The year you're referring to is 2013, when Reason 7 was released.KarmaShaman wrote:We are only in a position to speculate on the success of RE's, and I base my estimation on a couple of factors. There are public records available as to Propellerhead's annual profits, and they reported something like $9M during a financial year that didn't see a major version release. I find it unlikely that they made this much on the back of the phone apps.
Until we know how the Swedish government's 25% cut is factored into the equation, it won't be entirely clear just how lucrative it really is. It's one of the reasons why Softube and Clavia products are priced so high.KarmaShaman wrote:And in a closed-loop system where the ONLY options are products from the Props store, this makes for a very lucrative business proposition.
It's 30% for coded Rack Extensions. The 50% figure applies to their Instrument Development Toolkit for individuals who want to create sample based rack extensions without needing to do any DSP coding.KarmaShaman wrote: The external developers may not be turned away from the perceived poor sales figures as you have speculated, but rather by the fact that there's no money in it once Props take their pound of flesh (rumour has it that 50% will be the new arrangement for SDK2). One popular dev went so far as to state publicly that Props are making more money per sale than he is. For many, it's going to be a better option to work on VST, especially for established brands.
I've always found that downloading a program demo and trying it out for myself is more enlightening than scattered Internet reports by impassioned forum members I barely know.KarmaShaman wrote:I wish people would stop using 'two new amps' as an R8 enticement. They are replacements for native devices that are being discontinued, so their value is negligible. The truth is that this Line6 issue is going to create a lot of work for many people, not just the guitarists, as ReFill owners need to rebuild patches that they have previously purchased.
As for workflow enhancements, the early reports overwhelmingly suggest that the update has been poorly thought out, the browser interface is counter-intuitive and the screens are brighter that ever. Such statements aren't coming from a handful of the regular naysayers, but the majority of early adopters (or triallers).
As for the 'better' browser - these are just empty words from Propellerhead. The double clicking, the inability to preview 'in device' are both shocking changes, We have a choice whether to blindly accept the marketing schtick or think for ourselves. It appears that the 'workflow enhancements' also fall into the category of empty words.
There's a lot of "value" calculation going on in these threads, as though the universal worth of instruments and sound effects were so easily quantifiable. The Line6 amps always equated to exactly zero value to me and there isn't a single project I've used them on. Removing them therefore also equates to nothing. What if I try out the Softube amps and find them to not only sound superior, but even usable? How is value measured then? It's only measurable relative to your own subjective taste. Their monetary value isn't "negligible" though. They're $69 each.
Anyone currently running a version of Reason capable of using rack extensions can trial them for 30 days, which is probably what guitarists on R6 or 7 should be doing to make their own value judgment on this upgrade.
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