Performing with cool controllers

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Moldybreadman
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Performing with cool controllers

Post by Moldybreadman » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:41 pm

If I want to do more than stand behind my computer during a performance, what kind of cool controllers can I use to manipulate effects on stage? And what kind of interface? I use a mac. Anyone? Anyone?
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Re: Performing with cool controllers

Post by cosmosuave » Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:03 pm

Moldybreadman wrote:If I want to do more than stand behind my computer during a performance, what kind of cool controllers can I use to manipulate effects on stage? And what kind of interface? I use a mac. Anyone? Anyone?
An Atari 2600 joystick with a usb converter...
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Post by griff42 » Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:23 pm

damn. now I want such a device. don't do that to me. gah.
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Post by Winterpark » Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:39 pm

a guy called Vectrex, who is sometimes on these boards has a very, very cool way of controlling live.... saw him at loop bar in Melbourne... amazing stuff.

check out this link.

http://www.users.on.net/~edan/similar/

and this one too...

http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpatten/audiopad/

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Post by Vectrex » Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:24 am

thanks! Actually it's www.similarmusic.com ;) (since that webspace will change soon)
there's some little vids here http://www.users.on.net/~edan/cosmos/

I'm also working on a new interface using this amazing keyboard www.fingerworks.com it RULES
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Post by os » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:01 am

This might be rather prosaic by comparison, but I get a lot of joy out of Live and one of these:

http://www.behringer.com/BCR2000/

It's cool that not only does the controller control Live, but if you move settings in Live the controller follows you too.
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midi controller

Post by hartsta » Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:39 pm

Visit M-AUDIO website a Evolution X-session usb should do the trick, very good price too.
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PCDJ DAC-2

Post by djcaptainj » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:23 pm

What is the deal with this sweet console and nothing working with it, or is it just me? SOmeone please tell me if this thing is compatible with LIVE 4.1.1 Thanks BD
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Post by Zky » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:44 am

audio pad and those gadgets are really cool..

but the idea of the atari 2600 joystick is the coolest :)

and they are almost for free on ebay

so,,about this usb converter for the joystick,,any info about it ?? where to get it? :wink:
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Post by MrYellow » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:11 am

Once saw Tsuyoshi Suzuki dressed as Rambo with an M16 which had
knobs and buttons embedded in it. There were pics on the net around at
the time, but since I've searched and can't find anything.

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Post by MrYellow » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:18 am

Actually... maybe it was just a prop... Can't recall.... but would be cool anyway....

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