NDSP Quad Cortex

[MirrorProfiles]

The NDSP update mentions plugin conditions can change. Do we think there would ever be a scenario where a plugin that is currently PCOM is removed due to a contract renewal?

I’d imagine the most they’d do is remove the official naming. But who knows.

 

[RiffDuck]

The NDSP update mentions plugin conditions can change. Do we think there would ever be a scenario where a plugin that is currently PCOM is removed due to a contract renewal?

That all depends on how they approach the licensing contracts. To my understanding, most of these are essentially treated as endorsement deals, and the artist/brand is unlikely to own the copyright to any part of the algorithms themselves unless there's some messy clause regarding certain reference amps used or something like that, but I would think that's still unlikely given the time and work that goes into creating new digital gear or plugins. There are a ton of reasons these contracts can end or be suddenly broken, and I doubt NDSP wants the existence any of their IP they spent months developing to be contingent on those contracts alone.

In my opinion what would most likely happen if there was a contract issue is the plugin tied to a brand or artist name would be temporarily pulled, then eventually brought back with a generic name. But who knows, maybe there are indeed copyright clauses involved for reference amps or whatever, and I'm sure there are even extreme hypothetical scenarios where NDSP might say "we don't want so much as implied association with this artist or brand" and remove the plugin(s) altogether.

 

[mikah912]

Yeah, the second amp specifically is a mix between a Granophyre and a Peavey 5150.

The first is said to be an "American clean" amp of some sort, and the third is specified as a BE100.

I thought it was a mixture of Bogner Snorkler and BE100?

 

[[Nathan]]

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He also said he’d love to see NTS updated but it doesn’t seem likely

The fact that he’s stoked to talk about it give me hope that a pumpkin plugin will happen one day

 

[RiffDuck]

I thought it was a mixture of Bogner Snorkler and BE100?

I just looked it up and you're right! My mistake

 

[Whizzinby]

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He also said he’d love to see NTS updated but it doesn’t seem likely

This is awesome.

The other advantage of laying it all out on the table like Neural did is getting the fans of the plugs to urge companies to get the deals over the finish line.

Mesa still probably be like…