This from yesterdays NTK [
http://www.ntk.net ] ... Not checked it out
myself yet but figured it was worth posting:
>> TRACKING <<
sufficiently advanced technology : the gathering
"Oh, to be a top DJ again," writes YOZ GRAHAME, rather over-
romanticising the three housewarming parties he's played in
the last five years. "But now that I'm all MP3ed-up, it'd be
nice to use mixing software that brought back the joy of vinyl
without spending half a grand on Final Scratch. I've had my
eye on the HERCULES DJ CONSOLE but until payday I've got
TACTILE 12000 (Windows and OSX), possibly the only
Sourceforge project written in Macromedia Director. None of
that fancy auto-BPM-detection here; instead you get big
spinning discs, draggable needles, nudge buttons, splittable-
stereo cueing (along with multiple sound outputs) and hotkeys
for everything. Admittedly the scratching's a bit crap and the
whole thing's rather more Fisher-Price than Fischerspooner,
but it's good enough to get me started on my efforts to mix
'Yellow Submarine' with Weezer's 'Green Album' - roll on, Lime
Wednesday!"
http://www.tactile12000.com/
- style and substance locked in mortal soundclash
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tactile12000/
- a great start for both of you Lingo OSS coders out there
http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/S&V/djconsole.shtml
- unlike FS, actually looks like it justifies the price
http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
- bonus tracking: yet another (Windows-optimised) VNC
on 05.03.2004 23.48 the person going by the name Gil Yaker at
gyaker@nomusic.net spake :
quoted 28 lines NI's Traktor is the best solution for mixing (just like the first
>
> NI's Traktor is the best solution for mixing (just like the first
> responder said). I use it with an Oxygen8 to control it externally -
> there's no need for an external mixer - it would be just another piece of
> gear to lug to your gig. Almost every function I need to perform I
> can using 26 keys + 10 knobs. In this way the mixing becomes a physical
> act just like using vinyl. Not "just" but close enough and unique in its
> own right too.
>
> seriously, as someone who has bought records for years and had turtables,
> fx, and mixers galore, Traktor has made all that gear and physicality
> obsolete.
>
> The only distinct difference is that my fiance concedes I'm not as sexy
> (her word) to watch sitting infront of my PC, mouse and keyboard in hand
> as I am with my record box by my side standing over 2 techs and a mixer.
>
> The moral is, if you only care about the art, don't bother with
> turntables. But if you'd like a phone number or a smooch, stick with
> shlepping records from gig to gig.
>
>
>
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