> I can't believe that a simple uncontrolled poll of only 29 users
> is meaningful to you to base
> your product planning around it. I bet that only those who are
> emotionally invested will
> bother to vote and most everyone else will ignore the poll. It's
> meaningless data.
>
> It's like asking a 29 people what food they like and opening a
> restaurant menu based on
> that. I think you're better off to rely on your vision, business
> and marketing expertise than
> these useless polls.

Of course the polls from the group are not the only criterion for the
decision of new modules. We also discuss new designs with musicians outside
the Yahoo group and - believe it or not - some are even our own ideas. When
you take a look at the list of the latest new modules there are a couple of
devices that were not discussed in or suggested by the group (e.g. the XP
VCF A-106-6, the Dual lin/exp VCA A-132-3, the Dual VC Crossfader A-132-2,
the Wave Multiplier II, the new Midi interface A-190-2 or the Synthesizer
Voice A-111-5). But in the past the poll results were very helpful (e.g. for
the BBD modules A-188-x, the Vactrol modules A-101-X, the SOU modules
A-149-x, the morphing filter A-107 or the bit modifier A-189-1).

After all the poor sales of some newer modules did not surprise me and of
course it was also my own mistake. I should have listened to my inner voice
:-) I was not convinced by some of the polls but have been persuaded by a
couple of users to manufacture the modules. I think in the future I will
listen more carefully to my inner voice. I made the experience that if I was
convinced by a new module myself more than 95% of the users had the same
assessment.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer