Digidesign sales are off around 20% from last year

[remute]

From - http://www.analogindustries.com/


1. Digidesign has laid off 50 people this year. Avid as a whole has laid off almost 300.
2. Digidesign sales are off around 20% from last year.


So will Digidesign prices go up or down?

[Stiff]

Blah blah blah - as Iggy would say (not to you, to the source)

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Originally Posted by remute

So will Digidesign prices go up or down?

Oh, and software price is going up

[audiogeek1]

I do not see how a company like Digi can maintain sales levels when they do not have a new top of the line. This means that the top of the line has been around for 5 years or so. Most people already have it if they are going to. So to keep selling the same amount year after year is not realistic IMHO. There are really only so many people into audio. Most people do not care about what we do.

Just some thoughts.

Mike

[Table Syrup Records]

As a whole I'm seeing smaller 'large scale' studios drop like flies. If that makes any sense.

Studios with large SSL's going out of business.......

Little guys like me barely holding on......

More little independant stuff popping up in houses everywhere.....

The gap between Pro and Consumer closing.... If I may be so bold as to point at that.... just to touch that one without details..... here's something more in depth: http://duc.digidesign.com/showthread.php?t=230542

Price going up on consumer grade digi...... hmmmm...... ouch

Funny cause Digi's consumer grade isn't the most functional consumer grade on the market.... still..... at $150, cheaper than the competition, until you factor in hardware.....

dang......

just another general rant

[EGS]

Originally Posted by Shorty Emcee

Little guys like me barely holding on...The gap between Pro and Consumer closing....

Just like the stock market, I've survived many ups and downs in the industry over the years (28 year industry pro). The best advice I can give, as well as what I do myself, is to "evolve or die". Meaning, continue to diversify you audio services. Do not limit yourself to what you've done in the past. Change your professional paradigm. Just my 2 cents.

[Table Syrup Records]

What are those lyrics?

"....Easier said than done.... Goodbye...."

Ha! LOL!!

I know what you mean tho.

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Originally Posted by audiogeek1

There are really only so many people into audio

Yep! And we don't neew any more! N00bz stay out!

[Table Syrup Records]

There are really only so many people into audio

Yep! And we don't neew any more! N00bz stay out!

Yeah, I think the last count was 896,473,592,376.3 people into audio.

heh heh heh

[albee1952]

Sometimes I feel like mister .3

So what business is NOT off 20% right now?