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Ten-plus years ago I was one of the people crying for more “weird” modules. We started to get tantalizing hints about things that eventually became the Cloud Generator, Morphing Terrarium, etc. Then they finally came out in a non-5U format and after all this time have not made it into “MOTM format.”
Because in Euro, I have a customer base that is 100X larger than 5U. Yes, 100 TIMES larger. And there is no DIY issues and SMT is not “frowned upon” nor is “digital”. So, the risk was VERY low and due to the distribution model, I had POs in hand for over 300 EACH of these before 1 was shipped.
When I think of the THOUSANDS of dollars/hours I spent adapting modules of other formats (Euro/Frac/DotCOM) into MOTM format, buying custom panels, etc., it really burns me up that now I would have to do the same thing with a $400 MOTM-branded module. I’m just not going to do it.
I do not understand this at all. If I decide to do the Cloud Generator and the MT in 5U/MU they would be $399 each. You don’t have to do anything except plug it in. I would put them on Kickstarter, and you pay NOTHING until the project is funded. If there is not 50 people in each format that are interested, that says it all right there. Cynthia sold over ∗200∗ MOTM format ZOs assembled for $1000. That did not ‘deter’ anyone, did it? People thought the function of the modules outweighed both PRICE and ‘DIY-ness’.
Paul S.