Controllerism

i3L (pronounced “i thrill”) is a freeware music controller app,  developed using Max/MSP from Cycling74 and is a support application for akaRemote by Masayuki Akamatsu.
And guess what? You can use it to control Ableton Live!
i3L receives pre-defined UDP messages from akaRemote.app running on the iPhone, scales the values to MIDI, and allows you to configure […]

The iPhone seems to becoming the new “because it was there” controller for Ableton Live.

The League Of Electronic Musical Urban Robots‘ Eric Singer demonstrates the Slime-o-Tron - a controller that works by moving conductive slime around copper nails.
What do you think? Is this the most disgusting way to create music ever invented?

A demonstration of ammobox, a new free virtual instrument that lets you scratch audio by triggering samples asyncronously with MIDI. The turntable provides velocity and rotation control.
Creator Nathan Ramella (aka Synthesizer Patel) says:
What you see on the screen is me dropping MIDI notes into an Ableton Live MIDI loop, as each note is hit, it […]

Stanton has introduced the Stanton SC System, a new set of digital controllers for the professional DJ.
Stanton doesn’t explain what “SC” stands for - but “sexy control” comes to mind.
The system is made up of the SCS.1d deck and the SCS.1m mixer. Each component of the system (mixer and deck) can be used standalone or […]

A live performance with the Tonium Pacemaker - the pocket-sized DJ system, performed on Beatport’s stage at Hotel National, Miami, March 29th 2008.
I’m still not sold on the idea of a palm-sized DJ system. How can you work this with any level of control.
Anybody want to set me straight?

ThinkGeek has a cool customizable keyboard that looks like it would be great for rigging up a personalized music controller.
The Ergodex DX1 Input System was built with gamers in mind - it looks like it could be great music, too.
I’d be interested in trying this out, but there’s no mention of Mac support.
If you’ve got […]

The Zizzle Zoundz is a psychedelic electronic music toy that looks to me like it might be as much fun for parents as it is for kids.
Apparently it uses RFID embedded in the pieces that act as triggers.
Here’s the official description:
Zoundz creates a fusion of self- composed music with an accompanying light show. With it, […]

Cool new DIY arcade-style DJ controller by Prevolt:
This is what I’m using to control Ableton now. All arcade hardware, aluminum top panel by FPE, and a nice wood case courtesy of my man Michael Yates. It uses all key commands through a custom driver to handle playback, effects, editing, warping, UI, mouse clicks, scroll messages, […]

The Tenori-On, which previously had been available only in the UK, is now getting a global launch.
Yamaha has announced launch dates in:

Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany
Paris, France
Montreal, Quebec
New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Tokyo, Japan

The events will include presentations by inventor Toshio Iwai and performances by early Tenori-On users. As for me - I still think the experimental […]

DJ Tech Tools’ Ean Golden posted this fun video of himself DJing with a Guitar Hero Controller:
Arcade buttons are cool but taking a plastic guitar into the crowd and taping away a solo is some next level fun. In the past 5 years I have experimented with just about every piece of midi gear out […]