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    News - Microsoft uploads videos of the Surface Music Kit in action

    But we are still waiting for this musical accessory to arrive.
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    Re: News - Microsoft uploads videos of the Surface Music Kit in action

    Looks kinda cool

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    Re: News - Microsoft uploads videos of the Surface Music Kit in action

    Would anyone remotely serious about music production seriously consider doing work on a Surface? Don't think so...

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    Re: News - Microsoft uploads videos of the Surface Music Kit in action

    Quote Originally Posted by Nobull View Post
    Would anyone remotely serious about music production seriously consider doing work on a Surface? Don't think so...
    Why do you say this? Sure there's no way near the range of apps available as on the iPad, but even so unless there's some fundamental technical reason (a la Android's) then why not use a Surface?

    Microsoft must think that they're in with a shout - otherwise they wouldn't have bothered with this peripheral - unless you're going to suggest that this is solely for home-based/hobbyist use?

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    Re: News - Microsoft uploads videos of the Surface Music Kit in action

    Quote Originally Posted by Nobull View Post
    Would anyone remotely serious about music production seriously consider doing work on an iPad? Don't think so...
    .. that's exactly what someone could have written about the ipad a year or two ago.

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    Re: News - Microsoft uploads videos of the Surface Music Kit in action

    Quote Originally Posted by crossy View Post
    Why do you say this? Sure there's no way near the range of apps available as on the iPad, but even so unless there's some fundamental technical reason (a la Android's) then why not use a Surface?
    That's the thing about niche areas, you only need one app.

    In the way that Acorn had Sibelius, for a while this meant that the best music score software was exclusive to RISC OS and thus Acorn systems.

    Having a pressure sensitive set of pads should be enough. Having the app's development funded by MS hopefully in a skunkswork fashion (ie someone who loves it, is making it) then it could easily blow the existing applications out of the water.

    Most *killer* tablet apps are super primitive, except Office!
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    Re: News - Microsoft uploads videos of the Surface Music Kit in action

    Quote Originally Posted by Nobull View Post
    Would anyone remotely serious about music production seriously consider doing work on a Surface? Don't think so...

    Well considering the Surface Pro has full win8 and the power of an ultrabook I don't see why they wouldn't. I have mates who remix music, DJ etc and I could see them using this with a compatible app during gigs. Perhaps an Ableton app, Virtual DJ or something similar. It would be less kit to carry, less space required - for DJing this could be really useful.

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