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

[gs]

No problem, Kevin.

Thank you for the good wishes.

 

PS: btw, there have been some posts as to why such a tool is more an
accessory rather than a replacement of the real knobs we ALL love. Any
support or if you change your mind later on will be more than welcome.
Cheers!

 

 

From: Kevin Cosgrove [mailto:kcosgrove at carolina.rr.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:17 PM
To: ivan
Cc: a6 at lists.soulrebels.com
Subject: Re: [A6] Gathering at least 100 Andromeda users...

 

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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