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
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...
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
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.
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
The worst one was copying a modders design for the 303 and putting out as their own product.
The exception is its OK to clone Moog's shit now because of the acquisition
Yeah I was broken hearted they did that to Moog. Reminds me of the 90s when Jim Marshall sacked all his factory staff except a select few and went to China. Great for Chinese workers, but a lot of people had to retrain/find other jobs and all those skills were lost.
