01.05
I got an iPad for Christmas. (Thank you Santa!) I’ve been finding it an amazingly useful device. Apps like Flipboard are great for News, but I was overjoyed today when I remembered that Lemur is now available for the iOS. I was going to try a quick demo and write a review, but I got sucked into the App and ended up killing my whole day DJing with Traktor and Lemur.
For those who aren’t familiar with the technology that was the center-piece of Daft Punk’s Alive 2007 tour, as well as others like Plastikman, Nine Inch Nail, and Justice, here’s the lowdown. Lemur is software that allows you to build your own touchscreen Midi controller on the iPad.
It takes a bit of doing to setup, but once you understand the workflow of downloading templates, loading them over wi-fi onto you iOS device, and then setting up your Digital Audio Workstation or DJ software to communicate with the App, you can get really precise with your mixing. No more mouse-only mixing for this guy.
