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Velocity sensitivity has always been the one thing the iPad needed and my only real gripe with it in terms of musical performance.

This is a good idea, but I have no doubt the big companies are already developing their own velocity sensitive touch screens. Once that happens, this will just become another controller in an already over-saturated market.

Imagine this implimented into the iPad! For a start you could create custom layouts and not be limited to their design, and it would omit the requirement for all those LEDs.

Like I said, nice concept, but it'll be overtaken in a heartbeat.

Tom Oberheim should've made them a custom analogue circuit to go with it, then it'd have some longevity

am i the only one who doesn't like light up pads?

Velocity sensitivity has always been the one thing the iPad needed and my only real gripe with it in terms of musical performance.

lol... velocity sensitive touch screens... I wonder when we'll get that!

Well that's more or less what this product is demonstrating, check the video. So for Apple to pop this in an iPad surely isn't far off.

tapedeck wrote:am i the only one who doesn't like light up pads?

I don't, plus I like to bang on my pads, I don't trust slamming down on a touch screen or ipad like devices.

Vermont Reed is a scary lookin' dude.

scoobylol wrote:This is a good idea, but I have no doubt the big companies are already developing their own velocity sensitive touch screens. Once that happens, this will just become another controller in an already over-saturated market. Like I said, nice concept, but it'll be overtaken in a heartbeat.

except that this appears to be an open platform for end-user developers like myself (and better) to take a crack at.

that's where this has the competition beat.
all these other chump companies are too thick to open source.

I wonder how much more functionality could be added to this though, or would it be more along the lines of writing scripts in Max that this could be applied too?

I mean I know I keep banging on about iPads, but they really are a blank canvas for app development. This controller will always be limited by it's layout surely?

What do you think Nym? What would you like to develop for this if/when it comes out? I know it's a bit hard to reel things off the top of your head, but I'm interested now.

Hi,
Matt from KMI here.
Despite the size, QuNeo is more like an MPD than an iPad. Sensors on the whole controller are covered in silicone rubber, like mpc pads. Plus, aside from velocity, each pad has continuous pressure CCs. This is something we doubt iPads will be doing any time soon!

We love tactile pad controllers & we're excited to be making the very best one!

Thanks for the support!

Matt Hettich
Product Specialist
KeithMcMillen.com

I mean I know I keep banging on about iPads, but they really are a blank canvas for app development. This controller will always be limited by it's layout surely?

midi controllers often appear far more limited than they are. "only 8 faders? really?"
but what if you use 1 fader as a bank selector for the other 7? suddenly you have 21, 28 faders you can use. this is just a small example of the possibility - a simple concept for the sake of brevity.

I wonder how much more functionality could be added to this though, or would it be more along the lines of writing scripts in Max that this could be applied too?

absolutely stuff like max, or receiving-end midi vsts that manipulate your control signals. but that's besides the cool factor of this controller, as you can do that with any midi controller.

What do you think Nym? What would you like to develop for this if/when it comes out? I know it's a bit hard to reel things off the top of your head, but I'm interested now.

HELL yes, if it's anything like Arduino (C++, midi library, etc) then i would love to develop for it. if nothing more it looks like a fantastic live platform. in the studio, it can be an excellent control device. the ultimate usefulness of this is yet to be seen but i guarantee that if a company gives their user base any kind of agency when it comes to actively developing the software, you will see a better product for the larger community.

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howdy, matt. best of luck.

Lampdog wrote:If you can assign any of the Tactile Pads, Sliders, Rotary Sensors and Switches anywhere, you are set. The potential is really big on this thing from the way I look at it.

Yep, you can and will be able to! Out of the box, the buttions will be assigned to internal bank selection, but this will be customizable in our editing software!

Thanks,
Matt @ KMI
[email protected]

MattKMI wrote:Hi,
Matt from KMI here.
Despite the size, QuNeo is more like an MPD than an iPad. Sensors on the whole controller are covered in silicone rubber, like mpc pads. Plus, aside from velocity, each pad has continuous pressure CCs. This is something we doubt iPads will be doing any time soon!

We love tactile pad controllers & we're excited to be making the very best one!

Thanks for the support!

Matt Hettich
Product Specialist
KeithMcMillen.com

I look forward to seeing one in the flesh Matt, good luck. Any news on approximate price at all?

Lampdog wrote:If you can assign any of the Tactile Pads, Sliders, Rotary Sensors and Switches anywhere, you are set. The potential is really big on this thing from the way I look at it.

This looks like it would make a good controller for Reason 6 to get more all around flexibility with Kong. I'd definitely have to give it a try when it hits the market. Seems like a good space-saver as well. So if the feel is as good as the specs, this might end up being perfect for my rig.