Sonic Crayon GAS!

[cloudscapes]

That didn't work out so well, because I couldn't fill demand very quickly. The list was filling up 10 times faster than I was being able to make and sell them, and people at the end of the list were totally discouraged (totally understandable).

[ApeLincoln]

I think based on the amount that you build compared to the interest in them the 'heres five fastest gets them' is really the only way to do it for know.

[GlitteryChunks]

That looks awesome. Bumps in the road will pass eventually. But that looks noice!!!

I probably won't try for it this time around as I'm not really a tabletop kind of guy. But when that foot switch comes around....

I'm going Scorpion on it's ass.

[Chankgeez]

That didn't work out so well, because I couldn't fill demand very quickly. The list was filling up 10 times faster than I was being able to make and sell them, and people at the end of the list were totally discouraged (totally understandable).

OMG, I'm having flashbacks of trying to cross-register for popular courses outside my area of study in college.

[goroth]

I think based on the amount that you build compared to the interest in them the 'heres five fastest gets them' is really the only way to do it for know.

Yep.

Great to hear the update man! Hope work and shit gets back on track soon.

[DarkAxel]

1. Drone box synth. I'm thinking 8 voice/osc drone box with different kinds of modulation (ring, fm, random) and osc shapes (sine, tri, square, ramp, saw, random, noise), and resonant filters obv. I want to make the ultimate beat frequency box, with oscillators playing with each-other and fighting with each other, textures. Maybe integrated delay feeds back into the oscillators or something.

weeeeeeeeeeeeee this would be awesome

to bad your stuff is usually out of my price range

[kbit]

Tim Hecker in a box.

Why did you have to say that?

Also I want that drone box pleeeeeeeeease

[xGAMBLERx]

never catch those "here's two for sale" sales... so make a list & takes me monies!

[phantasmagorovich]

That didn't work out so well, because I couldn't fill demand very quickly. The list was filling up 10 times faster than I was being able to make and sell them, and people at the end of the list were totally discouraged (totally understandable).

Maybe you're just too nice? This sort of list with extreme waiting times has worked well for people like Ed Rembold / Toneczar. I can totally get how that sort of stuff might bring you down. I'm sure it would for me. But maybe if you distance yourself from the customers emotionally and make it clear that waiting time might be something like 1.5 - 4 years and you don't take upfront payment there is nothing unfair about it. People would know what they sign up for. Just like people that get on the list for an Echoczar know it will take a couple of years until they get it.

[cloudscapes]

That didn't work out so well, because I couldn't fill demand very quickly. The list was filling up 10 times faster than I was being able to make and sell them, and people at the end of the list were totally discouraged (totally understandable).

Maybe you're just too nice? This sort of list with extreme waiting times has worked well for people like Ed Rembold / Toneczar. I can totally get how that sort of stuff might bring you down. I'm sure it would for me. But maybe if you distance yourself from the customers emotionally and make it clear that waiting time might be something like 1.5 - 4 years and you don't take upfront payment there is nothing unfair about it. People would know what they sign up for. Just like people that get on the list for an Echoczar know it will take a couple of years until they get it.

Sorry, but to me a wait list of years is unacceptable. Especially because I might phase out a version for another, which I tend to do.

[behndy]

yeah. being on a waitlist for 2 years would not be something i'd be into.

sorry Cloudy. there's only one option. you're going to have to get a Honduran underage live in roomate to farm out all the soldering and building to. and you do them sechsy DESIGNS.

[futuresailors]

Make em work for it! Internet treasurehunt!

[behndy]

Crayon Labor Pit Fund 2013.

LET'S DO THIS.

[Haki]

That didn't work out so well, because I couldn't fill demand very quickly. The list was filling up 10 times faster than I was being able to make and sell them, and people at the end of the list were totally discouraged (totally understandable).

Maybe you're just too nice? This sort of list with extreme waiting times has worked well for people like Ed Rembold / Toneczar. I can totally get how that sort of stuff might bring you down. I'm sure it would for me. But maybe if you distance yourself from the customers emotionally and make it clear that waiting time might be something like 1.5 - 4 years and you don't take upfront payment there is nothing unfair about it. People would know what they sign up for. Just like people that get on the list for an Echoczar know it will take a couple of years until they get it.

Sorry, but to me a wait list of years is unacceptable. Especially because I might phase out a version for another, which I tend to do.

A waitlist might be a good way for you to gauge interest for when you want to do this full time, but long as you're just putting out small incidental batches this Hi, here's stuff, GO! approach makes the most sense for you.

[colin]

That didn't work out so well, because I couldn't fill demand very quickly. The list was filling up 10 times faster than I was being able to make and sell them, and people at the end of the list were totally discouraged (totally understandable).

Maybe you're just too nice? This sort of list with extreme waiting times has worked well for people like Ed Rembold / Toneczar. I can totally get how that sort of stuff might bring you down. I'm sure it would for me. But maybe if you distance yourself from the customers emotionally and make it clear that waiting time might be something like 1.5 - 4 years and you don't take upfront payment there is nothing unfair about it. People would know what they sign up for. Just like people that get on the list for an Echoczar know it will take a couple of years until they get it.

Sorry, but to me a wait list of years is unacceptable. Especially because I might phase out a version for another, which I tend to do.

Yeah, I think you're right on that. As much as the current system is kind of annoying (I was one of those who missed out on the newest Hollow Earth batch despite emailing really quickly), unless you get to a point where you ramp up production quite a bit these small batches is probably the best option.

I'm pretty intrigued by the Anti-Nautilus too, despite the fact that I don't understand the majority of what you said about it. The drone synth sounds cool too.