PLAN B analog blog

Peter Grenader said:
> I'd be happy to post updates - but they're all gonna say the same thing -
> they're shipping.  So instead of sounding like a broken record or worse -
> someone slinging a bunch of bullshit what I try to do is the 'respond with
> results' tact by...shipping.

I can understand this for those who are still waiting to put down the
second 50%, "they're shipping, I'm cranking them out as fast as I can" is
as good a response as they can get. There's too many people there to do
otherwise. But...

> One thing I think may need some clarification.  When you receive you're 10
> days to ship notice - this means 10 work days. As far as delivery, add
> shipping time to these ten days.

As with a previous poster, I've paid my modules up 100% (as of April 25th,
so that's over 10 work days) and have yet to recieve a ship notice. I
didn't post here or bother you because I know it's coming as fast as it
can, and I'm in no hurry on the matter, but I can see where someone in
this position would be annoyed. For those paid up and waiting longer than
the 10 work days, I think it's good business to shoot them a weekly email
as to how many modules are ahead of theirs and what other non-model15 (ie
custom work or what have you) before they can be shipped. Specifics on
customers not needed, but it could help people feel better about the delay
if they know the other tasks that are delaying the process.

Again, I don't want a refund, and I really don't care much about all this,
but it makes sense to me.

> After this lot is completed there will be a small number of EVENT TIMERS
> going to Big City Music.  After that, I'd like to complete a three module
> output mixer set,  and have also worked on a Voltage OR gate/positive
> inverter module.  I've also had discussions and meetings with someone much
> more brilliant than I about getting up to speed on Basic Stamp programming
> to begin producing digital control voltage modules - a complex envelope
> generator and an eight channel DC sampler for replaying stored EGs either
> in
> parallel or serially (combined complex envelopes)

Sounds like an interesting crop of modules, especially that stored EG
module...

> But what I can't afford to put people through again is accepting orders
> during the development process.  So these units mentioned about will not
> be
> formally announced until they are at BCM ready for shipment.

Makes sense. My company learned this lesson the hard way with the original
Oasys keyboard (which never shipped). Simply put, don't announce something
unless you're sure you can be shipping in six months. For the small
boutique guys I'd go even further and say they shouldn't announce until
the product is ready to go.

-Brandon
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