Envision Sound, Technologies is a new musician-producer-tech startup formed to bring to the public its first product, called Strata, a next-generation control system for Ableton Live 9 & 10.
Perhaps a bold move, with Ableton already having its Push 2, and with the legacy of Novation and Akai gear, such as the launch pads and APCs, following in the footsteps of equipment like the Monome and MPCs, but Envision Sound asserts that Strata’s unique approach improves the fluidity and possibilities of music creation and performance in ways otherwise not currently available.
Strata is designed around a combined style of grid controllers and beat pads, but the similarity largely ends at this aesthetic. Rather than the grid to be used as a clip launching matrix, step sequencer, or polyphonic note-play surface, it is used primarily as a menu of modes and options, track selectors, and mixer controls.
The uniquely-defining feature of Strata is multi-selection control, which allows for simultaneous control of its features to affect whatever tracks are currently selected.
The knobs
The pads
Miscellaneous features
You can demo the virtual version of strata by joining the Strata [Beta] testing group, and get a feel for if it's right for you.
https://envisionsound.tech/#join-the-strata-beta-testing-group
Strata is comin to Kickstarter, October 1st.
Web: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/envisionsound/1527778943?ref=8sjhqq&token=0d022208
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