Ohm 64 – Yet Another MIDI Spaceship?
It’s not to long ago Livid Instruments launched their new MIDI controller Ohm 64, lets have a look at it!
The first thing that catches my eye is the trigger pattern in the middle of it, will it be 100% synced to Ableton Live or do you have to programe it yourself and can it handle more then more then just 8 Samples of in 8 tracks ? A question I really can’t find any answer on on the official website, although I dont see any screen roll trigger on it or a scene changer in the pattern itself which is more or less why the Akai APC 40 is what it is today.
Although the Ohm 64 comes with its own midi-editor and I’m pretty sure you can set that up if you are really skilled and have the knowledge about programming MIDI OUT from Ableton. But okay, Livid doesnt claim its a 100% Ableton Live suited. But we are not a VJ blog, so lets focus on the music performance side of this little cool gadget!
The little trigger buttons all have program able LEDs which makes this thing abit more cool, but is it useful?
After a little overview of it and thinking, its more or less like a pattern board to make beats live with and not for Djing with big amount of tracks. In this way he Ohm 64 is very handy and it becomes more or less like a midi drum machine with endless way’s to fuck up your grooves! Oh yeah, now we’re talking!
The faders and knobs, sure, its nice but we know what they do and we all know how to progam them. Maybe it would have been better with 8 Channels on the right side for each pattern bar instead of 4. Of course, you could use the other for on the left side, but then again, what is left for FX then with having to trig another button to get to it ? Not very handy I must say…
So if you are a skilled midi programmer and find yourself lacking of an easy midi trigger software which you can program yourself, then the Ohm64 is the perfect choice! Sure, it’s a new MIDI spaceship but its lacking of overview for the user and some minor 1st draft mistakes (which could have been solved with a couple of dj’s testing it out before putting it to production) is there. Its cool and we cant wait to see if Livid Instruments will make a follow up on this little thing with more handy controls!
Over all rating:
Djing with Ableton: 5/10
Making live beats: 9/10
User friendly editor software: 5/10
Design: 6/10
Price: 599 USD
Source: http://www.lividinstruments.com
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dude quit being such a fucking snob. that controller is rad. if you have to sit and twiddle your thumbs because it didn’t come with auto mapping, and a coloring book like direction manual, then give up.
Nice site!
Other variant is possible also
I agree with ausch. This device is marketed to skilled midi users that seek to expand the possibilities of their current set-up… not for beginners… but its possible to learn if you commit to your $600 investment.
The reason the ohm64 is great is because it is FREE of all the “copycat” default programming that makes most of today’s hardware (and artists) suck! This device rocks for live use, production, and experimentation.
P.S. if you know anything about working in Ableton and or midi it should be obvious that you are never limited to “8 samples in 8 tracks” just because there are 8 physical sliders. That is the beauty of midi… the possibilities are endless once you commit. Sorry to be such a toad, this is just my opinion and nothing to be taken personally.
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