Oh man.

 

sorry for the necro but i'd really like to make sure everything written here is correct, so apparently some plugs insert sound-watermarks, ok i have no problem with that but i just recently took a masterclass with one of the very best engineers in my country and he said a weird thing i've never heard before, if i recall correctly he said cracker teams are unable to crack entire plug ins,like waves bundles, only cracking parts of it, something like that and then he said you only get a % of the real sound the plug in can achieve because it has to do with breaking codes or something. What are your opinions on this? Could it be true or just hearsay/fallacy?

 

I thought that there were only watermarked SAMPLES that affected the final sound?

Not aware of any DAW/FX that do

 

It's so freaking funny! Just listen to the "experts". That "warmer sounding" cracked Live cracked me up!

Some people are so full of themselves, and think they know what they're talking about, but all that comes out of their mouth is bog wash!

One such "expert":

You can't hear metadata, do you? Just relax and make music. Cheers!

 

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seves - How they came to such a conclusion probably involved a large amount of logical fallacies. The assertion is very easy to prove/debunk. Just grab a cracked and non-cracked version of the same plugin and perform a null test. Such a strong assertion that is so easy to prove/disprove would have a clear answer all over the internet. It would have appeared in this thread already, and it did.

 

Actually it sounds... cracked.

Nah, it sounds the same, that's it.

 

Reminds me of an audiophile debate
I just can't afford to not post this link:
What we hear
Subjective vs. Objective

 

thank for last two useless post, added to a topic opened (and probably ended) sep 2014.... couple of year too late guys

 

Not really, seves asked a legit question that corresponds with this thread, and likely got an answer.

 

100% baloney.
It's the same as if an expert secretary would say "Don't use a cracked version of word. It makes spelling all bad and prints out only every other page."

 

Oh yeah! everything sounds cheaper

 

Absolutely Not True
cause when a team or group reverse engineering the protection code of a specific software
they make sure not to touch the source code of the audio engine of a software
So logically there is no difference between legit & Cracked Software
except in some cases if the software behave badly that mean isn't cracked properly

 

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i'm grateful to you all for your answers. Now i can keep using my cracked versions without worrying about it until i replace them with legit versions. And btw sorry for reviving your post OP but i felt my question was related to yours and didn't want to open a whole new thread.

 

of course does, final mix always has crackling sound.

 

this prolly is the funniest thread ever

 

When I was 19 years old my grandfather actually told me (in not the same words) not to bang my girlfriend so much (ah, sweet memories of youth) because I only had so much sperm to utilize in my lifetime and not to waste it. This is like the same shit, different context, so have no fear, go ahead and bang hard your softs, you have my blessings and a lifetime of joy awaits.

 

It depends on the software, but generally it's possible. This way some people discovered, that Microsoft used pirated software to create some of the audio files in Windows XP.

 

does stolen bottle of beer affect the taste?

but there is another interesting thing like "I bought this shitty-sounding and very buggy plugin for $1000! It sounds excellent and there are no bugs! Because it costs $1000! All the problems have gone... and money too...", the point is "If you bought something - it is fine"

 

It sounds the same, but sometimes the metadata could betray you.

I've seen things like "Made with FL Studio Team XXX" in the metadata of audio files.

So it's always a good idea to check the metadata of your renders.