Event Ezbus $100 Rebate, Only through January 31st! Options

[Levon River]

Event Technology is offering a mail-in $100 rebate on any EZBus purchased prior to December 31st. Since most places sell it for around $599.00, that brings the net price for the little powerhouse down to just under $500.00 if you want one and can act fast--and can find any.

I realize the time is short for this notice, but since, as usual, Event Technology's Marketing Director (if they even have one) appears to be working overtime to keep this machine out of the hands of potential customers, I just found out about this myself and I thought I ought to post it if only on a better-late-than-never basis.

For those who don't know, the machine is an audio interface, a standalone digital mixer, a 2 I/O MIDI interface, and a control surface for music software, all rolled into one compact package, with an amazing array of configurable bussing/routing options built in. It provides two channels of audio I/O to the computer via USB out of the box, and there is an optional PCI card (the EZ8) that provides multiple I/O with the standard digital I/O formats. There is no OS X driver for that card at the moment, but MacMusic's own venerable buserror was working on one the last I heard, so hope blooms eternal.

I personally don't know of any similar bang-for-the-buck item, so with this incentive and some Christmas money, I broke down and ordered one. I'll come back with war stories and show you my scars after it arrives.

[Levon River]

Yeah, I'm still very happy with the EZbus, however they asked me to shelve the EZ8 driver because they can't justify further development until they have more commitment from mac users.

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Where the H*LL did they dig up whatever they've got propped up in the "Marketing Director" chair? A goat yard? A crack house for troubled simians? A clown convention?

How the H*LL do they know what kind of "commitment" they're going to get from Mac users IF and WHEN they provide the additional EZ-8 I/O for Mac users that currently is only enjoyed by PeeCee users? Why the H*LL would they expect any such "commitment" <SPIT!> WITHOUT providing the additional I/O for Mac users? Guess where the majority of their sales are: PEECEE USERS. Guess which market has the EZ-8 available as an option: PEECEE USERS. So they're going to wait for a "commitment" from Mac users BEFORE providing this same highly-desirable option?

The only "commitment" that ought to be going on is commitment of whoever dreamed up *that* idiocy.

I made a "commitment" to the EZBus, partially, at least, based on the following e-mail from "Customer Service" at Event, which was forwarded to me by a friend who had written them about the EZ-8 and OS X:

==========BEGIN QUOTED FORWARDED EMAIL:

From: Customer Service <morehelp@event1.com>
Date: Thu Sep 26, 2002 xxxxxxxxxxx
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Mike Eglin <MEglin@Event1.com>
Subject: RE: EZ8 and Mac OS X

A Macintosh EZ8 driver is in the works but we have not yet published a
release date. When we do, it will be posted to our Web site.

Thank you for your patience.

MB

============END QUOTED FORWARDED EMAIL:

So does this mean they were willfully lying and misrepresenting their intent? That's called FRAUD where I hail from. Maybe they oughta' start calling it "Customer Deception." And I am *spittin'* mad.

It is not only unfortunate for mac users, but also for me, because as a freelance that means I'm not paid what I expected for a finished product.

Didn't you negotiate a kill fee? I highly recommend making your terms 50% in advance, 50% on completion, with the initial 50% being a kill fee if the client bails for any reason, at any time...

The non-official word is that they wait to see if theres is sufficient lobbying at NAMM for the OSX driver.

Oh. Well, then. Here's the *official* word: HORSESH*T.

I swear, this is the most boneheaded, inverted, full-throttle-reverse, market-suicidal, exclusionary, insular, pigbrained, chickensh*t, hayseed excuse for marketing I think I've ever heard of, hands down. I mean, here they've already got the hardware in the pipeline, fully hardware compatible with Macs, needing only a damned piece of software to sell the things, and they want to wait for the PUBLIC to rush their doors and beg them to release it? LMAO!!!!

Gawda'mighty, this has got to go down in history.

This is VERY unfortunate, you wouldn't believe the power you get with an EZ8 + and EZbus in a mac, thats just terrific; but I'm the only one playing with it

Screw 'em, if that's their attitude. Their card isn't the only one that will pump digital I/O into a Mac.

You know, having watched in open-mouthed amazement the vast vacuum that exists where effective marketing and advertising of the EZBus ought to be, this really doesn't come as any great surprise. I was convinced months ago that whoever is doing their marketing is a jackass of the first water.

And you can tell 'em Levon sed so.

Ce message a été modifié par Levon River - mar. 7 janv. 2003, 04:24.