The $28,000 keyboard
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Fairlight)
When computer peripherals such as external hard drives become designer items, you know that the world has turned upside-down. So it comes as little surprise that more attention is being paid to keyboards--after all, for some people, they get more physical attention than loved ones.
But $28,000? That does seem a bit much, even in this Age of Wretched Excess. Still, someone is sure to pay the egregious price for one of Fairlight's "XYNERGI" keyboards (excuse us: "programmable controllers"). See the video below for a demonstration.
Whatever it's called, this monster is not surprisingly designed for media professionals, who apparently find huge value in its "custom key mappings" and accompanying digital media engine, according to Engadget. At that price, we hope it's easier to operate than the Dr. Octopus keyboard.
go. This is just too retro.
- Clarification
- by fairlightus September 13, 2007 4:50 PM PDT
- Hi, lets get a few things clarified, the "keyboard" is just one component you get for $28,000. This a the front end to a huge media engine, capable of mixing over 200 channels of audio at 48K, with 6 band EQ, 3 stage dynamics, 72 busses, a 96 track disk recorder with editing and complete automation for every single parameter. It is intended for the professional audio/video market who already spend this kind of money for just the audio/video engine alone. The users who work with this kind of equipment need a tactile user interface which is where Fairlight have pioneered user interfaces for professional audio and video equipment for some 30 years. The high end of Fairlights product range extend to over $400,000.
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