The Maven - Sasha's New Ableton Controller

[Antinoise]

Sasha has developed a controller that mimics a traditional DJ mixer, but it is in fact a 100% Ableton Live controller.



http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/...ontroller.html

I think it’s brilliant. I know people will be bitching about "Well, if everyone uses Ableton Live , then you don't even have to beat match anymore.. Now anyone can be a DJ!". Well my answer to that is "Get a Life!" With one with one skillset not needed, another higher level skill will become more in demand. The new skill will be about creating your own music. Heaven forbid the DJ actually get some musical skill and have to produce his or her own tracks to stand out. PFfff... HAHA

Soon the traditional DJ will be equal to a cover band and the real artists will be the ones that always create their own music.

[Antinoise]

Since the Maven is not out yet (and who knows when it will be) .... Check this modular controller surface

http://www.mawzer.com/index.htm

Let's stop looking over our shoulders and start looking into the future...

[dirty_bass]

Wow again, nice posts mate.

[FILTERZ]

http://www.faderfox.de/



faderfox do some lovely ones that are reasonably priced in my opinion

[dirty_bass]

yeah, they look good, but the maven thing looks the biz

[FILTERZ]

yeah, they look good, but the maven thing looks the biz

Agreed its ten times nicer looking , but it looks very expensive , maybe i will be surprised but i dont reckon i can afford one, these ones i posted are cheap and cheerful (hopefully not just cheap) ;)

[dirty_bass]

yep, those faderfox things are da biz. X5 is thinking about getting one, so he might be able to reprt about it when he gets it.

[TechMouse]

Sack off any controler interface you have ever seen...
this one will be the daddy.


Clicky clicky!

Proper Star-Trek-style, the touch screen interface can show any display you like, with whichever controls you feel relevant. They've also got it working so the touch screen can register multiple touches at once (a drawback to traditional touch screens) - and sensitivity, i.e. press harder and that's another parameter.

Check the above link for some videos...

[dan the acid man]

i cant work out whether thats a tiny mouse in that picture, or the controller is huge

looks really nice though

[The Divide]

Sack off any controler interface you have ever seen...
this one will be the daddy.


Clicky clicky!

Proper Star-Trek-style, the touch screen interface can show any display you like, with whichever controls you feel relevant. They've also got it working so the touch screen can register multiple touches at once (a drawback to traditional touch screens) - and sensitivity, i.e. press harder and that's another parameter.

Check the above link for some videos...

Take a look at that buet!!!
:lol:
Wonder if she drives as good as she looks tho

[Adverse]

sack off! LOL

antionoise is the man. half man half geek :P

[Joseph Isaac]

That Mawzer looks sick!

[g]

how is the Maven news to anyone?

wait, we don't follow sasha here. ok.... dumb question.

it's not going to be a production unit so you don't have to worry about being able to afford it. at least not yet.

there's absolutely nothing you can do with that overblown batman utility belt marketing hype bullsh*t thing that you can't do with a UC33e and a few keyboard shortcuts/keystrokes.

...sorry. this thing has been discussed ad nauseam on the ableton board. :)

[MARKEG]

i want that controller :love:

[The Divide]

i want that controller :love:

Shh get back in that dungeon :P

[Martin Dust]

http://www.faderfox.de/



faderfox do some lovely ones that are reasonably priced in my opinion

You need the hands of a five year old to use one of these ****ers...no shit

[Apex Beat]

Suppose you gotta roll with the times, but am I the only one who buzzes of seeing people use 1210's?

[gumpy green]

Suppose you gotta roll with the times, but am I the only one who buzzes of seeing people use 1210's?

depends on how they use em....used well yes i really do.

[gumpy green]

also buzz of seeing folks using hardware/pc/anything techno really....

again only if it gets used well tho

[Joseph Isaac]

there's absolutely nothing you can do with that overblown batman utility belt marketing hype bullsh*t thing that you can't do with a UC33e and a few keyboard shortcuts/keystrokes.

I have a UC33 and its faders are not nearly as responsive as say, a crossfader on dj mixer. So yeah, I would disagree that you can do everything on a UC33(e) and the keyboard. Sure you can assign "A" to a key and "B" to a key to flip back and forth or assign a fader, but its not nearly as useful as a standard x-fader. That's why I'm looking at getting the Mawzer...