Hey!

I'm new here so if i do something i shouldnt or dont post in appropriate ways/places please tell me and i'll make sure to change that.

I've been thinking more and more about writing a big blog article about the weird situation in dsp world were many companies, even big ones, have really pricey tools but still struggle to be that financially stable when trying to make non gimmicky products.

I think the vast majority of plugins companies dont really understand their userbase, ultimately harming their business model and pushing users toward cracks comming from predatory repacking platforms, while i'm convinced a few ajustments could make everyone happier. to sum up..

The idea is still nascent for me and i'm rn more trying to see who i could exchange view points with, get more insides, explanations and all, or maybe finding resources that make me realise everything is actually fine (if it's the case) and cancel this projet.
The end goal is to offer a pretty objective view on a situation not that many people seem to care about. Aiming at offering some sort of guidelines to help devs making better decisions to both manage to live from their creativity and offer a fair, better, and respectul experience with them for tools users.
On the other side to inform users of what the state of dsp economy is, why some companies can go suck a dick considering how they treat users and collaborators, and why others desperately need support, provided they take the necessary decisions to allow themselves to get supported properly.

I'm already in contact with many devs, from single person companies, to successful human sized ones like melda or kilohearts, to Native Instruments or Image Line veterans...
But i'm lacking the warez side! So i'm looking for knowledgeful people to chat with on that side. I guess most would prefer to keep a low profile but if you ever are/know some, i'd be happy to have a few chats about your/their opinions, why you/they do warez, what are your/their values and moral compas, what do you/they understand from the users needs, frustrations or satisfactions...

that would be really helpful!

I'm mostly looking for oldheads who are still active, to get a better sense on how the audio market and warez response to it grew the last 20 years, ideally who have experience with products of various companies of all scales.
On the other i'm also looking for people who do warez at night, but are plugin devs the day. I know there's some and their opinions may be insanely valuable.
Tbh anyone willing to share this experience would be really nice, those are just the two profiles that feel like they could have bunch of stuff to say

Anyway, tell me what you think and if you ever have people i should reach out to! Feel free to shoot me a dm or whatever too

Have a nice day!