Re: Introducing The Slate Pro Audio RAVEN MTX Multi-Touch Production System
There are 2 versions, the MTX and the MTi. The MTX is meant to compete with Avid Icon and Euphonix System 5 type products. The MTi is MUCH more affordable, with similar feature set but a smaller screen.
This is designed as a control surface for many DAW's, but it does not have I/O except for a monitoring section.
Perhaps it could be adopted for use with a live application in mind. Steven Slate has written about the research they did and why this display is much different than typical multi-touch displays such as the 3m. It is worth checking out if this interests you.
Right now I think the only way it could reliably be used live were if you had a Protools HD TDM or AAX Dsp based rig and a lot of I/O. I have seen guys do that years ago (mix a live show) with TDM rigs, but it was cumbersome if you ask me.
Certainly I think this is just the beginning, and that we will see much more of this kind of thing entering into both the recording and live sound markets. Slate's concept will certainly be copied.
