(313) analog reacTable
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Re: (313) analog reacTable
Cool! But the guy has no rhythm! :-) On 02/04/2008, at 17:44, Frank Glazer wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbFqQwrxao -- peace, frank dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com
Re: (313) the reactable
On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 03:18:32PM -0600, kent williams wrote: When I play live, I want tools that I don't need to look at in order to manipulate. Hence fader boxes and keyboards are better for me than something like this. I really like taking my basket of hand percussion too, because it means I'm actually using my body, and not just my eyes. I meant using the virtual reality control, not the holografic image/visualisation thing (although that would be cool, too, however pretty far away from our current technology). Think of rewinding and cueing the next track(s) just by moving your hands circularly (counter)clockwise, just like vinyl, but without touching anything... G I saw this MIT thing as well (because it was running some linux stuff I was interested)... Anyway, what all we digital boys are looking for to control their music live is something like that system Tom Cruise had to control/scan/rewind/play the images in Minority Report, isn't it!?! -- Guilherme Menegon Arantes, PhD Sao Paulo, Brasil __
Re: (313) the reactable
I saw this MIT thing as well (because it was running some linux stuff I was interested)... Anyway, what all we digital boys are looking for to control their music live is something like that system Tom Cruise had to control/scan/rewind/play the images in Minority Report, isn't it!?! G On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 11:51:01PM -, Tristan Watkins wrote: -Original Message- From: fab. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 November 2006 20:32 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) the reactable The Reactable, a glimpse of the future? The reactable, is a multi-user electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible user interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving physical objects on a luminous table surface. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc Looks very similar to a thing that came out of M.I.T. a few years ago which I had a chance to play with when I stumbled across it in a science and technology museum in Austria on holiday. This actually looks like the exact same thing with a software upgrade and some new shape thingys. When I first saw the video clips I was really excited about it, and was drolling when I first sawit in person, but I got bored of the generic loops they were running in about 10 minutes. To be honest, I don't see that it's a big improvement on the standard knob box. I mean, it's nothing more than a big interface which has a cool visual element to it that more than one person can use, but you could accomplish the same thing with multiple knob boxes and the shape thingys aren't really any better than a knob. Tristan === http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.14/548 - Release Date: 23/11/2006 15:22 -- Guilherme Menegon Arantes, PhD Sao Paulo, Brasil __
Re: (313) the reactable
When I play live, I want tools that I don't need to look at in order to manipulate. Hence fader boxes and keyboards are better for me than something like this. I really like taking my basket of hand percussion too, because it means I'm actually using my body, and not just my eyes. It's difficult with Electronic Music to really project any sort of image or energy to an audience, and if you're staring at a screen or a tabletop it's pretty much game over. On 11/26/06, Guilherme Menegon Arantes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw this MIT thing as well (because it was running some linux stuff I was interested)... Anyway, what all we digital boys are looking for to control their music live is something like that system Tom Cruise had to control/scan/rewind/play the images in Minority Report, isn't it!?!
Re: (313) the reactable
fab. wrote: The Reactable, a glimpse of the future? The reactable, is a multi-user electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible user interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving physical objects on a luminous table surface. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc looks awesome. excellent well thought out design. makes controlling the synth easier accessible to anyone, as it makes it visible what exactly you are doing by twisting knobs and pushing buttons. jurren _ Play online games with your friends with Messenger http://www.join.msn.com/messenger/overview
Re: (313) the reactable
Very, Very cool. HB www.vmax.net On Nov 24, 2006, at 5:58 AM, jurren baars wrote: fab. wrote: The Reactable, a glimpse of the future? The reactable, is a multi-user electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible user interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving physical objects on a luminous table surface. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc looks awesome. excellent well thought out design. makes controlling the synth easier accessible to anyone, as it makes it visible what exactly you are doing by twisting knobs and pushing buttons. jurren _ Play online games with your friends with Messenger http:// www.join.msn.com/messenger/overview
(313) the reactable
The Reactable, a glimpse of the future? The reactable, is a multi-user electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible user interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving physical objects on a luminous table surface. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc fab. CITYMORB MUSIC www.citymorb.net | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.myspace.com/citymorb out now: CTM002 SMBP - Stars Falling ep. next release: CTM004 Vermont - The Santa Cruz Operation
RE: (313) the reactable
-Original Message- From: fab. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 November 2006 20:32 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) the reactable The Reactable, a glimpse of the future? The reactable, is a multi-user electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible user interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving physical objects on a luminous table surface. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc Looks very similar to a thing that came out of M.I.T. a few years ago which I had a chance to play with when I stumbled across it in a science and technology museum in Austria on holiday. This actually looks like the exact same thing with a software upgrade and some new shape thingys. When I first saw the video clips I was really excited about it, and was drolling when I first sawit in person, but I got bored of the generic loops they were running in about 10 minutes. To be honest, I don't see that it's a big improvement on the standard knob box. I mean, it's nothing more than a big interface which has a cool visual element to it that more than one person can use, but you could accomplish the same thing with multiple knob boxes and the shape thingys aren't really any better than a knob. Tristan === http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.14/548 - Release Date: 23/11/2006 15:22
