Another thing is it's stability.
This thing is a brandnew product from a brandnew company.
Don't you worry about major glitches and flaws since you're the very first user to get one?
I mean sure you can rely on their beta testing phase but still...If i'd spend so much money on a piece of hardware/software combo, i would wait about 3-4 months and let it mature.
Or maybe they're letting you pay 3'000 bucks for beta testing their product. hah.
You do realize that the people that started this company are the FORMER CEO OF OPEN LABS and a former LEAD TECHNICAL DEVELOPER OF OPEN LABS, right??
So I'm pretty sure they know what they are doing. It's not like 2 guys off FP decided to throw together a Production Workstation.
It happened before with other (music production) companys releasing an unfinished product. And at that point, i believe you can't get your money back.
Now i'm not saying this will be the case. But still, i assume there's gonna be a lot of hot-fixing in the first few weeks or months.
And IMO unstable hardware/software is the thing that **** up your motivation and workflow the most.
I'm not even going to get into the concept of ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A BRAND NEW COMPANY THAT'S GETTING ALOT OF EXPOSURE.
Do you know how many eyes around the music making world were on that company launch yesterday? And do you know how many of them saw my 10 MINUTE interview?? Do you KNOW how valuable that exposure is?? I basically did a 10 minute COMMERCIAL during the worldwide launch of a brand new player in music making hardware.
That's worth $3000 ALONE.
And as with any new company, I expect for the next few weeks and months to be packed with some upgrades, some patches, some work arounds, all of that. Again, that's apart of the RELATIONSHIP BUILDING PROCESS.
The early bird gets the worm.
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This looks so ugly, no offense. Like really, it is overpriced, people are actually beginning to realize a computer is probably cheaper and better than this. But I'm glad I found my neko at a pawn shop lol.
Its even cheaper at sweetwater:
i5 computer $1549 (with 2 500gb hd, and fastest i5 processor)
akai midi controller 61 key with pads and faders ($399)
keyboard and mouse $120-125(mac keyboard and mouse)
Firestudio mobile $299
Monitor 20 inch $189
Cables, etc $40
Around $2750-2800 with s&h and taxes
Music computing same pc (maybe slower) is a whopping $2839 + another 70-80 for shipping, and it doesnt even show tax cost at checkout, so it could be more.
And I get 2 years warranty on my daw from sweetwater, and life time support.
No offense, but to each its own. Music computing might work for some.
And what are you going to do the FIRST time you have to travel somewhere to record? Put all of that stuff in your suit case?
Working producers have to travel to record all of the time. And CONVENIENCE in doing that is worth paying for.
Not to mention...where are your sounds that you are going to use with inexpensive set up?
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not sure what to say!!!
luxury items for some but for a money making producers that has a budget for new gear "cool"...
motion command - not sure about this!!! it seems like you have to stand to use it. five hours into a session i do not know how cool this item would be...
I stand during most of my sessions anyway. Plus it's mostly for show, not so much for functionality. Think of how clients would FLIP when they see you moving things around with your hands on the screen!
You could charge a premium just because your studio seems more "high tech". Clients love bells, whistles and lights...even if they don't know what they do!
studio blade - the next generation of the all in one workstation. 64 pads "i" think are a waste unless ableton live comes out with a 64 bit app. "i" think it is not comfortable to use
the launch pad or
apc20/40 for drums and "i" feel that same holds true for the 64 pads on the studio blade. one thing that does bother me is that there is no decals/printing on the unit. it looks generic.
Gotta remember, that this thing comes with a custom VST, that you can map all of those 64 buttons/pads to whatever you want. Personally, if I could have all of my sounds laid out in one grid, and not have to switch to different instruments to swap the bank of pads, that's alot more convenient.
