Companies That Offer Academic Discounts

Lets be real. Audio school is not cheap, no college is really. So as a student (and even after graduation) you're always looking for a bang for your buck deal. One thing a lot of people forget to take advantage of is academic discounts while in school. This should be listed right up with perks for going to school with hands on experience and networking opportunities. If its one thing I know besides audio it's how to save when making purchases, even if its 10%. (Yes 10% does make a difference). Some academic version purchases I’ve made while I was enrolled at Art Institute of Tennessee Nashville include Sonnox Elite bundle and Digidesign  Avid Pro Tools upgrade. I know I got more but thats what I remember off the top of my head right now. If you're wondering what an academic version is its the full version of a software or plugin offered at lower price to students and teachers.  Below I’m listing some companies I know that offer academic discounts as well as links to find out more information. Normally all a company or dealer needs is a copy of your student ID and your most recent schedule and you're good to go. So if you're a student, next time before you buy a plugin or software, check to see if they offer an academic discount. Be sure to read fine print. Some academic versions out there are only for schools and not students. Of course this isn’t everyone so check with dealers and companies before purchasing to see if they offer academic discounts.

• Waves Audio
• Waves offers 35% off select bundles
• http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=10662
• Sound Toys
• Sound Toys offer an academic bundle for $249. That is 60% off list price and includes almost if not all of their plugins
• https://www.soundtoys.com/edu/
• McDSP
• McDSP offers many bundles for a discounted price. Looks to be 40-50% off. Click on student order form on the following link to see all the bundles offered at the discounted price.
• http://www.mcdsp.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=24&Itemid=100022
• Avid Pro Tools
• Avid offer Pro Tools academic for $295, more than 50% off regular price.
• Pro Tools academic also gets you get 4 years worth of free upgrades. That is not a typo. 4 years of free upgrades! Right now the upgrade price is $299
• Avid also offer Mbox bundles with Pro Tools Express ( a lite version of Pro Tools) for a discounted price to students.
• http://apps.avid.com/education/
• Presonus Studio One
• Presonus offers Studio One Educational for the following prices
• artist version - $49
• producer version - $99
• professional version - $299
• It seems these educational versions are only offered through dealers and not from Presonus web shop.
• http://studioone.presonus.com/shop/
• Izoptope
• According to this link Izotope offers 50% off to students on their plugins on their website store. I’ve seen Izotope Academic listed at dealer before so check there to.
• http://www.izotope.com/support/portal/index.php/kb/article/306-Educational_Academic_Discount
• Ableton
• Ableton offers 40% off for students and teachers
• http://www.ableton.com/edu-discounts
• Sonnox
• Sonnox offers their Elite bundle for $630 on academic discount
• http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/OxEliteNatEdu/

Sonnox Oxford Elite bundle Review

After seeing Fab Dupont demo these plugins on their website I told myself I had to have them. Been using these for 6 months now and must say these are some of the best plugins I now own. I really just wanted the EQ but after seeing all of the plugins demoed I wanted them all. I desperately wanted a new EQ plug in and Limiter. When I added the price up ala carte I decided to look into just getting the whole bundle. I got these from Sweetwater at a student discount price of $630, which is 50% the normal cost.

Pros:
The EQ is extremely smooth, flexible, and will now put my Waves R-EQ's on the bench. The reverb sounds great and having early reflections as a separate engine from the reverb tail as well as EQ makes it only better. The Dynamics section features a gate, expander, compressor, limiter, and analog warmth all in one plugin. The inflator make your track louder without increases the signal level, its truly special. I use it on everything including the whole mix. The transmod lets you control the attack of transients. The Surpresser is a De-esser on steroids. Most featured filled De-esser you will ever use. The limiter can control peaks and is very transparent.

Cons:
No dislikes. It would be cool to add EQ in the dynamics plugin so you truly have everything in one, besides that no complaints at all.

Summary:
This bundle will definitely step up your plugin game. I see myself using at least these plugins on every mix I do for now on. The EQ by far is the best I have now. After using these I truly believe they are some of the best plugins out there. You can find more info at sonnoxplugins.com

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