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| quote: | Originally posted by Lindo
if you don't buy it, you're either too poor to afford it or you don't have enough respect for someone that put their time into creating it =P
That's my two cents |
That is such a BULL$#!+ statement, if I was there I'd smack you! 
1. I don't know how my patches stack up to Adam but I put my heart and soul in making patches - and I certainly would have no qualms about sharing them for free.
2. The people I mentioned do not really get paid by access. Some, like Matt Stoley and Ben - may get some nominal payment for doing support and shows but certainly not for making soundbanks. I know it for a fact. Furthermore, there are TONS of patches for virus available on sites likie virusti.com and other places. Actually, the mentality set is that patches ARE TO BE FREE. Sh!t, you can download DEPECHE MODE PATCHES on virus website for FREEEEEEEE!!!
3. The guy who designed DJ Tiesto custom soundbanks was trying to peddle them but no one was bying
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4. If you own a virus (or any other synth) and need someone else to create patches for you - YOU SHOULD NOT OWN A SYNTH!
Many publications, musicians, pros say that the best way to learn your synth is to WIPE ALL YOUR PATCHES OUT AND START FRESH.
This trend of selling patches originated back in the days of DX7 - when synth was impossible to program. The flexibility of programming (and fun) of programming the synth nowdays makes this profession rather obscure and unnneded. Heck, even when Above & Beyond released their banks I listened and said - yeah, that's nice but I won't pay for it. Now, if they posted a tutorial on how they made every single patch, THEN I'd consider paying for it.
The only person I'd ever consider paying for patches would be BT - only because his stuff is so crazy, it'd be worth it. Otherwise, best wishes. I'm not hatin' on your vocation - I'm just thinking its um... I dunno... just doesn't sit in right with me.
that's my opinion. I wish Adam only the best, regardless of how I feel and I definitely mean no disrespect towards his efforts. Let the market bear what it can. 
Cheers!
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