Elektron Musical Instruments

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Marc Horchler wrote:

> Well then maybe they will just have to copy the SID chip somehow.  I'm sure
> that would up the price somewhat though....

A SID modeling chip certainly is a novel concept... but I don't think
there is nearly enough market.  I mean... how many SidStations exist?
According to the old website, less than a grand.  So, let's just say it's
a thousand.  A thousand units sold in a year shows that the demand isn't
really that high.

Plus, remaking synths isn't really where the money is right now.  Look at
the FutureRetro FR-777 and the Novation DrumStation.  Two units that
totally kill the original unit (TB-303 and TR-808/TR-909 respectively) and
even though they sell for much less than the original unit, the demand
isn't anywhere near the demand of the classic.

I wouldn't be surprised if somebody makes a software emulator though.
There is a great Juno 6 emulator out for Linux now...

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