From jackoverfull@gmail.com Sat Jan 21 22:55:03 2012
Subject:Re: First Video of the C2D from the NAMM both

Some of us programmers have a certain etic about selling their software and care great deal about their indipendence…I would surely think a lot before accepting a deal with a company that would likely tie me to them for years at least (not that i'm doing much software recently…i'm speaking hypothetically).

Imagine Guido making a deal with Hammond-Suzuki: they bundle his software in the NewNewB4 but he has to wait at least a year after the introdution of each version before releasing it publicly and has to release new versions for HS one year before they go to the rest of the world. They pay him a lot, the NewNew comes out in 2013 and it's the best thing out there.

But Hammond-Suzuki at this point probably have more interest in keeping VB3 locked, with the NewNew sounding better or at least on par with the rest, so they release updated versions vary rarely (probably less than once at year), Guido keeps working on the engine but can't release new versions publicly as soon as they're ready: he often has to wait years to see his work actually being used around the word. Even worse, at this point he has even less feedback about bugs and so on and all the feedback is about software he wrote years before. As a programmer a similar situation would drive me mad, even if I'm paid well.

And, in the end, everyone lose: after a few years Guido would likely become frustrated by the situation and spend his time on different software, leaving VB3 more or less a freezed program, ready to be surpassed from the next Hammond emulation that someone else will do (or by improved versions of what we have already), Hammond-Suzuki lose their superiority again and we will not have any longer the best emulation on the marked available for 50 bucks.
Remember: when Vase III came out a decade ago it didn't compare bad to the clones around at the time, it's only because the lack of significative updates if it's now surpassed by basically everything.

Just my two cents,
Jack

Il giorno 22/gen/2012, alle ore 07.32, Gary Brumm ha scritto:

> He would if it was part of a good business deal and he should if the deal was good enough. I don't know what the deal
> was between Guido and the hardware people but this would have been a good item to include in the licensing agreement.
> This is after all business and I am sure Guido would do what he felt he should do in his own best interest like any good
> businessman should. I imagine there may be some sort of updated VST after any non-comp clause runs out (if one exists) or when he feels it is in his best interest to do so. I am sure he will comment when he feels appropriate. Guido seems to keep in touch
> with his user base and that's a good thing. I hope he is having great success in his endeavors with these hardware vendors
> as well as great financial success for all of his outstanding development work.
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> From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jackoverfull
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 2:43 PM
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: First Video of the C2D from the NAMM both
>
> But it'n not granted Guido would accept something like that (luckily for us, of course!).
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> Il giorno 21/gen/2012, alle ore 19.48, Gary Brumm ha scritto:
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> > Even though the VBSv2 may be licensed to the manufacturer those licenses are conditional (both ways) and if
> > I were buying an engine for my keyboard I would not want my "sound" released in at $49 VST by the guy I licensed
> > it from. It's not a bad thing ....just good business practice.
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