To all you Live PA/laptop warriors out there

[dj_soo]

You need to get this:

http://www.sonalog.com/

best midi controller... ever...

then it'll actually look like you're doing more than just checking your e-mail when you perform.

[-evil-duerr-]

woah, thats wikkid! imagine the possibilities!

[mux]

man.

that's ghey with a capital ghey.

[dj_soo]

^ but just think! Now when Paul Oakenfold throws his arms in the air, it'll actually do something!

[-evil-duerr-]

now that was awfully negative mux!

"Up to 54 (27 per arm) controller changes at one time. "
thats what i found appealing about it.

the videos didnt do a product like this any justice (they were shit). it's a really cool idea that I'm sure will be worked on and refined to be a more attractive product in the future. I like the idea of being able to have more control than the standard 2 hands and feet maximum. Unless I'm mistaken, really complex shit could be performed live that wouldnt be possible before.

[b0ld]

personally I think its a stupid concept..... talk about nightmares programming the god damn thing....

[decypher]

i dunno man. Does it come with a liquid version?

[Gusto]

Originally Posted by decypher

i dunno man. Does it come with a liquid version?

that'd be sweet. if there is, i know this guy that would be great. when he is on e.

[sNyx]

watched the videos, its quite silly looking.
but it's pretty fucken innovative.

mux, soo, what was the last unique and creative midi controller you made?
..riiiiiight, back to the wax.

[wishbone]

forget air guittars

it's time to air DJ.

[dj_soo]

Originally Posted by sNyx™

watched the videos, its quite silly looking.
but it's pretty fucken innovative.

mux, soo, what was the last unique and creative midi controller you made?
..riiiiiight, back to the wax.

hey man, i think this controller is awesome - may not do much for the pure musical side of things, but for the performance side of things it definitely beats the nerdy guy hunched over the laptop...

[b0ld]

Originally Posted by wizzfish

forget air guittars

it's time to air DJ.

Air Dj's have been out for a while...
check it out

http://www.air-scratch.com/

[mux]

Originally Posted by sNyx™

mux, soo, what was the last unique and creative midi controller you made?

Lol, you don't do your homework. :)

Depends, do you mean the MIDIBOX64-based controllers, or the SH-101 MIDI mods, or the Plogue Bidule software controllers I'm currently working with? Maybe the algorhythmic MIDI systems I've built in software back on the Amiga, or the complex interactions between the Nord Modular and my other hardware synths? Hell, I've got a custom joystick-based MIDI controller (using parts scavenged from the alley) up on the workbench right now. I've been building and modifying MIDI controllers and synths for seven or eight years now... I speak fluent sysex, do you?

..riiiiiight, back to the wax.

I'm assuming you're talking about your wax. The last vinyl I've owned was a 45 of Gowan's "You're A Strange Animal" in grade three. :) I am not, and have never been, a DJ.

Don't get me wrong, the concept is interesting, but *man*, the execution... did you check out those videos? The only places I could see that being used would be:

- ghey VNV Nation-style industrial pop
- MIDI-based motion capture a la early Soft|image
- Noise guys at Blim on a Thursday night

One of the more interesting MIDI control systems I've seen was some guys in town working with an iCube (google it) and MAX/MSP... they built a 30' thick black silk rope studded with optical bend sensors. The rope itself was a MIDI controller; they then had a troupe of dancers performing a dance with the rope. The dancers danced with the rope, which affected the music, which in turn affected the dancers... they got some kind of government arts grant for it. Same thing tho - really interesting idea, totally ghey in execution.

[mux]

For a *really* interesting MIDI controller (tho probably way too geeky for the average FnK'er), check out this site:

http://samchillian.com/aboutsam.html

The "Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheepee" controller is a heavily modified (and patented) QWERTY keyboard, which sends MIDI. It does not work the way you expect it to. The guy who designed and built it is either a musical genius or completely insane.

Check out the "instructional video"...

(admittedly, this is another controller that is awesome in theory, but will never be widely successful...)

[b0ld]

more of an emo keyboard then anything :P

[nabs]

thats awsome

[littlejon]

Originally Posted by mux

Lol, you don't do your homework. :)

Depends, do you mean the MIDIBOX64-based controllers, or the SH-101 MIDI mods, or the Plogue Bidule software controllers I'm currently working with? Maybe the algorhythmic MIDI systems I've built in software back on the Amiga, or the complex interactions between the Nord Modular and my other hardware synths? Hell, I've got a custom joystick-based MIDI controller (using parts scavenged from the alley) up on the workbench right now. I've been building and modifying MIDI controllers and synths for seven or eight years now... I speak fluent sysex, do you?

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

PWNED

[sh4un]

meh
not even close 2 the best
u guys must not of seen the touch screen one yet
that thing is the crazyiest coolest thing ive seen in my life

[b0ld]

Originally Posted by sh4un

meh
not even close 2 the best
u guys must not of seen the touch screen one yet
that thing is the crazyiest coolest thing ive seen in my life

old concept....
I believe it was students in berkley university made an optical mixer type device. Comprised of an overhead projector... objects with chips in them a white board and a computer... They were able to make sampled loops and what not and blend them in and such.... and this was well before that touch screen thing circulating on the net right now.

[mattymids]

Originally Posted by sNyx™

watched the videos, its quite silly looking.
but it's pretty fucken innovative.

mux, soo, what was the last unique and creative midi controller you made?
..riiiiiight, back to the wax.

I dont think myles has seen one night in east van!

[Phat Conductor]

[cubed]

I would have to agree.

myles kind of got bitch slapped into tomorrow with that one.

mux's live pa sets are a thing of legend around the vancouver scene.

[clevich]

you got your ass handed to you in a golden platter

[mattymids]

total golden platter man, total

[sNyx]

Originally Posted by cubed

I would have to agree.

myles kind of got bitch slapped into tomorrow with that one.

mux's live pa sets are a thing of legend around the vancouver scene.

my ass hurts, I didnt stand a chance. mux took me upside down..