Probably the most useful feature amongst all these is the ability to back up your projects onto the Splice cloud.īesides freeing up your hard drive, Splice also remembers previous instances of your project, allowing you to go back to them at any time. Other than the Studio One 5 DAW, the rent-to-own model includes 56 effects and 8 instruments. With Studio One 5 priced at $16.99 for 24 months, Splice additionally offers a way to get a professional DAW without breaking the bank. These are: Parallels, Zone, Circle 2 and Punchbox. There are additionally some cheaper alternatives. You could even get Arturia Pigments 2 for $24.99/month over 24 monthly payments (a little more, but still much more affordable than just $600 straight up)

Having Xfer records' Serum on board means you can get access to a high-quality synth within the rent-to-own model at $9.99/month for 19 months. Producers who're just starting might need to practice on a good synth. Say you need the Juno-106 or the Jupiter-8 for an '80s style track or a granulator like Portal for a Glitch-Hop or an IDM track or a movie score for a few months, you can pay a small fee to access it right away, instead of having to pay the full amount.

This might come in handy if you need to use a specific plugin for a project. On top of that, you can pick up where you left off when you decide to resume payments (that's if you do at all). But unlike in the case of the house, you pay 0% interest along with the option of stalling your payments if you're not going to be using it anymore. Much like how a bank would help you buy a house by mortgaging it, Splice gives you the option of paying for your plugin via monthly installments.

The USP of the innovative model is the time it gives producers to own the actual license without any extra interest being levied. While most would've heard about Splice's loop and sample library, which has become an industry standard now, some might be unfamiliar with the company's venture into the ‘Rent-to-own' space.

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