and i guess no matter how many stupid decisions we make on keyboards..the losses pale in comparison to even a one year loss on a fun car..:)
there are a bunch of silly arguments here where we simply do not understand where others are coming from. We all need to understand that many many things motivate musicians.. and we are in (at least) two camps.. the "professional" aka ..those expect to extract money for their work, and the "enthusiast".. aka those who are involved with music for pleasure or fun.
Personally, I think new, complicated new equipment is frankly a harder sell for those who are on a time=money basis.. eg.
1. if you earn money from your music while playing live....the manhours in porting your songs doesnt seem worth it...and even worse..losing that one great patch or effect that made a song shine.
2. if you earn money from your music in the studio, then the time/cost of learning a new board to extract the real value out of it is very significant..and the cost of those "unwanted, undocumented" features is very high.
For the enthusiasts its a different kettle of fish entirely.. a new toy to muck with, new sound palette to explore, new things to try.. these are often the "quit whining, i dont care if the feature i dont use isnt working"..folks...lol.
So, the one thing i will guarantee, no matter what Roland release, is that there will be enthusiasm and subsequent disappointment.. Every manufacturer cuts enough corners on functionality, screws up enuf with bugs, or frankly is disinterested enough to allow a great looking board to fall short of its potential... be that the FG, the motif, (most defintely the S90xs) or even inevitably the Kronos.. its just how it is.
Hopefully we are all smart enough from our mistakes not to fall for any marketing hype, smart enough musically NOT to be impressed with specifications vs actual usable functionality, and expect <50% of what is promised...
kenchan wrote:this just show how little you know about cars and what car enthusiasts do, mojakarma. :D
