What's missing from NI controllers?

[Phi]

What about modular designs?

[oliosky]

Wait, so you want folks to give you mad ideas for all your grand plans but you won't share anything? Yeah. Nah.

[Phi]

No, I'm researching the viability of my designs without allowing the competition to know what they are yet.

When in this industry you have to play your cards close to your chest for your own protection.

[crckrs]

Wait, so you want folks to give you mad ideas for all your grand plans but you won't share anything? Yeah. Nah.

Pretty much this.
Sounds like now you have no ideas, and are just milking others to think for you. I provided stimulus for ideas, but I or no one else here will draft a controller for you.

You can always come up with a design, patent it and share it. You're ideas are protected and you can get feedback.

edit: And I'm fairly sure the hard working people over at NI and Pioneer are keeping themselves busy with their own ideas.

[Phi]

Care to tell me how my designs are legally protected?

I have to prototype five-six different controllers, I only have the funding for one prototype at a time so obviously (like any company would) I research what the market has an appetite for.

It's basic business folks.

[synthet1c]

i just want the strength of a vestax pmc mixer, VCI-300 jogs, 4 mixer channels with p & g faders and rgb leds in everything... I want to be able to throw something down the stairs, brush it off and plug it in, that's not too much to ask is it?

if you going for modular I would love something similar to the novation nocturn with 8 led ringed encoders but with 16 rgb buttons instead of the 8 you get on the nocturn. it would ideally be able to sit above or in front of a mixer kind of like the zomo thing, and made with steel

Both of those things aren't going to make you any money though, unless you already own a factory fitted out to make electronics

[rdale]

make something that lights up pretty with "spinning" leds on the platter, works most of the time and the public will gobble it up. I'm nearly over gear, or at least gear wars, the only reason i might upgrade is for better four channel control.

[Phi]

All of the designs I have would be applicable in traditional or adventurous scenarios. I have multiple threads like this on different forums to help me control variables. And this is a chance for someone to say what they like/don't to help improve the state of the industry.

Thank you for your time.

[ekwipt]

Wireless ad-hoc controllers or design your own USB dongle that handles the transmission.

I hate cables surely this is possible with either Bluetooth 4.0 or wireless adhoc

[basspenetrator]

multi TT usb hubs in controllers. like behringer finally made with the cdm series..