i'm thinking about this and i'm wondering if anybody knows of something
in the works that is along these lines.
basically, i'm thinking of something that would be for djs, sort of bypassing
the CD-J style, and finalscratch, and doing something more like traktor, but
in a dedicated box.
basically it would have some kind of tactile interface for the dj to que, mix, cut,
eq, possibly do fx or whatever with trax. perhaps even a "wheel" interface
for some of the feel of queing vinyl.
it would have some kind of hard disk - and usb/firewire, possibly cd for input,
and read mp3, wav etc.
why am i thinking this? one - i want final scratch, but it seems like alot of extra
overhead to do something that could just be done on a computer. what i'm
imagining here is just a stripped down computer with a custom interface for djs/mixers.
two - i'd rather not buy a cdj unit, because of having to burn audio to cds, carrying
the cds and all. personally, i'd be mostly for playing unreleased material.
ideas, rumors?
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