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Whatever all this stuff is does look good, but the website doesn't do a good job of explaining what it is, IMO. I know this is because I'm not their target mark

Whatever all this stuff is does look good, but the website doesn't do a good job of explaining what it is, IMO. I know this is because I'm not their target market, but maybe they'd bring me into that market if they did a bit of explaining somewhere on the site of why I might be interested in their gear?

stu2b50 5y ago
That's wouldn't really be possible. You'd have to have audio equipment to be interested in an audio interface. Trying to sell outside that market doesn't really make sense. It would be like trying to convince someone without a camera to buy your camera lens.
- drewzero1 5y ago
  To convince someone to buy a camera lens, you might first convince them to buy a camera.
- bombcar 5y ago
  Imagine if Jetbrains tried to define everything on this page: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/ https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/ You’d run out of room. At some point you have to assume your audience knows what the words mean.
danachow 5y ago
Right at the very beginning: > ultra-portable pro-mixer and audio interface. TX–6 is our ultra-portable, battery-powered mixer and multi-channel audio interface. comparable to larger units, but with even more tech packed into one sturdy little machine. I’d say that’s pretty damn clear what it is and that it’s “ultra portable.” What were you expecting them to add?
- colechristensen 5y ago
  Lots of people don’t know what a mixer or audio interface is.
  - squeaky-clean 5y ago
    And those people definitely aren't in the market for a $1200 audio interface. If you don't own several pieces of gear already, this device has literally no use. If you do own several pieces of gear and want to record and mix them simultaneously, a $1200 interface is not going to be the first one you purchase.
    - colechristensen 5y ago
      Sure, but people who know all had to learn eventually. I often find myself wondering what a product or service is for not being a target customer in the know. It would be nice if there were more instances of products telling people who don’t know what they are.
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  - rchaud 5y ago
    It's not an iPod, it won't be advertised to a general audience. People that visit the TE website will usually have heard about it from word of mouth.
  - filoleg 5y ago
    It is a specialized tool for a specific set of tasks. If you don't even know what this (very clearly named and commonly known in the industry/hobby) type of a tool is used for, you definitely don't have a need for it. Your issue with it is akin to someone complaining that a promo page for a premium-tier oscillator clearly states that it is an oscillator, but doesn't explain what oscillators are and what they can be used for.
Fargoan 5y ago
If you don't know what a mixer/audio interface is, you don't need or want one

stu2b50 5y ago

That's wouldn't really be possible. You'd have to have audio equipment to be interested in an audio interface. Trying to sell outside that market doesn't really make sense. It would be like trying to convince someone without a camera to buy your camera lens.

drewzero1 5y ago
To convince someone to buy a camera lens, you might first convince them to buy a camera.
bombcar 5y ago
Imagine if Jetbrains tried to define everything on this page: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/ https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/ You’d run out of room. At some point you have to assume your audience knows what the words mean.

danachow 5y ago

Right at the very beginning: > ultra-portable pro-mixer and audio interface. TX–6 is our ultra-portable, battery-powered mixer and multi-channel audio interface. comparable to larger units, but with even more tech packed into one sturdy little machine. I’d say that’s pretty damn clear what it is and that it’s “ultra portable.” What were you expecting them to add?

colechristensen 5y ago
Lots of people don’t know what a mixer or audio interface is.
- squeaky-clean 5y ago
  And those people definitely aren't in the market for a $1200 audio interface. If you don't own several pieces of gear already, this device has literally no use. If you do own several pieces of gear and want to record and mix them simultaneously, a $1200 interface is not going to be the first one you purchase.
  - colechristensen 5y ago
    Sure, but people who know all had to learn eventually. I often find myself wondering what a product or service is for not being a target customer in the know. It would be nice if there were more instances of products telling people who don’t know what they are.
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- rchaud 5y ago
  It's not an iPod, it won't be advertised to a general audience. People that visit the TE website will usually have heard about it from word of mouth.
- filoleg 5y ago
  It is a specialized tool for a specific set of tasks. If you don't even know what this (very clearly named and commonly known in the industry/hobby) type of a tool is used for, you definitely don't have a need for it. Your issue with it is akin to someone complaining that a promo page for a premium-tier oscillator clearly states that it is an oscillator, but doesn't explain what oscillators are and what they can be used for.

Fargoan 5y ago

If you don't know what a mixer/audio interface is, you don't need or want one