Anyone tried this GypsyMIDI thing?

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Posted by RebeL9 on Oct-30-2006 22:40:

Anyone tried this GypsyMIDI thing?

You know the weird robo kind of costumes they use in Hollywood movies to visualise the movements of an animated person?
A company called Sonalog took that idea and used it for music presentations. The idea is kind of weird and looks weird in action.

The Swedish/Greek trance duo Andromeda is using it in their live shows.

Here are they in action:

http://www.sonalog.com

Posted by Absolut_Vodka on Oct-30-2006 23:50:

That's pretty sweet, but I have a bit of difficulty seeing the exact effect of it. 'Twisted sister' sound pretty similar to the album version as far as i remember.

btw, whats the name of the track from the first video? Dig the vocals

Posted by Salegon on Oct-30-2006 23:58:

Weird. What's the effect of that stuff? Motion capturing a DJ...lol?

The second vid is pretty rediculous.

Posted by idoru on Oct-31-2006 00:02:

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Originally posted by Absolut_Vodka
That's pretty sweet, but I have a bit of difficulty seeing the exact effect of it.

Doing the Jesus Pose will unleash a massive, supersaw and string-filled break on the audience

Posted by iammesol on Oct-31-2006 00:07:

lol

looks like a sick tool if it could be perfected

Posted by Zombie0915 on Oct-31-2006 00:55:

I'd program mine to make obscene gestures at the crowd :P

Posted by JakeC on Oct-31-2006 01:05:

About as useful as the Alesis Air FX.

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-31-2006 01:56:

What the fuck ever happened to good ol' vinyl

Posted by iammesol on Oct-31-2006 01:59:

Where did milkmen go?

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-31-2006 02:04:

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Originally posted by iammesol
Where did milkmen go?

a bit different, don't you think?

Posted by JakeC on Oct-31-2006 02:17:

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Originally posted by iammesol
Where did milkmen go?

Still comes to most the houses round here every morning.....

Posted by kadomony on Oct-31-2006 03:45:

looks like they use them as midi controllers for ableton (cueing samples, etc) which i think is fuckin awesome

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-31-2006 03:57:

looks like a freak show

Posted by iammesol on Oct-31-2006 04:09:

Yeah a bit diff, but same concept...

don't bag on people for innovation man

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-31-2006 04:13:

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Originally posted by iammesol
Yeah a bit diff, but same concept...

don't bag on people for innovation man

I think if people keep friggin with shit going to clubs will be a virtual reality thing while we sit at home scratching ourselves in bed. Its bad enough vinyl is a thing of the past...everything was going fine for decades, now all these up and comers are introducing this new technology that really isn't needed.

Posted by idoru on Oct-31-2006 06:15:

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-31-2006 06:27:

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Originally posted by idoru
Yet it makes listening to DJ sets faaaaar more entertaining than "Track 1 --> Track 2 --> Track 3 --> etc.".

I don't need entertaining if its a good set. That's the problem, DJs now a days spin shit sets and compensate with visuals and effects. They need to go back to the record shops select better tunes, work on their mixing, put away the laptops and get back to basics and maybe things will get back to the way they were - amazing.

Posted by idoru on Oct-31-2006 06:32:

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Originally posted by tiesto14
I don't need entertaining if its a good set. That's the problem, DJs now a days spin shit sets and compensate with visuals and effects. They need to go back to the record shops select better tunes, work on their mixing, put away the laptops and get back to basics and maybe things will get back to the way they were - amazing.

I will agree with you on the selecting better tunes aspect of it all. However, it's very possible to have an amazing track selection, spot-on mixing and still be able to one-up both of those abilities by adding effects and remixing/editing on the fly. It's just incredibly hard to find a DJ capable of that at the present time.

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-31-2006 06:34:

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Originally posted by idoru
It's just incredibly hard to find a DJ capable of that at the present time.

Exactly my point!

Posted by Zombie0915 on Oct-31-2006 16:35:

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Originally posted by tiesto14
I think if people keep friggin with shit going to clubs will be a virtual reality thing while we sit at home scratching ourselves in bed. Its bad enough vinyl is a thing of the past...everything was going fine for decades, now all these up and comers are introducing this new technology that really isn't needed.

You are too late
The chair ravers have arrived!

bwahahahahha!

but really, its gotta be better than having the dude click on a mouse and sit behind his screen looking like he's checking his email, you think? I dunno, i hear people complain about how computer music people dont look as cool as turntable people, it doesnt surprise me that they would try to do a more charismatic interface.

Posted by chimchim on Oct-31-2006 23:34:

i think it looks like it could be fun to use....i just wish i was able to use or understand any of that kind of stuff...