>
> b) And how many people really wanted those features? 39. These were not
> features that a broad group of people found appealing. The unit is in
> fact unusable to clock events in a synchronized fashion - at least as I
> see it - as it triggers on clock trailing edges.
Um....check out the very first switch, upper left corner. Clock Polarity :)
In addition, there's no "start" sync capability.
True, it has a run/hold.
It has a narrow appeal, hence a narrow market.
It appears that way :(
>
> c) I already addressed this in my previous post by suggesting
> characteristics of a successful module. Instead here I'll recall a
> private conversation I had with Paul when the Euro Cloud Generator and
> Morphing Terrarium modules came out. I thought it was pretty ridiculous
> to not simply release the same modules in MOTM format, if not in every
> format. Paul's argument was that it was a simple "2-week" matter to
> create super version(s) for 5U format. That was October of 2009. Where
> are we now?
I did, the RR Special Edition and I did sell 10 of them for a limited run.
(BTW: I have all the parts set aside, the first 3 ship next Tuesday).
TH 5U version uses a completely different scheme with expanded audio quality
and features.
>
> Here's my suggestion. Unleash the hounds! Scrap the super versions.
> Simply take a few dozen completed SMT boards for the E340 and E350 and
> mail them to Bridechamber, STG and Cynthia. Let them loose to create
> panels of every description. Start dancing a jig as sales rack up! Worry
> about the next module later. If you wait much longer, competitors will
> have beaten you to market.
>
The E240 Cloud is a subset of the MOTM-520 and I already bought parts
(including front panels) for 60 of them. I wanted to use the E340 as the
guinea pig for the algorithms and to see if it was a 'dud' (answer: not a
dud).
But to reiterate:
BESIDES the CG, the MT, and the '102: what other 2 modules should I have in
5U?
Paul S.