Former CEO of Open Labs starts NEW COMPANY...

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You can run higher res through vga. I'm runnin 1920x1080 right now. Your monitor will have a suggested resolution. Switch it to that.
 
gc12n2 said:
Anyone selling a neko xxl
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I tried to email you but ur email address wasn't valid.

I'm selling a Miko Timbaland, which is more powerful than the neko xxl, and if you want the bump mp upgrade (the pads) or any of the other panels, Open Labs can upgrade it for you, and you'll still be cheaper, with more sounds and more power than the Neko XXL

email me at Miko@JTroup.com

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Touch screen computing is the future...


 
the time miko is more powerful than the xxl? I thought they were old, but maybe the made newer ones.
 
ultra auris said:
the time miko is more powerful than the xxl? I thought they were old, but maybe the made newer ones.
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The Neko XXL only has a Dual Core Processor. The Timbaland Miko has a Quad Core processor.


The only difference are the number of keys (and there is a transpose button on the Miko, so you can have a full 88 key set, or you can connect a 61, 76 or 88 key controller to it via midi or USB), and the Bump MP (pads) and the Mix/Edit faders, which you can upgrade the Timbaland Miko to, for way less than the $4000 price difference between the new Neko XXL, and the $3500 I'm selling my Miko for.

Plus you get the 40GB of sounds that Timbaland chose to go in the unit himself. You don't get near that many with a Neko XXL.
 
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i didnt know that. Ive used one that had a 2.8 quad but I guess they changed it.
 
ultra auris said:
i didnt know that. Ive used one that had a 2.8 quad but I guess they changed it.
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It was either upgraded by the person, or downgraded from Open Labs. They downgraded most of their systems, processor wise, from when I ordered this unit.


Just look at the Neko QX6 on their website. Has an i3 processor (intel's lowest processor), and 2 GB of RAM.

Laptop's can't even run on 2GB of RAM. Windows 7 requires at least 1 GB of RAM to even start up.

Hell, FL studio requires half a gig of RAM to run. So you'll never do anything with a Neko with an entry level processor and 2 GB of RAM.


And they are selling those things for $3800 (miko) and $4000 (Neko) each!!
 
i just placed my order for my studio blade88key max out now i just have to sell my neko
 
Not feeling it and I still think it is 2 expensive. I like the touch screen but it is not worth the money to me.

Hell Id buy a simple vizio 23inch touchscreen for $300 lol.
 
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THEVIRUSPRODUCTIONS said:
Not feeling it and I still think it is 2 expensive. I like the touch screen but it is not worth the money to me.

Hell Id buy a simple vizio 23inch touchscreen for $300 lol.
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Cool. Not gonna be worth it to everyone. Different people have different needs.
 
Troup.

Does the Studio Blade have motorized faders?

I didn't see the need for the open labs joints cuz i had my computer + midi keyboard + vst's but....... now i'm thinkin that it would be much > to have a keyboard with a built in cpu that is dedicated to running the keyboard itself and not all the other bs programs that are on my current computer. My budget isn't ready for the Studio Blade but i think music computing has a dope product, it'll be interesting to see gen2
 
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while i agree touchscreens are the future the videos make it look alot more time consuming and imprecise than a keyboard and mouse or a full hardware setup. turning knobs on a virtual synth and copying and pasting looks like such a pain with that setup. looks like another example of the hardware being light years ahead of the software.
 
wraith302 said:
while i agree touchscreens are the future the videos make it look alot more time consuming and imprecise than a keyboard and mouse or a full hardware setup. turning knobs on a virtual synth and copying and pasting looks like such a pain with that setup. looks like another example of the hardware being light years ahead of the software.
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Why would you have to turn knobs on a synth, when you have Midi Learn? Right click software knob, turn hardware knob...that's it.


Copying and pasting what?


All you have to do is connect a mouse and keyboard to this joint. That's what I plan on doing, connecting a wireless mouse and keyboard.
 
wraith302 said:
while i agree touchscreens are the future the videos make it look alot more time consuming and imprecise than a keyboard and mouse or a full hardware setup. turning knobs on a virtual synth and copying and pasting looks like such a pain with that setup. looks like another example of the hardware being light years ahead of the software.
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This tech that is being displayed (the slow touch screen that the o.p. posted) is a merge of other manufacturers' products.
While this is common practice... so is Research & Development.
I was going to post this the other day (because I noticed the response time as well).
This will be the future of products...


However, I didn't want to come off like a hater.
Yes, what you are referring to is latency.
This is something Mr.Wong should have reduced way more than what it is.
I wouldn't invest into anything that has that slow of a response.
I.C's/ Micro-processors can perform hundreds of thousands of cycles/calculations before you can blink.
However; my guess would be the pipeline isn't large enough not the processors.

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I caught myself I was about to say what he should have done.
Anyhow I could do better... let me find a company to proto-type a short run for cheap and a couple of excellent coders.

Connect a mouse and keyboard?
If I'm going to shell out that type of money I'm not connecting SH8 to it!!!

Mr.Wong has me doing the :banghead:
 
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^^^^Do you even make music, or do you just hate on everything all day??


Cuz you really just compared the R&D arm of a Global company like NOKIA, to a few man start up company like Music Computing.



You people want $10,000 in technology in something that costs $200.


Stop being broke.
 
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j.troup said:
^^^^Do you even make music, or do you just hate on everything all day??


Cuz you really just compared the R&D arm of a Global company like NOKIA, to a few man start up company like Music Computing.



You people want $10,000 in technology in something that costs $200.


Stop being broke.
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LOL,

I don't see a problem with the consumer requesting what they want.
Even stating where the short comings are and viable alternatives at a better price.
Maybe everyone at M.C. believes in the "any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black" motto.
Who's the top car company now (that motto only works if you have the only product on the market)? Similar principle different product.
I work in R&D... Mechanical Engineer!
That's what occupies my time, not music.
Secondly, I'm part of an auto repair shop (I'm in the process of doing a custom paint job on my benz, the caddi might be next).
When I have free time and feel inspired I may make a few tracks.

If their resources and ideas were allocated correctly they could have used millions or dollars of research that's already been done, completed and on the market for relatively cheap.
They seem to have overstretched beyond their core market (this is very costly for companies).
If you make widget A and are known for making widget A, don't make widget B (unless you can afford to do so and as such done thoroughly).
Also, if you aren't known for making anything why not focus on one product that you can put all of your resources into?
That would allow further refinement and progression toward a better product... yes?
Hey... didn't Microsoft doing something like that? Hmmm... here are a few quotes about starting entrepreneurial endeavors:

"To turn $100 into $110 is work. To turn $100 million into $110 million is inevitable" -- Edgar Bronfman

"Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million." -- Jean Jacques Rousseau

Further more; I was not comparing Nokia to M.C.
Intel is researching the same tech

I was stating where developers are aiming to take nano technology ("the future" as you put it).
As far as touch screen is concerned I'm doubting it will last much longer in its current format.
Virtual/ Holographic technology is making a lot of headway.
More so it is unbound compared to the standard touch screen format (think of Tony Stark's Virtual Feedback C.A.D. system in Iron Man).

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That maybe even unnecessary with one of thee neuro based devices that are being developed.
You will be able to interact with items like the Lawnmower Man more or less.
Just remember the military is a few years ahead of what is being released for public viewing... Moore's Law. :cheers:

http://www.medicaldesignbriefs.com/component/content/article/7873

http://www.smu.edu/News/2010/research-artificial-limbs-08sept2010.aspx

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21901445/


 
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