Re: Products, Services, and Looping Gear "Packages"

["Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

Good points. I think what Jeff has developed is an amazing service to the 
looping community. He is like the software version of Bob and LP1, 
constantly listening to users, updating, improving, etc. Who else is doing 
this for us?

At least, I think Jeff should put a PayPal donation section on his site to 
compensate his time, in case he can't charge for Mobius because of the EDP 
connection. I'd donate in an instant, given the benefits I'm geting out of 
Mobius.

But sometimes developers don't like to take this route....these tools are 
the love of their trade, and they do it unselfishly and unconditionally. 
Look at all the folks wo develop Reaktor 5 ensembles and post them for 
free. 
They could charge if they wanted, but the don't. And some of these effects 
are mind blowing. Loopy Llama is free too....a really good software 
emulation of the Jamman or DL-4.

So, yes, if someone were to package up Mobius or any of these free looping 
software programs in a notebook looping system, then I by al means it 
would 
be a good idea to talk to the owners of the programs and get their 
permission, or work out a deal of some sort. In fact, if someone were 
really 
serious about this, they would figure out how to get the nootbooks, 
conrollers, and audio interface at cost (as a retailer), so that they 
could 
offer a more competetive price and focus on more valuable services.

Kris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <phaslem@wightman.ca>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: Products, Services, and Looping Gear "Packages"


>I haven't been able to follow the entire thread on this one, but I hope 
>in 
>the
> business model of this sort of venture that somebody considers 
> compensating
> Jeff, especially if you're going to make money off of a laptop looper 
>that 
> has
> Mobius as it's central core.
> In fact I've wondered about the personal ethics of using Mobius as my 
> primary
> looper, making money off my performance and not paying something for the
> software that enables me to do what I do. Personally, I made the choice 
> that
> when I did sell off my hardware looper, I paid a portion to Jeff, I mean 
> after
> all, I've paid good cash for other programs that I don't use nearly as 
> much,
> and don't have as good support, and aren't as good as Mobius. So maybe 
>the
> question to ask is: how much is it worth to you to have a software 
>looper 
> that
> is as good as Mobius?
> I believe Jeff does have a donation button on his website.....
>
> My two cents worth
>
> Paul Haslem
> www.dulcify.ca
>
>