Worra's Birthday Giveaway [Archive]

Worra

03-21-2006, 06:26 AM

Tomorrow's my birthday, so I've decided to draw three lucky winners from posters in this thread that will recieve a 49% (guess my age....) discount on products from SampleTekk.
I'll draw the winners within 48 hours.

Now, isn't this a cheap way of getting a lot of congratulations.....:|:

UPDATE!
After a good dinner and a couple of glasses of wine, (no it's not my birthday today, it's tomorrow), I feel generosity spreading! (Could be the wine.....), so I've decided to simply offer a 49% discount to ALL during my birthday, starting tomorrow, (Swedish time), and lasting for 24 hours.

Doug Wellington

03-21-2006, 06:35 AM

Happy Birthday!

Worra

03-21-2006, 06:45 AM

Happy Birthday!

Thanks Doug.

Btw, I visited you site. Highly recommendable! (altough there where a sample company missing...:D)

Markus S

03-21-2006, 06:46 AM

Now, isn't this a cheap way of getting a lot of congratulations.....:|:

LOL! It is indeed! Anyway all the best -- I love the sound of your WG and the WS and wish your company (oh and yourself, btw) a long and happy life!

xav93

03-21-2006, 06:51 AM

Happy Birthday Worra !

a 49% (guess my age....) discount
hmmmm... 49 years old? That's it?

Pingu

03-21-2006, 07:17 AM

Happy Birthday Worra!! In response to this very cheap way of getting congratulations I was going to arrange 'Happy Birthday' using just Sampletekk samples, as an even cheaper way of brown-nosing. But I'm afraid I'm at school at the moment, away from my studio.

Hope you have a great day though.

geronimo001

03-21-2006, 07:21 AM

Happy Birthday Worra !

hmmmm... 49 years old? That's it?

WoW!!! I didn't get that one...i really got to go to bed...good night!

Ho! bonne fete.:cool:

Hermitage59

03-21-2006, 07:23 AM

Tomorrow's my birthday, so I've decided to draw three lucky winners from posters in this thread that will recieve a 49% (guess my age....) discount on products from SampleTekk.
I'll draw the winners within 48 hours.

Now, isn't this a cheap way of getting a lot of congratulations.....:|:

Worra,
Many happy returns! You've made it this far.......:D

I hope you enjoy your day.
Next year's the big one, yes?
Not long now before you sleep NEXT to your teeth.

Regards,

Alex.

Nick Harvey

03-21-2006, 07:23 AM

Happy sixteenth birthday Worra.

Not only are you now legally old enough to make seet lurrve (here in the UK at least), you also only have to wait another 12 months before you're able to take your motorbike on the road.

Exciting times. :)

Nick

Brian2112

03-21-2006, 08:24 AM

Happy Birthday Mr. Worra!:D
But what are you giving yourself? What do you hope to get as a present?:o

...2112:)

dnata12

03-21-2006, 08:28 AM

Now, isn't this a cheap way of getting a lot of congratulations.....:|:

Yep,

and for 3 of us a cheap way to get your great samples...;)

Congratulations in advance and at least another 49 years to produce more great stuff!!

Happy Birthday!
William

Worra

03-21-2006, 08:37 AM

Happy Birthday Mr. Worra!:D
But what are you giving yourself? What do you hope to get as a present?:o

...2112:)

Actually I'm hoping for the boxed Godfather DVD collection. Old, but what great films!
I'm also hoping for some warm riding gloves since it's COLD here in Sweden...

Marcussen

03-21-2006, 08:52 AM

Congratz Worra - 49% may be my excuse to get another piano library :D

clauder

03-21-2006, 08:54 AM

Worra
have a great foutyniner (well something like that) and also dont forget!!!!
Next year is the bomb year, half a century.....
so make good profit of this year.
Dont worry be happ.....
it s a great time to make and listen to music.
Claude

TARI

03-21-2006, 08:56 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WORRA;)

Marcussen

03-21-2006, 09:00 AM

Tilykke ;)

Malo

03-21-2006, 09:18 AM

Gratulerer med dagen, Worra! Håper du får en fin feiring!

johnamriding

03-21-2006, 09:47 AM

... three lucky winners from posters in this thread that will recieve a 49% (guess my age....) discount on products from SampleTekk.
I'll draw the winners within 48 hours...

Tha's nobbut a young 'un (or, to say it in "proper" language rather than Lancashire speak) you're still on the right side of fifty.

Congratulations...

:|: :|: :|:

fitch

03-21-2006, 10:01 AM

happy 21st :D again :D

have a good one , nice way to get lots of birthday wishes :D

happy birthday

MMcD

03-21-2006, 10:23 AM

Happy Birthday :)

Hmm - 49 Worra? Are you feeling square?

Don't worry - in two years you'll be back in your prime
;-)

Tangram

03-21-2006, 10:23 AM

Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Birthday!

Snart är faktiskt våren på väg.... kanske.... har jag hört...eller?

/Mats, Göteborg

jeffn1

03-21-2006, 10:24 AM

Happy Birthday!

jeffn1

wind

03-21-2006, 10:31 AM

49 is a great number :-)))))))

dnata12

03-21-2006, 10:32 AM

Tomorrow's my birthday...49% (guess my age....)

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . . . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50

and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"

Worra, may you make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!:D

Ivan P

03-21-2006, 10:43 AM

49? :) Heeey!

But I think this is probably one of the only moments in life where being older would be better :P

Don't u also have any relative close to 100 years? :)

Worra

03-21-2006, 10:45 AM

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . . . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50

and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"

Worra, may you make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!:D

LOL!!! That's a good one!!!!

Herman Witkam

03-21-2006, 10:55 AM

Happy birthday Worra! And MANY more years!!!!

nice way to get lots of birthday wishes :D

I should've thought of that too :D

drmathprog

03-21-2006, 10:59 AM

49 is pretty close to 50!

Laurent

03-21-2006, 11:04 AM

Happy birthday !

Here is a small gift (only 1k...) you can find useful :
http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43776

All the best !

allend2010

03-21-2006, 11:04 AM

Happy B-day Worra! :)

tquandt

03-21-2006, 11:12 AM

Happy birthday! And 49 is much better than... 50? :|:

Tweedbox

03-21-2006, 11:26 AM

Yeah, I guess 50 is gonna be the REAL TBO!! ;)

Here's to enjoying a happiest of birthdays!!

Best to you Worra! -Scott

robh

03-21-2006, 11:37 AM

I'm in.

Oh, and happy birthday too!

Rob

Aaron Dirk

03-21-2006, 12:11 PM

You could get "the Godfather" video game to go with your Godfather box set, I think I seen this game comes out today. Video games either make you feel young, or they make you feel old. It depends on if you have a kid sitting there more than willing to beat the tar out of you like I do. "Bring it on! son:samurai: your dirty old man grew up on video games!":D

Happy Birthday!

karmacomposer

03-21-2006, 01:36 PM

Worra,

Happy birthday - you don't look a day over 35!

Mike

Iplayjazz

03-21-2006, 01:48 PM

Two thoughts......49 is NOT 50,

and we know its not "the loneliest number" so you are good to go!

alan

Deak

03-21-2006, 02:09 PM

Happy Birthday Worra,

May you have a wonderful and succesful long life. My life has been blessed by you and your wonderful sample Libraries. Peace brother.

Doug Wellington

03-21-2006, 02:32 PM

Btw, I visited you site. Highly recommendable! (altough there where a sample company missing...:D)I just changed that! :D

Actually, I've been meaning to get around to listing the various piano libraries in more detail. At the moment, there's just the link to the NSS thread...

JonFairhurst

03-21-2006, 02:46 PM

Thanks for your generosity! You are only getting better with age!

-JF

scadh1

03-21-2006, 03:23 PM

Happy Birthday!

I was planning on waiting until your 100th birthday to get a *really* good discount, but hey -- 49% is not bad either! Consider me entered.

In a couple months I'll be celebrating the 7th Anniversary of my 29th birthday. Remember that philosophy for yourself next year!

Doug Bircher

03-21-2006, 04:02 PM

Happy Birthday Worra. I turn 49 next month, so I'll follow you up the path.

Doug

Worra

03-21-2006, 04:05 PM

After a good dinner and a couple of glasses of wine, (no it's not my birthday today, it's tomorrow), I feel generosity spreading! (Could be the wine.....), so I've decided to simply offer a 49% discount to EVERYBODY during my birthday, starting tomorrow, (Swedish time), and lasting for 24 hours.

Doug Wellington

03-21-2006, 04:19 PM

I love this guy!!! :D

So, what time is it there relative to GMT?

Thanks!!

Worra

03-21-2006, 04:42 PM

I love this guy!!! :D

So, what time is it there relative to GMT?

Thanks!!

Swedish time = GMT +1

Doug Wellington

03-21-2006, 05:08 PM

Swedish time = GMT +1So, less than three hours until the start?

Worra

03-21-2006, 05:23 PM

What the heck, it's already started!

Zebedee

03-21-2006, 05:47 PM

Grattis Worra!

Thank you for your many fine piano libraries. Keep on going your good work.

Peace,

Seppo J

P.S.

Think that your birthday trigger out my first post here on this forum. We Finns are quite well known for our silence. Even Sibelius is famous for his 30 years of it.

jeffn1

03-21-2006, 05:52 PM

So, I am curious. I someone had the PMI Old Lady and Emperor, the Vintaudio C7 and uprights, and the pianos with Kontakt 2 and GPO, what would be the best inexpensive Worra piano to pick up (I guess it should take advantage of Kontakt 2 features, huh?).

jeffn1

quantum7

03-21-2006, 09:22 PM

robertb

03-22-2006, 05:40 AM

Bought Black Grand during the group buy. :cool: Saw this... :eek:
DL'd it last night, haven't tried it out yet.:D

Worra

03-22-2006, 06:03 AM

Thank you all!!!!!! If I'm still alive and in the sample buisness when I'm 100, I promise to have a 100% discount!

johnamriding

03-22-2006, 07:04 AM

Thank you all!!!!!! If I'm still alive and in the sample buisness when I'm 100, I promise to have a 100% discount!

I'll hold you to that (hang on though: I'll be 102 :eek:)

Hermitage59

03-22-2006, 07:29 AM

Worra, if you're still making libraries when you're 100, there's going to be quite a collection to choose from!

Regards,

Alex.

irvind

03-22-2006, 08:06 AM

Still downloading Black Grand Close, but in the meantime, just wanted to say thanks, and Happy Birthday!

BG Close should be a good addition to WG, WS, TBO, Rain Piano, SG88 and both Vertikals!

Happy Birthday!

Slainthe!

SteveHanlon

03-22-2006, 08:42 AM

Thanks, Worra. I really like these kind of surprise specials!

BOB complete and marimbas for $60!!!

And thank you for offering downloadable shipping!!

vic_france

03-22-2006, 11:30 AM

Worra makes me break promises!.. I had promised that after the last group buy I would stop buying pianos. That was until now... just placed my order for Vertikal ;)

Bruce A. Richardson

03-22-2006, 12:51 PM

Happy Birthday, Per, and may you have another 49 and another 49 after that.

Marcussen

03-22-2006, 12:53 PM

Happy Birthday, Per, and may you have another 49 and another 49 after that.

At which time you will actually be paying us to get your stuff :D

SteveHanlon

03-22-2006, 01:23 PM

Anyone esle having problems unzipping Bob brass files

STDD -017-Multis16.zip
STDD -015-Multis16.zip

The progress line gets to the very end than just freezes there. It never finishes fully unzipping.

Any ideas?

xav93

03-22-2006, 01:24 PM

Thank you all!!!!!! If I'm still alive and in the sample buisness when I'm 100, I promise to have a 100% discount!
Printed and stored to not forget... lol

Markus S

03-22-2006, 01:43 PM

I bought the WS and the WG before and love them both (that was exactly the piano sound I have been hoping for). Now I just downloaded the harpsichord, and I am very impressed, this is by far the best sampled harpsichord I have heard so far.

Congratualtions for this excellent work!

Hardy Heern

03-22-2006, 05:59 PM

Yeah....Whatever!.......youngster!!:D

Frank

mattdean

03-22-2006, 06:10 PM

I'm still trying to guess how old you are:confused:

Hehe Happy B-Day

obiwan

03-22-2006, 07:26 PM

Happy White Grand to me, Happy White Grand to me....

Happy Birthday Worra! - Great discount! - It tipped me over the edge, and I couldn't resist any longer!!

Hope you've had a great day!!!

SteveHanlon

03-22-2006, 11:14 PM

kitekrazy

03-22-2006, 11:28 PM

How long does it take to recieve a download link after purchase?

SteveHanlon

03-23-2006, 02:35 AM

I got an email a minute later and a link to the download area. Then download immediatly.

JT3_Jon

03-23-2006, 03:59 AM

There are two emails, one from the shopping cart and one from sampletekk. Be aware that the email from sampletekk may get routed to your junk mail folder if you have any filters on.

I waited for hours, refreshing my email every 5min only to find out that it was sitting in my junk mail the whole time :)

JonFairhurst

03-23-2006, 05:49 AM

I received an e-mail immediately after purchasing the WG... but it had no download link in it.The download link looks very generic. It doesn't have your code in the URL.

Click on the generic link, input your e-mail address and order number, and you will get access to the files.

-JF

Worra

03-23-2006, 05:56 AM

I received an e-mail immediately after purchasing the WG... but it had no download link in it.

Hi.

Somtimes the automatic system failes. If you haven't recieved a link, just mail me at per@sampletekk.com, and I'll take care of it.

kitekrazy

03-23-2006, 09:17 PM

Yeah, I can't download the BG. It says I downloaded too many times. Frustrating.

Hardy Heern

03-24-2006, 01:58 PM

I just wish that I was 49 again!!!

Worra, Congratulations! and the best years are yet to come....... (not really!:) ). SampleTekk - Genuine Generosity

best regards

Frank

santo

03-24-2006, 04:53 PM

Worra,

Happy day after your birthday.

I am having trouble unzipping the Black Grand.

Anyone else having this problem?

Santo

irvind

03-24-2006, 05:00 PM

Santo,

I don't know if this will help or not, but try UnRarX to unzip rather than Stuffit.

Hope it helps a bit!

santo

03-24-2006, 06:19 PM

Thanks for the suggestion. I checked out UnRarX. Seems to be an OSX application. I am using a PC.

When I try to unzip the Black Grand file, I end up with another zip file that I can not unzip.

Too complicated for me.

Best,
Santo

kitekrazy

03-24-2006, 07:08 PM

Worra

03-24-2006, 07:22 PM

I've had the worst luck trying to download. Anyone else had this problem? Could it be the browser? Download manager or not? Should I use "save target as"?

I get the message "downloaded too many times".

So far I've got the 2 pdfs. That's it.

Hi.

I'm sorry that you have problems.
Please contact me at per@sampletekk.com and I'll send ypu a DVD instead.

kitekrazy

03-24-2006, 07:26 PM

I already did. I can't explain why this is happening. I like the idea of downloading gigs, but maybe it's just me but I find how you have it set up a bit discouraging.

Worra

03-25-2006, 06:45 AM

I already did. I can't explain why this is happening. I like the idea of downloading gigs, but maybe it's just me but I find how you have it set up a bit discouraging.

I don't know what happened either. There's been many, many customers downloading from us, and it usually works just fine.
Anyway, I'll just send you the DVD's if you like.

saxophone4

03-25-2006, 01:12 PM

Worra

03-25-2006, 02:57 PM

Worra,

Should the Black Grand Close take so much memory, or did I screw something up in putting it all together?

Where as Emperor or any of the PMI's, or Steinway B, or GigaPiano II, or Steiny D, or any other piano I own use very little memory...maybe 20%...if I load one of the Black Grand instruments with nothing else...we;re talking 44% memory usage?

Is that right?

Since the sampler load a part of each sample into RAM, the more samples = more memory used.
Black Grand are one of the largest sampled pianos in the world, so it uses a lot of memory.

saxophone4

03-25-2006, 03:32 PM

Thanks for the info.

I was just making sure I rebuilt it correctly.

kitekrazy

03-26-2006, 06:30 PM

I don't know what happened either. There's been many, many customers downloading from us, and it usually works just fine.
Anyway, I'll just send you the DVD's if you like.

I was suffering from moments of web retardedness.

This instrument's a beast when it's loaded. I didn't realize it was that huge. What's really cool is the GS3 is also a multi format download. I also have VSampler and can use the Halion and Kontakt versions as well.