[QUOTE]On June 6th 2010 Numark introduced the NS10, a breakthrough DJing device.
Specifications:
2 spinning platters with vinyl and mixer section as seen on the acclaimed NS7
internal 500 GB hard drive (sizes up to 2TB)
touchscreen display with iTunes-style Coverflow for song selection based on artwork, transport onscreen controls, XY touch pad for FX manipulation, library editor and Pong game capability for casual gaming during long breaks
embedded OS and Serato® ITCH sofware, for maximum integration and reliability for the mission-critical task
2 USB ports for library management via PC/Macintosh® computers and external HD
no need for a laptop on stage anymore
Mario Pincopalla, a Numark spokesman, declared: “we felt that computers dont’t have a lot to do with DJing, especially machines built for accounting purposes like Vista PCs. Also, different computers mean different issues, with too many variables in play, to a degree in which a perfectly stable combo is virtually impossible to build. That’s why we have decided to integrate the computer INSIDE the controller.”
“Moreover, the system is very scalable; later this year we’ll introduce a touch-screen-only version of the NS10, dubbed the NS-ZERO, with virtual onscreen platters and mixer section, aimed to bars and bedroom DJs. In the middle, we’ll offer the NS5, a smaller, simplified version of the flagship NS10, without spinning platters.”, mr Pincopalla said.[/QUOTE]
i can see where they are coming from with this and i see a lot of people benefitting from this approach. however this more or less kills what programmers have called “innovation at the edges”. this means since this is a closed environment, there is also nothing you can do to extend it with things you want, since they are essentially working hard to cut out this flexibility. now if they simply released an optimized Linux that is focused to DJing, now that would be a whole new thing ..
pong has been a part of ssl for a long time and people on the itchboard were demanding pong. actually that statement made me kind of believe its true, you know, those new zealanders have a strange humor
is pong really in ssl? that is funny I guess, interesting more now that I realize that you could play it using vinyl, and it might be neat if you projected it.
+10 that would be so awesome for modders though it would need the application to get any where, there are all ready audio specific versions of linux around I think
yeah .. but it would be killer if a controller company would put their weight behind one and embed it directly in their controller, while leaving it open for people to throw a customized version on there.
