Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
shawn, bad. love -Joe - Original Message - From: "Shawn Hatfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control > rhymes with "Joe" > > > On Saturday, August 2, 2003, at 01:48 PM, ::P wrote: > > > hoe >
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
rhymes with "Joe" On Saturday, August 2, 2003, at 01:48 PM, ::P wrote: hoe
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
why must everything shatter earth? why can't things just be enjoyable and fun? :) i'd use this for a live performance. i'd definitely like to have one for my studio. _twerk On Saturday, August 2, 2003, at 12:36 PM, ::P wrote: One of the guys that did it is on IDM and he's a nice guy. I'm not saying that it isn't cool looking. All I'm saying is that it's nothing earth shattering.
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
well a couple differences... its not like a touchscreen really, as a touchscreen cannot track 2 seperate points of contact. furthermore, the audiopad is not touch sensetive, but rather the position of the objects are "magnetically" tracked and the GUI is projected onto the board based on the object positions. its a new technology that james patten has developed as part of his research at mit -Joe - Original Message - From: "Kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313 list" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 7:00 PM Subject: Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control > It's a nice proof of concept, but the fact that it doesn't really > make performing any easier, more intuitive or more expressive is what > disappoints me. Furthermore, it's just a slightly different way > of doing a touchscreen, which is old news. > > One of the guys that did it is on IDM and he's a nice guy. I'm not > saying that it isn't cool looking. All I'm saying is that it's nothing > earth shattering. > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Ok it might not be all that earth-shattering from a _programming_ level but > > from an _interactive/performance presentation_ level I do think it will > > open doors to "the next step". >
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
I agree. Think about how fun it might be to DJ using that concept. lisa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip]> IMO it's pretty forward thinking MEK
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
On 8/1/03 6:34 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > would you rather: > > a) watch someone sit behind a grey laptop I'm sure you meant to say Titanium laptop. ;-) I understand Kent's point, but the news here is that there is an obvious connection between the way the performer manipulates the interface, and the resultant sound. This connection is lost when there is only a small GUI, and it's pointed away from the audience. I'm sure there are a LOT of ways you could achieve this connection. -- im
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
It's a nice proof of concept, but the fact that it doesn't really make performing any easier, more intuitive or more expressive is what disappoints me. Furthermore, it's just a slightly different way of doing a touchscreen, which is old news. One of the guys that did it is on IDM and he's a nice guy. I'm not saying that it isn't cool looking. All I'm saying is that it's nothing earth shattering. On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ok it might not be all that earth-shattering from a _programming_ level but > from an _interactive/performance presentation_ level I do think it will > open doors to "the next step".
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
Ok it might not be all that earth-shattering from a _programming_ level but
from an _interactive/performance presentation_ level I do think it will
open doors to "the next step".
Imagine having these pads all over a room where people could walk up and
remix/mix your music live. It's intuitive - more so than most computer
interfaces.
The colored lights aspect does make it hell of a lot more fun to watch and,
I would think, to use - I would imagine it would satisfy/stimulate the
tactile/sensory parts of your brain.
And come on - it's very futuristic in appearance.
I'd like to know - if you had a choice of watching the *exact same musical
performance*, would you rather:
a) watch someone sit behind a grey laptop where you could not see the
manipulations and they moved very little if at all
or
b) watch someone control the music using this device and could see what
they were doing and with color, shape, and movement represent the musical
elements
it's like when Kraftwerk comes out from behind their stands to play "Pocket
Calculator" - they could easily stay back but it's the presentation that
makes the difference. And people look forward to that moment.
music - like all art - relies on its presentation
IMO it's pretty forward thinking
MEK
Kent williams
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meet the future of midi control
Everyone gets really excited about this, but really, using this
is no different than a faderbox, except for the pretty colored lights.
As someone who actually plays live with computers, I'd think the
main attraction is to associate some physical activity and colored
lights with what are really conventional manipulations of musical
elements.
And technically, it's some sort of magnetic sensor grid, that outputs
the position of 3 or 4 pucks. There's nothing that exciting or
cutting edge about the programming either. It's a cool grad-student
project but nothing earth-shattering.
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> solves the problem of "boring" laptop performances
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> really amazing
> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59837,00.html
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> link to video download of Audiopad in action (with very cool music)
> http://www.wired.com/news/mediaplayer/0,2108,59779,00.html
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kent williams -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.cornwarning.com -- Iowa's First Techno Record Label
http://www.mp3.com/chaircrusher -- tunes
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
glad someone said that. i agree it's pretty cool, but compared to all the media it's getting, i just don't get it. - Original Message - From: "Kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313 list" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 3:05 PM Subject: Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control > Everyone gets really excited about this, but really, using this > is no different than a faderbox, except for the pretty colored lights. > As someone who actually plays live with computers, I'd think the > main attraction is to associate some physical activity and colored > lights with what are really conventional manipulations of musical > elements. > > And technically, it's some sort of magnetic sensor grid, that outputs > the position of 3 or 4 pucks. There's nothing that exciting or > cutting edge about the programming either. It's a cool grad-student > project but nothing earth-shattering. > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > solves the problem of "boring" laptop performances > > > > really amazing > > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59837,00.html > > > > > > > > link to video download of Audiopad in action (with very cool music) > > http://www.wired.com/news/mediaplayer/0,2108,59779,00.html > > > > kent williams -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cornwarning.com -- Iowa's First Techno Record Label > http://www.mp3.com/chaircrusher -- tunes >
Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
Everyone gets really excited about this, but really, using this is no different than a faderbox, except for the pretty colored lights. As someone who actually plays live with computers, I'd think the main attraction is to associate some physical activity and colored lights with what are really conventional manipulations of musical elements. And technically, it's some sort of magnetic sensor grid, that outputs the position of 3 or 4 pucks. There's nothing that exciting or cutting edge about the programming either. It's a cool grad-student project but nothing earth-shattering. On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > solves the problem of "boring" laptop performances > > really amazing > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59837,00.html > > > > link to video download of Audiopad in action (with very cool music) > http://www.wired.com/news/mediaplayer/0,2108,59779,00.html > kent williams -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cornwarning.com -- Iowa's First Techno Record Label http://www.mp3.com/chaircrusher -- tunes
(313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control
solves the problem of "boring" laptop performances really amazing http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59837,00.html link to video download of Audiopad in action (with very cool music) http://www.wired.com/news/mediaplayer/0,2108,59779,00.html
