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  • August 23, 2013 at 3:26 am in reply to: Wondering about the practicality of a very unconventional tablet PC in a MIDI DJing setup. #43410
    TI Irwin
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    Terry_42, post: 43481, member: 1843 wrote: I can only imagine that it may have the same problems as the Dell Tablet I tried. It had huge problems with power over USB with my controller and Windows 8 is still not certified for many DJ software. On the other hand Win7 does not work (no drivers).
    So I would not want to use it at this time.

    Also at the price point of that thing, you can easily afford a MacBook Air 13” and have a flawless DJ laptop that is actually lighter and slimmer than that tablet…

    I appreciate the feedback! I did some digging and found there weren’t any issues with Traktor or Ableton on Windows 8 (The PC version). A lot of people having problems are using the mobile version of Windows 8, which is scaled down and more similar to the iPad operating system.

    As far as price concerns, the main point of getting this is to have a portable Cintiq that runs the full version of Photoshop. The selling point of a Cintiq is drawing directly on the screen in a system set up for that. An iPad type tablet doesn’t have the same accuracy of touch screen/pen pressure.

    There is a similar tethered Cintiq that only works hooked up to a computer that costs $1000, so that paired with a Macbook I could get around the same price. I’m considering that option as well, but that’s two devices to haul around rather than one. That’s the reason I posted, because I was debating between those approaches.

    August 20, 2013 at 9:58 pm in reply to: Wondering about the practicality of a very unconventional tablet PC in a MIDI DJing setup. #43305
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    Chuck van Eekelen, post: 43461, member: 2756 wrote: Hey Genius,

    THAT is one awesome machine. There is NO reason I can think of why this won’t work. You could get a nice wireless keyboard/trackpad combo (Logitech K400 for example) to go with that (it beats having a seperate mouse that needs a place to sit, and pen/screen touch isn’t all that hot when manoeuvering on a small screen).

    Whether 13,3″ is enough screen real estate is something only you can decide. Personally I wouldn’t want anything under 15″, but I am an old guy with eyes going bad slowly.

    I’d consider making it a Win7/Win8 dual boot set-up, a) because win8 s*cks for DJ stuff (many programs still having problems) and b) it allows you to have two totally seperate installs. That way your graphics work doesn’t get contaminated by your DJ stuff and vice versa.

    Not sure how much music you plan on taking, but with a 256 and especially a 512GB SSD, who needs an external disk, really!

    I am guessing you already have the Hercules controller, so no need to comment on that. It has USB and sound card, so don’t see what could go wrong there.

    I have no clue how much use the fact that the screen is touch is gonna be, but you’ll find out soon enough after playing with it. Traktor Pro is not written/optimised for touch screen (as opposed to Traktor DJ for iPad) and consequently on a 13’3 hi-res screen, fingers might just be to big to be operating all but the biggest on-screen buttons.

    Again, with a wireless keyboard/trackpad combo attached, that should not be a problem. Obviously using the on-screen keyboard that comes with Win7/Win8 is an option too for those quick searches in your collection.

    Apart from it being a Windows machine (and I am a Microsoft kinda guy at heart) and not a Mac, you should have no problems whatsoever using this for your intended purpose.

    Greetinx and good luck,
    C.

    Thank you for the quick feedback! I don’t plan on using the touch screen much, I prefer sticking to the controller alone as much as possible, but I appreciate the concerns about mouse/keyboard input, I hadn’t considered that. And the dual boot idea is brilliant!

    January 30, 2013 at 5:23 pm in reply to: DJ Groups. Strength in numbers? #35983
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    Thanks for all the feedback guys. My idea with it was to do both, I intend on making an image for myself as a solo Producer/DJ, but I feel like we could bring something really innovative to the table as a group as well. Like one of us using a standard controller/mixer, the other using a Launchpad or Maschine for live remixing (on top of what the controllerist is spinning), and a third person doing lighting effects in synch with the music.

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