Originally Posted by Brian Hughes
Originally Posted by shlind
I just removed the "Essentials" versions.
I do not think it will be of any use to me, it is to limited.
One probably needs to have the Arranger or Studio versions in order have any real or meanigful use of the software.

I believe you are right I gave it a spin today as well and came to the same conclusion. I was using the ARA2 version and it is a nice to work with. I did a short song with that guys electric guitar, added a Bass. Organ. Drum track from my Toontracks. I finished it off with a BIAB Brent Mason Lead Solo track.
The subscription is a big turn off for me. I am going to wait to see how this develops.
Generally, I dislike subscriptions, as well. That said, once I installed Tonalic Essentials, an upgrade deal showed up in my account: Arranger for 49 €/year vs 149 € or Studio for 149 € vs 249 €. With the various add-on packs, I spend as much or more than 149 € each December upgrading BiaB Ultra to the next version. I did not see any fine print that the 149 € per year would revert to 249 € per year after the 1st year, so I sub'd the Studio version to give Tonalic a proper test. I love its tight integration with Studio Pro v8. If I like the results I get with it AND if the annual sub amount remains at 149 €, I'll likely keep it. If I don't gel with it OR if the annual sub amount reverts to 249 € (which is steep), I'll cancel.

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