[A6] Gathering at least 100 Andromeda users...

[Kevin Cosgrove]

I wish you well in your quest.  Personally I do not need such a  
editor; I prefer to tweak real knobs.  Good luck.

Cheers!

Kevin
www.kevincosgrove.com

On Mar 9, 2012, at 3:56 AM, ivan wrote:

> OK, guys.
>
> I guess to expedite and to not hold your breaths longer than  
> necessary and risk putting your expectations too high, maybe I will  
> just unveil the idea now.
>
> The objective is this: to get a professional developer to create the  
> a6 librarian/editor our synth deserves> standalone, Mac/W- 
> compatible, including all functions considered standard in pro  
> librarian/editor (as much as the a6’s MIDI implementation permits).
>
> My approach to make it happen is this: Basically, the idea came from  
> observing the same question over and over in different forums and  
> communities: where can I get a pro A6 editor/librarian?  In digging  
> more, I saw many attempts have been made and usually those were  
> medium to very low quality results compared to what a synth such as  
> the a6 deserves.
>
> So I thought: how come we don’t have a professional one?  From my  
> findings in talking directly to some developers, I realized they  
> were hesitant from the low direct requests AND because when they  
> were proactively interested, the a6 was simply NOT ready for it  
> (remember how the MIDI implementation was one of the major  
> shortcomings of the initial OSs?)   Long story short, I have been in  
> talks with a couple of pro reputable developers, and they showed  
> genuine initial interest when I told them that we could gather at  
> least 100 interested licensees for version 1. Let’s be realistic,  
> who would want to take the risk to develop such product for a  
> discontinued hw synth just like that?
>
> So my idea to approach this obstacle is that we create together a  
> win-win situation both for us (getting the pro editor-librarian that  
> we want and need) and for them (securing a minimally juicy initial  
> user base of 100 users and the rights over the sw for future  
> maintenance and marketing, etc.)  Thus, this is not a for-profit  
> initiative for us (especially not for me for the sake of honesty),  
> we just want a GREAT librarian at the very least… and so I took the  
> initiative to talk to devs and to rally for your attention, which is  
> why we are talking about this now :).  I know there may be better  
> ways and what not, but without initiative and driven will there is  
> nothing really, and we all know there was indeed nothing going on  
> for our a6 since the dismal product discontinuation was announced.
>
> Finally for now, in talking to these developers, they think my  
> suggestion to rally for a committed and guaranteed initial user base  
> of at least 100 licensees so that they see the project is  
> financially feasible IS A GOOD ONE and I have their initial  
> interest, and so it’s up to us to show unity and genuine, honest  
> interest for this project.
>
> So, before we go any further, I would like to ask you directly 2  
> things for which an answer would be very appreciated:
> 1.       Would you like to see a professional librarian or editor or  
> both as much as I would?
> 2.       Would you be willing to help me rally for the initial 100  
> licensees target AND be one of them, which already is sweet sounding  
> to the ears of potential devs?
>
>
> If my idea seems stupid to you, I apologize (please spare the guy  
> with the initiative!!) However, I assure you it has been well  
> received by potential pro devs and I truly think the 100 licensee  
> target could be easily attainable if we pull together.
>
> I am one of those willing to even provide the funds for 3 licenses  
> myself for the sake of seeing this positive project taking off the  
> ground. Of course, I never agreed to pay for the full license in  
> advance in my proposal to them.  My thought was that they could get  
> inspired even with a 50% down payment just to show our seriousness,  
> which should be more than enough, and we can even negotiate this  
> further with WHOEVER we want to work with for this project, once we  
> start laying down the options.
>
> For now, let me know your responses to those 2 questions guys, and  
> thanks much for your attention.  Hope this was not uberlong email,   
> I tried to be as concise and informative as possible.
>
> Ivan.
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