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]

Well, they weren't convinced about OSX to start with; even Apple didn't convince them. However there is much more going on between parties (Apple, Event, me) that could be discussed in short paragraphs on a forum.

I wouldn't care if all three parties were using a Ouija board wearing grass skirts and smoking cabbage leaves while juggling live lobsters. The net result is STOPPING an important audio product for the Mac from coming to market. Period, paragraph, end of story.

Apple has certains 'standards' for providing marketing support etc, and apprently it's a question of the "egg vs the chicken" with Event.

Say ****what?!?!?!**** I'd say it's more a question of laying a Dodo egg where a Marketing Director ought to be vs. Event being the chicken. What the hell does "Apple...providing marketing support" have to do with it? If Apple is already "providing marketing support" for the EZBus, then their "marketing support" must be the Kiss of Death, since it practically takes an expedition to even find out the EZBus exists.

Apple needs commitment, and Event needs support before commiting; go figure.

Go figure this: Apple is in bed with a DIFFERENT audio interface manufacturer. Ever heard of "E-Magic"? Ever heard of "Audiowerk 8"? It just *happens* to be a PCI card. It just *happens* to have digital I/O. It just *happens* to be more expensive than the EZ8. It just *happens* to already have drivers for OS X. What's *is* that I smell?

I think I can say I'm a very good developer; I am also expensive.

I have no doubt that you are. But there are "very good developers" keeping the unemployment lines wrapping around city blocks carrying "Will program for a case of Diet Dr. Pepper" signs. So *that* ain't it.

So Event has to think as how they are going to get returns on what they have to pay me, thats perfectly understandable and sound.

Uh-huh.

Thats not just "lets sell our house to support OSX", I DO appreciate that they are not hotheads -I hate fanatics-, even if I'm on the wrong side of the gun this time :-)

Uh-huh.

But it's funny how the Audiowerk PCI card--with digital I/O and a price point up near $400--happens to already have drivers for OS X, ain't it?

Hope you ain't gettin' stroked, buserror.