Comments on: BPB Deal: Get Punchy Worm For $1.99 Until April 15th! 🐛 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/ Freeware for music producers! Fri, 15 Apr 2022 03:10:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael Jackson https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-287068 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 03:10:13 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-287068 Roman contacted me from WA Production and we were able to patch things up. Punchy Worm and Instacomposer are both authorized. Roman is working on seeing if they can do a workaround for us Windows 7 users.

Thank You, Roman!

]]> By: Michael Jackson https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286649 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:56:07 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286649 Josh replied to me this morning:
“Thanks for the feedback, we can keep it in mind. Please note it was not a choice to stop supporting Windows 7 — our plugins just stopped working on the platform after a while, and it does not make business sense for us to devote the resources at this point to accommodate. I hope you understand. Have a good day.”
(This is BS. I have no problems with their software)

My Response:
“When did you send out an email to your customer list stating this change of policy? (I never got one)

When did you notify BPB, Computer Music, and many outlets about this change of policy? (of which I belong to some and would have read about it).

There’s nothing on Google about this change.

Why are you stealing people’s money (like me) by not publicizing this change and therefore not providing a service? This is called fraud and stealing.”

They offer no refund on their software. windows 8.1 users will get robbed next. Buyer Beware!

ok….time to move on….

RIP WAPRODUCTION

]]> By: Tomislav Zlatic https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286632 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:52:43 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286632 In reply to Michael Jackson.

I think you could ask for a refund, just in case. But yes, software compatibility is getting more and more complicated with constant OS updates. It’s bad for users and developers, too.

]]> By: Michael Jackson https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286612 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:42:58 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286612 Josh from WA Productions has been kind enough to contact via email and this is what he said:
“Correct — none of our plugins can be authorized on Windows 7 anymore. I don’t believe you are correct when you say “many musicians use Windows 7″ — I respond to every single one of our support tickets and it is extremely rare that anyone is still using Windows 7. Not only are we unable to support it, but even Microsoft ended their support of it more than 2 years. I strongly suggest you consider updating to at least Windows 10 as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we cannot sacrifice compatibility with newer systems in return for an operating system that was released 13 years ago and hardly any of our users are using. I hope you understand.”

My main response was:
“I know network security is very important.But you guys need to start a email list now so that when windows 8 and 10 is no longer supported, you can let your loyal customers (which I was) know. To change policy without any announcement is inconsideration on your fan base. You are burning your bridges by doing this.

You should also code your demos not to run on windows 7 at all by having a pop-up says “This OS is not supported””.
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This is not a war with WA Production. My beef with them is their sloppy business model. I lost monies and I am sure that I am not the first! They DO make good plugins. I have the following:

MIDIQ
Satyrvs
Screamo
equalizer Helper
saturator Helper
transients Helper
KSHMR Essentials
The King 2
Vocal Limiter
Vocal Compressor
Venom
Fundamental Bass
Imprint
Dodge Pro
Puncher 2
Pumper 3
Make me scream
Sherecomp
Spheredelay
Instacomposer
Punchy Worm
(but the last two will not authorize because I am on windows 7)

If you don’t take care of your customers, you have no business. Competition springs up all the time and will draw them away from you. I bought Ozone 9 Standard, Neoverb, and Nectar 3 Plus last year (on sale – been with iZotope since Ozone 5) and there’s no problems. Windows 7 is going to be around for awhile just as people used windows XP when windows 7 came out because they couldn’t afford it. I was repairing computers back then and was an eye-witness of this.

]]> By: Chris https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286606 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:05:24 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286606 Still having the same “Can’t connect to the internet” issue when trying to authorize this. This is my first time dealing with WA Productions…kind of a silly first impression to be honest.

]]> By: Michael Jackson https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286583 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:45:42 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286583 Software usually doesn’t come with a refund and I don’t know if my debit card will do a charge-back so I didn’t ask. Instead, I did email them just now. I have purchased 20 plugins from them in the past (on sale and they all work except Instacompser and Punchy Worm) and now on their site it says “windows 8 and up” for these plugins but you have to click on the box on the left to see it (it NEEDS to be stated up-front!). Does that mean that any updates on my other plugins will not authorized on my computer from now on? This doesn’t only affect me only. I would rather see them switch gears and remember that a lot of musicians use older machines. The demo works but not the authorization. If a reoccurring customer buys Instacomposer at $99 and it doesn’t do authorization because they are on Windows 7, they are going to be p*ssed. word-of-mouth on social media can be very bad for a company. At least iZotope, Native Instruments, and FabFilter still support my OS so I don’t have to worry about this.

Reminder to self: STOP buying plugins on sale (like Hornet Plugins, which are really good).
REMEMBER: You are on WINDOWS 7! (my machine is 11 years old but runs really really good!)

]]> By: Chris https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286579 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:19:55 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286579 In reply to Michael Jackson.

Hey Michael, I’m having the same issue…if anyone finds a solution to this please let me know.

]]> By: Chris https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286559 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:15:10 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286559 In reply to Mike.

Hey Mike, no I didn’t try removing that free thing from the cart. I’ll try that, thanks!

]]> By: Tomislav Zlatic https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286550 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:23:35 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286550 In reply to Michael Jackson.

Noted. Sorry, we often include Windows version requirements but sometimes it just slips through. We’ll keep this in mind for future articles. Can you get a refund from W.A. Production? Did you ask for a refund?

]]> By: Michael Jackson https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286533 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:21:03 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286533 It turns out their software is for windows 8 and up and I am on windows 7. I did get an email back saying it won’t work on older computers systems.

oh well. I have gotten a lot of their software in the past but it looks like those days are over. I am a poor bedroom producer and cannot afford a new machine with windows 10.

It’s my fault for not looking at the specs but I have never had any problems with their software before so I didn’t bother to look. But I think it is vital that BPB finds out the requirements for software they post as there is a lot of poor musicians out there like myself.

]]> By: Tomislav Zlatic https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286523 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:47:15 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286523 In reply to Michael Jackson.

Sorry to hear that. If it still doesn’t work, please let me know and I’ll reach out to W.A. Production about the issue.

]]> By: James N https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2022/04/02/punchy-worm-deal/#comment-286514 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:11:46 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=43271#comment-286514 In reply to Mike.

Thanks for catching the typo, that’s on me! I’ll make sure it’s corrected. I think seeing the Robocop clip must have cemented a dollar in my mind, and I ran with it haha.

Cheers, Mike.

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