And a huge turnoff is that one of the requirements is to follow Presonus on Instagram and Facebook. Sorry, but I won’t be shouting to others about this celebration! Oops! Maybe I just did?!!

I sure wouldn't mind the FP16 and monitors though.

yeah i agree... would like the controller or monitors but fork the requirements. it made me laugh

The giveaways should be available to ALL Studio One and Presonus customers. Don't limit it to Instagram and Facebook users.

Unless of course the whole purpose of the giveaway is to generate visibility on Instagram and Facebook...

jggiano wroteThe giveaways should be available to ALL Studio One and Presonus customers. Don't limit it to Instagram and Facebook users.

Agreed. I would have entered except I don't use Instagram. Something like this is usually handled by giving an extra entry for each social media you post on, not requiring a person to post on multiple specified sites in order to enter.

Heaven forbid giving back to the community lol

I wouldn't even bother reading the terms for signing up on those platforms required - for a chance to possibly win something I don't need or want.

But wish Presonus all the deserved exposure for made the 10 year mark of StudioOne.

This is not about generosity, it's about marketing.

What is meant to seem like a celebration is just using celebratory language to obscure another push to advertise and sell products.

As for the contest, if you create a good video, it can be used to sell their product — or keep us engaged with the website.

If you talk about their product on social media, it helps to advertise their products — and makes them seem that much more popular. (Woohoo! I have "likes.")

We have to realize that this is not about us but instead it's only using us to sell more products by attracting us with — here's the big reveal — a "FREE" giveaway to make us do this part of the advertising for them.

You want a better review, Presonus? Then enter all of us in a draw, no selfish strings attached.

Right now, this stinks of exploitation. And, as others have mentioned - why would I need ANOTHER copy of S1 Pro?

Just my opinion. None of this may be true. ( Yeah, right, Roland. You're lying now. )

[Please reserve the immediate post below for someone to debunk me.]

roland1 wroteThis is not about generosity, it's about marketing.
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It's true!!

But isn't this the way of the [First] World? And hasn't it been for a Very Long Time?

roland1 wroteThis is not about generosity, it's about marketing.

I remember when I complained about offering CTC-1 to new users for free, several people took issue with me for complaining - saying it was fine for Presonus to do this. This seems no different a strategy.

BobF wrote

roland1 wroteThis is not about generosity, it's about marketing. ...

It's true!!
But isn't this the way of the [First] World? And hasn't it been for a Very Long Time?

Yeah. But sometimes I wish we could get a little reprieve from all of that - like finding a friend who doesn't want to exploit you; or having someone in your life you can actually trust.

To me, it just adds to the spiritual pollution of self-interest that surrounds us in our daily lives, whether or not it's been this way for a very long time.

That's also why genuine generosity stands out so much - because it's far too rare.

roland1 wroteTo me, it just adds to the spiritual pollution of self-interest that surrounds us in our daily lives <snip>That's also why genuine generosity stands out so much - because it's far too rare.

This really hit home with me. *sniff*
Do you need a friend Roland? I'll be your friend!

mikemanthei wrote

roland1 wroteTo me, it just adds to the spiritual pollution of self-interest that surrounds us in our daily lives <snip>That's also why genuine generosity stands out so much - because it's far too rare.

This really hit home with me. *sniff*
Do you need a friend Roland? I'll be your friend!

Don't trust him, Roland - he's just after your money!

And the rest of us are not even real...

re "This is not about generosity, it's about marketing."

Right on, Roland 1!

Dunno. Enter it if you want and if you get lucky you get a free FaderPort 16 and a pair of R-Series studio monitors. If you don't win, "Unfollow" whatever you followed on social media to get in and drown your sorrows about the time it took to make a 10-second video with some Gin and Juice.

Here's my vid. It took all of two minutes.



Just kidding around, I try not to take these things too seriously.

Lawrence wrote:) ...and drown your sorrows about the time it took to make a 10-second video with some Gin and Juice. ...

I don't think the people here were complaining about the time or effort it takes to make a video. I just think it was the conditional aspect of it - that someone who wasn't on social media - perhaps for some valid reason - then had to join up to qualify for the contest.

But Facebook and Instagram have nothing to do with Presonus and I think that some people resented that fact. They had already qualified by buying products.

So ultimately, it wasn't just about laziness, a contrary counter-culture attitude, or something so easy to dismiss.

Sure, you do it or you don't. But obviously someone felt strongly enough to create a thread about it and we offered our opinions in having a forum to do so.

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