From ccmacdon@rogers.com Wed Feb 05 08:27:58 2014
Subject:Re: numa organ

Mark,
 
The Numa may well be a "studiologic" problem but the business arrangement that he establishes with Studiologic is part of the negotiation to license his product.. discussions of quality, warranty, pre/post sale support etc..  you don't just toss your SW over the transom and say "here you go, do what you wish with it).. because you're reputation is on the line every time your name goes on something..
 
To me it seems like Elvio is a genius with no business sense whatsoever..
 
That scares me.  His crazy notes about DMI scare me.. 
 
Don't compare Key B to Crumar.. the guys at Crumar are busy growing their business, and doing a great job turning out new products.. very quick product cycles.. great support and honestly you don't hear anything bad about  the Crumar/GSI guys that would suggest they don't know how to run a business. 
 
All my opinion of course.  

Regards,
Craig MacDonald


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From: Martin K. Petersen
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:08:49 AM
Subject: Re: [CWSG] numa organ


 
>>>>> "Craig" == ccmacdon writes:

Craig,

Craig> I also think that the Studiologic/Numa is a mess as well.. the
Craig> product sounds fantastic, but it's midi implementation is a
Craig> awful, documentat was inadequate, there were build/reliability
Craig> issues, and follow on support was awful.

That's really a StudioLogic issue, Elvio just supplied the sound
engine. If you look inside a Numa the KeyB module is a discrete board
driven via MIDI from the controller circuitry. Much like the VB3CE2 PC
vs. panel separation in the Mojo. DLQ can hardly be blamed for flaws in
StudioLogic's MIDI panel implementation.

I believe the same is true for the Diversi products. To my knowledge
they were built in a similar fashion using custom MIDI logic with a
sound module provided by DLQ.

Craig> It just seems to me that every time Elvio tries to move beyond
Craig> being a boutique operation, it's a disaster... that's 3 different
Craig> business ventures/partnerships that didn't really pan out.
Craig> Am I the only one who thinks this way..? If I'm mistaken about
Craig> this, and I'm being unfair towards this business, please someone
Craig> tell me. However, from where I sit it just looks like disaster
Craig> after disaster...

I don't have any insight whatsoever into the whole DMI deal. But I can
appreciate that it's hard to go from a one-man boutique to a production
line where individual workers may not exhibit a similar keen attention
to detail.

Given that organs are a niche product, I think that a Crumar/DLQ
boutique approach with direct sales is the way to go. With a Ken here
and there to handle repairs.

H-S and Clavia are fairly small companies as well. But they do have
product portfolios with slightly broader appeal and enough volume to
justify having real dealer networks in place.

M