Macmusic, The End Of The Adventure Options

[Francois Déchery]

We may be spoiling your day with the news that has been spoiling ours for quite some time : MacMusic will most probably not be able to continue anymore. Attempts to finance it through advertisements have failed and plans are to close the site in February.

MacMusic in the past...
MacMusic has been thriving for five years thanks to the ongoing dedication of Soif, its founder who was gradually joined by a group of enthusiastic volunteers, known as "the Team".
MacMusic's success -10,000 visits per day - may be forcing the site to close down. The technical and practical means necessary to have a continually accessible and updated tool represent an investment that can no longer be supported, particularly financially speaking. Server, host, contents management, etc. all involve ever growing expenditures of money and time, that are no longer within the team's realm of possibility.

Hopes for the future...
Over the past few weeks, the team has been working on finding a solution that corresponds to the spirit of community underpinning YOUR site. We hope to work out within the next 10 days a proposition that we believe will retain the attention of all those who hope that MacMusic will not just become a good memory...

In this regard we need to know: what do you think about it ?
Your feedback is needed!


The MacMusic Team

[xingu]

Thanks, LPM, for the clarification. Even though it seems a bit much to pay $60 for access to an Internet forum, I voted for it anyway. The difference between it being a voluntary donation and a mandatory requirement is an important distinction.

This site has been instrumental in getting my home studio up and running. I drop by a few times a day, almost exclusively to check out what's new in the forums. There's other decent forums out there (for free), but none quite as comprehensive.

Based on LPM's proposed figures, it would take a $50 donation from 800 people, or less than 10% of the current MacMusic community to reach the goal. Of course, not all of us can afford that (I've spent so much on my gear this year already!) but between those that can contribute smaller amounts and the few generous folks that might be able to offer more, it seems like there's enough users to support keeping this site 'free' and running.