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Accelerometers. I did not ask for this. But man, the look on peoples faces when you add a clearly audible effect such as a filter to the mix by just tilting your controller. They must be amazed whether they are DJs or not.
And full RGB, yes, hell yes.
Edit: and am I the only the price of 249 dollars or 185 euros is really low for such a device ?
Buying it.
This controller is the answer to all my questions!
-Why are the blog post so lame lately?
-Is this site just for making money instead of promoting controllerism?
-Is this just a digital shrine to Eans gospel?
Kep up the good work!
So, like, a cross between the MF3D and the MF Pro? Basically Pro with RGB leds, dedicated bank buttons and six shift buttons. Would be pretty cool alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patch
I feel like if I used this at a gig I would need to explain to ppl what the hell I am doing but then it would get quite a reaction....still I probably would always keep one corner on the table, ive just never been able to get that into the music I'm spinning haha. Still if there is a combined sample deck mapping with the instant grat/wtf mapping then it could be perfect to go with my s4.
disclaimer: I can't view the blog video from work...
From the pics, I only see the 4 extra (shift) buttons on top. But there are 6 shift buttons? What am I missing?
I'm always too drunk to do what Ean does. I'd spend half the nite on my ass:DQuote:
Originally Posted by HedgeHog
You took the words right outta my mouth. It is REALLY exciting to think how much work is going on behind the scenes at DJTT.Quote:
Originally Posted by boarderbas
The MF3D has a lot of performance possibilities and not just for show-offs, especially when you have full control over the LEDs and can use them to give you feedback about the program state. With the right MIDI mapping there's no need to look at the screen any more, you know right away which bank you are in and what functions are currently active. Key state is persistent so setting an LED color on a Bank is remembered throught the session as you swap banks. Want to know if a deck is playing? Turn a key on bank 1 from white to red.
The rockout moves aren't the only thing you can do with the LEDs. For instance, hold the box above your head with the LEDs pointing towards the audience. Move the MF3D side to side in a 180 degree arc above your head and the audience can see the values changing. That's audience interaction and direct control all at the same time. How could you use that to engage your audience? What other features would you want to see?
The MF3D also has _absolute_ orientation tracking so subtle movements can also be output as MIDI CCs - mixing subtle tracks or controlling slow tonal events is just as easy as tracking the "rocking out" movements. Once you get it in your hands you really feel the machine reading your movements - it's Apple-style natural once you get it in your hands, we've worked hard on that.
It also outputs a storm of MIDI data - three orientation CCs for every button held down and buttons "pick up" from the place they were pressed allowing you to do up-sweeps and down-sweeps with just one motion by timing the keypresses. That's a huge amount of control and way more CCs than you could ever tweak at one time using just two hands. These features are really a solution looking for a problem and we're hoping that people will play with the device and find ways of using it we've never thought of. That's the kind of capabilities tht good artistic tools provide.
So go be creative with it, show us what it can do.
In a booth. Completely uselss imo. Unless you hold it in the air and do stuff.
BUT I could see this working awesome for a duo. One person mixing, another person in the crowd mashing effects. If they do it right cue juggle etc. Let people in the audience try touching a button or two. You can really engage your audience in that manner.