RecordingArts wrote:
Or maybe we can design our own!
Did you say DIY?
My first move would be to make a surface especially customized for DP. It would have swappable templates for DP5 and DP6 for a start. It would have a sort of "startup disc" so that one could run Tiger, Leopard, and eventually Snow Leopard with any version of DP the user desires to use. Okay, so I'd consider generic templates for other DAWs as well.
But this is interesting. If we long for some sort of hardware interface beyond basic audio and MIDI from MOTU, the big Apple might have put out a combo hardware extension for Logic by now-- (wouldn't they have?).
Okay, so I'd want to give it a Eucon-type of controller with resolution way above and beyond that of the current HUI or basic MIDI. It should be portable to gigs, but easily re-integrated into one's studio to port live recordings over for post-production (which it seems it is currently).
But while it would have certain fail-safe backup features, it would not have any sort of redundancies which would undermine its existence or purpose.
I would also make sure that it is 100% compatible with Audio Units so that the user is not limited to Emu, Ensoniq, or Arp-- etc. It needs to also work with Waves, Apogee, RTAS, NI, VSL, EW, Audio Ease, and other MAJOR third party developers the way DP and Logic work in conjunction with Core Audio and Audio Units.
This is a tall order, I know-- but what is it going to take to convince a consumer in THIS economy to part with $5k?
There's a great guitar store in Portland, Oregon-- getting back to the topic of Beatles--- that has an annual sale which is on right now. There's no sales tax in Oregon, and last year I happened to be there during the very week of their sale. Many things were half price. I bought two guitars and a bass on the spot. Seemed impulsive, but I've wanted these particular instruments for 30+ years. They were a Rickenbacker 4003 bass, a Rickenbacker 330, and an Epiphone Casino--- all Beatle guitars.
Today, they called me to tell me about what Beatle guitars they have now "on sale". They have a Lennon '58 and a Lennon '64 black Rickenbacker Capri. Amazing. Problem is, they are not half price as so many of their other guitars were. I got my Rickenabcker 330 last year for about $700. Unheard of. Prices started at $2700 and went up to the mid $3k's. The guy insisted that these instruments were rare and would appreciate in value. Nice-- but I would have no intention of selling them. I love the Beatles and I ache for a Lennon Rickenbacker--- but money is money. If I had that kind of money right now, I'd buy a UA 2192 interface and a set of ADAM monitors first-- and perhaps an Avalon M5 to give the instruments I already have the best input opportunities possible.
What I'm saying is that when $4-5k are at stake with the state of the economy being as it is, priorities mean a lot more. For all that Meko/Niko have to offer, I'd sacrifice a few of their current features for a few other different ones-- even if that means spending that same money on some coveted guitars and amps!!
That's what I chose also! Install it and turn it up to 11!
