Hope this fits in the other gear section.
I'm quite enthusiastic about non-fungible token (NFT) technology and its application to real world situations.
In the case of the Kemper, we all know that there has been a lot of clamouring for a software VST for the machine.
In that regard, I propose that Mr ckemper consider the viability of implementing blockchain technology to ensure that only the owner of such a VST could use it.
An NFT would serve the purpose of guaranteeing ownership and would also prevent the VST from being copied. I'm not sure how that would be implemented, but if the NFT technology could be applied to software, it could make software piracy a thing of the past. Perhaps a software layer to ensure that the NFT is valid which is necessary for the actual VST software to work?
Not just software piracy. We've all read about digital artworks being sold attached to NFTs. This could also be applied to the music industry as well.
In fact, I think something like an NFT Player would be the future. We could all lease a copy of a "work of art" (like Van Halen's 1984), which we could then play on the app, or perhaps even a physical device that verifies the NFT.
Movie piracy too could be stamped out. I'm really excited about the prospects, especially for struggling artists.
It could effectively end the control of conglomerates over art, I was thinking.
Perhaps someone like DamianGreda would like to take a stab at it?