Sharp is growing on me. I may have to install it! (That'll be... duh... about 12 or 15 mods I've installed) I have to agree with Andy that this might be a permanent DP default replacement. Personally, I can't use it all the time, as I love Gold Complete, Jade, and Oxidized too much to leave them behind. Oh... and Night. And... and...
Radiogal got it right when she said this is studio bling! It really is. And it's darned sure addictive.
Which brings this Mod addict the need to sober up and talk about a little fact of life. Unless MOTU puts Andy on the payroll, he can't do this indefinitely with every single upgrade and update. That's a LOTTA Mods to revamp every time MOTU makes a little move. So, I suggest that everyone who is enjoying the heck out of these mods, as I am, take a moment to assess the situation:
1) You probably agree with me that the mods just make you FEEL GOOD while working in DP.
2) It may rekindle some of the old love from back when you were just learning the platform, or when you were first getting some financial reward and status as a DP expert. It brings back that something extra.
3) Your clients and guests (or even wives, kids, significant others) find it very special, too.
4) What happens if it's not there anymore after, say, DP 8.01?
I can't speak for Andy, but I can guess that he will be much more inclined to keep them updated for the long haul if he's getting more than a pat on the back in the forum. So, I'm suggesting a reasonable solution, I think:
5) Decide what it's worth to you to have these mods. (and that goes for Andy
or iPerformer if you choose his mods)
6) Make an agreement with yourself to donate that amount at regular intervals, or at least when upgrades necessitate updating the mods as well.
7) Once you commit to it, make it automatic and dependable. Then spread the word.
I think it's the least we can do to assure Andy that his time is not being wasted, and to assure ourselves of (as Radiogal said) studio bling, warming our studios like a hearth on a cold winter's day, or perhaps making DP the coolest thing in the shop on a hot summer's day. You don't have to make it an amount you dread or that you can't afford. Just make it dependable.
That's my suggestion, and I'm going to do my best to stick to it. (Andy, feel free to bill me if I don't get it to you in a timely manner when the next updates are needed
)
Oh, and one other thing you can do: drop hints to MOTU. I've done that already in a postscript to an email I sent, but will probably do it again in a more direct way. Not to overwhelm them with demands, but to warm them up to the idea.
Shooshie
