Cockdiesel wrote: Why not just wait until they are ready, then tell the world? I would have rather not known until they were available.
Can you imagine the impact if we hadn't heard one word yet…then, let's say early August, they hit us with a campaign showing the products and saying they are available and shipping now worldwide…and if the software was ready with PDC and everything. They'd make a killing.
But instead, now it's like, Live is out (but hasn't been announced), standalone software has missing features but "it's not beta", software is out but only as beta with no ETA for actual release, seems some people are getting their X while there is no sign of it in EU and you know Akai isn't going to post about it either, there's tons of questions and confusion in the air but there's literally no-one you can ask except Pete who will only give you vague answers at best…like, what the f*ck?
It's almost like there's some important people from their team missing (PR / social media reps at least).
That almost makes you feel Akai doesn't care about what they're doing, so why should you care then.
I'm still not saying Live isn't pretty nice. 2.0 beta is OK. You can sit down with them and make heat in an instant, don't get me wrong. But you can do that with many other devices.
They're not super great. They're close to being "pretty darn good". But will we ever get there, will we ever know more about how things will progress in Akai camp…not really. Stuff comes out when it comes out, there will not be a well-thought-out promotion campaign (not happening at the right time at least), if you have questions, there'll be no-one answering them, there will not be a
[email protected] that'd help you with issues…
Will PDC ever happen…I certainly won't be expecting it.
Sh1t's just half-baked and I'm not sure how much faith I have in the company anymore…while I see companies like Elektron thrive and handle their biz way better, in a way that I can subscribe and relate to.
I understand I may sound upset, but I'm not. I'm calm. It's just personally I'm somewhat close to leaving following Akai and this forum behind. It's a shame, as I used to be a big fan, and their products have definitely had a role in my musical output. The launch of the new MPCs has been interesting, but I can't help feeling bad for the company as well as people buying their products (especially those who have no previous experience of how Akai operates).
These days I'm a grown-up making an OK salary and I definitely do understand the whole voting with your wallet aspect. I love to promote the products of dope companies on my social media and I do have a following and love to let people know about dope things, but now it's like, heck, I don't really even know how to feel about the company and what to say.
Akai's like that girl you're super interested in and try to holla at her and show her you care but not much love's coming back…and if your self-respect is in OK shape, there's only one thing to do…forget it.
