Multi Touch Light Table: GERGWERK
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3. Multi Touch Light Table: GERGWERK
1 year ago
Senior Degree Project for the Kansas City Art Institute. DJ touch screen interface and gesture interaction concepts.
In San Francisco area looking for collaborators interested in discussing this project further.
To see process images, please visit: behance.net/gallery/Multi-Touch-Light-Table-gergwerk-/600092
you can see my other design work at: gergwerk.com
this project has a creative commons license of Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported.
for more information about this license, please visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
In San Francisco area looking for collaborators interested in discussing this project further.
To see process images, please visit: behance.net/gallery/Multi-Touch-Light-Table-gergwerk-/600092
you can see my other design work at: gergwerk.com
this project has a creative commons license of Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported.
for more information about this license, please visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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People can just use their own phone to mix music.
It's a stretch, but there is enough processing power on the new phones, and any new phones with 4"+ screens can be used to mix two tracks.
the number of functions can be reduced to save space, but i believe it's doable.
do you have any code for this UI? wanna help me port it to Android?
like an ipad. there already is external sound cards for it. and from what i have seen it has the power to handle the demands of the app.
I like the interface and motion alot, in what framework was it build?
Greg Werk comes by an offers him a jigsaw he invented that does the same thing with a little less hassle and more appropriate for the context.
The carpenter finishes his job.
venkman comes by. He looks at the pony shapes. He looks at the jigsaw.
He turns to the carpenter and tells him: "This is not what Carpentry is about."
gotta love the shmucks!
this ^ is a concept level electronic audio controller.
this is DJing: youtube.com/watch?v=MTjxgEQRssQ
well done with the controller, sorry my comment inspired ignorant replies from @OSXyZ and @Munir Remahl
My solution for djs that prefer turntables are the manual audio outputs on the back of the table itself. It seems like a win-win situation because you can still plug in analogue equipment into the table.
thanks for your feedback!
Playing the guitar will have its place, spinning vinyl will have its place (and I will personally prefer it), serato will have its place... and somewhere down the line a new generation of kids will fuuuuuck up a light table and us old folks will have the choice of either poo-pooing the new or being impressed and appreciative of the urge to take things forward.
It would be amazing to be able to pick up a 24" touch screen, plug in my USB drive, headphones and amp and go.
I agree! Hopefully we can get some production on this bad boy soon :)
Although it matches bpm, that doesn't mean it automatically mixes songs for you. It still takes skill to make smooth transitions and know how for great mixes.
...what about introducing gestures to control the tempo? Personally I think the auto-beatmatch and the tap-tempo stuff on your system would be useless when djing for real.
My suggestion would be to implement gestures that simply mimic what you can actually do today with vinyl or Pioneer CDJs (you already implemented lots of them, but I can't see any standard way to control tempo).
Also, make a phone call to Pioneer! They desperately need something like this to fight Tracktor and the like.
Keep us posted
I have all kinds of ideas for this Multi Touch screen for djs
gigacrate.com/Blog/?p=893
Any chance you'd be up for an interview?
Instead of rotating your fingers to imitate a knob turning, you used a straight line gesture using multiple gestures which I think it's a brilliant solution.
But in my opinion you still are looking at the screen, rather than feeling with your fingers (as on a hardware mixer or midi-controller).
Last thing and then you can tell me to STFU :)
A black background with a dark UI style would be more suited for a club environment.
Peace
I was thanking about this type of technology years ago for djs out in the clubs
corning.com/gorillaglass/index.aspx
I really hope you share or sell the program because I can't wait to build my new multi-touch table just so I can use this!
I'd also love to know more about the illumination method you are using (FTIR, DSI, LLP) and what software / language you used to develop the interface.
also, i am not being a dick. i am involved in technology myself as i work at a apple store as a technician in melbourne, also a visual/motion designer for a post production company and not to mention disc-jockeying. this is not cool, noone finds this cool down here. this is like saying a big "F*CK YOU" to the electronic music industry.
Regards
On a more serious note, There is something great about different djs using their preferred tools to play music. I've learned there is nothing wrong with using any one of these devices. It's all about the music, regardless what tools a dj uses to play for the people.
Yes, this does match bpm. But if you're using CD's, doesn't a cdj also auto match the bpm too? I'm not 'touching' the music, it is an alternative way to mix music using a touch screen. This project was meant to offer a new design for a multi touch surface. If I went into class with an exact mock up of traktor, I wouldn't really be designing anything for class, would I?
Kristina, I agree that digital djing offers lots of opportunities for things like adding more than two decks. I don't know if I really consider it 'cheating', because a dj still has to mix in the track and make it sound gooood. A dj that uses 6 decks that sounds shitty, is shitty. If a dj that only uses 2 decks sounds good, well let the man (or woman) play. Just like brian liu down further in the post said, "the user's preference of device is up to the user, but in the end it is all about the music."
Thanks for everyone's feedback!
cheers.
There are so many kinds of djs now — whether they use vinyl, cd decks, controllers, and touch screens. I've learned there is nothing wrong with using any one of these devices. It's all about the music, regardless what tools a dj uses to play for the people.
If you believe that there is a digital downfall, you should probably stick to turntables and let others play the way they want to play.
Although it does match bpm, it does not automatically mix songs. This takes skill and practice to know how to flow songs into each other nicely. It will keep people who don't mix well out of clubs, and the ones who do, in. You don't see everyone with digital controllers being pros, do you? It matches bpm just like cdjs.
I appreciate your feedback.
What you have so far is amazing. It looks so intuitive and natural.
I'm totally going to follow your work, I would love to see this in clubs / raves.
Interaction design: not so good.
On regular DJ equipment, sliders and knobs have physical boundaries: you know by feel alone if you have reached the min or max of a control. Also, things like crossfaders and L/R-balance knobs have little 'dents' in the exact middle that you can feel.
In your concept, the lack of physical constraints on the controls forces the DJ to keep looking at the screen for visual feedback on his actions.
It could buzz (vibrate) when you hit the end of a knob or slider. You could have it buzz to the bpm of one table. You have a lot of unused space around it, you could have areas that trigger this tactile feed back.
Possibly needs some level meters incorporated somehow tho. Looking forward to more.
That's a good point about level meters. My solution is hopefully just the beginning to get people thinking about the endless possibilities of interface and interaction design :)
Amazing. Thanks for pushing the envelope. I enjoyed your answer with regards to vinyl and digital. We need more digital options like yours. Interestingly enough, the more digital options we get, the more vinyl will appreciate and become a treasure. Vinyl is going nowhere, it will always be with us, even in limited form. Keep it up!! ::)
I want one!!!!!