Have you ever wondered what's hidden in your plugins?
This plugin cracker's crusade against plugin companies reveals a dark truth.
The Story
r2r, the infamous plugin-cracking group, just exposed some major secrets about Acustica Audio's plugins. Picture this: those hefty 10GB plugins you've been loading into FL Studio? r2r trimmed them down massively, showing only 15% of that size was actually needed. Further, the cracked plugins worked faster than the original.
What's wrong with this picture?
r2r points their fingers at DRM (Digital Rights Management), software meant to prevent piracy. DRM might be a real culprit slowing down your music production. Acustica reportedly slowed their software by up to 60% through adding protections that didn't work.
Acustica Claps Back
Acustica audio's founder, Giancarlo, claims that the cracked software is "incredibly worse than ours – we've found errors." But the owner also acknowledged "the cracked version may be faster in some cases."
At what point does protecting companies justify sacrificing speed and space? Acustica answers that space and speed are not relevant. But some of the company's customers see things differently.