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newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "will davis" <trondave@...> wrote:
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> Jim...My heart was warmed by your response to Nic. You have no idea how much thought went into this project, and from my point of view none of it was profit driven.....just the opposite. If we could provide a (hopefully better) instrument AND save the keyboard player a lot of money, then sales would be there. Like, a replacement tape would cost $5 and you could replace it in the middle of a live performance with one hand...or you could just copy the tape yourself and save the 5 bucks !! I never wanted to make money on after sales. If you have any other questions, let us know !! dave
The best such devices are precisely those which ∗aren't∗ made with profit in mind. The art has to come first.
Oh, and I don't know why it didn't occur to me before, but this seems like the perfect device for Don Joyce of Negativland! For those who are unaware of those folks, he uses old radio spot-cart machines with little samples on each one and he keeps swapping them in and out during a performance. Wonderful to watch, but incredibly labour-intensive.
Jim Bailey