about a not-yet-bought-Toontrack-Product?
Is there a new head of sales at Toontrack? 😉
No, let’s stay serious! I’m slowly losing my interest in Toontrack… and I guess I’ll be relieved when I’ve used this last EZX license, and tick the whole thing off, and can concentrate on Arturia or other brands… the first example is that I preferred to update the Arturia V-Collection instead of starting with EZbass!
There was a simple question concerning EZbass and the (as far as I know) fact, that Toontrack uses one and the same sample for the same note on different strings. Even Ample Sound Bass allows you to force using a specific string 😉
And what answer do I get there? I, who have put thousands of euros on the table for Toontrack products? What do I read in the forum after the Google search has referred me there?
I read (freely translated): “Private Party” 😉
This topic is even more important with the upcoming release of the double bass expansion than with the electric basses!
License transfer fees countervalue is $ 2,250.00
(done...)
So my anger about the Toontrack license transfer fee introduced in June 2021 is not entirely unfounded...
https://www.toontrack.com/faq/transfer-of-license-and-multiple-installs-important-information/
