In January of this year we released BASE, our ultra portable velocity sensitive controller. Now that the dust has settled, we finally have them in stock!
BASE combines the technology of drum machines and touch screens, Base merges pressure sensitive pads with touch faders, all brilliantly lit with full-color LEDs. The Base inspires beats, new melodies, instant sound tweaks, and invites control of just about anything that support MIDI. Designed in an ultra sleek, high-quality aluminum body with no moving parts, it’s the ultimate mix of ruggedness and portability.
Base is completely editable and reprogrammable. You can customize the colors, notes, messages, velocity, and even dial in the pressure sensitivity per pad. It’s adaptable to any DAW and already has advanced scripts for Ableton Live and Bitwig.
Features
• Dimensions 10.25” x 11”x 0.75”
• Weight 3 lbs
• Completely editable with on board presets
• Works with anything that supports MIDI learn
• 32 velocity / pressure sensitive pads with aftertouch
• 9 touch faders with multiple LED modes
• 8 touch buttons
• 8 function buttons
• All controls have RGB lights
• USB powered and class compliant (no drivers needed)
• Constructed from high quality aluminum and rubber.
• Designed and assembled in Austin, TX
At Livid, we don’t simply make controllers, we design instruments for performance and creativity. Our products aren’t designed to do just one thing, but are designed to inspire you to do your thing: DJs, producers, musicians, lighting designers, video artists, and hackers have all come to us and said “This is the perfect controller for me.” Armed with our latest official apps and scripts for popular software, our passionate community of users share templates, scripts, projects, videos, and settings for our open and adaptable controllers. They’ve taken our work (or just started from scratch), and have spawned a huge library that documents creative control with Livid products. What follows on these pages are examples of how our gear is used in the field and some real life examples of the CNTRL:R in performance.
CNTRL:R and Ableton Live
This advanced Ableton Live script turns the CNTRL:R into a comprehensive controller for Live with multiple modes and modules for expandability.
Drum and Synth Stepp:rs
Our Max for Live devices designed specifically to take advantage of the sequencer button layout of the CNTRL:R. Sequence drums and synths with these free devices using Cycling 74’s Max for Live.
Ultimate Traktor Tool
This advanced Traktor map features fifteen different pages for advanced DJ control.
Tempest and CNTRL:R
Explore the possibilities of using the CNTRL:R with analog gear such as Dave Smith’s Tempest.
Hex Plugin for Monomodular and Max for Live
This Max for Live plugin is created by Amourna, who’s responsible for most of the awesome control surface support for all things Livid.
CNTRL:R w/ Arduino
A CNTRL:R driving a custom arduino sequencer into an analog module.
At Livid, we don’t simply make controllers, we design instruments for performance and creativity. Our products aren’t designed to do just one thing, but are designed to inspire you to do your thing: DJs, producers, musicians, lighting designers, video artists, and hackers have all come to us and said “This is the perfect controller for me.” Armed with our latest official apps and scripts for popular software, our passionate community of users share templates, scripts, projects, videos, and settings for our open and adaptable controllers. They’ve taken our work (or just started from scratch), and have spawned a huge library that documents creative control with Livid products. What follows on these pages are examples of how our gear is used in the field and some real life examples of the Ohm in performance.
Ohm Modes
Ohm Modes is the advanced Ableton Live script that provides unprecedented access to playing, djing, and performing with Ableton Live.
Drum and Synth Steppers
Our Max for Live devices are fully interactive step sequencers for drums and synths using Cycling 74’s Max for Live.
Two Channel Video Mixer with VDMX
Turn your Mac into a full HD video mixer with the modular VJ software VDMX and the OhmRGB.
Traktor Mapping
Native Instruments Traktor DJ studio provides endless mapping possibilities. We have a demo and sample template to get you started.
DJ Template
DJ/ Producer, Will Marshall, has made his popular 4 deck Ableton Live DJ template available for the OhmRGB.
Arkaos Grand VJ
One of the most widely used VJ software, Grand VJ provides native mapping for the OhmRGB. Just plug your controller in and select the OhmRGB template.
Aurex Sequencers
Ableton Live Sequencers created by DJ Aurex for Ohm.
Luminair for iPAD
Controlling Luminair DMX software with the Ohm.
Ohm to Resolume
This is a MAX project to make Livid’s controller talk to VJ-app Resolume Avenue and vice versa.
Cell DNA
CellDNA is a visuals software specifically designed to work with the OhmRGB.
Expansion Jacks
Use the expansion jacks on the OhmRGB for additional analog control with XPC controllers, foot pedals, and other DIY sensors.
MLRV
A sampling instrument for grid-based music controllers with native support for the Ohm.
NativeKONTROL
MapEase is probably the most comprehensive mapping tool in the world for Ableton Live.
Ableton Live 9 with Bill Burgess
Macprovideos’s Bill Burgess using the OhmRGB Slim with Ableton Live 9.
Madrix
Madrix lighting software For LJs, VJs, and other lighting professionals. Control Madrix lighting software with the Ohm mapping.
Last month we ran a Show and Tell contest for a chance to win one of our new Brain Jr. microcontrollers. We had some really interesting entries, from music controllers, to mind controlled visuals, and here are the results.
mindMIDI – Mind driven visuals
mindMIDI was definitely the most unique project entered into the contest. It was created to control visuals with the Brain Jr. using photocells, a Star Wars Force Trainer, and Module8.
MD-1A3 Program Controller
Sometimes DIY is inspired by design, and the MD-1A3 is a perfect example of that. Brain Jr. user Jared Hunter, wanted a simple software controller to match the look of his Pultech EQP-1A3, so he created one of his own.
Scully Moldover
Inspired by controllerism founder Moldover, (who I interviewed last month) Chip Crell’s controller is housed in a plastic medical skull with arcade buttons, faders, rotary pots, and light sensitive diodes for eyes. This project is also completely powered by the Brain Jr., and is perhaps the best use of taking the name literally. It also shows that an Ableton controller doesn’t have to be a box with just faders and knobs!
Our friends over at Vidvox have created a really nice two channel video mixer template for controlling visuals with the OhmRGB. Vidvox was originally founded by digital video mixing pioneer Johnny Dekam ,who we featured a few years ago in this post. VDMX still very much has the spirit of pushing the envelope for live video performance.
Looking at this template, it’s a really nice layout for two channel video mixing with the OhmRGB, and provides LED color feedback support. Here’s a description straight from Vidvox.
“This first basic example template turns your Mac into a simple two channel HD video mixer VJ setup controlled by the OhmRGM Slim controller. It makes use of MIDI talk-back to light up the buttons along with the media bin and is set up FX chains and 6 different composition modes. This starting point leaves all of the knobs on the controller available for further customization with your own video clips, FX and LFOs.”
I am really glad to see this Ohm template for VDMX and excited to see what they come up with next.
You can download and try the template for yourself right at vidvox.net
In January of this year we released BASE, our ultra portable velocity sensitive controller. Now that the dust has settled, we finally have them in stock!
