MASC Design Touchtable Music Player

This device is a personal music player designed to incorporate interaction into the act of listening music.

The controller wheel surrounding the screen acts similar to that of a turntable, the company says: when used in combination with the surrounding function buttons, it allows for compete user control over the track, through precise position, timing and pitch manipulation.

One function button controls the simultaneous switching to a second track, allowing the user to mix records on the fly, or scratch sounds over the track. Trough the cue output, each track is directed to either the left ow right headphone, the beat and pitch can be matched, a cue point or sample loop created, and the tracks mixed out the mail phono output, cueing points at will.

The device not only adds interaction to the personal listening experience, but can also be used for performance, according to MASC Design. The Touchtable can be plugged into a computer, where is acts as a MIDI device, working with built-in software.

One piece of bad news though: This is a prototype model from a design studio in the UK… and it’s not for sale.

More info and designs can be found on www.mascdesign.co.uk.