All the LA-based plugin manufacturer's products will now ship on USB drives, or as direct downloads
Spectrasonics,
the Los Angeles company behind many popular plugins including the Omnisphere 2 synth, Trilian bass synth and Stylus RMX rhythm generator, has announced that it will no
longer be supplying DVD-ROM versions of its software products. Instead,
customers will have the choice of either a USB drive with the
software installed on it, or - in a new development for Spectrasonics -
simply downloading their plugins from the Spectrasonics website.
The
new credit card-style drives are said to speed up the installation
process considerably, though it's worth noting that you do still need
to install the plugins. That is to say, they don't run from the drive
itself, so if you have limited hard disk space and were imagining
hot-swapping a bunch of Omnisphere instruments then sorry, but you're
out of luck! Meanwhile for buyers who choose to download the plugins instead - a
quicker, more convenient option for those who don't live near any of
Spectrasonics' retail distributors - Spectrasonics has also
introduced its own download manager app.
Spectrasonics founder and creative director Eric Persing said: "We are extremely pleased to at
last offer our
whole line of virtual instruments in vastly improved modern platforms
that truly match the rest of the premium experience of our
award-winning instruments. We happily bid farewell to the era of
optical discs and their eternal install times!”
Tags: Spectrasonics, VST, plugins, virtual instruments, synths