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The Interdimensional Wrecked* System (IWS): What it is? The name may sound strange, but the idea behind it is simple: We want to use our standard DJ turntable as a generalized controller in the digital dimension. This way we maintain the hands-on physical contact and subtle gestural control we're used to having when spinning records, yet we're able to apply those gestures to whatever we want to inside the digital dimension. For example, imagine putting the needle down on a piece of vinyl and what starts to play is both video and audio. Or imagine "scratching" the cutoff frequency and Q of a filter while simultaneously scratching a sound sample played through that same filter. With the Interdimensional Wrecked System(IWS) and Max/MSP/Jitter, the possibility exists to scratch just about anything. * Note that "Wrecked" is pronounced "Rekkid"... |
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How is it possible to translate the physical motion of a needle tracing the groove of a vinyl record into highly accurate measurements inside a computer? This has been Ms Pinky's research focus for the past eight years. The results have been astounding. But Ms Pinky doesn't take all the credit for these achievements, though she is very proud of the results. Without the work of our ingenious forebears, none of this would have been possible. First and foremost, we give endless respects to Dr. Gottfried Ungerboeck whose Trellis Coded Modulation creates an optimal way to encode the ones and zeros in analog waveforms to allow the maximum amount of data to be transmitted over an analog telephone line by minimizing small noise induced distortions. Dr. Ungerboeck is currently at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland. His coding techniques are at the heart of MsPinky's Interdimensional Wrecked System. Of course, MsPinky has added a little magic of her own... |
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Frequency Asked Questions (FAQ's): Question: Is Ms Pinky as good as Serato, Traktor, etc? Answer: Our tests have shown that our vinyl tracking technology is every bit as good as any product currently available provided you follow the guidelines of the required physical setup. Failure to provide Ms Pinky with an adequate audio converter/soundcard, for example, may yield results which are not satisfactory. Question: Is Ms Pinky supposed to be a "cheaper" alternative to more expensive products like Serato, Traktor, etc.? Answer: The philosophy of Ms Pinky is to offer an open-ended, do-it-yourself, highly flexible alternative system that a user can customize to meet his/her own needs. Whereas applications like Serato and Traktor generally provide a "nice" plug-n-play experience right "out of the box", your Ms Pinky setup may require you to go through some trial-and-error to get it all configured properly. Please read about Ms Pinky's required physical setup. The flip side of that is the wide-open flexibility you get when you combine Ms Pinky with the Max/MSP graphical programming environment, or if you create your own application using Ms Pinky's SDK. Question: How can Ms Pinky do all that stuff for only $99.00 USD? Answer: Magic, of course! But seriously, keep in mind that it may not end up being as "cheap" as you might think. If you already have all the elements of the required physical setup, then Ms Pinky obviously costs much less than competing products. However, in order to get maximal enjoyment from Ms Pinky you really do need one of our recommended audio converters. And many of those are not cheap. So the overall price of the system which includes Ms Pinky, audio converter/soundcard, etc. will probably be a bit more than just $99.00 USD. |
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