cool .. make your own monome controller ..

[Martin Naef]

Jay,

Jay Vaughan wrote:
>> Serioulsy, I doubt it. Maybe in 10 years.
> 
> You think people will be happy paying >$2000 for a knob-box they could  
> have built themselves for $100?

Well, it will certainly reduce a few of the worst excesses. Yet my own 
DIY experience tells me that $100 don't get you very far if you can't 
buy the parts in bulk and don't have access to a fully fledged workshop 
(hey, even a decent front panel sets you back more than that unless you 
have your own CNC and engraver...).

Others mentioned the time already. Those willing to spend $2000 on a 
controller are either professionals who'd rather spend the time earning 
money than building kit, or hobbyists who consider the $2000 as 
disposable income, don't really care about the money, and rather make 
music than build something...

There is an increasingly exciting place for DIY, but I don't see it 
threatening commercial hardware anytime soon. It's an activity to be 
creative and to have fun, to do things *differently*.

Martin

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