Cakewalk & The NeKo XXL

http://www.openlabs.com/nekoxxl.html
 
http://www.openlabs.com/nekoxxl-software.html
 
The Neko XXL basically a midi keyboard, a whole computer, and a touchscreen all in one, running Reaper. It also comes with other software and vst's including Dimension LE. So is Cakewalk involved in this in any way? Interesting.

Looks cool though. I wonder if you could load X1 on it.

It is just a computer outfitted as a music station.  It will run SONAR or anything else that runs on a PC.  They also released a lower-priced version that doesn't look as cool but has the same functionality.

It looks like a good turnkey solution, albeit pricey.  But an integrated touchscreen, knobs and buttons, a drum pad and decent computer - that kind of package adds up fast.

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reminds me of >Jane Childs< Fairlight

NEKO's been around for about 4 years that I know of. The first one I saw was running SONAR 6 I think and was being touted by Cakewalk via their Who's usng SONAR Pages.

Look pretty nifty but more specialised than most users would prefer i'd reckon. Mind you if you're in that niche market it's the best of all worlds, PC, DAW, Keyboard, Control Surface and live instrument and recorder all in one. Whne you look at it in that light the proce starts to seem really reasonable. The tight integration between the hardware and software also ensures a level of stability that would be the envy of anyone who uses all these elements in the more traditional sense of individual components of computer, keyboard instrument, digital recorder, sampler etc.