Originally Posted by mattiasnyc ➡️

I might not remember correctly, but I think there was talk about controllers in the forums, like before 2010 even. And I definitely recall having spoken to reps at AES about it around the same time. But the thing is that at least Steinberg had plenty of opportunities to ask the community what it wanted, and however they went about it they came to the conclusion that covering the cheap end and the high end was the right way to go.

To me it pretty much makes sense when looking at the competition. I actually don't think that they were that wrong about it. If anything they now just have to let Nuage sell before they make something that is appealing and is similar to what people here are asking for. Because I really do think it would force a lot of users to rethink a potential investment in Nuage.

And Yamaha and Steinberg are as far as I know doing quite well financially, which is close to a miracle considering the turbulence we've seen in the content creation industry over the last decade and a half.

So I actually think it's a smart strategy on their end. The Nuage controller is priced so that it's cheaper than the entry level Avid alternative yet offers more (arguably), which is the same as Nuendo does (offers more for less). As a product line Nuendo/Nuage makes complete sense at those price points. But relative to what we're talking about Nuage seems overpriced. I want what everyone else wants at the price they want it, and it could possibly be built, just not without sacrificing sales at the high end. So the question is if they make more money that way.