Wacom, the tablet and touchscreen company that's made a name for itself in graphic design circles, is about to enter the club scene.

The entry is called Nextbeat, a music controller that lets prosumer DJs mix and manipulate their beats with a variety of touchscreen controls and a portable "pod" that docks with the main unit. In theory, it could allow DJs to leave the booth and enter the dance floor maelstrom, if they so choose.

The Nextbeat is slated for release in Europe (surprise) and Japan this summer. No pricing info was available, nor was there any mention of this portable beat box making an appearance Stateside. It will be on display, however, from March 24-28 in Miami Beach at the Winter Music Conference. Pacifier and glow sticks are not included

http://i.gizmodo.com/5170253/wacom-...s-dj-controller

dumb

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Have fun with the latency issues....which kills a DJ.

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not this shit again

about as useful for the digital DJ as that fucking heart rate monitor shit or whatever it was that came out not too long ago. utterly useless piece of crap

seriously, with all the shit i see people investing in here, all these little additions to their setup, all these random boxes that do the same exact thing just in different layouts...one could invest in a damn jazzmutant lemur and have all their digital troubles resolved

even allen & heath doesn't know how to properly make a good digital controller

Wonder if justice will be using these

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Wonder if justice will be using these

they'll be using it in ghost mode

obviously taking advantage of their new age bluetooth/wifi setup

i think this will be good for ppl like eddie hallewell who like doin the sky dive and shit :P

i thot the exact same thing

eddie halliwell

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who needs wireless dj gear. just a stupid fucking trend these days. wireless and on-the-go everything with mp3 support.

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Originally posted by Schwab Have fun with the latency issues....which kills a DJ.

My thoughts exactly

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and i don't see this being used for anything other than dj'ing

why on earth would you release a dj tool that does wifi? what the fuck do these dudes think someone is going to be using this to play from the street to a crowd on top the empire state?