Pricing Decisions on a Global Scale

Midinous

Midinous is a grid-based non-linear MIDI sequencer usable with any Digital Audio Workstation or hardware that accepts MIDI messages. Midinous can also generate its own simple sounds either for reference, or for normal use.

Hey all, Recently I sat down and thought very hard about what my goals for Midinous were, are, and could be. I have always wanted Midinous to be a program that is accessible to as many people as I can provide it to. I don't have the best support or knowledge to localize Midinous or its documentation, and I do apologize to any non-English speakers. I wanted to really analyze the way Midinous is priced in certain regions and for certain people. I recognize that compared to other software or games created by independent developers, Midinous is on the expensive side, but in terms of an audio utility is quite the steal. I think a lot of the audio community is almost desensitized to the constant insane prices for plugins and I just don't agree with charging that much for a powerful tool. Why would we not want to get the tool in as many hands as possible? With that being said, I have carefully looked at the way Midinous is priced around the world and I've adjusted prices based not on a straight conversion, but on economic and socio-political situations in certain regions. It's not enough to just convert the currency and be done with it -- I live in a country where the value of a dollar is very high. It is unreasonable to put that expectation on other countries that are not economically similar. [b]I have not and won't ever raise the price of Midinous[/b]. You can hold me to that. It's partly the reason I attempt to be in every sale available to me. Yes I do think the program is worth 25.00 USD, but that's its worth to me, an American living in America and I'm used to spending way too much money to live so I kinda know how the US dollar works, but I have absolutely no reference outside of my country and I shouldn't put a financial burden on countries based on my one experience. I hope to continue to keep Midinous an accessible piece of software and I will continue to support it on as many platforms as I can for as long as I am able. I also hope that you are well, and that you are having a nice winter. I've got some fixes and a few new things coming up in the next updates. I'm also working on a new video about my name change experience in NC, be on the lookout for that! Happy creating. Jae ♥