Subject: Re: Lionstracs. Was: [linux-audio-dev] Re: linuxaudio.org
From: Doug Wellington (ddw_AT_dakotacom.net)
Date: Sun Jan 18 2004 - 20:20:53 EET
Previously:
> > > Ok, i'll add http://www.lionstracs.com to that list.
> >[snip]
> >Have you seen the price of this thing??? M.S.R.P $12,000.00!!!
>
> That means - the more it succeeds the more the involved oss
> linux audio projects will get support. A few LAD members
> already do work for Lionstracs.
But still. I'm all for the team, rah, rah, rah, but at $12k, or
even at $8k, I'd still feel like a purchase was me single-handedly
trying to support the whole group! As I said before, for that kind
of money, I can buy a whole bunch of other gear that will do more.
Idealism aside, it's going to have to be commercially viable, and
at this stage, it's not, IMHO.
I can buy an Edirol controller keyboard, and a laptop with more disk
space, more screen resolution, and a midi interface, and an audio
interface, and a projector, and a PA (!) for less than this thing,
and I can run all the same apps, since it's *still Linux*...
Or, as I said last time, I could get a V-Synth and a DV-7PR
and not even have to worry about downloading the rpm-du-jour...
And you know, there's something silly about the design. They
should move the keys to the right and put the mod wheel and
pitch bend just to the left of the keys, not way up in the
top left corner like I see on the flyer!
Bottom line, the X-76 is a GREAT idea, but it just isn't cost
effective...
-Doug
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