I already have the Arturia V collection but Roland is selling their vintage collection for $99
Is it worth it? Are they stable?
only you can decided if its worth it. What you will get is posts telling you how much people hate the Roland system because of its activation method. It’s a shame these posts always over shadow any real info about the plug in.
I use a lot of the Roland cloud stuff, mostly Zenology Pro, and al the Roland stuff is stable for me, but you do need to be care about the Activation system. Basically you have to log in to a Roland Account at least once every 30 days. its not a problem if you do it a few days before a gig. Ive Neve had a licence issue at a gig.
Ive never been interested in the SH-101 plug in (i had a real one back in the day). I dont get why anyone would buy a mono synth plugin these days. It’s just a cut down Juno.
The D-50 though is really nice, I use that a lot. I don’t use the JP8 much, but it does sound much nicer than the Arturia one to my ears. Warmer and more more organic.
I’m curious to know if this bundle follows that same licensing system others complain about? or if perhaps it’s a “one and done” registration that avoids those issues?
It’s Roland cloud, no different to any of the other Cloud plugins.
FWIW, I stay away Cloud plugins. But, to me stability is so important, I pretty much avoid making any changes on my system.
FWIW, my last new synth I added (recommended by a member of the community) is OP-X Pro 3. It seems to go well beyond its namesake and no technical issues whatsoever.