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Well I just bought the stage version last week for my desktop and installed the 2nd on my laptop.I had a complete hardrive failure 2 days ago on my desktop and had to buy and install a new hardrive.Now I did have system image recovery backed up and used that for my new h.d but the image was a few weeks old and unfortunetly pt was not on the copy.So I did send off an email to support to see if I can still keep my 2/3 activation status before installing my last activation on the new hardrive.
Outside of that, I had an existing Roland keyboard amp for external audio and decided to pickup an interface (Focusrite Scarlett 2i4).Well, after a good listen I decided on the PreSonus Eris E5 speakers and what a difference.The sounds are just as good as my headphones.My keyboard is the Casio Previa PX-350.So I guess I'm one of those happy campers now.After awhile I'll probably upgrade to standard.

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You can cancel earliers activations, and in case of use the same computer and desire to install again, even after deactivate, you can cange the name code of the PC, tom allow activate again.

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Re: Good To Go

timedriver....I added a subwoofer with my studio monitors...wow..

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I don't understand well...

A very good pair of studio monitors it's suposed to give a flat response, reproducing the sound, the original sounds, very faithfully, rightfully to bass, middle range and trebble.

If you add a subwoofer to a sound monitor system, you are adding extra bass sounds, making the original sound distorted.

Unless you buy a studio monitor that is already configured to have a separated subwofer. In such cases the sufwoofer box already come with the monitors, configurated to it.  So you can increase volume and still keep a good faithfull bass sound.

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timedriver....I added a subwoofer with my studio monitors...wow..

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most studio monitors, more so if their woofer is not a big one, can simply not go below certain frequencies, even very good ones. And here come a "sub" to the rescue. I have a lot of different monitors (Tannoy, JBL, Dynaudio, Focal) and hifi speakers, and all of them benefit from a sub (in my case a Fostex or a JBL). It absolutely doesn't matter if it's a "package" or if it's the same brand. You have to adjust the level of the sub and the crossover frequency in a subtle way, that's all. Use a measurement mic and a RTA, EZ job.

BTW, that's exactly for the same reason that you need a "concert grand" to get that beautiful last octave, an upright just can't do it !

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In pratical terms...  most people do not ajust the subwoofer properly and the music or whatever get a too much or too few bass.
Not like the original sound.

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you can't blame the technology for being misused... some sound engineers put way too much reverb or too much compression in their mixes, that's not a reason to avoid reverb or compression ;-)

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99% of people will use it wrong.

The system should have a better way to reproduce the original sound as good as possible, with no more or less bass.

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you can't blame the technology for being misused... some sound engineers put way too much reverb or too much compression in their mixes, that's not a reason to avoid reverb or compression ;-)

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timedriver wrote:

After awhile I'll probably upgrade to standard.

Glad things worked out well for you. You'll never regret updating to standard, gives you a lot more choices and options. But for playing your decision was surely right, first a good setup you like, you can always upgrade pt later

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to Beto-Music: I agree but then... ? 99% of the people are listening to poorly encoded mp3 music. Should I stop mixing in uncompressed 24 bit resolution?
A "sub" is really interesting, I was amazed myself by the improved results in my studio (except maybe with the Dynaudio)

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The V-piano Grand have a giant subwoofer bellow .

I had found a Picture, but did not saved the link...


But I think only grand pianos of certain sizes have really deep bass.  A baby grand have not a Strong bass sound.
But if a digital piano have to reproduce recorded notes of a imperial piano with lots of power (to reach distance places with quality and fidelity)...   It require a powefull subwoofer.

The point is that in home you don't need to reach that far, and don't even should, cause it would anoy many people, and all neighbours.  You just need a sound that is ok to you in your room.

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