The End is Near

http://www.examiner.com/x-578-Video-Game-Examiner~y2008m10d7-Scratch-The-Ultimate-DJ-is-the-Guitar-Hero-for-hiphop-heads

Ew… wait… Does the world really NEED a game like this? People already give DJs shit about pushing buttons and turning knobs and not really being a musician… Then they give me double-shit for being a laptop DJ… So now i get to play a game where i’m pushing buttons and turning knobs to pretend to be someone who pushes buttons and turns knobs?

I hope when you choose your character in the beginning you can choose between vinyl, cd, and laptop… so i can play a game where i push buttons and turn knobs to control a simulation of a computer that is recreating the nuances of using vinyl to play other people’s music.

Maybe you can hack the game to actually send midi signal and then i can use fake numark mixer to control the little dude on the screen who triggers events in ableton which is playing for real people at a party.

“Scratch will feature original recordings from the catalogs of many top urban artists and will allow players to re-imagine songs on the fly and add their own creativity. This feature sets it apart from other music rhythm games and makes it a dream come true for both casual music fans and serious DJs/producers.”

HAW!!!

Tags: ableton, computers, djing, games, music, pc, techno, technology, virtual reality

Direct Note Access

Ho Lee Sheeeit….

My jaw is on the floor right now… this is seriously going to change everything about the way we make music.
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/04/miraculous_dire.php

easily the coolest thing i’ve seen all year…

Tags: ableton, djing, music, Synths