Controller without a laptop?
Controller without a laptop? Posted on: 29.08.2010 by Kenisha Boron A couple of months ago I was looking for a laptop set-up to replace my CD decks. I couldn't find what I was looking for, so I mocked up this design in Photoshop.*There's a single platter for controlling two decks but the main feature is you can play direct from a USB stick so you don't need a laptop. Basically you could play around at home on your laptop, but then just take the USB stick to a party. The single platter makes it a bit more portable too. Anybody know of anything like it around?I've tried to upload the pic from my iphone but no joy, so here's the URL: http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...o/138861ed.jpg | |
| Kenisha Boron 29.08.2010 | A couple of months ago I was looking for a laptop set-up to replace my CD decks. I couldn't find what I was looking for, so I mocked up this design in Photoshop.*There's a single platter for controlling two decks but the main feature is you can play direct from a USB stick so you don't need a laptop. Basically you could play around at home on your laptop, but then just take the USB stick to a party. The single platter makes it a bit more portable too. Anybody know of anything like it around? I've tried to upload the pic from my iphone but no joy, so here's the URL: http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...o/138861ed.jpg |
| Ernie Stieglitz 03.09.2010 | Cortex HDTT 5000? http://www.cortex-pro.com/hdtt_5000.php |
| Jeff Thiesing 03.09.2010 | That's a sexy controller! But for a 2,999 controller that runs Windows, I'm not to sure. You could get a 17'' MacBookPro and Maschine for roughly the same price. Or a 13'' MacBookPro, Maschine, Audio 8, and a DJTT Vestax-100 for the same price. I'm not too sure that dBeat's a good bargain :P |
| Freeda Johnsey 03.09.2010 | The Next Beat is an interesting concept. The only other device I can believe of is the Open Labs dBeat: |
| Kenisha Boron 30.08.2010 | "you could get a xone 1d and have a shift ket yo swich between decks a and b" There's an A-B deck selector switch at the bottom right so you wouldn't need extra kit for that - although extra buttons are always nice! Thanks a lot for the post about the NextBeat. It's such a great idea but I don't believe I'd ever really feel confident with those touch faders either. If there was a platter, a crossfader and a pitchslider it would be much better - although these features might make it harder to prance about with the wi-fi control... |
| Maisie Marras 30.08.2010 | i purposely didnt mention the next beat. me no likey |
| Irvin Cee 30.08.2010 | Actually something very similar exists : http://www.nextbeat.net/product.html.fr It tested it and I don't like the touch faders, but that's just me |
| Maisie Marras 29.08.2010 | i doubt that exists, sadly. however it would be amazing, and i suppose you could get a xone 1d and have a shift ket yo swich between decks a and b excuse me if that makes no sense since i dont know much about the 1d as for portability, thats no too much to lug around, its 1 deck and a mixer |
| Kenisha Boron 29.08.2010 | Thanks a lot for the vid. I've never seen that Denon deck before. The single deck/two sound sources is interesting, but portability is the issue. My ideal controller would be a*cross between an Otus Raw and a VCI-300 with the USB capability of a Pioneer CDJ2000, plus on-board fx! Basically it's a controller, mixer and sound card in one. The search goes on... |
| Maisie Marras 29.08.2010 | do i win? |
| Maisie Marras 29.08.2010 | ive been wondering about a similar product what you put together looks good and i KNOW there is a cd player that plays as 2 decks in 1 ive seen it in an old ellaskins video, ill try to find it, but its old so i dont know if the product is still being made EDIT: here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RXrnCTPot4\ EDIT2: at the end he says that its using a usb in the back EDIT3: heres a buy link. im sure you can find it for a little cheaper [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Denon-Turntable-Media-Player-Controller/dp/B0015YYZ10[/ame] |
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