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Re: iLive Owners/Users - full fledged iPad app is outJust to provide a frame of reference from the lighting world. RFU apps to remotely control light boards are not always free. IRRC, ETC charges $40 (which they donate to charity) for theirs and they charge vastly more than that for the computer software to remotely control the board. In there case, this is because they have dedicated hardware to do these tasks and the sales of those items have gone way with the release of the apps/software. I think A&H is probably looking at a similar scenario. They do offer a free app that offer less functionality so I don't think it is unreasonable to charge for a different app that offers more functionality. I work in theatre where $250 countrymans are considered a consumable so I would consider $100 to be a pretty low price for something that would make my life easier (if I ever mixed on iLives). I wouldn't hesitate to fork over this much if Yamaha released a similarly functional app for the M7 and LS9. As someone else said, we spend more than this on the lights for a board, why not for an app.
Re: iLive Owners/Users - full fledged iPad app is out
Just to provide a frame of reference from the lighting world. RFU apps to remotely control light boards are not always free. IRRC, ETC charges $40 (which they donate to charity) for theirs and they charge vastly more than that for the computer software to remotely control the board. In there case, this is because they have dedicated hardware to do these tasks and the sales of those items have gone way with the release of the apps/software. I think A&H is probably looking at a similar scenario. They do offer a free app that offer less functionality so I don't think it is unreasonable to charge for a different app that offers more functionality. I work in theatre where $250 countrymans are considered a consumable so I would consider $100 to be a pretty low price for something that would make my life easier (if I ever mixed on iLives). I wouldn't hesitate to fork over this much if Yamaha released a similarly functional app for the M7 and LS9. As someone else said, we spend more than this on the lights for a board, why not for an app.
