MIDI Kinetics has announced that, based on user feedback here and at other sites, they are dropping the subscription model for Lemur.
Originally introduced as a hardware touchscreen controller by JazzMutant, Lemur was reborn as an iPad app in 2011. After a few years of being unavailable, MIDI Kinetics has brought Lemur back.
Lemur lets you build custom touchscreen MIDI controllers, using a deep collection of pre-built ‘widgets’, custom-designed widgets and imported images. Lemur can control up to 8 MIDI ports, for up to 128 channels of high speed MIDI control.
Here’s the text of their announcement:
“Dear friends,
We’ve heard your feedback—thank you for your emails and messages. The overwhelming concern was about the subscription model itself, rather than the price. In response, Lemur will now be available as a one-time purchase for $99, which is currently the lowest sustainable price for the app.
For those who already subscribed:
– Yearly subscribers can crossgrade for free.
– Monthly subscribers can crossgrade for the difference between a yearly and monthly subscription.
This change is in progress but still requires Apple’s approval, as they may have specific rules regarding crossgrades.
No action is needed on your part. Once approved and available on the App Store, you’ll see the upgrade option when you update the app. If further action is required, we will post updates here and notify you in the app.
Additionally, we are exploring more uniform pricing across the US, Canada, the EU, and other select markets based on regional analytics.”
It looks like the pricing is still to take effect in the App Store.
