Re: software based phrase sampler

[Joshua Carroll <josh@infinivert.com>]

Really?  Wow.  My dad owns a small manufacturing business, and I've 
watched him produce much less high-tech stuff as an outsource, but I 
didn't know that the market was this open for digital products.  Where 
would you point a person looking to create a piece of music hardware?

--Josh



Kim Flint wrote:
> At 09:42 AM 7/4/2006, Jeffrey Larson wrote:
>> On Jul 4, 2006, at 7:23 AM, Buzap Buzap wrote:
>> > As stated also in my mail addressing Aaron, I think a well integrated
>> > hardware controller + software DO have a lot of potential.  Look at
>> > all these M-Audio interfaces that work with Ableton Live.
>> > ...
>> > Marketing and financing the whole thing - without the backing of a
>> > company like Roland or Korg - is of course another issue... ;-)
>>
>> Right, that's the trick.  Manufacturing, distributing, and repairing
>> hardware is a pain in the ass, and very difficult for an individual
>> to do at a price people are willing to pay.
>
> actually, these things are quite easy for a single person to do these 
> days and it doesn't cost that much. The manufacturing infrastructure 
> is all pretty much built around that idea now. It is much, much easier 
> than it was 10-15 years ago.
>
> If you are trying to make a sustainable business out of music 
> products, make hardware. The market is willing to pay a substantially 
> higher price for it, the costs are low, you can make a decent profit 
> margin, and the development effort is easier than for software.
>
> kim
>
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