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offline noseburger on 2008-09-22 14:14 [#02239356]
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what a fucking chod. seriously, who is this cheese? is this
anyone from here? gee wizz, what a charlatan. fucking hell.
hells bells. flamin' nora.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2008-09-22 14:40 [#02239358]
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damn i thought this would be about controllers as in joypads
for the NES or somethin.

i still watched the video and it didn't even disappoint.


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-09-22 14:50 [#02239360]
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I have two questions;
1. Isn't 'controllerism' something that's been around for
years without silly modified gear and an embarrassing name?
2. What is a 'chod'?


 

offline freqy on 2008-09-22 14:55 [#02239362]
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someone on here makes awesome midi controller thingies


 

offline freqy on 2008-09-22 14:59 [#02239363]
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they guy just took out some keys and assigned the remaining
f))*ing keys!! he lost half his f&6ing keys! freqy does
noty swears!






 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2008-09-22 14:59 [#02239364]
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i was just watching that, wtf, is it you?

HCCBU


 

offline freqy on 2008-09-22 15:05 [#02239366]
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he's got my hairs styles! i'll have to copy him now. wheres
my naf ol keyboard??.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2008-09-22 15:28 [#02239376]
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that was silly


 

offline noseburger on 2008-09-23 00:33 [#02239443]
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customisedLAZY_TITLE


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2008-09-23 09:08 [#02239499]
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I see what you did there, haha!


 

offline noseburger on 2008-09-24 13:31 [#02239934]
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a chod is a chod.


 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2008-09-24 15:13 [#02239957]
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that was crap, this guy must be a comedian making fun of
musicians


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2008-09-24 19:19 [#02240007]
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no actually he's a poser trying to look cool for MTV


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-09-24 20:52 [#02240017]
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if any of you guys bothered to check around before slamming
someone, you'd see this is hardly the pinnacle of what this
guy does. he uses a lot more than just a few keys and knobs
for his performances, and does way more complicated things
in software that is presented in this video.

i mean, seriously, this is a short clip produced for mtv -
did you really think anyone with any kind of background in
music production was going to learn anything of use in that
amount of time? this was made for kids who maybe have a
controller laying around from a sibling or failed piano
instruction or something to start them on the road towards
discovering how much more you can do with simple
hardware/software combos.

there's more in depth looks at his setup as well as lots of
other interesting bits for the digital dj over at the href="http://www.djtechtools.com/" target=_blank>dj tech
tools
blog.


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-09-25 03:50 [#02240041]
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ok, calm down moldover


 

offline noseburger on 2008-09-25 04:07 [#02240042]
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you fell for it too huh?


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-09-25 05:14 [#02240046]
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fell for what? all i'm saying is this guy is half-way more
legit than a 3 minute mtv clip is leading you all to
believe.

i suppose i could've said just that, but i was drinking.


 

offline noseburger on 2008-09-25 06:12 [#02240053]
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Do you think if I took a few buttons off my T.V remote or
broke the ariel on my radio they would work better? How does
moving the buttons/keys on a midi controller constitute
customisation?

Anyone who has more than a slight knowledge about these
subjects can dismiss his fraudulence out of hand, and
recognise how easy what he'sdoing is. However your average
pundit doesn't have a clue about music software or, more
importantly, midi controllers, and he is taking advantage of
their ignorance.

You could argue that he is an entertainer and its just a
bit of fun. Fine maybe, but not when he is trying to coin
what he's doing as a "skill set" under the guise of
"controllerism".

"Controllerism" has nowhere near the same level of
technicality as his comparison of turntablism, but
interestingly, there are a great many 2-bit DJ's who can
barely beat match, let alone scratch or beat juggle. I can
only assume he had those same 2-bit DJ's in mind when
grafting his comparison to turntablism? .

oh also, any self respecting producer, regardless of their
skill & ability, wouldnt reduce themselves to this drivel.


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-09-25 12:39 [#02240161]
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i agree, the whole "controllerism" this is a bit hokey, but
you're again basing your entire opinion off of a 3 minute
mtv clip.

it's isn't supposed to be a technically impressive tweak.
it's supposed to be a quick little hack you toss together in
your spare time, get you to realize that you don't have to
simply use all of your equipment stock out of the box.

also, the whole thing with people saying digital djs are
rubbish because they can't scratch or beat match is...
well... rubbish. it's like saying someone itsn't a
worthwhile pianist because they use a sampler. they're
completely different beasts. personally i in no way have
ever implied that spinning with ableton is any better or
worse that traditional djing. i have a great deal of
respect for the guys who can beatmatch two or three tracks
on the fly, but at the same time, that's not what i want to
be spending my energy on doing. i love the extra sonic
capabilities i have thanks to djing with just a
midicontroller and some software.

DIGITAL DJS ARE PEOPLE TOO!!!


 

offline noseburger on 2008-09-25 13:20 [#02240166]
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hey, due to having nothing better to do with my time, i did
actually watch most of his videos :) the guy obviously knows
his stuff, but what difference does that make?

the point i'm making is he's not hacked or modded anything,
he's just reduced its functionality by taking half the keys
off. surely more keys would provide a greater control =
better 'controllerist'? actually maybe not if he needs to
put big fisher price style buttons on top of them. hu hu
hu.

next, i agree with your piano/sampler analysis, but thats my
point. he's the one who is comparing turntablism to
controllerism. if that comparison wasn't made i wouldnt take
issue with it.

i have nothing against the concept of using a midi
controller in a live context. thats not what i'm getting at.
i dont hate on digital dj's either. theres a lot of
new/interesting equipment out there and its great to see it
being used in unusual & inventive ways; it keeps things
fresh. i do resent people taking credit for being able to
use a midi controller (that they've intentionally broken) to
control a program such as ableton. this is poor showmanship
and bad sport. hmph

*end rant* :)


 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2008-09-25 13:24 [#02240167]
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i actually made my statement after i watched about 7 videos
of what this guy does, and really i'm not impressed with his
work. Though the octa thing was pretty neat but nothing new.


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-09-25 13:41 [#02240171]
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well it seems we have reached a pretty decent middle-way
here. musically yeah, i don't really dig what the guy does
either, i just thought he deserved a bit more credit than he
was being given.

and just to bring to light about the fiddling with the keys,
i'm sure a lot of people who have tried to use a keyboard as
a sampler of sorts have run into the same kind of problem.
when playing an instrument like that, or any instrument, you
really do want some kind of visual cues as what you are
going to be playing and how that related to the other
controls. moving the keys so they align better with the
knobs and go sequentially (black-white-black-white) does
just this.

and in terms of more keys = better "controllerist", do more
strings mean you can be a better guitar player? i've used
my keyboard for purposes similar to this (which i admittedly
took apart last night and started fiddling about with) and
assigned six, maybe eight keys max. a full 2 octave range
(or whatever size keyboard you have) just isn't necessary
when you're not actually playing the keys.


 

offline noseburger on 2008-09-25 13:57 [#02240175]
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i hear ya and i can see the point you're making. i
know the video is aimed at MTV watchers so i should expect
too much. but if you want a midi controller but aren't
interested in using it as a piano why not get one of
these or these? it would be much better
suited. i guess you could pull it apart and paint in glitter
if you wanted to heh.


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-09-25 14:22 [#02240182]
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well in my case i just had mine laying around from when i
thought i could maybe actually compose some music. turns out
after five years ive discovered i'm shit at theory and have
no innate ability to really play the keys, so it wasn't of
much use to me.

i like that glitter idea tho ;D


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2008-09-26 00:30 [#02240278]
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Hi I'm Moldover. Today we're going to cut up a cat to make a
fun stuffed animal sex toy out of its fur. You're going to
need a cat, a knife, some thread, a needle and a condom for
extra tactile feel.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2008-09-26 01:09 [#02240287]
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1up. twat.


 

offline 1up from greater manchester (United Kingdom) on 2008-09-26 04:48 [#02240294]
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eh?


 


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