bones wrote:If you look at the most popular plugins, I'd suggest that is exactly how it goes. Even sound quality seems to take a back seat sometimes.
Agree, just seems a bit silly to base a value of a plugin entirely on presets, even sillier to say it should be FREE because it doesn't have any; like no amount of work accounts to its worth in any way. That's sad if people really think that way.
I guess I would agree that presets can play valuable role for instruments, where they allow you to quickly hear how a synth sounds in shortest amount of time, plus can be a starting point for your own sounds in the composition, but not so much for effects, which usually tend to be quite straightforward - you insert them, tweak around and immediately hear how it interacts with the sound; not a rocket science at all.
pedrocaetanos wrote:Do you all work for the customer disregard department? (thanks for the welcome Teksonik
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Isnt this the wishlist forum? am I missing something?
If you don't like Synapse doing reason rack extensions maybe you should bring that up as a wish on a different thread!
We like to see Synapse expand to other markets. First it was Orion on Windows platform then VSTs. Then VSTs expanded to Mac versions, both 32 and 64-bit, both as VST and AU. So, why not RE. Won't go into why I don't like or use Props' closed ecosystem, I say to each their own, though I think I missed what exactly was your wish; for plugins to have presets or to be free? Or maybe both?
Don't you all SAVE presets?? no? getting back to minimoog times? write it on paper?
Different situations for instruments and effects. I'd think instruments require it more than effects that have 5 controls that you should be tailoring to the specifics of your sound needs.
iZotope Maximizer is a great example! Costs the same as Synapse RM-1, packs a lot more features, and can anyone argue that it doesnt have top sound quality? why is RM-1 as expensive?
Because it most likely has top sound quality too, and packs as much features suited for its domain. You're comparing two different things, each needing their own number of controls for what they do. It just happens that RM-1 needs less. Had Synapse made a limiter it would probably pack more features of its own, and in its own unique way. Anyone who has worked with either CV-82 Peak Compressor or RNA-160 Compressor/Limiter (
http://www.synapse-audio.com/orioneffects.html) would say they really are great sounding plugins.
iZotope certainly has it's reputation built around the sound quality and with such can dictate the price, but why would it be impossible or even unthinkable for a smaller company with plugins of sound quality that is most likely in the same range should be valued less? Better sales maybe, but would that be a true reflection of the value? Unlikely.
Anyway, this is wishlist forum, not demandinglist, so Synapse will do as they please... mind you: a complaining customer is a good customer, one that still considers buying... a bad one, will go away saying nothing, and might never return...
Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Imagine that you're the sales person/cashier and you have customers coming to you just to complain that your prices are too high, while at the same time may or may not buy the product. Personally, if I was a cashier, I'd rather see (non) customer leave without words than a potential customer nagging me about the price. Take it or leave it, though if you do take it, you're guaranteed a satisfaction with a top notch product and superb customer care. I think that would work better than having rows of complaining people, and all that because of the price. I don't think many people walk into the store to buy a piece of clothing and then complain to the cashier about the price while they're holding it in their hands.
As for the reason versus vst-hosts thing, etc, etc, I don't do religious wars
That's good to know. Welcome aboard
by pedrocaetanos » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:09 pm 
