Will we see the s4 come down in price?

[MisterMoleyMole]

I can't be alone though.

I also think it will be an upgrade to pro 2 that will actually get people thinking "I NEED AN S4" It wont be until they get those sample banks etc that the s4 will start to make sense to them.

I'm not talking dropping the price by the full cost of a pro licence. It just seems a waste only having the option of the full lot when a lot of people wont actually need it and they'll just get blasted onto ebay or being sold in forums. Wouldn't NI be better selling them wasted ones at full price to some other punter, and probably making a bigger mark up than they are by selling that license bundled with the s4?

I'm not saying i understand business here and there is probably something i know nothing about that is making me think how others don't seem to be. At present the package is 899 euros for everything, traktor pro 2 license is 199 euros.

Say they did a unit alone for 799 euros, my license that's just going to get loaded on to ebay could be sold by NI at full price making them more money?

Where did i go wrong? what did i forget?

Blow me out the water ... i think i need educating hahaha

[MisterMoleyMole]

$300 cheaper with free tsp2 would be perfect

hahaha how cool would that be

[Coldfuzion]

I can't be alone though.

I also think it will be an upgrade to pro 2 that will actually get people thinking "I NEED AN S4" It wont be until they get those sample banks etc that the s4 will start to make sense to them.

I'm not talking dropping the price by the full cost of a pro licence. It just seems a waste only having the option of the full lot when a lot of people wont actually need it and they'll just get blasted onto ebay or being sold in forums. Wouldn't NI be better selling them wasted ones at full price to some other punter, and probably making a bigger mark up than they are by selling that license bundled with the s4?

I'm not saying i understand business here and there is probably something i know nothing about that is making me think how others don't seem to be. At present the package is 899 euros for everything, traktor pro 2 license is 199 euros.

Say they did a unit alone for 799 euros, my license that's just going to get loaded on to ebay could be sold by NI at full price making them more money?

Where did i go wrong? what did i forget?

Blow me out the water ... i think i need educating hahaha

Your first claim about people realizing the S4 would be perfect for them after using the Tpro 2 is dead on. You are correct. I guess this is why they have demos but for people like myself who need to take time to dive in to new techniques I guess it would require me to purchase it first.

What your saying does make sense, but I think what NI (and ALL other software companies) tend to keep in mind is the fact that people no longer hesitate with torrenting software. People don't give a shit that some poor guy put in hours of his life to create software that you want to use for free because you're too stingy to spend $150 on something you will use to make money and use for a long time. It drives me insane because I know if anyone did that to us (as in EVERYONE ALIVE) for time we invested in creating something and selling something we would all be furious and have our guns in the air.

I do see where you are coming from though.

[MisterMoleyMole]

ah i hear you... sneaky pirates ... ooowwhhh aaaarrgghhhh

[Tha Gooch]

I garantee you the price of the S4 will come down. In standard NI fashion it will be them just clearing thier inventory in anticipation of their next new and improved controller. So when you see the big price drop run out and buy it. Then proceed to bitch about how NI gave you the long hard one when you see the beautiful new Kontrol S Eleventy.

[MuzicFreq]

*Rubs hands waiting on cheaper S4*
Though if you think about that controller is pretty damn cheap once you take out the cost of the software...

[Steve Zorilow]

As you can purchase Maschine controller without the software (449$ vs 669$ with the software) I guess one day some will also be able to purchase the S4 controller ONLINE, so NI have proof the user already own a legal copy of the software. I don't think they will take out the Whole software price though..

http://co.native-instruments.com/ind...9&redirected=1

[GeekGod]

If you are short on cash and really want a KS4 check out zzounds.com where I purchased mine. They will spread out the cost between 4 credit card transactions basically only charging you 222$ or so for 4 months. Highly recommend them, they are great.

EDIT: same goes for Maschine. Get them both at once and spread the charges across 4 months (and no, I don't work for them).

[MisterMoleyMole]

I'm in uk

[GeekGod]

I'm in uk

Sorry about that. Maybe there is a vendor over there that is cool as zzounds? Dunno.