Pablo Martin

Pioneer has announced a new DJ mixer, the DJM-2000

Pablo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:24:25 +0000

The DJM-2000 is Pioneer’s most powerful performance mixer and is designed to be the perfect match for CDJ-2000 digital decks. It features a 5.8-inch LCD multi-touch panel display.
Suggested retail price of $2,999

Two movies you should have in your collection

Pablo — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:59:23 +0000

I have the habit of seeing movies that I like over and over again.
I have lost count of the times I saw these two films.
If you never seen these two older films, it’s time to see them!

It’S ALL GONNE PETE TONG – TRAILER

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE – TRAILER

ZOOM H2, record your gigs!

Pablo — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:42:58 +0000

The H2 is the only portable recorder with 4 mic capsules on-board for 360° recording. With 4 mic capsules in a W-X/Y configuration, the audio is decoded instantly, bringing these four signals together for unparalleled stereo imaging.
But the H2 doesn’t stop there. For maximum flexibility, you can record from the front of the H2 in a 90° pickup pattern or the rear of the H2 in a 120° pickup pattern at up to 96 kHz/24-bit resolution as a WAV file, or as an MP3 file at bitrates up to 320 kbps. Additionally, you can record in a 360° pickup pattern at up to 48kHz/24-bit resolution which will allow you to convert your recordings to 5.1 Surround.

H2 SPECIFICATIONS
●Simultaneous Recording Tracks:[Stereo mode] 2, [4ch mode] 4
●Simultaneous Playback Tracks:[Stereo mode] 2, [4ch mode] 4
●Locator:Hours/Minutes/Seconds
●File Editing functions:Time Stamp check, Rename, Delete, Size check, Divide, Normalize
●Other functions:MP3 post-encode, A-B repeat, Lo-cut filter, AGC/compressor/limiter, Marker ●Tuner:Chromatic, Guitar, Bass, Open A/D/E/G, DADGAD
●Metronome:5 Sounds(Beat 0/4-8/4, 6/8, Tempo 40.0-250.0BPM)
●A/D Conversion:24bit, 128 times over-sampling
●D/A Conversion:24bit, 128 times over-sampling
●Signal Processing:32bit
●Recording Media:SD memory card(16MB-2GB), SDHC memory card(4GB-32GB)
●Recording Format:[Stereo mode] WAV(Quantization:16/24bit, Sampling frequency:44.1/48/96kHz), MP3(Bitrate:48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320kbps/VBR, Sampling frequency:44.1kHz), [4ch mode] WAV(Quantization:16/24bit, Sampling frequency:44.1/48kHz)
●Playback Format:[Stereo mode] WAV(Quantization:16/24bit, Sampling frequency:44.1/48/96kHz), MP3(Bitrate:32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320kbps/VBR, Sampling frequency:44.1/48kHz), [4ch mode] WAV(Quantization:16/24bit, Sampling frequency:44.1/48kHz)
●Display:128×64 pixel, back-lit LCD
●Inputs:[LINE IN] 1/8″ stereo phone jack(Input impedance:10kΩ, Input level:-10dBm), [EXT MIC IN] 1/8″ stereo phone jack(Plug-in powered:2.5V, Input impedance:20kΩ, Input level:-20/-30/-40dBm), [Built-in stereo mic] W-XY stereo microphone(MIC GAIN:+1.5/+17/+27dB)
●Output:[PHONES/LINE OUT] 1/8″ stereo phone jack([LINE] Output load impedance:10kΩ or more, Rated output level:-10dBm / [PHONES] 15mW+15mW, into 32Ω load)
●USB Interface:Mini-B type(USB2.0 Full-Speed compatible), Mass Storage Class operation / Audio Interface operation(16bit, 44.1/48kHz)
●Power Requirements:AA size(LR6) battery x2, or Supplied AC adaptor AD-0006(DC9V/300mA/center minus type)
● Battery Life(with alkaline batteries):4 hours recording, 4.5 hours playback ●Dimensions:63.5(W)x110(D)x32(H)mm
●Weight(without batteries):110g
●Supplied Accessories:SD memory card(512MB), Desktop stand, Mic clip adaptor, Wind screen, Earbuds, USB cable, Stereo Y cable, AC adaptor(AD-0006)

MTL users with HP TX2z, DELL XT, and any single touch tablet user, read this workaround for momentary buttons

Pablo — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:31:44 +0000

I recived some reports from users about incompatibility of my software MonoTouchLive software with new multitouch devices. (read about that here)

Here a workaround for all users with HP TX2z and DELL XT and XT2 multitouch tablets users running windows 7, this temporal solution disable multitouch on your TX2z tablet.
Older single touch tablets with any MS Windows OS, just apply step 4

1: In first place you need install the lastest drivers and software provided by HP for N-TRIG digitizer, click here and download

2: Install the drivers and restart your machine. If driver upgrade the firmware shutdown, and then start again.

3: Go to uninstall appz and uninstall N-TRIG driver (HP), make click on yes when software ask for completely remove, when finish restart your machine again. Dell users just uninstall N/TRIG from wundows uninstall tool.

4: Now open pen and touch panel inside control panel, and disable Press and hold Richt-clik feature, after that final change, windows work with default digitizer driver, and all momentary buttons in MonoTouchLive work correctly.

TAPCO Blend 6, hard to break mixer !

Pablo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:06:52 +0000

TAPCO BELT 6 is an exellent general-purpose portable mixer made by TAPCO, a division of Mackie.
This funny video shows the exellent quality of construction of this small portable mixer!

More info click here

MonoTouchLive, troubles with multitouch sensors

Pablo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:39:25 +0000

In this video can see how multitouch touchscreen send the mouse events only when the finger is removed over the screen
Mouse event are only trigered when you removed the finger.
This is what i call after-touch and can create big problem when you want activate some “momentary” button. For be more graphic……..you should imagine touch the piano but imagine the sound of notes, only is emited after remove your fingers from the keys!.

Also, you can see how multitouch is not accurate when have the fingers very close, this no is a big issue but can be under some situations when you use your fingers very close, in some multitouch software. (this is a bug from the Nextwindow multitouch sensor used on the video)

Under this next video you can see momentary buttons and how with standar mouse can activate the button, when i press left mouse click, button in the software is activated. You can see how not work.
The button is only activated when you remove the finger of the screen…………….if you need push the button and leave just pressed for some moment………..just not possible, the only way to do, is draging your finger without stop over the button. On video 3, i show the clear example about that

This is the best and clear example about what i explained before.
With real mouse, can click the button, and momentary button react perfectly to mouse events.
When try repeat using the touchscreen, just not work.
The only way leave the button pressed, is draging my finger over the button.

NOTE: i found similar troubles with capacitive sensors from company N-Trig.
N-Trig sensors are present in the major percent of portable multitouch market.
Computer on the video is HP Touchsmart 300-1000

UPDATE 10/02/2010
The solution:
Register aplication to receive WM_TOUCH instead WM_GESTURE mouse events.
Here the documentation.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd371581%28VS.85%29.aspx

Final step is disable “Press and hold for righ-clicking” from the Pen and Touch panel.

Thankyou to Dan Newton form Nextwindow for this information!

SECOND UPDATE UPDATE 10/02/2010
Under the VIDEO 1, aplication i show is PAINT, and you can see under that aplication touchscreen work aftertouch.
Somebody can think………..how is possible if that is a multitouch aplication and should be already registered to receive WM_TOUCH instead WM_GESTURE mouse events.
Yes, that is correct aplication is already registered, all what you need do is disable “Press and hold for righ-clicking” from windows Pen and Touch panel.
Now you can see on this video aplication ink the point on touch and not after touch:

Anyway, disable Press and hold for righ-clicking is part of the fix, you see work in this video due paint is aplication registered to receive WM_TOUCH instead WM_GESTURE mouse events.

After disable “Press and hold for righ-clicking” i check again with my software, but due no is aplication regsistered to receive WM_TOUCH, just continue without work.

Becarefull developers !
RegisterTouchWindow function doesn’t register the child windows!

APTKO club anniversary – mixtape

Pablo — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:55:17 +0000

This Saturday 6 is the anniversary of APTKO club, a club in which I maintain residency as a DJ for several years.
This is a gift for all friends and fans of the club.
Enjoy !

APTKO SUMMER HITS

Download click here

Argentine Talent: Juan Pablo Sgalia

Pablo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:13:55 +0000

There is a question by the people who is very common and closely follows to all Djs:

who is your best dj?

In my case the answer is riddled with legendary names like Paul Van Dyk, Mr Cox, Greg Wilson, Argentine DJs like Carlos Alfonsin, Juan Pablo Firter the mythic Hernan Cattaneo, Dero, etc.etc. But there is a DJ whom i met personally by the year 2004 and he caused on my, healthy envy and admiration for her great act with the turntables and their wonderfull Dj performances, ladies and gentlemen, I present to Juan Pablo Sgalia , a DJ with a successfully career.

For those in the city of San Juan – Argentina on 13 February, i invite to an exciting night that will again have the honor of sharing a cabin with this great Dj in the summer club APTKO

Juan Pablo Sgalia doing turntablism: