Empirical Labs just announced you can get the AROUSER plugin on a subscription for as low as $4.99 a month including all updates and improved revisions.

NOTE ! Due to a pace update that is being implemented, Windows users will have to wait a little bit to get revision 2 with added features, but they can get revision 1 now.

For those who cant afford to buy it straight up, I think this is a NO brainer ! I don't work for them , just thought I'd let the community know because this baby is killer !

http://www.empiricallabs.com/arousor.html

 

ANY VST/DAW subscription service is a very bad deal!!!

 

In-fuck*ng-sane!

Only retardos and/or compulsive plugin collectors would pay a monthly subscription for a decent Compressor plugin!

 

Ok. it's $5.00 or less a month. Save yourself 8 months of renting and buy SKnote Disto. They may not be the same processor, and arguably Arousor could be better or not, but it's not a tenfold difference as their price is by any means.

 

One thing to notice is that Emprical Labs has joined Soundtoys's initiative to support Team Rubicon and is giving $100 of the sale of every perpetual license bought throughout October, and to motivate sales, they've lowered their plugin to $249. If anyone has given it a serious thought before, this could be the time to jump the gun.

 

There is one business model of monthly payments that works for me. AirWindow's has a Patreon account for their entire library of plugins. There are some 'decent Compressor plugins'.

 

+ you need a f%*king usb dongle...