I've had a Slate Raven since 2016. The screen is meant for desktop at 45º angles, and I've never had any issues with it being awkward, you don't want a 90º angle on the thing, and you don't want it up in the air. I have a three screen setup now with the two non touch monitors on a ceiling mount, the 27" Raven on the table. I really like it for any plugin that has a decent GUI for touch, mixing is 100% where it shines though.I don't see the benefit with touch unless you have a screen lying down before you.
- ergonomically it's a disaster to lift your hand to an upright screen
- a mouse or touch pad is much more convenient
I looked at MPC X for a while a couple of years ago, and they doubled up with command buttons below screen as well, to use instead.
I do some tutorials on a tablet upright on piano sheet holder, and this is just starting a video and pausing it etc. Not needing the keyboard at all.
To use touch on tablet to do bank arrends and such are fine, since just lying down or holding it.
Everything in a daw, no chance I would look at touch.
- just use a Shuttle Express with a jog wheel a ring and some buttons for left hand
- to assist a bit navigating timeline
- that and mouse and plenty markers to jump between to most common spots
I've never been able to understand how universally ignored Windows touch capabilities are. The only thing I can think is application integration must be lacking?
Plus I think most touch screens aren't clear on proper angles for optimum use? Even then Slate threads on their latest Raven MTi Max have at least half the responding people asking about when Windows integration will be finished for the new version. So again it's probably that Slate have made it a more ergonomic experience than the built in touch capability's. For one most tablet gestures are possible right on the screen whihch is much more useful than it sounds since it by default select the window you make the gesture over etc.
Statistics: Posted by machinesworking — Wed Jan 01, 2025 1:00 am