already bought one last week :)

I think MakeyMakey is even more interesting: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joylabs/makey-makey-an-invention-kit-for-everyone

the motion control should be used to control faders while haveing two midi fighters for decks a and b

definintly gonna program this so i can scratch in the air, it would be so sick and cheezy!

who cares about djing: super cyber-sex awwyeah

could be used like the d beam on the roland sp555 with filter for ex.

that thing is wicked.  going to get one.  cheers 

i’ve already ordered my Leap.  just goto wait patiently now till december.  I loved the MakeyMakey suggested by Sebastien Arbogast also 

ableton envelope forming would be really great, i think thats the cumbersome task on that program

Love it already – cant wait to use it.
And discover the possibilities.

Obviously this device could be utilized in the DJing realm! Launch clips, control LFOs, as well as loop clips on the fly! I want to see what I can do in Ableton with it! 

maybe after airguitar, airscratching is the next big thing^^

i think it would be awesome to use along turntables, put it close to control filters and dynamic effects. it could work into the “dj dance” thing, and stop all the frikkin jesus poses.

hooked. Pre-ordered. Waiting. Will be a great Christmas!

Nah,

The real touch is way better than just some movements in the air.

I would use it to bring in some FX into the mix. I think its a very intuitiv way, to “touch” the music and edit it. Can image to use it with Ableton :)

Jesus poses :D *strike*

Never tought about it like that :)

Great for FX for sure. 

this makes me remember theremin

I dont understand the fascination with “hands in the air” control.
    

Damn, super cheap too. Only $70. This is a good product for live performers. Think about an app that takes this in and spits out midi. You can connect with a crowd by showing that your movements are causing the audio to do cool things. 

a whole new level of air guitar and fist pumping has arrived

 Didn’t feel right back in the 90′s with my D-Beam SP-808, doesn’t feel right now…

Holy moly
That what i can say
Definitely one of the gadgets to get

i prefer the feel of a mixer and physical devices…… but this could have some cool potential

 Yet I still feel like this could be strangely awesome for experimentation. That price point is crazy amazing. Seriously? *mixed feelings*

I think the technology is neat, but it’s a solution looking for a problem. What is the problem this technology resolves?

One thing I think this technology might be a useful for (regarding audio) is momentary control of audio placement using spatial sound like a 3D sound board or VST effects, but it seems the world resists spatial sound like it resists 3D movies.

I’m not at all excited about having to hold my hands up in something that’s about the size of a microwave oven for hours… it’s an ergonomic nightmare (I can already imagine the cramps in my shoulders from having to do so).

This technology lends itself better to sculpting in 3D than it does for audio manipulation… unless you’re pushing a gimmick-heavy performance.

…but what do you think about a motion control system where the dancing crowd controls the sound via video tracking of the dancefloor ? Ive made a research on this about 2 years ago… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkZQQz9PcSI

Seriously the only thing I can see this working well for where it would be easy and awesome is faders. Imagine literally waving to the crowd as you swipe left or right, up or down. Super simple and would make you look like Jesus. Not to mention it would partially solve the question of “is the DJ doing that or is it the remix?”

wow,,,this is definitely good news for performing artists…

gandalf is going live !!! 

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exactly, air kills, too. but I think coming out of a breakdown and dialing out the fx with a big sweep would be amazing

I can imagine having a whole set of controls, that with the touch of a modifier, going to air. My concern with the Leap as opposed to the Kinect or Asus Xtion Pro, is the size of it’s sensing field. It appears to have a small field, whereas the others can sense an entire body, from a distance. I posted on my blog something similar, where Mixvibes was being tested with the Kinect at the Microsoft Accelerator Program. http://spektakx.com/2012/05/20/djing-is-always-on-the-forefront-of-technologies/

I think this would be most usefull for navigating through your library quickly. but other than that, i wouldn’t replace any of current equipment with this.

Will be amazing when some bimbo comes near and throws her hand into the zone. Or if someone in the audience can read sign language and thinks you are signing like you have a handicap. Home studio setups this will be very interesting… In a club for the average dj I highly doubt this will ever come to fruition

You gotta manage your space dude, I don’t let people near my gear, it’s too expensive to take that chance.

YES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMrBza_nOl0

err no!!! it is no the future DJTT, this is not a control interface i want use if i want to look like i want to conduct i would take up classical music not electronic, but i can not denie the the appilcations of this tech to a studio setup over a live setup…

Already on it! I’ve also applied to the developer’s program to see if it’ll help me along on my thesis for a new interactive DJ UI! So excited! 

Here’s a few more interesting “air based” motion sensing style tech you guys might like 
http://spektakx.com/2012/05/26/update-interface-technologies/

Yeah this is cool. I wouldn’t mind playing around with this. How does one get a copy of the software? Please email dj@spencerthayer.com if you want to talk off list.

I purchased a MakeyMakey recently. Can’t wait to get it in the mail. I plan on putting tiles on the dance floor associated with effects. It can possibly turn into a fucking disaster! That would be fun.

 I was there with the developers about 3 months ago :) I’m such a hipster, this is old news to me.

It’s a gimmick. SERIOUSLY. Whats the point anyways? They claim how accurate the thing is and show a person drawing with a pencil in the air, yet most people are too baffled by the gimmick to realize your hand resting in place is far more accurate. 

People are fools.

My first idea is the common response; This thing would kill for effects. 3D control could allow for manipulation of 3 banks of parameters for effects in Traktor, similar to Fader FX on the VCI or the S4 custom mapping. I imagine it being awesome to have a loop-size control with depth, a reverb/delay combination effect vertically, and filter horizontally. Reaching out to the crowd while creating a huge epic buildup, and dropping it as you literally drop your hand. I say it’s got potential.

Everyone loves tactile control surfaces so why do designers insist on trying to make us want products with ever decreasing tactile control?! This looks horrible to use give me my hardware mixer any day!

this is incredible the technology that is available these days. Soon we will be ding with our minds!!

it’d be nice connected over/around a drum pad/skin.  if it was a traditional drum skin a percussionist could go crazy with loops and fx.  I know i already get way hot when dj’ing, so i think an fx/dance dance revolution element you’ve suggested would kill me off.  but good have fun.  my first thoughts were piano stairs, just for fun tbh.  but i’m defo ordering a unit.  cheers once again  

Yeah it will be a total disaster. That’s why it would only be a couple non invasive FX. I don’t ever DJ real clubs so I don’t have to worry about professionalism. Just DJ for burners, naked people and hippies. So they are more likely to enjoy that level of interaction.

everyone is thinking up and showing off, not me.. down and focused:
a virtual needle face down, as an alternative to timecode input.  
it would ignore your hand gestures and only look for
changes in a pattern-decorated spinning vinyl record, on ANY type of turntable.
the turntable wouldn’t have to be expensive, and there’d be virtually no
wear and tear on the ‘timecode’ record.

The future :)

just pre orderd!

You Still have to use you’re hands……!?!?!?!  :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMy1zO8m8sM 

Simple question…Can more than one be hooked up?!?! 
You could set one for volume on ch1 and one ch 2. Then a couple more for things like visualization + effects parameters or scrolling through your library and loading. What would be really tight is to have your screen on a projector on the wall so the crowd can see and then having this hooked up too.

Great for EDM type djs but not so much other genres. But Im sure I can find out a way to incorporate into HipHop.

I imagine so serious mapping for that! just right now when we have music deck sampler deck and efex deck just with almost no space, imagine you place one finger then mixing deck apears 2 fingers sampler deck apears with many other new cool feautures, 3 fingers mixing deck in the air …, 4 fingers song finder!!

wi will all end up dancing la macarena in front of the computer!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exFmr-2qqEY 

where to buy?

Nice heads-up on Makey Makey, looks awesome – limitless possibilities!

This looks amazing! Please let me know it it gets an app for Ableton Live and/or DJing
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