crimsonwarlock wrote: ↑05 Sep 2022
Why else wouldn't they sell the RRP as a separate product.
To me the answer is quite simple. They are just very well aware than they can't compete with other big DAWs now and they are having a defensive strategy to continue to sell their products.
Hear me well, I am not saying here that one DAW is better than another, I am just saying that from a pure commercial/marketing standpoint they are currently in a very difficult situation.
Imagine a new user doing a bit of research:
- Last time I checked reason was having a 3% market share.
- it is not vst3 compliant, the most standard plugin format.
- it is not m1 compatible
- it is not significantly cheaper than the other big names.
- it is not compatible with new sounds format.
- if the potential buyer try to look at reviews or forums, to go beyond a simpler features list, he will just find an angry mob, ready to burn reason studios.
In these conditions, how do you want them to win?
They just can't.
It is not like they can snap fingers and have all these features developped. I am sure they are very competent people and there must be very good reason for which they can't quickly provide vst3 support and all.
So in this context, it makes a ton of sense to try to change their positioning.
Now, about their positioning and the RRP, I have an acute GAS and owns a shit ton of plugins... I still find myself using a lot the RRP, because it is just a good and modern product. I think it is better for them to provide a top of the line VST than a DAW that is not trendy today (again, my point is not to say that you can't create wonderful things with reason as a daw, I am just talking from a marketing, market share standpoint).