SonyTalk Vegas Pro Forum?

drmathprog wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:11 AM
Does anyone frequent the SonyTalk forum on Vegas Pro or know anything about it?

I stumbled across it while thinking about how the communication between SonyCreativeSoftware and the users here seems to have broken down over the past several years.

Way back in the day, when I first licensed Vegas Audio (Version 1), there was a SoundForge engineer by the name of Peter Haller who was very helpful and ever present via direct email, way above and beyond the call of duty. He even wrote a software driver for the sound card I was using to get it to work properly with Vegas.

While wondering what ever became of him, I found him on linkedin, and oddly enough he is listed as the "Principal Software Engineer at Sony Creative Software Inc.", although it says he's in Cleveland and not Madison, so I don't know what that means.

A little further googling, and I discover that he's posted many times on the topic of Vegas Pro on the SonyTalk forum, answering questions, soliciting customer thoughts on new features, etc.

Sony being what it is, I don't know if that Sony is the same as this Sony, or if that Vegas Pro is the same as this one, but in any case, this forum needs someone like Peter Haller to engage customers, reassure them that good things are happening behind the scenes (new development, repairs, whatever), solicit input and provide some insight into why things are as they are.

Just my opinion, of course.

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:14 AM
The SonyTalk forum is a complete sham. All it is is someone unknown, somewhere, taking a dump of this entire forum every once in a while, changing all the pictures and some of the names, and posting the altered copy on their site. Whenever i've looked at it it's usually been a couple weeks behind.

I will note that i'm a heck of a lot more gorgeous on SonyTalk than i am here!
paul_w wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:18 AM
Yep, also seen it. Think its driven by a spamming robot copying all these posts on to that forum with random user pictures and names - damn, i wish i looked this good on here as i do on there :)

Paul.
amendegw wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:20 AM
Here's what a "whois" turns up.


...Jerry

Edit: It will be interesting to see if this thread shows up on the SonyTalk forum.

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Jøran Toresen wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:24 AM
drmathprog, Peter Haller is SonyPCH, see Sticky nr 4

Jøran
drmathprog wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:40 AM
Well, I would never have guessed that. The motive, I assume, is to attract clicks to cash in with the advertisers?
drmathprog wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:56 AM
Well, that's sad.
drmathprog wrote on 1/25/2012, 8:00 AM
But I guess that takes me back to my original second point.

Peter is here and still involved with Vegas Pro, but hasn't the time or inclination to assume the role I suggested for him or someone at Sony. If he's the Head Engineer, I understand why he wouldn't have time to lurk about here, but I still have to believe it would be helpful for all concerned for someone at Sony media to fill that role here.