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by bambax 826 days ago
This sounds really cool, congrats on the launch!

It seems the "Infinite sample packs" only generate samples, not loops? Or did I miss something?

Also, the pricing is a bit high and I'm not a big fan of the subscription model. To compare:

- Kick 2 from Sonic Academy, a kick synth, comes with a large library of samples and lets you control every parameter including pitch, transient, click, comp., etc. -- it costs $59 one time

- Reaper, a versatile DAW, is $60 one time

Granted, samples libraries use subscription and a similar pricing, but they usually offer a huge selection (and there are excellent free ones, such as Spitfire).

Soundry is at the crossroads between software and sample library.

Maybe a more generous free tier would help?

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Where did you even find the price? I couldn't find pricing info anywhere on the site.
You need to sign up first, and then you get this:

https://i.imgur.com/Dl0Avg6.png

But once you close the window it's never shown again and hard to find (Google can't find it).

I guess they show it again once you reach the "25 generations"... which probably arrives quick, since every time you click on an "instrument" in a "sound pack" it apparently counts as 4 generations...

Ah, so you have to let them harvest your email address just to see what the price is. Lame. Thanks for the info.
We are adding the price to the landing page soon!