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stw ·
(in fact i was online before but...)
i just want to inform you that my website's finally online including the first release: RREFLEXfree
It was a long run until i could overcome all doubts and issues that have to be managed (hoster, cms,layout,content, etc.etc...)
But it's done and im lucky with it how it is!
As the name suggests, REFLEXfree is freeware and can be downloaded form my site stw-audio.com It's not one of the countless simple SM Reverb copys with a fancy gui. And therefore it sounds different (and is very lean on CPU as well 😀 )
I'm going to publish the Plug ASAP at KVR though i doubt it's a good idea to mention that it's a SM plug over there... 😠
Hope you like it.
Cheers
MyCo ·
stw wrote: I'm going to publish the Plug ASAP at KVR though i doubt it's a good idea to mention that it's a SM plug over there... 😠
I don't think that they judge about the tools that you used... it's freeware
Your website will be down for 2 days after you post it on KVR 😈
infuzion ·
Yea, I'd do 3rd party hosting for a while, + you can make some money off that.
Another SM author used up his monthly hosting in 2 days after getting on KVR just a few weeks ago.
stw ·
After some experimenting with joomla, drupal etc. and comparing different hoster i decided to choose jimdo as a good mixture of both worlds.
It's very easy to create a complete pages with lots of predefined layouts which can be altered in some parts to fit your needs. Lot's of useful widgets are included. It's also easy to manage your content.
The "Pro" Version includes unlimited traffic. I hope there's no drawback. So it'll be interesting what will happen. 😉
infuzion ·
Now posted on KVR: http://www.kvraudio.com/db/reflex-free-by-stw-audio
How much do you pay for favorable reviews? 😉
Let me know how many hits & downloads you get the first few weeks please? 😇
Dell ·
I remember the first time I made a thread on KVR offering one of my designs. I actually had more thank you replies than downloads.
The second plug-in I offered brought the same results so I decided to create a topic on Gearslutz within the hour of posting on KVR. To my surprise, downloads increased significantly.
I have never tried KVR’s database so, maybe things are different their than the forums.
These days, I just post a new release in the Free VST Roundup thread on KVR. I still create threads on Gearslutz for Gearslutz created the traffic for my designs. Gearslutz also formed a chain reaction to have other websites/blogs in Europe, Asia & the Americas feature my designs on their websites/blogs.
Users don’t care whether you use Synthmaker, SynthEdit or C++ to design the plug-in. Their main concern is the vst functioning properly in their host. They also prefer developers having knowledge on their products to answer technical questions if the need arise.
Cheers!
infuzion ·
Thanks for the info Dell!
How is the response so far stw?
stw ·
infuzion wrote: Thanks for the info Dell!
How is the response so far stw?
Since it's my first release i can't compare the progress with any other. But compared to my expectations things are running well 😀
Short summary:
Since the plug was listed in KVRs database one week ago (not announced) my site had 7000 hits from 2500 individuals.
I've no chance to see the amonut of downloads but since the dedicated plug in page has no other targets i'd guess that at least 2000 people downloaded my plug in.
The most significant raise was when the release was announced in KVRs News - 4 days ago . SInce then REFLEXfree was announced and discussed on more than twenty webpages all over the world. The most important multiplicator is definitely KVR. A lot of other sites take their news from there and almost the half of my visitors have KVR as referral page.
But as fast as the hype grows it goes down. Yesterday i had way less visitors than the days before. Reason might be that my entry vanished from the KVR news page and i guess most people got what they wanted.
Every few hours a new baby is born in the VST/audio world
EDIT: Forgot to mention that REFLEXfree will be published on the next issue of "MusicTech Magazine UK" DVD.
Dell ·
stw,
It is good to hear your downloads are moving smoothly. I downloaded your plug-in as well. 🙂
I wouldn't worry about "hype." Sometimes its the plug-ins you don't hear a buzz about, are the ones that are being constantly downloaded.
If you don't mind Google, you can register to Google Analytics. It will enable you to monitor your website traffic based on hits around the globe.
Congratulations on the feature article in Musictech Magazine! 🙂
Cheers!
stw ·
Hi SM fellows,
it's been some time since i released Reflex free and I'm going to publish the successor Reflex Pro soon.
If someone is interested in (serious) beta testing it drop me a note and i'll send you a download link and some infos.
Cheers
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