Novalia: Although old technology usually ends up in the dustbin of history, there are times when it pleasantly surprises us by making a grand comeback. The reason for vinyl records, which it seems, never disappeared, or at least continue to inspire new manufacturers in an age full of digital sound.
A company from Cambridge UK, the Novalia, that we had have previously been involved, has constructed a printed in paper MIDI DJ Deck in design of the artist's Extraterrestria vinyl album DJ Qbert. The album cover, ie the "vinyl record" has a Bluetooth and a print with conductive ink that makes it able to control the application Algoriddim's djay running on iOS and OS X.
Your printed paper after being connected to the application allows with the touch of your fingers to load songs, mix them, create various sound effects and scratches, and generally become a dj. It's printed two deck, a cross fader and a series of buttons for effects.
For several years, the company has developed a technology that combines conductive printing ink with touch capabilities to create surfaces that act as sensors.
See below the related presentation video of the printed dj deck.
