To clear the air, I have owned the properly registered plug-in, Sylenth, for over 4 years now on my studio computer. It’s recently come to my attention that some fans on Reddit caught a screenshot of a pirated software plug-in from a recent Youtube clip I did with Linkin Park.
UPDATE: Steve Aoki has posted on his website in response to his use of cracked software coming to light. Especially when half of the money you spend on cake a year could easily buy most every VST in production. But remember kids, if you like the software you’ve pirated, buy it. Supposedly Lennar Digital has already been notified and we’re still waiting for their response. In and of itself the whole pirated software thing might not be such an issue in the hands of say an amateur producer who has yet to make money with his work, but… We’re talking about an entirely different situation with Aoki, who makes a reported 12 million a year. That’s clearly a cracked copy of Lennar Digital‘s popular Sylenth 1 VST, which if you didn’t know, retails for around $215 $186 USD. Team ArCADE is a well known cracking group.
Steve Aoki may be feeling the pain here very shortly, as cyber-sleuths on Reddit noticed something out of place in the A Light That Never Comes with Linkin Park preview video. Never try to sneak anything past Reddit, even if you don’t think you have anything to hide.