The key is for a company like us to find a way to still give the deluxe character or quality of samples without needing to cut corners too much to reach that kind of price point. For instance, keyboard controllers have gotten so cheap! It's amazing... but if you could see the graveyard of broken keyboard controllers here at SR you'd understand that maybe, just maybe, it might be worth getting the more expensive DURABLE Yamaha keyboard after all... even if it is a couple grand. Quality is usually a "you get what you pay for" thing.Reverend Rhythm wrote:In the last year or so, it seems that $99 is a limit for most people. I remember paying a good bit more than that for a soft synth! But anyway, that's seems to be the current situation.
But with esoundz GBs we get so much more stuff for that $99! Value added for sure! And really, we're getting a "high end" product. I played one of the kits for a friend, and he exclaimed, "I can even hear the beater hitting the bass drum head!" You will be amazed at the quality.
What I LOVE is when we can pull off something that breaks that rule. When you can get something for $99 that really should cost 5 times or more. If we can pull that off then I think it is a really fantastic thing (also because I love it when people who would otherwise be isolated from the 'good stuff' have a chance to lend that character to their music and sound like they have a big budget... I have a Robin Hood side of me there.). But, at the end of the day you'll STILL be seeing us put out these $500 and up products because there are people that want the "don't hold back" product. Granted it may be people like Hans Zimmer who pre-order EpiK DrumS - A Ken Scott Collection and can afford that and the entire SR line without a problem but... someone has to make products for every level of pro musician to hobbyist! So, we're going to continue down this path - despite the fact that we know, at least around KVR which is our home, that people really WANT to just spend about $99 max. We do our BEST to accommodate you guys and really go far with what we get you. But, everything will not be $99 - at least not from Sonic Reality and the luxurious way we like to capture and program things.
That said, I know there are plenty of KVRians that buy everything we make at every price point because they can afford it - whether they are a success in another profession and like to treat themselves or they are a professional who makes money off buying these products. Even FX Tron Platinum HD which is $5,000 btw is a "no brainer" to someone composing for a FILM! That will make that person so much more money and help them get more jobs with what they can do with 20,000 sound effects you can morph into just about anything!
to esoundz name: lukianowicz
I'm a Dimitar fan as well!
