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Mark
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 05/31/2008 : 08:08:01 AM
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Regarding Reid's idea of doing long term tests of the recorders et al. I asked my editor at O'Reilly. David writes for Electronic Musician (EM) and previously edited Music and Computers, REvolution, and others. In other words, he's been around. Here is his reply:
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I've seen that idea of follow-up reviews suggested elsewhere, and it is interesting. but once I've mastered a product well enough to write a competent review, I find that my feelings don't change significantly over the next few years.
A couple of instruments I reviewed for EM recently seemed to check off almost every item on my wish list for their predecessors. And yet, I still didn't feel like buying them, so I think reviews really are a slice in time.
More useful than a long-term test, I think, is to collect a variety of opinions, which our forums facilitate.
It was common at magazines for manufacturers to lend us gear for years on end, and it is great publicity because you're more likely to mention them in future articles. On the other hand, when I started at Keyboard, there were something like ten Alesis QuadraSynths stacked up -- because they kept breaking.
The forums at O'Reilly that David mentions are really pretty cool, and I'd suggest checking them out if you are interested in recording, digital photography, etc. Yes, I have a financial stake-- I get paid to write the reviews. Not much, but paid.
So there you have it, Reid. Now if I could only get a long-term review unit of the new Mini Clubman... |
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