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Old 7th August 2008   #163
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Thanks for the feedback!

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Originally Posted by elambo View Post
I know you've put quite a lot of work into this and that you must have some development costs to recoup, but marketing at a price point of $150 for Pro and $40 for Light will not stir up many sales. The iPhone as a control platform, regardless of how slick the app is, is simply not a practical device for serious operation, and at that price point it's only serious operators that you're marketing to. I'm your perfect candidate - I record myself in the booth, away from the control room, quite often and I'm dying for an easy remote to operate ProTools - and I'm willing to spend good money on something that's helping the session progress smoother or more easily, but if I'm going to be limited to the tiny screen of the iPhone, $150 is way off base. And committing to the Light version, which will never be updated to progress as ProTools progresses, isn't going to cut it long-term.

As someone who's VERY interested in this kind of remote control, this is where I'm coming from. Not trying to burst your bubble - I'd rather like to see your app take off and continue to improve through time.

One other thing to consider - you now have competition with the relatively cheap app called Teleport which lets the iPhone take control over just about any computer, connected to a local network or NOT. It's by no means as slick as what you're creating, but it's functional as a remote for ProTools and it's only $25.
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