"For a limited time, get our lowest-ever price on UAD Ultimate 10. Plus, we’ll upgrade you to Ultimate 11 for free when it launches in November!"
I own a UAD Apollo Twin X Duo Heritage. The amount we're talking about is € 999 - € 173.38 VAT = € 825.62
Deadline is 10/31.

Okay, first things first. The one and only question I need to ask myself is: "do I really need this?" The answer is, yes and no.

- Yes, because it can definitely improve my mixing, as I already tested most of them in the past (several times a 14 day trial, you know how it works). Also, I could replace - and sell - similar emulations from other developers that are just less in quality. For example: DDMF EMT 250 vs UAD EMT 250. Furthermore, I'm a UAD fan so will end up buying more tools eventually. During Black Friday and other sale periods obviously.
- No, because I didn't 'need' them before and figured out other ways to get to a similar result. Also, I don't really make any money with my producing and mixing (yet). But things might change next year.

So, that makes it difficult to decide. Sharing thoughts with other users might be helpful. What would you do, for example? Anyway, this discount is huge and maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity. Although I agree, this sounds a bit exaggerated. However, we're living in uncertain times with already high prices in daily life. Now, can I afford it? In a way, yes. Will it be wise or a responsible investment? Maybe not (at this time).

Here's the list of plug-ins I'll get:

Compressors & Limiters
Precision Buss Compressor
dbx 160
EL8 Distressor
Manley Variable MU
Neve 2254/E
SSL 4000 G
UA 175B & 176
API 2500

Delay & Modulation
Korg SDD-3000
MXR Flanger Doubler

Equalizers
Harrison 32C
Neve 1081
Neve 31102
Trident A-Range
API 500 series

Guitar & Bass
Distortion Essentials
Fender '55

Mastering
Precision Multiband
Precision EQ
Precision Limiter
Precision K-Stereo

Preamps & Channel Strips
API
Avalon VT-737
Manley Tube
Neve
Neve 1084
Neve 88RS
SSL 4000 E
V76
API Vision

Reverbs
DreamVerb
EMT 140
AKG BX 20
Capitol
EMT 250
Lexicon 480L
Ocean Way

Special Processing
Ampex ATR-102
Precision Enhancer kHz
SPL Transient Designer
Thermionic Culture Vulture
Precision Enhancer Hz
Fatso Jr/SR
Moog Multimode Filter

The free update to U11 will most likely result in some extra tools. I've read somewhere that one of them probably will be the Hitsville EQ Collection. But for me that's just a bonus. By the way, I'm not interested in 'UAD is overrated' comments as I don't belong to that group.

Shoot!

 

How many of these do you already have without buying anything? That list is a lot of excellent plugins. Are you are getting more work/processing done out of the hardware interface than you would with Spark? You could say this price is the same as 3 years of some of the better plugin subscription services (roughly).

 

That money would probably do more good elsewhere (upgrading studio monitors, proper acoustic treatment, mics, instruments, etc.).

But let's be honest, you're gonna buy it anyway, aren't you? You can't fool me.

 

Hmz let's see, about 9 from other developers (Waves, DDMF, Plugin Alliance, IK Multimedia T-RackS, Solid State Logic). From the 17 available Spark plug-ins, I already have 11. Combined with the DSP hardware, I hardly run out of resources at the moment.

True, or even weekly expenses that are not music related. Haha, it's very tempting indeed, but I really want to make my choice carefully.