Comments on: Stanton to Release Touch DJ Controller; Surface One, Thunder, Reborn?

By: Nat

Nat — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:26:56 +0000

Funny, I also got an email recently from an ex m-audio employee who wanted to sell me a Surface One prototype. If someone is interested I could forward the mail.

By: cassiel

cassiel — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:52:25 +0000

Like Miguel, I also own a Buchla Thunder, imported into the UK sometime around 1990 (it was reviewed in Keyboard magazine, I believe, which is how I found out about it). Cikira owns two. There was a recent eBay blowout sale of some of the ultra-rare black Thunders.

A colleague of mine has a theory that all the Thunders in existence gravitate between the entire set of Thunder owners in various combinations, aided by eBay.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:30:09 +0000

I heard it from a former M-Audio rep, so I can’t verify it. I can’t imagine he would have lied to me though.

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Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:18:01 +0000

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By: Jengel

Jengel — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:05:31 +0000

The surface one looks like the controller that David Wessell uses over here in Berkeley at CNMAT. He hooks it up to a lot of different textural, rhythmic, tonal, and sample choice parameters.

By: Touch it or grab it? Another Dj Touch controller. at djtechtools.com

Touch it or grab it? Another Dj Touch controller. at djtechtools.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:07:41 +0000

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By: BirdFLU

BirdFLU — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:58:41 +0000

I don’t believe the “cutting the beta testers fingers” story. Seriously, how hard would it have been to bevel the edges? I thought I read that it was just going to be too expensive of an item for what it did, so they bagged it.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:45:07 +0000

We’ve all learned that lesson at some point Keeb$

By: KEEB$

KEEB$ — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:28:26 +0000

Ahh, the surface one… the Moby Dick of my college years.

I would call up Musician’s Friend once every week or so to check if they were available yet, only to disappointed eventually when I was told they were no longer listing it :(

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:17:43 +0000

i had a pair of Stanton CDJs and both springs on the platters busted within six months, causing them to spin uncontrollably. Got it fixed and eventually happened again. But believe me Professor, I know everyone has different experiences with “affordable” music equipment. Stanton’s just been my personal black sheep. Numark’s always been good to me but I’m sure they have similar nagging issues. Just luck of the draw most likely.