DaScratch multitouch DJ interface
posted Sep 20th 2008 8:00pm by Eliot Phillipsfiled under: digital audio hacks, news
Stanton has released a new controller peripheral for laptop DJ’s. DaScratch is a USB connected MIDI device designed to emulate record interactions. It features a large touch area where the user can make scratching, sliding, and button pressing motions. The compact device has presets for software like Traktor, Serato, and Ableton Live, but can work with anything that supports MIDI. Multiple units can be paired together using magnets.
As the video below shows, there are quite a few different interactions possible. We really want to see a teardown of this device though. We get the distinct feeling that it’s designed to look more impressive than the underlying hardware actually is.
We’ve covered quite a few homebrew alternative music controllers recently: the Stribe, Monome, Aurora, and Machinecollective.
[via Gizmodo]
I’m pretty pumped about this thing. I haven’t found a dealer yet, but the going price tag is supposedly $300 dollars. Not too bad. I really want to see one of these things in person before I jump on it though. I’m not a DJ, but I am a musician, and damn does it look fun.
Posted at 9:16 pm on Sep 20th, 2008 by the_pathogen