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What is your level of education?

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What is your income range?

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What is your marital status?

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What is your family status?

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Do you have a position or job in the music industry?

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What do you like about producing music?

What are your music career goals?

What’s your favourite genre to make?

What are your other hobbies and interests?

What are your biggest challenges in your music career?

Music quality – I’m not sounding like the pro producers
Popularity – I want to build up my fan base or streams
Money – I want to make a living off of my music career but can’t yet
Writers Block – Sometimes a self-defeating mindset kicks in
Marketing/Promo – I’m not very effective at putting my music out there
Production – Can’t get a dang good sounding snare drum
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What trends or innovations are you interested in within the music industry?

How do you research our products before buying? (Click all that apply)

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Who or what influences your decisions? (Click all that apply)

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What types of content do you find most engaging? (Click all that apply)

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What types of videos do you find most helpful? (Click all that apply)

Long videos such as pack walkthroughs
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How often do you purchase products like ours?

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Do you prefer buying single samples or sample packs?

Single samples
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Have you bought software from us

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I’m waiting for it to go on sale

How did you first hear about our product or service?

How often do you use sample packs?

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What sample formats do you prefer? (Click all that apply)

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How important are presets (Serum, Vital, etc) to you?

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What genres of sample packs do you use most?

How do you normally discover new sample packs? (Click all that apply)

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What do you look for first when deciding to buy a sample pack? (Click all that apply)

Quality of demo track
Number of files
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File organization
Price
Artist or label behind the pack
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How do you rate the value for money of our sample packs?

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How do you prefer to be contacted (email, text, social media)?

How often would you like to receive emails about updates or offers?

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What do you think of our emails?

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What kinds of emails would you prefer to receive? (Click all that apply)

New product launches
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Any other feedback or comments?

Customer Survey

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