Ah, now we’ll see how SB and Yamaha arg going to handle their end game for this ‘new’ hardware business…
Ideally I’d like to see 5 more years of OS driver support for he 816 csx and continued integration into Cubase/Nuendo. I’d probably be philosophical if we got 3 years.
But I’m worried that they’ll want to end it quickly … especially due to it’s Firewire foundation. That’s been my past experience with Yamaha but maybe the SB/Yamaha combination will realize that this is where their reputation as a serious hardware platform will be built. It’s not how many new gizmos you can pump out, but how much value they give users over time… and that demands ongoing support past the date the units stop shipping.
Here’s hoping!