This is what my favoured synth seller mr Schneider has to say:
You asked for it: Due to the increased demand for Eurorack modules in Europe, even the large retailers for musical instruments are now filling the last corners of their warehouses and buying complete production runs from manufacturers and everything else they can get. Some manufacturers might be happy about this, but the flooding of the market already leads to a significant drop in prices here and there, some modules are already available with a 30% discount on the original calculated price and yet were still quite hot the other day!
Look what happened to effects pedals for guitars. Do people really consider that a bad thing? Theres alot more choice in that market compared to when i was a kid, and a ton of innovative stuff that simply didnt exist before. It was a net positive for consumers. And, theres room for high quality inventive pedals, right along side the affordable stuff. Theres no lack of diversity there
I disagree with this article, and think its kinda silly actually. Eurorack is not dead and it will likely only get better
Story is related with the fact that Thomann is now offering an extensive catalog of eurorack modules and accessories, basically harvesting the market herr Schneider has helped to develop. Like usually, big retailers negotiating with the manufacturers will get better prize and SchneidersLaden and other smaller companies have to change the prizes for the products they have been selling for years. They also have to adapt with other means and now offering free EU shipping and moneyback policy. I think itās now a perfect time to support āsmall fishā as they are doing so much more for the community around them - think about organising Superbooth as an example.
To be clear, i do agree with this though. I do my best to buy from small shops and i think everyone should. Youre missing out on the culture and usually far better customer service and knowledge if you buy from big shops
Maybe i didnt understand the article fully. The translation was a little fuzzy in some spots
I am on the fence with crossing over the semi modular line to the first little utility and effects skiff . (I am a Non fashionable man so itās more nerdism than for looks).
I read the article too, at work.
I am not a community person I like to stay on the sideline enjoy the talking and take home what is useful for me. Internet is perfect for that.
I dislike shopping with a passion. The internet is perfect for that.
Family, work and play/pick a passion and a hobby/sport. Ooops: time ās up.
A lot of words to say that I might be part of the problem (of small shops)
I have a 0-coast semi modular as my affordable way to try out patching into the Eurorack world. It is fun but I still prefer the Elektron boxes and other synths that I have. The issue with patching is saving presets and remember where all the wires are connected. It can get tricky in a live situation. The second issue with Eurorack is cost. I can do an entire show JUST with my Elektron Analog 4 and Octatrack. The equivalent to that setup with Eurorack gear would cost double or triple the money. I know a guy that hauls around 10k of modular gear to events in a box. His gear does not sound any better to me than my setup.
Man canāt wait to start seeing lower eurorack prices! As of right now in Canada itās totally out of reach for the non rich such as myself. Would love to have a rig one day, it seems so fun and inspiring!
Mr. SchneiderĀ“s statement is about the discount large retailers like Musicstore and Thoman are offering and that SchneiderĀ“s Laden will sell the modules for the same price. He also points out that his shop offers the same return policy and shipping rates as the large stores and that you can get talk to people who know their stuff. ThatĀ“s all he is telling there and I wonder how they made up this silly āmass production is killing eurorackā headline that has nothing to do with the original message on SchneiderĀ“s homepage.
I wonder what the impact of Behringer move to eurorack with the Neutron and the Model D will be. Seem like most people buying them on gearsluts are new to euroack and using them as standalone synths.
Schneiders Laden is to be credited for creating Superbooth, yes.
That being said, their online-shop was -until recently, coincidentally until they started changing their MO after this post- one of the worst around.
No payment options, no reliable stock info (I multiple times ordered items shown as āin stockā, didnĀ“t get anything for a few days and then an email saying they donĀ“t have it) etc., and you could mostly forget about asking stuff by email.
So yes, the brick-and-mortar store in Berlin had all that āadded benefitā of walking in there and having a conversation - but not everybody lives in Berlin.
I feel like Berlin people need to be reminded of that occasionally.
And now Schneiders is feeling itā¦ I am sorry for that, but I think his blogpost shows quite well how they are now suffering for mistakes they made as well in the past. Blaming it ALL on the bad bad manufacturers and the bad bad big retailers isā¦ silly, really.
If their online shop had been better all along, people would not have so easily jumped ship and went to musicstore, thomann etc.
Yea, I agree and I live in Berlin. Would order online anyway., including the conversational questions. Thatās for all electronics. A guitar on the other hand, I would not buy online but in a store.
. (I am a Non fashionable man so itās more nerdism than for looks).
with a passion. The internet is perfect for that.