Could this be your new controller? $149

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Could this be your new controller? $149

Post by Angstrom » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:53 pm

Image

:lol:

It's a railway simulation game controller, but I like the stupid look.

it comes with an SDK so it can support other 'games'.

I forget, is Live a game.. or not?
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Re: Could this be your new controller? $149

Post by dallas! » Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:04 pm

Angstrom wrote:Image

:lol:

It's a railway simulation game controller, but I like the stupid look.

it comes with an SDK so it can support other 'games'.

I forget, is Live a game.. or not?
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Post by elektrovert » Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:05 pm

hahahahhahahahaha.... DEADLY!!
you'd get some funny looks on stage if you had that thing sitting in front of you.

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Post by robin » Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:12 pm

Rave generator!

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Post by SimonPHC » Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:58 pm

at least the laptop performances will get that little 'extra' when you have to push and pull, just to get a mix right ...

"gee, that dj is really working the mix ..."
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Post by kabuki » Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:05 pm

You could start your set with "Crazy Train"
15" PB 2.5 Ghz, 4 Gig RAM, 750 GB HD, Live 9 still no cue points or program change messages?!?. Doesn't do shit.
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Post by mikemc » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:04 pm

seriously, there are some cool things on the provider's site:

http://www.xkeys.com
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Post by Lo-Fi Massahkah » Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:59 am

mikemc wrote:seriously, there are some cool things on the provider's site:

http://www.xkeys.com
Wow! That custom keyboard with a joystick - cool! 8O :D 8O

Guess I should settle with my Nostromo, though.

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Post by tomperson » Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:36 pm

Woa, that thing looks actually fun!!! i'd love to see the faces that it can generate.

Just add a Darth Vader suit to take your performance to the extreme, and you're done.

I've always fancied DJing disguised as Darth 8O
Turn up the radio. Turn up the tape machine. Look into the sunset up ahead. Roll the windows down for a better taste of the cool desert wind. Ah yes. This is what it's all about. Total control now.
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Post by forge » Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:00 pm

Image

man, you missed this one!

http://www.raildriver.com/rdcontrols/AAR105.php

If I had money to burn I'd get one!

but I actually reckon the 1st one would be an awesome controller - for $149 I might just actually get one!
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Post by Spaturno » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:15 am

XKeys people are the great. I own an XKeys for graphic design. I can assign every combinations to keys, change caps color, stick labels on caps and so on. You can assign mouse clicks to keys, too.
Doing lot of pages in InDesign everyday, my work is really improved with this stuff.

I used it with live two times.
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Post by hambone1 » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:23 am

Hmmm... might just need that X-keys 128 key keyboard... especially with Macro Works...

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<gears in overworked pea-sized brain spinning and smoking...>

Spaturno - are you using it with a Mac? And can it launch 128 different scenes/clips?
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Post by quandry » Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:10 pm

all you need is one of these and two MIDIguns and you can rule the wild west, stop any audio bandits, and deliver the mail on time!
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Post by Spectrum » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:27 pm

This is the sort of controller to impress the chicks with in my swallow blue, bri-nylon, batwing lapeled suit with golden kipper tie. I blow dry my hair like Ron Burgendy in Anchorman. Can't wait to get my guns working those levers. Yowsa! 8)
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Post by band-x » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:22 am

hambone1 wrote:Hmmm... might just need that X-keys 128 key keyboard... especially with Macro Works...

Image

<gears in overworked pea-sized brain spinning and smoking...>

Spaturno - are you using it with a Mac? And can it launch 128 different scenes/clips?
Unfortunately, Live won't accept key commands to clips for more than 52 key presses (a-z and A-Z). I have emailed them because I have a producer panel (www.neanda.com) and its now sitting idle after moving to live from cubase. Cubase (and other serious sequencers) allow you to map key commands to functions but ableton haven't implemented them yet!

I would suggest emailing tech support and asking them to do so. My panel has 4 layers of 128 keys, so thats' enough to never touch my keyboard again during a set!!!
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