Neko QX6 is gonna rule the world

[shimmy]

Is anyone else interested in getting one of these?
I'm serious thinking about saving up to get one.
(after I sell all my old,unused equipment).




* More than 10,000 high-quality sounds
* 15-inch touch screen for hands on control of any software parameter and 2 button touch pad
* Bump MP 4x4 velocity sensitive drum pad interface
* Master Control Panel including transport controls, 4 plus 1 mappable faders, transpose functions and more
* 61-key semi-weighted, synth-action keyboard with after-touch
* Comprehensive I/O capable of up to 24bit/96KHz audio with 4 in / 6 out including 2 phantom-powered mic-preamps with instrument inputs, S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O
* Intel® Core™ i3 2.93 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive
* High Speed Dual-Layer CD/DVD burner
* 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 external/2 internal), 1 Firewire 1394 port, 1 DVI Video port, 1 Ethernet port, Internet ready
* External QWERTY keyboard

[leedsquietman]

Nice devices, but not exactly going to rule the world - they've been around a while and have a niche, rnb and hip hop producers such as Teddy Riley love them, but they ain't flying out of the door.

[DangerousDave]

price tag is also quite high as i remember, granted buying all those parts separately (pads, keys, processor, etc.) would probably be more expensive, but not everyone throws down for equipment 5 g's at a time.

[jaaaku]

Plus, only 5 faders on this model. Does anyone like the idea of an "all-in-one" package with only 5 faders?? Hmm...

[squelcht]

Plus, only 5 faders on this model. Does anyone like the idea of an "all-in-one" package with only 5 faders?? Hmm...

Does hip-hop production actually need more than 5?

[tw1nstates]

Every time I see it I think that's a really expansive laptop.

I guess good for people who don't like making music using computers...

But wait, it is a computer

[andrewbrewer]

i've got a NeKO TSE, which i am getting upgraded. i love it.
if you are willing to spend, this thing delivers.

[tw1nstates]

What does it do that a lap top and keyboard cant?

How id it 4 times better than a computer (it's 4 tims more expensive)

i am genuinely interested to know. . .

[doghouse]

What does it do that a lap top and keyboard cant?

The hardware chosen for the computer portion is optimized for audio use. It's more like buying a "music PC" from a pro audio vendor than just picking up a Dell at BestBuy.

Anyone who thinks Open Labs stuff is too expensive isn't the target audience.

[bensuthers-2]

2GB of ram? that's like digidesign telling you the profile doesn't come with a monitor.

[timothyallan]

Plus, only 5 faders on this model. Does anyone like the idea of an "all-in-one" package with only 5 faders?? Hmm...

Does hip-hop production actually need more than 5?

1. loop of someone else's music
2. kick sample
3. snare sample
4. your vocal

I count 4! That means you've got one fader left over for anything you want! Crazy!

[leedsquietman]

The Open Labs DBeat is pretty cool though, Live built into one of their boxes with pads and faders, saw a video with Teddy Riley making beats with it in a hotel room

http://www.openlabs.com/dbeat.htm



Only costs $4000 ...

PS - this doesn't include the cost of Live. You have to buy it extra ... it does come with truepianos, reaper, guru, sylenth, wusikstation, and a few more software titles.

[LeifonMars]

They all look ugly.

[flippo]

hah they've got Presonus fireboxes bolted on them

[#1thelark]

hah they've got Presonus fireboxes bolted on them

And the faders look like a korg nanokontrol... after all it looks like a case with a custom faceplate to integrate all of your usual gear.