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Laptop or iPad DJ? What If It Didn’t Matter? New NI Hardware, Mad Zach Demo
That’s one small step for DJ hardware, one giant leap into the post-PC era. Native Instruments today has updated their integrated hardware for Traktor DJs, the 4-channel Traktor Kontrol S4 and 2-channel Traktor Kontrol S2. But while the updates are nice, the biggest transformation is that you can watch a DJ working with these controllers […]
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A Controllerist Dream Come True: Custom Mappings in Ableton Live, Without Code
You’re not other people. You want things your way, right away. You might not want to buy a new controller for each piece of software, or, worse, the latest controller that purports to control said software, and then live with the particular way in which the two integrate. You want things to work the way […]
Moldover’s MOJO, Now Open Source; Grab Build Details and Ableton Live Sets and Effects
Live electronic musician Moldover’s MOJO is the Sherman Tank of controllers: enormous, indestructible, destructive. It’s also a deeply involved build, costing US$1999.00. If you want to get some of that … um, MOJO … but don’t have two grand lying around, or if you want to adapt it to your own mojo, Moldover’s work is […]
Peter Kirn - April 26, 2012
Music Music tech
A Monster Frankenstein Controller, with Fur Keys and Borg-Like Eyepiece, Built by Julie Covello
Peter Kirn - February 2, 2012
Music Music tech
Choppertone, Wooden Ableton Jazz Controller, and Folk Music of the 21st Century: Video
Peter Kirn - December 2, 2011
Music Music tech
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