It doesn’t need to be a credit card. It can be a Visa/Mastercard Debit card, which are super common these days, in fact, my bank issues them by default. They’re tied to your bank account and can be used like a credit card, but don’t put you in debt.
You could also get a prepaid Visa gift card that acts just like a credit card, but has a set amount, and isn’t tied to any accounts.
a) it´s a tracking tool. I don´t need more of those
b) my credit score is at 100% without ever owning a CC, so that´s no reason
c) they are not even great deals in terms of credit! I have other ways of buying stuff w/o having the money right away that will cost me less in fees
CCs are a relic of the 90s, nobody should be using them - at least not if you´re complaining about “powerful banks” at the same time
(here in Germany at least, less than 20% of all customers own / use a credit card anyways. Most people only have one to use when on vacation in other countries)
It’s 2019, you’re getting tracked one way or another unless you live in a tent
That’s not how credit scores work
There are no fees as long as you pay the bill on time
Maybe things are different in germany? Here in the UK at least you’ll have a hard time getting a mortgage, for example, if you’ve never used a credit card.
I wish it sounded a bit grittier. There seems to be MIDI sync which is a plus, but the sound doesn’t work for me.
I much prefer sounds like that: https://youtu.be/I6G0CnBSWVk?t=194, but I can’t seem to find a polyphonic/polytimbral 4-bits hardware synth with MIDI capabilities.
You can of course have a debit card in germany, but some people simply don’t want one. I guess most of the germans use giro cards, which are a sort of debit card, but they are not accepted everywhere outside germany/EU.
@xenosapien: I don’t really understand why kickstarter doesn’t support SEPA, Stripe, which kickstarter uses as money transmitter, does. I could pledge for you, but i’m not sure how this could work.
I’m sure lots of people will have fun with it but it’s definitely not the type of “chiptune” sound I like. As someone said it goes beyond that so, for some that might be a plus.
The GameBoy cartridge is still available for grittier tones, on nanoloop’s website.
And an used TI-82 costs around 20€.
Lots of options
I still wish there was an hardware synth like that with multiple voices on multiple midi channels that I could drive with my Digitakt!
yes that IS how credit scores work - here in Germany, at least.
I have a regular income, never had any unpaid bills or any bank credit I did not pay back in 25+ years = 100% credit score.
If your bank needs you to have a CC for that, you´re getting scammed. and as I said, CC numbers are rapidly declining here in Germany - less than 20% of our client base at work use one.
not sure why you´re trying to refute what I´m saying when you clearly don´t know the situation here?