Infected Mushroom at Coachella, California

If you have been hiding under a rock, Coachella in California started last weekend and will continue this weekend with artists; Benny Benassi, Baauer, Bingo Players, Dillon Francis, Dirty Phonics, Hardwell, Hot Chip, Jurassic 5, Loco Dice, Maya Jane Coles, Metric, Moby, Nicky Romero, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Thomas Gold, Vampire Weekend and of course…

You can catch their live “Fungusamongus” show featuring two giant 3D mapped pods designed by V-Squared Labs and our Emulator Dual View System (DVS) running their custom template for Ableton Live .

The soon to be release Lenovo Horizon 27″ all-in-one computer being used as a complete DJ controller running Emulator PRO with Traktor.

The Lenovo Horizon is a huge tablet style PC that is battery powered and has a very sturdy angle hinge that allows it to be used at almost any angle including completely flat on a table. This allows users to fully utilize some of the really cool features such as capacitive air hockey paddles, capacitive joystick and dice.

One of the unique things about this massive fully HD screen (1920 x 1080) is the whole unit weighs less than 11 lbs. This makes the Horizon the perfect addition to any cruise line, resort, night club or mobile DJ setup. You take it out of your road case (not included, but the standard pelican case works perfect), sit it on the table, connect power and sound card and you are ready to perform!

Preloaded software include:

- Stagelight, a beginners introduction to music production
- Air Hockey, Works awesome and super fun!
- Monopoly, It won’t let you cheat, but is pretty great and the graphics are cool
- Poker, this program sucks, don’t bother
- Emulator PRO (we hope in the near future)

Here is the info page from Lenovo: http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/des…

Available SUMMER 2013.

Not 1 but TWO KS-1974 units being used at Awakenings in Amsterdam this past weekend!!!

Emulator PRO for windows 1.4.7 OUT NOW! extended desktop and multiple screen supported.
Emulator PRO is multi-touch midi control software and hardware for Musicians, DJ’s, Lighting Designers, Video Editors, VJ’s, Radio Broadcast Stations, Recording Studios and much more.
Our patent-pending technology allows you to make a custom multi-touch layout on top of any software you wish to control. Our easy to use control editor gives you unlimited options for how you create your dream midi interface. Emulator really is the best midi controller you will ever own. When new versions of your software come out, you can quickly and easily change your multi-touch controller so your hardware NEVER becomes obsolete (well, unless we invent something that doesn’t require a screen).

$99/Lifetime License

- Completely customizable multi-touch midi controller
- Instant free upgrades as new features are added
- Access to Emulator Community & Private forums
- Unlimited support
- Lifetime License!!!

*OSX version is available with our hardware, Windows version can be used with any Windows 7 and 8 multi-touch device!

Click to buy nowDownload & try

July 31, 2012 – Introducing the most incredible DJ tool ever made…Emulator Modular surface template 100% customizable for Traktor 2.5 (FT2.5) with support for 4 decks. It has been a long time since we released anything new for Traktor and let me tell you, it is worth the wait. I had the opportunity to mix my monthly podcast “The Deep End” on this new template utilizing all 4 decks simultaneously and it is AWESOME!!! It took me a few minutes to get comfortable with the new layout and find out where everything is on the screen, but once you get used to the hot cues, main menu and other key items being in a container, you are ready to rock. There are so many buttons and options on this layout, it really feels like learning to DJ all over again, but incredibly intuitive. Congratulations to Pablo Martin for making such a robust layout. I can’t wait to see the Ableton one

NOTE: This template runs only at 1920×1080 or full HD resolution (will run on the KS-1974 and The Monster, DVS only trough scaled non native resolution)

In addition to releasing this brand new template, we have made several bug fixes and updates to Emulator for Traktor (FT) including a specific version for Traktor Pro and earlier versions of Traktor. Included in this release is a simple to use MIDI setup, ultra stable and fast performance and is now 100% compatible with Windows 7
(32 & 64 bit)

I will be posting a video soon explaining all the buttons on the new Emulator For Traktor 2.5 so stay tuned.

*Download Emulator FT now

Alan Smithson | CEO
SmithsonMartín™

NEW -DRIVERS FOR EMULATOR DVS & THE MONSTER!
July 31, 2012 – We are happy to announce the launch of the our new and greatly improved multi-touch drivers for the Emulator Dual View System and The Monster. With the introduction of these drivers, we have improved latency, made everything way more stable and eliminated several bugs.

*Download the new drivers now, click here
New Driver: v4.1205RC2S

NEW – EMULATOR MODULAR 1.3 RELEASED!
July 31, 2012 – Introducing Emulator Modular 1.3, the most stable and bug free version of Emulator to date. There have been a number of bug fixes, a complete change in MIDI setup that makes it much simpler to install and setup MIDI ports. Pablo Martin, the brains behind Emulator has done it again. Along with our team of
dedicated coders, I am happy to present Emulator Modular 1.3, the most incredible kontrol software on Earth. With Emulator Modular, you can create your own MIDI kontroller for any software! Whether you are a DJ, Lighting Designer, Laser guy, Music Producer, 3D Mapping specialist, Visualist, Musician or Graphic Artist, if your software accepts MIDI, Emulator is only way to go. Instead of being bound by
the confines of physical hardware, you can now use your imagination to create practical and sexy layouts for everything.

You are probably asking “Why is he using K for Kontrol?” Well, I’m glad you asked. In case you haven’t seen our newest product, the KS-1974 let me introduce this to you. The Kontrol Surface 1974 or KS-1974 for short is simply the most incredible touch screen monitor in the world. Combine it’s 4ms, toughened glass, sexy retro wood panels with our Emulator software and you have the best MIDI kontroller on the
planet. But don’t take our word for it, here is a review by Jeff Gooch from Projection, Lighting & Staging News (PLSN)

*Download Emulator Modular 1.3 now, click here

Visual experience experts V-Squared Labs vsquaredlabs.com  provided the stunning visuals while the music was played live by Infected Mushroom infected-mushroom.com. Amit was playing on the futuristic looking Emulator Dual View System (DVS) using the new Emulator Modular software controlling Ableton Live 8 alongside his vocals.

We caught up with Erez in the studio to explain how he uses Emulator and why this new performance tool is poised to be the gold standard for music software control.
Emulator Modular is the most flexible MIDI controller in the world and there is a reason professionals like Infected Mushroom rely on SmithsonMartin Emulator for their important performances. Pushing boundaries is what we at SmithsonMartin Inc. do
every day.

We are the future of music control and Infected Mushroom are the future of music performance.

Kontrol Surface 1974 can be used as a MIDI controller for ANY midi software.
Here are 3 real life users using Emulator Modular to create their own multi-touch experience.

Terry 2PointOh: DJ playing on custom Traktor Emulator Modular layout
COLE: DJ/Producer playing on custom Ableton Live 8 Emulator Modular layout
Michael Meacham: Lighting Designer controlling GrandMA 2 with Emulator Modular.

15 year old prodigy & International Recording Artist COLE (KidDJ) played 4 amazing shows in Miami for WMC. He is currently playing on a custom layout for Ableton Live 8 on the KS-1974.

Emulator Modular is multi-touch midi control software and hardware for Musicians, DJ’s, Lighting Designers, Video Editors, VJ’s, Radio Broadcast Stations, Recording Studios and much more.
Our patent-pending technology allows you to make a custom multi-touch layout on top of any software you wish to control. Our easy to use control editor gives you unlimited options for how you create your dream midi interface. Emulator really is the best midi controller you will ever own. When new versions of your software come out, you can quickly and easily change your multi-touch controller so your hardware NEVER becomes obsolete (well, unless we invent something that doesn’t require a screen).

- Convert your multi-touch device into a powerful MIDI controller.
- Build your dream interface in just minutes. – Emulator includes a complete list of objects so you can custom design your own multi-touch interface with buttons, sliders, circular knobs, jog wheels and many more.
- Share your custom templates with the Emulator community and benefit from templates and experience of our other users.
- Add multi-touch capability to your preferred DJ, VJ or Music Production software.
- Emulator FT runs ONLY at 1280×800 – Emulator Modular support resolutions form 1024×760 to Full HD (1920×1080) – Emulator will work with ANY midi software to make it multi-touch.
- Our online community forum allows users to share knowledge and also share different editable layouts for all sorts of programs.
- We will have layouts available on our website for Traktor, Ableton, Virtual DJ, Grand MA, Light Jockey and more.
- Emulator for Traktor (FT) is available for free when you buy the lifetime license.

Layout examples

Emulator for Traktor	Emulator for Ableton	Emulator for GrandMA 2

Here is a sample of software titles that Emulator will work with. This list is not comprehensive by any means, feel free to email us with other software you find to midi map!

 
DJ Applications
Traktor Pro 2.0, Virtual DJ, Serato (with external mixer), Torq, Deckadance, Mixvibes, Ableton, ProDJ, MixMeister, PCDJ, PCDJ Karaoke

Music Production
Cakewalk, ProTools, Ableton, Reason, Kore, FL Studio, Sonar Pro, Acid, Bitwig (soon we hope)

Video
Resolume, Arkaos, Grand VJ, PCDJ, Virtual DJ, Serato SL, Mixvibes, VFX Pro Audio iLive, Cakewalk, ADK, Soundforge, Yamaha PM5D, Digidesign

Lighting
Light Jockey, ShowXpress, GrandMA 2, Venue Magic, WYSIWYG, Martin Show Designer, Softplot

Devices that you can use Emulator on
We obviously recommend our own hardware due to the fact we know it works perfectly and reliably. Below is a list our recommended hardware in descending order.
NOTE: Our hardware & software works with 6ms latency or less. If you are experiencing lag and latency, it is most likely due to a limitation of your hardware.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER HARDWARE OPTIONS., WE CANNOT LIST ALL OF THEM HERE.
ANY TOUCH SCREEN HARDWARE WILL WORK.

SmithsonMartin Hardware
• Emulator Kontrol Surface 1974 (KS-1974)
• Emulator Dual View System (DVS)
• Emulator THE MONSTER

Notebook & All-in-one Computers
ACER ICONIA 6120 / HP ELITEBOOK 2760P / SAMSUNG SLATE PC 7 / ACER ASPIRE Z5610 / LENOVO C325 / HP TM2 TouchSmart

Touch Screen Monitors
The following Touch screen monitors will work, but they are NOT highly recommended by us as they have known problems such as ghost touches, etc.
SAMSUNG LD220Z / DELL ST2220T / PLANAR PJT155R / VIEWSONIC VX2258wm / PLANAR PX2230MW / HP L2105tm