• supafuzz [comrade/them]
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    7 months ago

    counterpoint: the fact that there are no intellectual property protections for circuit designs fucking rules actually, and using the mighty productive forces of socialism with chinese characteristics to make classic recording gear accessible to working class musicians is cool as hell

    uli behringer sucks but I mean of course he does, he's a capitalist

    • Dalek
      hexagon
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      7 months ago

      In my mind derivative products are OK, but it has to take the guitar pedal line in the way things are more inspired by. As the guy in the video said, Behringer just copies everything. I think this is why some companies are going digital on some products - you can get some rights on code.

      Also, Uli seems to hate Jewish people. That whole Kirn event, jesus...

      • supafuzz [comrade/them]
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        7 months ago

        the vast majority of the stuff they copy is at least as old as I am. I'm just not gonna get fussed if a company gets undercut charging boutique prices for a design they came out with in the 70s or 80s. hardware synthesizers would be largely out of reach to hobbyists without behringer

        and sure I'm all for guillotining Uli himself and replacing him with a worker cooperative

        • Dalek
          hexagon
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          edit-2
          7 months ago

          hardware synthesizers would be largely out of reach to hobbyists without behringer

          This is untrue. Novation, Arturia, Meeblip (even Korg and Roland) and others all do cheap synths. Many of them pretty original. The thing you're arguing for is the old tech like the Jupiter 8 or the Junos. I dont think the sounds of those old keyboards is exclusive in this day and age, and there are workarounds for those sounds that aint imo. Plenty of modern albums also show this.