Comments on: Tonium Pacemaker Mobile DJ Device Now on Amazon, US$499

By: JAnU

JAnU — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:22:58 +0000

I had one of these, and sent it back to Tonium for a refund after a month of ownership. They (Tonium) are without doubt the worst company I have ever dealt with.

I could write a very, very long indepth report on my (and all the other very early purchasers) dealings with Tonium, needless to say I won’t be going back for more anytime soon.

By: PrtScr

PrtScr — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:51:16 +0000

@SimSim I think the BMP analysis is done in the software…

By: Downpressor

Downpressor — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:46:09 +0000

And yes, if you’re getting a steady diet of DJ gigs, you can afford this

Wait… some people get paid more than transportation costs to DJ? Why didnt someone tell me this sooner?

All kidding aside, seems interesting and I’m pretty sure my back would be happy about hauling less gear to gigs but 1) the checking the email look aint cool, 2) how durable is this thing?

By: SimSim

SimSim — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:57:21 +0000

@PrtScr: Yes, which is — in itself — quite nice indeed but how do you transfer those files from a (insert favourite non-Mac-OS-X or non-Windows OS) computer to the Pacemaker? USB MSC is only for storage, you can not play files that have been transferred without the help of their proprietary software.

I can see no reason why Tonium would want to lock out non-win/non-mac users… can anybody give me a clue?

By: PrtScr

PrtScr — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:00:09 +0000

@SimSim The Pacemaker supports both OGG and FLAC: http://www.pacemaker.net/Products/Device/TechnicalSpecifications.aspx

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:19:13 +0000

@SimSim: Yipes – that’s a big deal. I’ll try to confirm that, but I’m with you on that.

By: SimSim

SimSim — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:09:22 +0000

Considering the fact that you will need their proprietary Software to transfer audio to the Pacemaker it’s definitely out of the question for many people that would love to throw their OGGs and FLACs on that device.

The website states that you can theoretically use it as USB Mass Storage Media but only for file storage since it will only allow mixing audio files that have been transferred via their editor app.

No Linux support — no, thanks. ;-)

By: TheNullSet

TheNullSet — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:20:45 +0000

@Peter: Absolutely. There is great potential here. I’m sure this thing will be a godsend for many. Hopefully its niche audience will expand into my territory once its potential for abuse has been explored. I still dont even have an Ipod. :)

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:19:03 +0000

@TheNullSet: right, but look at the underlying technological capabilities necessary to make this happen. If you can do this, you can do other (potentially sexier) things, too!

By: TheNullSet

TheNullSet — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:14:22 +0000

I just find this boring. Yes, music is infinitely portable and tweakable anywhere now. Playback options and FX are falling from the sky. The only sexy, portable music making device that has excited me recently is the OP-1, because it offers interesting synthesis, control, AND great portability.