Tablet Hackintosh + Traktor?

[mpetersen3]

http://gizmodo.com/391103/full+scree...not-from-apple

So i have decided that a tablet hackintosh with multitouch would be great for djing, knobs could be a bit troublesome, but I would think that you could accomplish a lot with styli. Has anyone setup this or any multitouch system for osx, and has experiences with it?

[Segfault]

http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=modbook

Check 'em out.

[MiL0]

dJ dAb uses a touchscreen controller with Traktor - do a search on this forum for pix of his setup...

my personal thoughts are that it would be a really nice toy, but a bit of a gimmick. The best thing about proper midi dj controllers are the hands on knobs, sliders, etc - touching a screen, even a multitouch screen, just wouldn't provide the tactile response that is so essential for intuitive dj'ing (imho).

[sine143]

i dunno man, the Stanton SC** series has proven, in my opinion, that knobs are not all that necessary. A touch screen might work, it will be interesting to see where things go in the next 5 years.

[MiL0]

horses for courses and all that - I can't stand that Stanton controller personally!

[sine143]

yeah, I mean, I've never used it personally, but I know that people have been successful with it.

[Segfault]

There's also the JazzMutant Lemur, which I hear Daft Punk's duo are both fans of.

The flexibility touch screens allow is just incredible, and there isn't really anything you can do with a knob that you can't do with a fader.

Though I will agree with the sentiment of the SCS conrollers being a little 'enh.' I haven't gotten a chance to play with any, but I don't think I'd go out of my way to get one without trying it out first.

[licks]

Came across this site searching for this kind of thing. Has anyone tried out one of the modbooks with ableton or traktor? I'm interested in using one w/ ableton.

[licks]

I should rephrase ... Not just the axiom modbook. But any tablet based hackintosh. Was also considering a mac mini with a touchscreen.

[michaeldunne109]

There's also the JazzMutant Lemur, which I hear Daft Punk's duo are both fans of.
The flexibility touch screens allow is just incredible, and there isn't really anything you can do with a knob that you can't do with a fader.

Though I will agree with the sentiment of the SCS conrollers being a little 'enh.' I haven't gotten a chance to play with any, but I don't think I'd go out of my way to get one without trying it out first.

They most certinaly are check out the end of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYTaGxOuURU at about the 3 minute mark their rocking 3 of ehm thats 6000e alone not that they payed for them haha