firemusic » tech http://www.firemusic.co.uk music is a spiritual language Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:35:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Future (days away) http://www.firemusic.co.uk/2010/03/the-future-days-away/ http://www.firemusic.co.uk/2010/03/the-future-days-away/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:55:39 +0000 jack http://www.firemusic.co.uk/2010/03/the-future-days-away/ ipad deejaying
Not quite as literal as my dream ipad app but the midipad is the next best thing (and it’s real). It’s going to be like deejaying in Logan’s Run, playing out with this sucker.

More info here

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Crap Puns aside, it’s clear that despite all the post-hype come down and knee-jerk anti-apple negativity, the IPAD has all the potential to be the default music making /music playing interface for the next 5/10 years.

It’s not about the closed nature of the system, or whether or not it will challenge the Kindle or save the newspaper industry. It’s about a cheap, accessible, universal touch interface.

Sure you should be worried if your livelihood depends on some no-name e-reader or tablet concept, but I think there also must be a hell of alot of music hardware manufacturers who are going to bankrupted by that kind of price point. (yeah, jazz mutant, I’m talking to you)

We are 6/9 months away from the next generation of adaptive drum machines, crazy pattern based synths and the last days of analog deejaying. It may seem like a bit of a let down this morning, but in a year’s time, when you are holding it in your hands,  doing impossible things, you’ll wonder how you ever manged with out it. 

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