Livid’s (+Dubspot) new MIDI controller: DS1
New collaboration between Livid Instruments and Dubspot:
Looks pretty sweet. Would have been awesome if some of the knobs had center detents, but this still looks amazing as a standalone for Traktor internal mixing + FX control 
Fantastic!!!
This should have been made 10 years ago.
Like, and want!!!
This is gonna be AMAZING with Ableton Live…
this would be so great if it had motorized faders
Looks sweet, but non-motorized, non- aftertouch faders … 
Behringer has one for that and cheaper too
that looks surprisingly good!
This plus Launchpad Mini…
If they added a Button Grid I’d be inclined to agree the way its laid out realistically only gives you control of one scene at a time if you intend using cues (which would eat a second row - and no switching scenes is not an option for something as minor IMHO).
An Add-on module with the 8 encoders and 4x8 grid would be bloody brilliant!
The aging VCM600, despite being 6 channels is probably well more suited to Ableton in a similar build quality package, and while I love my Akai I’m really missing regular channel EQ’s. Nothing on the market is quite hitting the spot for me yet, this included.
Akai - No Regular channel EQ’s, kinda Plasticy.
Vestax - No Endless Encoders for Racks, no real grid, but plenty of buttons that can be re-assigned as one.
Livid - No proper Launch Grid, No 8x2 Rack knobs.
Push - No Faders, Lack of Knobs.
Yeah, really love the Compact and Universal versions of the X-TOUCH.
Can’t wait to see if Behringer will decide to overhaul their BCR2000 as well!
(Starts daydreaming again!)
