Members Anderton Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Here are some interesting stats regarding search engine searches: http://www.digitalmusicdoctor.com/popularity.htm Of course, this doesn't take into account sales, number of users, cracked copies, etc...it's just about searches. Nonetheless, it's interesting and I'm surprised to see that Audition is so high up, and Logic so far down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 And DP, Vegas and Nuendo didn't even make the list. I suppose I can understand the positioning of Cubase and PT, and some of the other apps are very popular (Audition's ranking did surprise me too though!), but Logic does seem to have a lot fewer searches than I would have expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I also expected to see Samplitude in there, it's always been fairly well-received in Europe. I wonder about the methodology of using searches as an index to popularity, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Well, I don't think you can base popularity on just the amount of searches that are done for a particular program. Sure, you would probably expect a popular program to be the subject of a lot of searches, but if a program has a particularly well-written manual, and maybe good online help and an easily understood and intuitive UI, then the users might not feel the need to do online searches as often. So in some cases and in some respects, not having a bunch of searches might actually be a good indicator for a manufacturer. Another potential factor IMO would be the subject of software piracy. If someone was using a cracked version, chances are they wouldn't have any documentation at all, and would therefore be more likely to have to do searches about how to use the various features of the cracked software. IIRC, Emagic has a pretty effective protection scheme in place, and I don't think (although I could be wrong) that there's a lot of cracked Logic copies around. It's interesting data, but in isolation, I don't think we can draw any firm and fast conclusions from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amplayer Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Sales is by far the most important metric.After that, I'd love to see a user satisfaction contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alndln2 Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Funny, the last time Iv'e ever heard "Band in the Box" even mentioned on the internet in any capacity(forums/reviews etc.)was over 3 years ago, and that was once. Maybe I don't stumble on enough oddball DAW sites enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I don't know if I've ever done a web search for any of my music applications. I search or post at online forums instead. I'd only do an Google search if I'd exhausted all other support options. If other people are like me, then this chart probably doesn't represent overall user interest. Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joel Oporto Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 My guess is that these are newbie users and mostly windows users at that. "Older" more knowledgeable users might probably go straight to the manufacturer's website once they know the address, which would probably explain why fruity loops is so high up there and adobe because of their connection with flash, animation, video, and photo products. They should also include hits to those manufacturers websites too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Originally posted by Phil O'Keefe Well, I don't think you can base popularity on just the amount of searches that are done for a particular program. Sure, you would probably expect a popular program to be the subject of a lot of searches, but if a program has a particularly well-written manual, and maybe good online help and an easily understood and intuitive UI, then the users might not feel the need to do online searches as often. So in some cases and in some respects, not having a bunch of searches might actually be a good indicator for a manufacturer... [snip] Yeah -- but how would that relate to Logic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiveMusic Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I saw something or read something this past week... I think it was on C-span. An 'expert' was saying that the internet is changing the face of commerce in that now, they realize that searches are a goldmine for what people are interested in. I remember it as being quite a revelation for marketing or product development purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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