Comments on: Stupid impulse buy of the day! http://blog.sighup.ca/2008/05/stupid-impulse-buy-of-the-day/ the SIGHUP blog Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:16:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SIGHUP http://blog.sighup.ca/2008/05/stupid-impulse-buy-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-23 SIGHUP Sat, 31 May 2008 02:14:20 +0000 http://blog.sighup.ca/?p=97#comment-23 That's a good Question, Gary. One I can't answer. I bought it, yet even I think it borders on the ridiculous side. I think there must be a sound toy market that these kinds of things cater to, consisting of people who just happen to see something that makes some noise and get it. Like buying a Casio VL-1 or one of those plastic slide whistles. Possibly it's intended to be a sort of electronic shruti box, for people who might want a drone to play alongside other instruments? That’s a good Question, Gary. One I can’t answer. I bought it, yet even I think it borders on the ridiculous side.

I think there must be a sound toy market that these kinds of things cater to, consisting of people who just happen to see something that makes some noise and get it. Like buying a Casio VL-1 or one of those plastic slide whistles. Possibly it’s intended to be a sort of electronic shruti box, for people who might want a drone to play alongside other instruments?

]]> By: GaryG http://blog.sighup.ca/2008/05/stupid-impulse-buy-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-22 GaryG Fri, 30 May 2008 15:43:03 +0000 http://blog.sighup.ca/?p=97#comment-22 I find the existance of this box quite intriguing. I mean, who's it aimed at? Obviously 'noise' guys like yourself will appreciate it but is that the intended market? I can't see it being aimed at, say, modular synth owners or the like. Is the 'noise' market big enough to support building boxes like this? Maybe 'market' doesn't come into it..? Obviously conventional equipment (Holy Stain...) has a market far beyond noise use, even all those extreme distortion boxes are potentially uefull to whole legions of artists who want to add some dirt to their mix (not just guitarists either). But this box..? Though I'm glad it exists for sure. :) I find the existance of this box quite intriguing.

I mean, who’s it aimed at? Obviously ‘noise’ guys like yourself will appreciate it but is that the intended market? I can’t see it being aimed at, say, modular synth owners or the like. Is the ‘noise’ market big enough to support building boxes like this? Maybe ‘market’ doesn’t come into it..?

Obviously conventional equipment (Holy Stain…) has a market far beyond noise use, even all those extreme distortion boxes are potentially uefull to whole legions of artists who want to add some dirt to their mix (not just guitarists either). But this box..?

Though I’m glad it exists for sure. :)

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