EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

On 01/05/2004, at 9:35 AM, exs-users@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Hi
>
>      Because I was complaining that there was still problems with QLSO
> Kontakt/Kompakt  and Logic I have been banned from QLSO forum. It is 
> now 5
> month I have bought QLSO and it is still unusable using the 
> QLSO/Kompakt
> player
>
>     If you read this list you must be aware that the mails that are 
> relating
> problems are deleted by the list holder Douglas Rogers, people 
> complaining
> are banned from the list ; Douglas Rogers is working for East West.
>
>

I have not read Cyril's complaint but the mention of Kompakt has caught 
my attention.
I will use any opportunity to warn potential customers of NI products 
that they buy them at their only peril.
It would be wise to visit the NI forums before you buy anything from 
that company.
Particularly beware of their "little brother" products like Reaktor 
Session and particularly Kompakt.
These products don't work to any useable spec with a Mac on OSX with 
PTools and I'm not sure if Session is working in Logic yet. When I 
bought it, I did so under the impression that it did.
  It didn't.
That they advertise it to do so is criminal.
That they sell Kompakt as workable under RTAS is criminal.
This is a company with no tech support other than their forum. If 
someone feels like answering then you are lucky. They usually don't 
bother and this method works well for them. People usually just give up 
and lay down (or bend over)

Cyril, I'm sure musos are not meant to be embroiled in such soul 
destructive dialogues with software manufacturers. The 
customer/manufacturer paradigm has changed with the advent of software 
and it's  unfinished "not quite compatible yet" nature. In short, these 
guys can get away with murder............at the moment.
On the one hand we celebrate the potential and the promise of what they 
offer, and being the excitable creative types that we are, we jump in 
and purchase. On the other hand we find ourselves in the midst of a 
slanging match with the software manufacturers and their agents amongst 
our lists. A total waste of energy and truly counter productive.
I have no idea if your beef is with QLSO or NI. If you are going to 
fight then fight hard and do so on as many lists as possible. Fuck them 
and good luck to you.
Phil Buckle.