December 1, 2011 

For Immediate Release 

SmithsonMartin Inc. Launches KS-1974 Multi-Touch Surface

SmithsonMartin Inc., winner of the 2011 DJ Mag Tech Award – Innovative Product of the Year, has done it again. The company has used its extensive expertise in multi-touch technology to deliver the world’s first touch screen DJ controller, the Kontrol Surface 1974 (KS-1974). “The KS-1974 represents the most advanced multi-touch technology in the world,” said Pablo Martin, SmithsonMartin CTO and creator of Emulator. “Until now, the hardware available was not accurate enough for professional use and the iPad is simply too small and underpowered for DJ needs. The KS-1974 uses a 22″ surface with 4 simultaneous touch points that are pin-point accurate. With Emulator software, users now have the fantastic ability to merge and convert any software interfaces to multi-touch.”

The launch of the KS-1974 also coincides with the official launch of the newest Emulator software, Modular. Modular allows users to make fully customizable, multi-touch layouts for any MIDI-based software. “Essentially, Emulator Modular makes any midi software multi-touch with the user deciding where to put every button” said SmithsonMartin CEO, Alan Smithson. “You can even use photos and midi map them to be your buttons. The creative mind of our users is the only limitation to Emulator Modular.”

The world knows Emulator as the large, transparent, “Tron-like” touch screen, but the real power of this product lies in the software. “We realized that you cannot go into any store and buy a decent touch screen so we had to figure out how to provide our customers with a complete system that was both accurate and price conscious,” Mr. Smithson continued. “We have gone to great lengths to ensure the KS-1974 will sustain the vigorous use & abuse that travelling DJ’s inflict on their gear. With chemically toughened glass and all metal and wood construction, the KS is built to last, much like the old school mixers of the 1970’s.”

The KS-1974 comes with all the cables necessary (USB, Power & VGA) and they are all permanently connected to prevent them from coming loose or getting lost. The KS-1974 also comes with a custom carrying back from UDG, a mini-display to VGA mac adapter and a screen cleaning kit. The price for the KS-1974 is $2499 including Emulator software with lifetime free upgrades.

The KS-1974 is available as a pre-order from www.SmithsonMartin.com with delivery in mid-January. “We already have begun the list of people to be the first in the world to use this revolutionary product,” said Mr. Smithson. “We can only deliver 500 units in January so we have decided to number them as a limited edition, personally inspected and signed by myself and numbered 1-500. Each of the first 500 KS-1974’s will be hand assembled in Ca
nada with a free Emulator T-shirt and USB key.”

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