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Re: Medieval

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Post by fmbb »

dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #217
diggan wrote: post #199

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> Seems like the people at TE have fun over-designing gadgets that are more aesthetic than usable You're saying this like their over-designing blocks/prevents basic usability, but the small amount of TE devices I've tried, they just look good, are easy to understand and are easy to use. Maybe the sound/workflow isn't revolutionary, but not every device needs to be either. I'll still keep mostly to Elektron, but can't…

> You're saying this like their over-designing blocks/prevents basic usability I meant it more like they are not building products that are there to meet some need for the general population that isn't met, they aren't designing and building general use-case type products, but instead building extremely niche things like medieval samplers. Oddball, extreme niche uses. Like they aren't trying to build something like a…

100% of electronic music gear for sale is for 0 needs of the general population.

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Post by hjnilsson »

While I’m not a consumer of this product, I met some of the product designers at the medieval week in Visby, Sweden today. And that the company supports a project like this, which is clearly a passion project, displays joy. After this I think teenage engineering is a great place to work. Not just a SV product factory.

Re: Medieval

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Post by zamadatix »

gffrd wrote: post #302
vundercind wrote: post #255

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I think their main market is people who definitely won’t use the product they can convince to think “I will definitely use this product”. (This one came pretty close to getting me)

> people who definitely won’t use the product they can convince to think “I will definitely use this product”. Not unlike the iPad market.

There are two big sides to the iPad market, the "spend more than >$1000 for a designer/pro tool" side and the "it's just a good <$500 tablet" side. The latter probably gets 5x-10x the amount of use per purchase, especially by younger audiences.

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

theahura wrote: post #252

O man I love teenage engineering. I built a visual archive of their work just a few days ago -- https://play.soot.com/teenageengineering

Did you arrange that in the shape of an among us on purpose?

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Post by sizzle »

diggan wrote: post #199
dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #164

I love the blackletter style 7-seg display. Seems like the people at TE have fun over-designing gadgets that are more aesthetic than usable. Good for them that they've managed to make a viable business out of it.

> Seems like the people at TE have fun over-designing gadgets that are more aesthetic than usable You're saying this like their over-designing blocks/prevents basic usability, but the small amount of TE devices I've tried, they just look good, are easy to understand and are easy to use. Maybe the sound/workflow isn't revolutionary, but not every device needs to be either. I'll still keep mostly to Elektron, but can't…

I have an Elektron Octatrack I turned one twice collecting dust. Want to buy it or know the best way I can sell it to someone who will love it to make music?

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Post by AstroJetson »

zeristor wrote: post #301
AstroJetson wrote: post #212

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Good thing that there is nothing like that in other hobbies like Woodworking, Ham Radio, etc.

Astronomical telescopes, and photography are further examples

Oh yea, 42nd Street Photo held 2nd and 3rd mortgages on my house for years.

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Post by diggan »

sizzle wrote: post #315
diggan wrote: post #199

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Seems like the people at TE have fun over-designing gadgets that are more aesthetic than usable You're saying this like their over-designing blocks/prevents basic usability, but the small amount of TE devices I've tried, they just look good, are easy to understand and are easy to use. Maybe the sound/workflow isn't revolutionary, but not every device needs to be either. I'll still keep mostly to Elektron, but can't…

I have an Elektron Octatrack I turned one twice collecting dust. Want to buy it or know the best way I can sell it to someone who will love it to make music?

https://www.elektronauts.com/categories has "Marketplace" category once you're logged in, bunch of music fans there who'd be happy to purchase it I'm sure :)
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