Members WRGKMC Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 My company has been using touch screens with their equipment for at least 12 years. They tend to be glitchey, hesitant, and inaccurate for all but simple things. Typing in charectures off a virtual keyboard, things like that are a pain in the ass. I'm always afraid of damaging the screen too. When they get old they get worn spots in areas of common use that start looking ragged out visually. Then when the contact screen shorts watch out. The repair cost is about the same as buying one new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 If you don't want to watch the entire video, go to minute 2:00 and forward. It looks like the thing they do on CNN. btw- I still don`t see the advantage of working this way. I think I would rather stare at a screen in front of me and use a mouse or controller like a Mackie Control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philter Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Call me "old" but I prefer to grab real faders and knobs for hard-work at my studio. The less I'd like to have is a too-damned-delicate flat surface underneath my hands, where I have to see where to touch to "grab" a fader. Would it look cool? No doubts, but at this moment I don't see it quite appealing.... As a performance tool, for live shows, the story is completely different. I'd love to have stuff like that. Apple and other companies have a lot of patent work in the pipeline which involves tactile feedback behind touch sensitive screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bookumdano2 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 My company has been using touch screens with their equipment for at least 12 years. They tend to be glitchey, hesitant, and inaccurate for all but simple things. Typing in charectures off a virtual keyboard, things like that are a pain in the ass. I'm always afraid of damaging the screen too. When they get old they get worn spots in areas of common use that start looking ragged out visually. Then when the contact screen shorts watch out. The repair cost is about the same as buying one new. Absolutely true in the past. Slow response. And also, you could only use one or two fingers at a time. That's why the new 3M is so cool. And glass ... no worn spots. I also see a very interesting development on a screen patent that goes further and adds areas that raise and lower on the display itself for tactile feel. Obviously not glass but this puts future roadmaps at even a more interesting thing to watch for. oops... missed the comment on this above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AluminumNeck Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 If you don't want to watch the entire video, go to minute 2:00 and forward. God dammit. I am doing this. This is awesome !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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