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Re: Defining "pro"



Perhaps marketing wags will fall back on that additionally-overused term, 
"plus".  It's been around 20 years since they hung on that one. 
Non-creatives are so predictable!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill" <rs@moinlabs.de>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, 17 October, 2005 10:50 AM
Subject: AW: Defining "pro"


> Just have been searching at a local music store's website for the word
> "pro". 1544 hits. Some examples:
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> * lots of Behringer stuff (I think all the rackmount ones)
> * a few Line6 products (the rackmount ones)
> * a few Mackie mixers
> * software (e.g. Logic Pro, Acid Pro)
> * different headphones (Sennheiser, Beyer, Stanton)
> * turntable pickubs by Ortofon
> * a lowprice company named SM Pro Audio
> * a drumstick company named Pro Mark
> * a supercheap guitar pseudobrand named Pro Arte
> * a few products by Focusrite
> * a few products by K&M (stands)
> * amps by Ampeg
> * guitars by BC Rich
> * a cheap mike by Audio Technika
> * JBL speakers
> * a Furman power conditioner
> * speakers by Eminence
> * interfaces by Marian
> * entertainer keyboards by Korg
> * a few preamps by Fishman
> * PA cabinets by Dynacord
> * Vestax, Numark and Allen&Heath DJ mixers
> * a cheap €3k upright
> * DiMarzio, EMG, Seymour Duncan pickups
> * harmonicas by Hohner
> * stuff by Presonus
> * cheap speakers by Edirol
> * some in-ear phones by Ultimate Ears
>
> Summary: for some companies, "pro" means "rackmount" - I think Behringer
> took the hint from Line6. For software, "Pro" means the same program
> with more features. Higher quality? I don't think so. For many
> companies, "pro" means targeted at DJs (see Allen&Heath, Sennheiser and
> Beyerdynamic). for some companies, "pro" means "cheap stuff with lots of
> features" (see Focusrite - they have some pro gear all right, but it's
> not called "pro"). For Ampeg, similar to the software companies, it
> seems to mean "lots of features".
>
> So we're as wise as before: Some companies never call their products
> "pro", with these, you have a good chance to get pro gear (ever seen a
> Rosetta Pro or SLAM Pro or GML 9500 Pro?). With all the others, you
> never know...
>
> Rainer
>
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: stanitarium@earthlink.net [mailto:stanitarium@earthlink.net]
> Gesendet: Montag, 17. Oktober 2005 07:18
> An: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Betreff: Re: Defining "pro"
>
>
> i think i saved this from the loopersdelight archive-but dont have the
> poster's name: quote..."'Amateur' tradionally meant "one who does
> something for the love of it" (from the Latin  amator-amatus:lover-to
> love) as opposed to the secular meaning of 'professional' as "one who
> does something for gain." the term "professional" has become so debased
> that whenever i see a product named w/ the prefix "pro" i automatically
> assume it is inferior."...unquote
>
> dont know who wrote it, but its cool w/ me.
> s
>
>> Someone once told me...
>>
>> "A professional does for money what an amateur does for the love of
>> it."
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "sonic steph" <ml@dadaprod.org>
>> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: Defining "pro"
>>
>>
>>> Per Boysen a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I completely agree with Travis' definition of "pro". A funny
>>>> definition of amateur is one who calls himself "pro" even though he
>>>> isn't able to make a living of his music.
>>>
>>> I guess it is not funny at all, but making a living of music sounds
>>> completely elitist.. As this is only possible if only few people
>>> produce music.. the disc industry make people think that very few
>>> people are really talented, which is obviously wrong, regarded to all
>
>>> the stuff you can hear on the net, on the metro or wherever you
>>> listen to non commercial music.. so a pro to be pro sounds to me more
>
>>> like a capitalistic bahaviour than a musical one..
>>>
>>> bye
>>>
>>> stephane
>>>
>>> --
>>>
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