It's official, the iPad is worth it.

[Patch]

This tactile feedback thing is WAY over rated! I don't really see the need for touch screen knobs - but touch screen faders are gonna be awesome... Pages and pages and pages of touch screen faders. <<<DROOL>>>

[analogdog]

I've always wished for VR gloves and a holographic display... that would perk my ears up!

I need the tactile feel as my right hand often goes completely numb and the light touch of a screen is not as useful.

I'm going to set mine up today with a fader kit and see how it feels, but my symptoms change daily.

For certain gigs it has definite advantages as size and weight of luggage is a major obstacle. I go minimal for international unless they pick up the tab on rack mount cases. 2 ipads, launchpad, se100, and mac with audiofire 2, pth530's, and cables all fit in my carry on gig bag as I will never check that in international luggage, always carry it on. I'm heading to New Zealand for winterfest next week and last year my super industrial Samsonite hard shell luggage was shattered at the corners... I think they personally dropped it from 100 feet.

I'm not too pleased with the glare that comes off the iPad though. That table top glass on it can blind you.

Samsung is releasing a full system tablet (Galaxy Tab) later this year with tactile screen and full cable hookups and memory upgrades... that my be the ticket.

Check this... plus you can cable connect, and it works as a phone... might be interesting.

http://techfreqnews.com/2010/06/17/s...-as-an-iphone/

[nem0nic]

No denying, though - touch screen controllers (with muti-page software) is DEFINITELY the way forward.

I would say they are A way forward. It's not like everything in the future will be touchscreens and no tactile controls. But there is definitely room in DJing for touchscreens, and they will become more and more necessary as control modality increases and more features get added to devices. I think it's also obvious that a large number of DJs have a specific idea about what they want control over, and not everyone is going to agree. Having the capability to create custom controllers to suit specific needs is an attractive proposition.

[ctrld]

It's not like everything in the future will be touchscreens and no tactile controls.

definitely not. no matter how advanced touchscreens may become, you just can't replace the feeling of twisting a real four-dimensional knob. on the other hand, some applications allow you to do stuff you couldn't possibly do with regular controls. I think a combination of both physical and virtual elements is the future...

...at least until we have working (and affordable) neural interfaces that you can wear without looking like a rastafari terminator

[DJPhaidon]

I've always wished for VR gloves and a holographic display... that would perk my ears up!

Something like this, 6:00 is where it gets interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6YTQ...layer_embedded

[DJPhaidon]

Also, just another tidbit. One of the main gripes from the Lemur users over on their forums has been the lack of hardwire ability of the iPad. Well, considering that you can tether over the hardwire USB connection or Bluetooth to an iPhone, the possibility is there, just not the functionality yet.

from an article about iOS 4, which will be coming to the iPad in the fall.

Tethering
You can now tether your phone to your computer over USB or Bluetooth. But how? The first step is turning on tethering on your account, which you can do by going to att.com/mywireless and enrolling in the tethering plan. It's an extra $20 a month, and you get to share whatever data plan you have on your phone with your computer.

[JamesT]

2 iPads, 2 Lemurs... And a BCF2000???

thats the first thing I noticed! Cannot believe he is using something Behringer, not that I am a hater, just seems weird that he isn't using something 'better' or rather made a better version himself...

[DJPhaidon]

thats the first thing I noticed! Cannot believe he is using something Behringer, not that I am a hater, just seems weird that he isn't using something 'better' or rather made a better version himself...

on his web site (plastikman) there is another video of him explaining his setup with a more detailed view of Griid, and he also states the the Behringer is because of the motorized faders. He also adds a french accent to Lemur, which I think is kind of commical, but they are made in france, so maybe I'm the r-tard here.

[sarasin]

Yeah...i noticed that he pronounces things with the accent they are from.

HEHEHEHEHE.