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Same issue with iPhone 12 mini, iOS 17.4.1

I briefly thought about making a Kit version ... but this actually does not make it much cheaper. As long as there is anything pre soldered to the Board, you'd need CE to comply in the EU. (some manufacturers simply ignore that) Besides this, PCB assembly is pretty cheap compared to all the Component Costs.

And as I'm currently doing the end assembly by myself, for free. There is no cost saving in this either.

I might be able to make a cheap version in the future. But this would probably be a completely different product (no full size connectors, smaller display, made in china, ...) It would only share the software with the current version.

Ahh yeah, price :sweat_smile: with 100 Units as a first batch I'd have to ask for EUR 1500 (incl. 20% Tax) or EUR 1250 (without tax to non EU customers).

Anything below, and it would be hard to make profit if sold via a reseller. (they grab like 30-40%)

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It's still not for sale.

I sent the last prototypes to a couple of Beta Testers (Actual Composer/Music Producer, no Youtubers) and took their feedback to make a lot of Hardware/Software improvements.

If you're a professional Music Producer and want to test a Prototype, just send me a mail via the website.

The next batch of Prototypes, planed for EoY, will be a bit bigger, to get even more feedback and there are a lot of requests from reseller that want to try it out extensively (Thomann for example). I'll also have to do a new EMI/ESD check (hopefully the last one)

As I said in another comment, I aim to have a Batch of 100 ready for sale around May next Year. But lets see how this plays out. Hardware is hard ;)

Yes there is a Stem export to USB Drive (besides a mix export). This gives you 8 WAV files. 1 per Track.

In the latest Hardware revision I added the capability for a USB Device mode. So you can attach Track8 to a PC and directly access the internal SSD.

Idk if Track8 is suited for kids. Sure it's durable. But because of the heavy weight and metal case there might be accidents happening when dropping it on siblings ;) Also it might be a bit complex to operate depending on the kids age.

There's an Audio import from USB, but currently it only supports WAV. I still have to find the time to include a mp3 decoder.

Track8 has no Wifi/Bt/Internet connectivity whatsoever. (because the certification is a big pain). So you'd have to copy everything you want to import to a USB Drive.

Thats a feature request I get quite often.

From a hardware perspective it's already possible to attach a 3rd party core audio USB Audio Interface. I've just not implemented the feature yet.

It's simply not a use case I have. I usually only record one Input at a time. Track 8 has 3 Inputs (Stereo/Mono/XLR) and I can wire up all my gear to these inputs and then select from what source to record via the Mechanical Rotary Switch. That's very easy to use and intuitive.

If I'd add more Inputs (like the tascam) I'd have the same Issue they have: how to map an Input to a track. Or have a fixed mapping (Input 1 only records to Track 1). In find both scenarios quite inconvenient for an intuitive workflow (I tried a lot of Multitrack recorder before deciding to build this)

So yeah, Track8 is quite opinionated in regards of workflow and features. But I don't want to turn this into a can-do-it-all DAW in a box.

And for me it's fine if it's a niche product.

Yeah pricing is always an issue. I obviously can't compete with bigger Companies on price. I hope to have a first Batch of 100 Units ready at next SuperBooth. And at that Batch size, everything is quite expensive.

I also didn't want to compromise on Component quality. So I decided to order double shot Keycaps from the best Keycap Manufacturer in the US (solutionsinplastic.com). The case comes from a small Manufacturer in Poland. The PCB is produced by a Company in South Germany that also does Prototypes for Mercedes.

This all adds up. But I thought, if I can't compete on Price, I can try to compete on quality/repairability.

If I can prove product market fit, maybe I'll do a cheaper, less boutique version in the future.

I did my Bachelor this way. I’d say you learn much more compared to University. And a great way to gain some real work experience. I did a proper University Master afterwards but the experience from the dual system helped me a great deal with my first job in the industry.

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I started as a backend Java engineer for a large ISP. I loved it, I didn't what to do anything else. When I joined a consulting agency they put me in a company that had pretty good backend engineers. What they completely lacked was the frontend part. The product developer and the customers demanded a more dynamic interface but none of tech seemed to care. All said 'it's not possible'. So I started learning JavaScript, learned AngularJS (which was brand new at that time and fitted great in the corporate/enterprise setting), built a couple of sideprojects and then started evangelizing Product and Dev. I was allowed to improve a first Product, which was a great success. Then every product developer wanted webapps. So I started teaching developers at the company and the consulting agency.

This taught me: Find the tool that does the job. Even if you think the tool looks stupid.