Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

2011/1/2 Bob S. <tttsystems@...>
> I don't know why many consider $50 to $150 as "heavily overpriced" for ROMs.....that is still less than the original price for those ROMs

But we're talking about the product line that is already dead since 10
years or more. And frankly, you can buy the same samples on CD for a
fraction of price. So what you pay for, is the ability to put those
samples in your box, based on no longer supported technology.

BTW: there's a guy on Yamaha forums, who works on super-duper, 16-in-1
memory cards for Yamaha synths/modules. Its release would definitely
dramatically cut the prices of all the memory cards already present on
the market. Everyone knows this, ane everyone rejoices.

> I paid about $50 for my last Xtreme Lead ROM

...and this is probably the only ROM one can get for 50$.

Just look at Ensoniq Fizmo - it has some drawbacks, but since only 500
were produced, you can ask any price for it on the second hand market.
Personally, I'd like to play with as many interesting synths as
possible, without spending a fortune. And buying any (overpriced)
legend from the previous owner doesn't bring any benefit to its
creators, so it's irrelevant in terms of "appreciating the quality and
uniqueness".

Moreover, E-mu was kind enough to sell the same sounds many times,
e.g. pizzicato sounds from P2K can be found in Mo'Phatt etc. I bought
Protozoa ROM for my P2K mostly to patch some holes in my orchestral
layout (e.g. french horn, bassoon) and it made sense from the
economical point of view at that time, the ROM has earned its price
for me. It doesn't change the fact, that a lot of basic samples are
similar.

Still loving my P2K with Protozoa, though.

After all, if any of us were able to buy World Expedition, Holy Grail
and Protean Drums for 50$ each, we would probably do it without even
thinking twice - assuming we hadn't had bought it already ;-)

Best Regards,
Bruno