honestly thats a big problem with kickstarter, thereve been other projects where the dudes bailed bigtime after they got the cash and theres no real balance for kickstarter to help them
That's the risk, and Kickstarter has been pretty clear about it. That is why terms like "Pledge" and "Back" are used. Simply put, if you don't trust the project, you shouldn't put your money behind it. Or, if you do, be mindful of the consequences.
I choose my projects very carefully and there are tons of good projects that are coming to fruition. But when I do pledge, I expect the consequence to be that I might not get something back. For what it's worth, had I found the Kickstarter for Chip Maestro I would have definitely backed it too.
]]>Guyssss, forget chip maestro. FaMI is where it's at! Seriously, support Batsly. Use this more.
kind of reminds me of the guy who was making a MIDI interface for glitchNES, not sure he ever posted his code
]]>infradead wrote:umm what?
I've looked at getting boards fabbed directly a fab-houses (such as 4pcb) and they do charge an extra fee to test the boards. Or did the last I checked, anyway.
I think this thread as long since been a bit vicious - I'm just not sure it's fair to direct it at the Chip Maestro just yet. He at least provided an update to what's going on. Could have just taken his money and spent it on cocaine and hookers.
everyone i know who has boards made pays to have them tested. if you're professional you pay for a professional product.
then again they are making synth modules to sell as their main business so i guess they have a level of perfectionism that shouldn't be expected of someone who is taking money up front to make a product as they spend their own money to have them made to before they can sell them.
]]>m00dawg wrote:That's a tad unfair I think.
Yea maybe! PROVE ME WRONG CHIP MAESTRO!
That's more the spirit!
]]>herr_prof wrote:So hes taken year since receiving money, and found the time to travel for an event in new york without actually shipping anything? Sounds like has has indeed replaced wayfar.
That's a tad unfair I think.
Yea maybe! PROVE ME WRONG CHIP MAESTRO!
]]>I learned that when you order boards from a circuit board manufacturer, they are not guaranteed to give you 100% perfect boards
umm what?
I've looked at getting boards fabbed directly a fab-houses (such as 4pcb) and they do charge an extra fee to test the boards. Or did the last I checked, anyway.
I think this thread as long since been a bit vicious - I'm just not sure it's fair to direct it at the Chip Maestro just yet. He at least provided an update to what's going on. Could have just taken his money and spent it on cocaine and hookers.
]]>So hes taken year since receiving money, and found the time to travel for an event in new york without actually shipping anything? Sounds like has has indeed replaced wayfar.
That's a tad unfair I think.
]]>He sent out a small update yesterday. Not much news in there but it sounds like the code is pretty well solid at this point.
I, too, missed out on the Kickstarter, but he did say he will likely sell more after the completion of Kickstarter, so you can still likely get your hands on one.
from the update
I learned that when you order boards from a circuit board manufacturer, they are not guaranteed to give you 100% perfect boards
umm what?
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