Straker wrote:I am not complaining and I never asked for public beta.
I just said, if you like to work for free, good for you.
Masi wrote:Straker wrote:I am not complaining and I never asked for public beta.
I just said, if you like to work for free, good for you.
Works well for the gaming industry. Thousands of people are happy buying and playing/testing beta games for years.
Straker wrote:Masi wrote:Works well for the gaming industry. Thousands of people are happy buying and playing/testing beta games for years.
Well, I am here for music, not for videogames.
Straker wrote:Yes, well established in our age where people pay money to buy a product and then work for free to help them develop it.
I would call it reverse marketing process.
Anyway, just take a look at Air, everytime they release a product, it's perfectly working.
These are professional people, no need to release public beta, they know what they are doing.
And they are saving Mpc, if you ask me.
B-Wise wrote:Straker wrote:Yes, well established in our age where people pay money to buy a product and then work for free to help them develop it.
I would call it reverse marketing process.
Anyway, just take a look at Air, everytime they release a product, it's perfectly working.
These are professional people, no need to release public beta, they know what they are doing.
And they are saving Mpc, if you ask me.
Bro, you're comparing a plugin company that only has to focus on plugins vs a groovebox that has way more thing going on, plugins being just one of those things. AIR doesn't have to release betas.
The fact that you're stuck on people "working for free" which is optional, to help speed up the development for 7 year old product is some first world BS. Most hardware isn't even sold after a few years, let alone supported with a new OS that it users can offer suggestions/feedback, but bitching is free also, so waste your time all you like or move on.
Happy New years!
Straker wrote:It's gonna be a mess as it was when MPC2 beta testers were just screwing everything update per update, breaking track mutes, without solving any MIDi issue because they don't use MIDi, it's not necessary for hiphop influencers.
MPC-Tutor wrote:Straker wrote:It's gonna be a mess as it was when MPC2 beta testers were just screwing everything update per update, breaking track mutes, without solving any MIDi issue because they don't use MIDi, it's not necessary for hiphop influencers.
Beta testers don't screw things up or break track mutes, that's on the developers. Beta testers test, report and leave it to the developers to pick and choose what they can or cannot fix.
I can assure you that most existing bugs on the MPC were reported long ago by beta testers, the testers do a great job.
BTW, I have no idea if Akai hire outside parties to help them problem solve, be it testing or development.
Straker wrote:During the MPC2 updating process that lasted 5 years, I talked to a Beta tester.
MPC-Tutor wrote:Straker wrote:During the MPC2 updating process that lasted 5 years, I talked to a Beta tester.
so you judge all beta testers by the one so-called beta tester you met? There are in-house alpha testers, closed/private beta testers, public beta testers. Some beta testers do nothing and get dropped, nature of the beast when you invite customers into a beta program, but lots do good work
You seem to be angry with the wrong people. The people who are in charge of fixing MPC issues are the developers and they are ultimately controlled by the suits at inMusic.
jaymack wrote:It might be time to move on from the platform
Straker wrote:Anyway, just take a look at Air, everytime they release a product, it's perfectly working.
