[ageitgey]

> I'm overall sympathetic with the concerns from the article about risks of monopolization of the audio production space, but Behringer and others making cheap gear is not that.

I agree, and it actually goes further than that in our complex global economy which there's no such thing as simple "good guys" and "bad guys".

Love them or hate them, Behringer is the only one producing the replica chips used in all sorts of guitar pedals, synths, etc. Tons of boutique guitar pedal/synth/effects shops only can exist because they can source the core chips they need from Behringer to base their custom designs around. Behringer may have started as a leech on the industry, but they are now enabling large parts of the industry.