Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:08 pm
There are plenty of posts that should be moved to that section but, alas, it ain't gonna necessarily happen.chrispick wrote:Shouldn't this thread be moved to the theoretical section?
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Does DP need a name change?
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:12 pm
Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'...Frodo wrote:Digital Performer-- "finger licking good"!chrispick wrote: And doesn't Digital Performer mean finger puppet artist?
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:45 pm
DP is the perfect name...
Using DP is Dangerous Proposition as it sometime feels Demonically Possessed
Often times when relying on it I find myself in Deep Poo - as it Doesnt Perform as advertised
I've since learned Dont Promise to meet Deadline Pressure!
Using DP is Dangerous Proposition as it sometime feels Demonically Possessed
Often times when relying on it I find myself in Deep Poo - as it Doesnt Perform as advertised
I've since learned Dont Promise to meet Deadline Pressure!
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:09 pm
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Somehow DP sounds more poignant in Spanish to me: Ejecutante Digital
Somehow DP sounds more poignant in Spanish to me: Ejecutante Digital
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:13 pm
On but it did...666 wrote:There are plenty of posts that should be moved to that section but, alas, it ain't gonna necessarily happen.chrispick wrote:Shouldn't this thread be moved to the theoretical section?
There's only one of me... what can I tells ya?
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:29 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:31 pm
How many guitarists does it take to move a topic?James Steele wrote:On but it did...666 wrote:There are plenty of posts that should be moved to that section but, alas, it ain't gonna necessarily happen.chrispick wrote:Shouldn't this thread be moved to the theoretical section?
There's only one of me... what can I tells ya?
13. One to move it; 6 to tell him it should happen and 6 to bitch that it is censorship to have done so.
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:35 pm
The same can be said for drummers. 
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:08 am
Absolutely. Stupid, but from a marketing standpoint, it would be a great move. Better than any feature they could add from a money standpoint.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:13 am
I could not disagree with that more!dougieb wrote:Absolutely. Stupid, but from a marketing standpoint, it would be a great move. Better than any feature they could add from a money standpoint.
Wait, you ARE kidding, right?
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:15 am
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James, I LOVE your new avatar!!
James, I LOVE your new avatar!!
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:07 pm
with or without the special sauce?chrispick wrote:I won't be happy until it ships in a bucket.
I won't be happy until everything ships in a bucket.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:55 pm
Me too. Dude, where did you get those threads!?!FMiguelez wrote:.
James, I LOVE your new avatar!!
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:21 am
Me too. What a ripper.
It looks to me as if he's telling us he wants us for something.
The Unicorn army, perhaps?
It looks to me as if he's telling us he wants us for something.
The Unicorn army, perhaps?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:52 pm
Not at all. MOTU has done everything they can from a feature standpoint, so that is probably the required "facelift". They won't lose any dedicated existing users with a name change, but maybe "DP" or "Digital Performer" is just not commercially viable or "accessible".FMiguelez wrote:I could not disagree with that more!dougieb wrote:Absolutely. Stupid, but from a marketing standpoint, it would be a great move. Better than any feature they could add from a money standpoint.
Wait, you ARE kidding, right?
So... they could roll out the new "X" or whatever it's called, and on introduction, they hype it in advance as "the Pro Tools killer". Now DP might already be the PT killer, but it's just another version of DP. Now a NEW thing with a NEW name might be worth checking out to some people.
I have a pretty stellar track record when it comes to marketing and packaging - and this really is a solid and amazing idea.
As a distant second, I thought it would be cool for a premium version of DP to work out bulk deals with NI, Antares, and Arturia to include Komplete, Arturia's everything package and Autotune installed with (and of course locked to) DP where MOTU could license cheaply (and pass that along of course) with the restriction that they could only be used within the DP environment. They could probably get these licenses in bulk for less than $200 total, then pass that along. That would be a hell of a compelling purchase incentive - and for those that think people wouldn't be down with "locked to DP" plugs, look at Logic's.
I think MOTU should target a group of users of any one product - Pro Tools would probably be a smart choice - and just concentrate fully on converting over their user base. It is easier to take their customers than to make new ones.
Just my $0.02