Windows 8, multitouch and music production, Sonar ect ect ect...

part 2 & 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4G4jIpdTuhY#t=64s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PlzCYF66G0

Very well done. Its the way I have thought of touch. I see it as a huge advance to computing overall and with Sonar a truly neat way to interact with the program.

 

yeah looks good, think ill be utilizing touch screen at some point

awesome, touch is the future.
I think the mouse will always be an option but touch is here to stay.

its alot of work but looks cool

I liked it at 1:45 where he has to poke at the screen 3 times to get the little thingy on the right to actually move. That seems very intuitive... if it doesn't move the first time poke at it a bunch and see what happens. 


Desperately poking at a greasy screen seems counter to the ideal of making music while connecting with your inner muse.

This technology is going to to make owning an acoustic guitar seem like a wonderful luxury.



best regards,
mike

Desperately poking at a greasy screen seems counter to the ideal of making music while connecting with your inner muse.

Multi-touch is not a replacement for a mouse/keyboard...
But it is intuitive (for some things like zooming/scrolling)... especially after using a smart phone for a good while.

FWIW, just like with smart phones, if your finger is a bit sweaty (perspiration), it can affect the performance of the touch-screen.

I've got the same 27" Planar monitor here... and it works pretty well.



Couple of important things with multi-touch:

• You have to run Win8
• X2 is the only app that currently supports multi-touch
• If you use multiple monitors, the touch monitor has to be the main (1st) display

carlosagm79: Thanks for posting that. 

Very nice demo...shows the good and the bad (which a demo should). Me thinks that someday, maybe now, the good will far outweigh the bad.

Very soon I'll have a Win 8 machine and while I don't think it will be my primary DAW I will definitely be exploring 'touch' technology. I have no doubt that the APIs for implementing touch will be gaining refinement and functionality over the next few years...really looking forwards to the future. 

Regards,

Yeah, that's about where I am. I don't think it's that appealing right now, but I'm interested to see what happens in the next couple of generations of the technology.

Jim Roseberry

Desperately poking at a greasy screen seems counter to the ideal of making music while connecting with your inner muse.

Multi-touch is not a replacement for a mouse/keyboard...
But it is intuitive (for some things like zooming/scrolling... especially after using a smart phone for a good while.

FWIW, just like with smart phones, if your finger is a bit sweaty (perspiration), it can affect the performance of the touch-screen.

I've got the same 27" Planar monitor here... and it works pretty well.



Couple of important things with multi-touch:

• You have to run Win8
• X2 is the only app that currently supports multi-touch
• If you use multiple monitors, the touch monitor has to be the main (1st) display

I've been wondering about that.
What if both monitors are touch screens?
I like my Console View on my second monitor. Do multiple touch screens work or can you only use one at this time?


Mike