Kilpatrick Audio Tungsten
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:48 am
There's no video of this yet, but Kilpatrick is developing a video-game inspired, multi-purpose controller. Judging by the enclosure and layout, it looks to be capable of sequencing and recording/looping, in addition to a variety of composition and controller possibilities.
There’s a headphones output, line and mic inputs, USB and USB host ports (which opens a world of possibilities), and MIDI IN/OUT so you can sequence gear with it, or otherwise integrate it in your MIDI setup. There are also internal sensors, such as a gyroscope for movements. This will enable interesting music controller possibilities not unlike those of phones and tablets.
Kilpatric told us the Tungsten will be a mountable handheld device. It’s based on an ARM-chip and is going to be open-source, so maybe someone will put their mind to it and actually make it run video games. The Tungsten will run “many music-making apps” of its own, and it’s going to be sold for “much under 1000 EUR”.