Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, distortion@r... wrote:
> 
> > I downloaded cubase and a few others from limewire, I wasn't 
about to
> > pay $499.00 for something I can get for free, besides, I spent 
all my
> > money on my kit,
> 
> Oh, boo hoo... So, did you steal your sticks and a amp too? I bet 
you 
> saved up for the kit too, long hours at work, working for the man.. 
I 
> bet your boss gets paid more than you.. how fair is that? I suppose 
when 
> (ha, ha.. if..) you ever get famous you will give away all the 
copies of 
> your CD too.. cuz I could get it for free anyways? Get real, F-ing 
bull!
> A recording set-up is WAY cheaper than it used to be. My first 4 
track 
> cassette recorder was more than $499, then I needed processing gear 
and 
> stuff... 
> Today, you can pay $19 for Anvil Studio, 8 track of audio plus DX 
> effects and MIDI sequencing...or how about $49 for Cakewalk Music 
> Creator. There are plenty of legal and fair ways to record your 
music, 
> it's just that you'd reather steal than buy.
> 
> > and for 499 bucks you would think the programmers
> > would throw in some bugs so you can't use it for free. 
> 
> HA HA HA!  Ok, so it's THIER fault.. ok... " Gee officer, if the 
woman 
> didn't WANT me to steal her purse, she should have left it at home!"
> 
> 
> > can't be used from a download, so I bought it. I figure if they 
bump
> > the price up for a product that can be cracked, then the 
programmers
> > made squat and once again the corperate man gets another ferrari, 
and
> > you know it.
> 
> 
> The price is high because the cost of development and support, plus 
the 
> low volume of sales.The price is required to recoup the costs. For 
> example, a popular game software costs $1 million to produce and 
market, 
> they recoup that from sales (obviously) The projected number of 
sales is 
> in the 500,000+ area, and the selling price is set at $50, the 
producer 
> is up at least $24 million dollars, not figuring in platform 
licencing 
> fee costs and bonus income from product tie ins and external 
licencing 
> income from the cartoon series, stickers, lunchboxes..etc... . The 
music 
> software industry enjoys no such luxury of profit or sales numbers, 
most 
> companies are just a release away from bankruptcy, but still have 
to pay 
> for coders, support staff, building leases and misc staff, but in 
your 
> world I'm sure they are free too.
> 
> Did you know that he programmers get paid when you PURCHASE a 
product, 
> and so does the boss with the Ferrari, and the guy at the store, 
and the 
> truckdiver that shipped it... so they should, that is the way our 
great 
> countires operate! If you don't like that, how 'bout you come work 
for 
> me.. I'll put you to task and rent you out for free.. since you 
believe 
> work isn't worth paying for.. or how 'bout I buy you a one way 
ticket to 
> some far east country to work in some Power Ranger doll factory 
where 
> they put chains on the doors so you can't escape (even in case of 
fire.. 
> true story)
> 
> Buddy, there are worse corporate crimes in the world than charging 
a 
> measly $499 for software we can use to make WAY more money than 
that 
> professionally.. and if you are not doing this professioanally, 
what 
> would you REALLY need CuBase SX for anyways?  So, go back to 
Newgrounds 
> or TOTSE where you belong, dude and leave us alone.
> 
> 'People' who TRY and justify piracy make me sick...
> 


I don't have a boss, I have a plumbing company, music is for 
recreation for me, not professional, probably one reason I don't even 
know how to use cubase, which is another reason I'm going back to 
best buy and get digital music for 49 bucks, seems more plumber 
friendly, at that price I will gladly pay for it. I'm sure glad I 
tried cubase off the net instead of shelling out the mula. Oh and 
thanks for the anvil and cakewalk tip, and lastly, I don't have amps 
and all that, my bose triport headphones do fine, which are paid for, 
the sticks they threw in after I laid down a grand for the kit.
Peace
Rob