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Originally Posted by JoaT  A lot of money for the Studer / Revox / Soundcraft patent holders: Studer - [Products] Soundcraft - [Products] 
There's nothing new under the sun.
When I first saw a Vistonics system, I was like "Why didn't I thought of that!". As with other great inventions it is so simple it produces that reaction.
They have patented it, and it can make it impossible for smaller companies to produce anything based on the idea. Or at least a lot more difficult.
But a DIY kit anyone could attach on top of their existing screens.. The only problem would be the software. I can't write it. Any takers?  |
....And they don't even build DAW controllers. The guy would have to pay huge royalties to Soundcraft.
How long does such a patent last? Will we ever see this knob-over-screen thing somewhere else?
How long did it take before many manufacturers started making moving faders for example?
As for the DIY kit, we might have trouble fitting the kit on different screens, because the background might not align correctly because of the physical frame of the screen. Lots of trouble unless the software makes it possible to move arround the graphics to align them with the knobs.
I'm guessing there would also be an issue with Universal Audio? This guy obviously did something more than bitmaps to split the actual interface and fit it under his knobs. We can see the virtual knobs and meters moving.
Too bad, now that Soundcraft saw this, they might start producing it at high costs.