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Subject: Roland sucks
Original Message Date: 30-Oct-99 @ 03:27 PM - Roland sucks
Message 31/42 05-Jan-00 @ 05:18 PM - RE: Roland sucks
Message 32/42 06-Jan-00 @ 11:23 AM - RE: Roland sucks
Message 33/42 07-Jan-00 @ 12:23 PM - RE: Roland sucks
As for the plastic part.. sorry I got carried away. The 8080 is metal unlike it's plastic buddy the 8000. I owned one for a year and sold it. Got the $1300 receipt to prove my stupidity. Why would you pay the money for an 8080 when you could buy a Virus (this is the access chat room isn't it??). Do you even own any access or waldorf gear or are you just here to feel better about the money you wasted. You don't need both because the Virus can do everything the 8080 can do on one channel. Then you still have 15 more to go.
Sorry, you're not convincing me, and neither is that big ass rack mount that loses the one thing the 8000 has going for it - a ribbon controller. Don't get me wrong, as I said above it doesn't sound half bad. Just not nearly worth the cash and doesn't come close to its competition.
Message 34/42 07-Jan-00 @ 01:04 PM - RE: Roland sucks
The business person in me has this thought.
I am president of Roland. I make products that people buy in droves and people like the sound of. I have been making these produtcts for 20 years, and have stood the test of time. My company is making money, I am getting return customers and new customers every day. Yet there is a section of the population that doesn't like my product. They say it relies too heavily on the success of the past and is not "innovative" enough. They say my corporate strategy sucks and my marketing is cheesy and I have no ethics.
Now, I can do two things. 1. I can continue as I have been doing for 20 years or 2. I can change my direction to satisfy the vocal malcontents (no offense). Option 1 seems very logical. Option 2 seems very logical but you run the risk of losing your existing customer base - which is the worst business decision someone can make (think about it. Roland stops making the gear that has been successful for them for 20 years, so their users throw their hands up and say "they aren't going to support me anymore!" Word spreads, noones buying roland gear, the company flounders.)
If you don't like their gear, fine. But there are alot of people who like what they make and are willing to pay for it. A lot of people like Akai samplers, and a lot of people don't like Akai samplers. What's the difference?
I read that piece about the guy getting shafted by Roland and that sucks. Have we verified the truth of that story? I am not calling the guy a liar because for all I know, he could be telling the truth. But do we know he is not telling the truth? Are we sure that we got the whole story? I am not. Something like that is he said she said and I am not a fan of that.
Now why don't put this argument to rest?
Message 35/42 07-Jan-00 @ 02:18 PM - RE: Roland sucks
Message 36/42 07-Jan-00 @ 02:18 PM - RE: Roland sucks
Message 37/42 07-Jan-00 @ 02:48 PM - RE: Roland sucks
Yam and Korg have looked at the money Roland r making out of it and followed suit, but the difference is they make sure its a quality, useable piece.
Message 38/42 07-Jan-00 @ 03:38 PM - RE: Roland sucks
Message 39/42 07-Jan-00 @ 11:29 PM - RE: Roland sucks
Is it really "Roland sucks!" or "I really hate the sound of Rolands gear and the knobs on the front!"?
Message 40/42 08-Jan-00 @ 10:55 AM - RE: Roland sucks
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