Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control

2003-08-02 Thread Kent williams
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

Re: (313) Attention spotters!

2003-08-02 Thread stewart
Ok, here it is, I think. House of Jazz: Traxx of Life (LazyBoy records) LB 104. I think its by Reggie Hall. Stewart - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 12:14 AM Subject: Re: (313) Attention spotters! It sounds like a

Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of (performing)

2003-08-02 Thread Michael . Elliot-Knight
I agree that in and of itself it is not earth-shattering, but they have overcome the obstacle of the audience's general inability to connect with the performer, or better, the performance during a typical laptop performance. I'd still like to know which you'd rather *watch* for, say, 45

Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of midi control

2003-08-02 Thread lisa
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 (performing)

2003-08-02 Thread Ian
On 8/1/03 10:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe it is just a LiteBrite - but if my LiteBrite allowed me to manipulate music by moving colorful glowing pegs around on a board - hell yeah, I'd use it. ;D Similar, say, to the massive patch bays that Tangerine Dream used to

Re: (313) Audiopad - meet the future of (performing)

2003-08-02 Thread Phonopsia
If they only had the foresight to add two goals, perforated air vents, a couple of paddles and a bunch of spastic energy, we might be in business. :) I think it's cool b/c it's a step in the right direction. But for me air hockey is still air hockey and a laptop is still a laptop. The stoned

(313) Adult. in Europe starting next week

2003-08-02 Thread Greg Earle
Adult.'s Anxiety Always tour hits Europe and the UK starting next week: http://www.ErsatzAudio.COM/Tour2003.html - Greg