NAMM 2012 Rumours and New Release Thread

[nem0nic]

Metal is expensive for a lot of reasons. If you want to do some interesting industrial design, it's more expensive to do with metal. If your idea of ID is a folded metal chasis with a stamped metal faceplate, then you could probably pull that off for about the same price as having a case injection molded, but then you have weight to deal with. That extra weight also costs money. The difference between a plastic case and a metal case might be small initially - but that multiplies quickly when you blow the volume up to 10K units.

Also, there are other issues to consider when choosing materials to make a product. Thermal conductivity, EMR, how labor intensive it is to use, how much waste is produced, etc. Metal is not always the best material to make a case out of.

[Jay Wilde]

well when I bitched on the Numark page about there not being a real "pro level" controller out yet they said "We think youll be very excited after NAMM"

WE SHALL SEE!

[synthet1c]

courtesy of scratckworks



http://www.skratchworx.com/newspage....nts&fn_id=1877

[3heads]

Definitely a smart move by Akai to go for more portability.

[Michielygil]

why on earth did they put those rotaries on there and not knobshaped (not funny) rotaties?

[oliosky]

to keep it thin and portable?

[Steve Zorilow]

they looks like tits, and most musician like boobs. It's a natural move.

[photojojo]

I have no issues with plastic as long as it's quality construction and just because it's plastic doesn't mean it's not quality construction.

[kooper1980]

I have no issues with plastic as long as it's quality construction and just because it's plastic doesn't mean it's not quality construction.

In total agreement!!!

[Afterhour Ali]

I hate now that NI made me quit my trainer-job at Akai . . .