whoah, noone ever said that this keyboard is designed for audio application, i merely assumed that it could be used as a universal controller for musical applications, no need to attack, i would not get this KB for music either...
I agree that some people would find a lot more use out of this then others, as to specialized photoshop controller being a more cost-effective solution, i would digress, knowing that only adobe could implement such a solution, and just how much adobe charges for their various things, the controller would probably cost you over a grand.
And as a person that used to do a lot of graphics work, don't claim to be a pro, but i have used PS since the first day 5 came out; i can tell you that shortcuts in any graphics software can save you tons of time, knowing shortcuts decreases the amount of mouse moving you have to do to select proper tools and streamlines you work. I can see this kb as a tool for that. And also as a person who knows a lot of people that do modeling (3d obviously), knowing shortcuts cuts down on time of model creation sometimes by hours, never mind the frustration that comes with only using a mouse. Lastly yes they may make specialized controllers for those applications, but then there are people that texture, and create models and stuff, that have to deal with a multitude of applications, and application plug-ins, where each has its own set of commands, and would require a different interface so i can see this as a helpful tool in those lines of work, music, not-so much, generally one tool can cover a wide area of application.
I myself have an Akai MPD 24 (though i need some software to for beat making that is a bit better then the default stuff), M-Audio XSession Pro, and a usb 4 channel audio card all for the very purpose of mixing, beat making, sampling and all that fun stuff. And although i am still learning and playing with this stuff (Crash aka nikgod would be a better person to ask as to whether or not i am making progress or whether the music i make is good or not), a keyboard would not replace it. Though an extensive interface is not generally absolutely needed. I have posted about the Pacemaker portable music player for djs, and it is a good example of a simple, yet musically effective interface (generally for practicing sets)
Crash, that universal control is sick, pricey though
and your mixer is sick.... i wanna get a cdj setup... but it costs lots of money that i dont have... but i will get the setup, wanna have proper equipment that is not reliant on my laptop/software in general...
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