76% of us say no.
Well, it looks more than significant, which I must say suprised me a little bit at first but after reading all the comments and arguments the result has a lot of sense.
A rent-to-own indeed could be a balance point option.
76% of us say no.
While there is a significant cost to produce a sample library it's not fair to compare physical objects like cars to software until you can duplicate cars by hitting copy + paste. Or to put it another way, once you've developed some software if costs almost nothing to create and distribute a copy of it, the same is not true for a car.
Some great points here.Are there other sample library subscription services besides EW? I can't think of any off the top of my head.
Besides all the issues brought up by others (Kontakt libraries vs. EW being totally in control of their iLok protected sample player being the biggest), I think EW's situation is quite different from companies like Spitfire Audio, 8Dio, etc. From what I can tell, EW has essentially gone dormant as far as new library production is concerned. The last thing I bought from them was the Hollywood Choirs library, which to be honest, was a lot like the previous choirs library, once things are in a big mix. We're not seeing a steady stream of major, attention getting new products from EW as we are from other developers.
From EW's perspective, the subscription service probably makes sense. They've got a large stack of aging libraries that are unlikely to have any new huge waves of buying interest, so the subscription service is a way for them to harvest more revenue from the products they have. It would be interesting to know what's going on at EW these days. I also wonder if the subscription service was kind of a last-ditch experiment for them, but something they couldn't undo once it was up and running. If it was wildly successful (a HUGE volume of subscribers), maybe a lot more libraries would be in the works. Like any company, I'm sure EW has to sit down and assess how profitable releasing new libraries could be. The market has really heated up. There are a LOT of new products constantly coming out, and there are a LOT of big sales. I would also imagine that East West being in LA is a big factor. Lots of talent there, but it has to be the most expensive place in the world to get a sample library produced. And maybe the founders are just tired of it, and they haven't groomed replacements to continue the creative energy (I'm beginning to wonder if that isn't happening at VSL these days, too). I do think we've arrived at the point where a lot of developers are scratching their heads trying to think of what they could do next that would make a big splash, and generate a lot of sales. The bread and butter stuff has all really been covered (although I'm still hoping for 8Dio to release a 76 Trombones library).
While there is a significant cost to produce a sample library it's not fair to compare physical objects like cars to software until you can duplicate cars by hitting copy + paste. Or to put it another way, once you've developed some software if costs almost nothing to create and distribute a copy of it, the same is not true for a car.
Another CS6 user here. And one that doesn't find anything useful in CC, and even dislikes dark UIs.I'm still using CS6 and have been making a fulltime living doing so for many years.
A rent-to-own indeed could be a balance point option.
Another CS6 user here. And one that doesn't find anything useful in CC, and even dislikes dark UIs.
In the meantime, Affinity's suite is growing well (Publisher beta is already very capable), and I've long switched to Apple for video editing.
I would personally never expect professional tools, some of the best out there, for such little commitment. I would like a Ferrari to drive around in. Can I rent one for £30 a month? No.
Sorry to sound so blunt but I think it’s a self entitled shit idea and if I want something, I’ll save money and buy it. Call me old school and unentitled I guess. haha!
I don't think it's got anything to do with "self entitlement" at all. Are adobe subscribers self entitled?
That's the kind of "lowering of barriers to entry" that could expand a market. I don't think it's an unrealistic scenario to see something along those lines.If Spitfire did a cloud subscription, I'd likely try it out. Sometimes I wonder if Garage Band will eventually come with Orchestral Tool's Inspire as a stock library, or more likely, Sonuscore's The Orchestra.
Or perhaps the difference between more or less holding a monopoly position or not.It's interesting to see the conflicting opinions here. On one hand, there's valid complaints regarding Adobe's cloud service. On the other hand, EW's cloud service is generally praised and recommended on this forum. Seems like there's a right, and a wrong way to do this, no?
I used Splice's Rent to Own plan to buy Serum and it was perfect.I would say Splice's Rent to Own model works best. you pay bit by bit until you pay off the total amount, keep the library or plugin forever, just pay in installments
Something like this for instrument libraries would work well I feel! So you would only pay up to the full price of the library!
Rent to Own
I would say Splice's Rent to Own model works best. you pay bit by bit until you pay off the total amount, keep the library or plugin forever, just pay in installments
Something like this for instrument libraries would work well I feel! So you would only pay up to the full price of the library!
I didn't know this was a thing. That's brilliant. Guess I'll be getting Serum in the near future.