this seems excessive

lemur

granted it's kind of neat, but $2100 AFTER a $300 discount for a fucking 12" by 12" touch screen controller box seems pretty fucking ridiclous. especially since it only works with maxmsp, reaktor, and pd.

so, don't buy it...

  the man said:

so, don't buy it...

thanks!

try it out. it's fun x100.

it was still kinda beta when I saw it.

it's expensive to make it and it's only made in small #s.

works for some things, other things it's not very tactile.

things on the bleeding edge of tech are usually expensive.

double post, oops

  version2006 said:

try it out. it's fun x100.

 

it was still kinda beta when I saw it.

 

it's expensive to make it and it's only made in small #s.

 

works for some things, other things it's not very tactile.

 

things on the bleeding edge of tech are usually expensive.

nah i mean it looks cool as hell and everything, but 2 grand? i know it's made in small numbers and shit but you could buy a mac book pro for that. i don't imagine they'll sell many at that price.

  aeser said:

  version2006 said:

try it out. it's fun x100.

 

it was still kinda beta when I saw it.

 

it's expensive to make it and it's only made in small #s.

 

works for some things, other things it's not very tactile.

 

things on the bleeding edge of tech are usually expensive.

 

nah i mean it looks cool as hell and everything, but 2 grand? i know it's made in small numbers and shit but you could buy a mac book pro for that. i don't imagine they'll sell many at that price.

you can buy a lot for 2 grand

You're not just paying for the controller, you're paying for development costs which will be very high for a small company making a device like this in small numbers.

Oh and the packaging of course!

I can imagine you'd be able to do something very similar with one of those tablet PCs but at a fraction of a cost. Bung on Audiomulch, set up the interface with a bunch of VSTs and bob's your dad's brother.

  mcbpete said:

I can imagine you'd be able to do something very similar with one of those tablet PCs but at a fraction of a cost. Bung on Audiomulch, set up the interface with a bunch of VSTs and bob's your dad's brother.

Yes but I think this thing is designed so you can touch a few areas at once.

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a proprietary touchscreen technology that can track multiple fingers simultaneously.

I think it's the coolest thing I've ever seen software wise.

I'm getting quite into Reaktor - I think an interface like that could completely change the way you work and think about music... It's the sort of thing I've been waiting for...

I bet in a few years this touch screen technology will really start to work its way into home studios... Anything to avoid feeling like you're working with a computer would be a huge step forward...

so how much would you pay for the coolest interface ever made?

fully customizable.

  blicero said:

so how much would you pay for the coolest interface ever made?

 

fully customizable.

probably $1500-$2000, but it would have to be a lot cooler than that

what would make it cooler?

  blicero said:

what would make it cooler?

more controls on it like keys and knobs and faders and joysticks and other shit i haven't thought of that would appeal to me as fun to fuck with.

  blicero said:

what would make it cooler?

cock-shaped joystick and breast-shape knobs

other than that this controller seems awesome