Pablo Martin
I am Pablo Martin, a software and hardware innovator focused on the future of touchscreen controllerism for DJs, producers, VJs, and live performers.
For years, I have dedicated my work to redefining how artists interact with music and visual performance technology through multitouch interfaces, low-latency systems, and performance-oriented design. My projects combine creativity, engineering, and real-world stage experience to create tools that feel intuitive, expressive, and futuristic.
I have developed advanced touchscreen performance concepts, customizable interfaces, realtime visual systems, MIDI technologies, and next-generation workflow ideas designed to give artists greater freedom and control during live performances. My vision has always been centered on removing technical limitations and allowing performers to focus entirely on creativity and audience connection.
Today, I continue independently under the Pablo Martin name, researching and developing new technologies related to DJ software, multitouch interaction, realtime rendering, AI-assisted creative tools, advanced MIDI integration, and immersive live performance experiences.
With a constant drive for innovation and experimentation, I continue pushing the boundaries of digital performance technology, helping artists explore new forms of expression and deeper interaction with their audiences.
I created 123TuWeb as one of my first internet ventures in Argentina, building a pioneering web hosting service focused on making website creation and online presence more accessible during the early 2000s internet boom in Latin America.
I also created 123Vende, a pioneering online buy-and-sell platform developed in Argentina during the early 2000s to simplify online classifieds and digital commerce before modern marketplace apps became mainstream.
Before I became recognized in the world of touchscreen controllerism, everything began with MonoTouchLive, a pioneering project I created in the mid-2000s.
MonoTouchLive was one of the world’s first touchscreen MIDI controller concepts designed specifically for Ableton Live. I began developing it in mid-2005 as a practical and forward-thinking response to a major limitation of the time: the near non-existence of dedicated hardware controllers for Ableton Live. After years of live performance experience and experimenting with Ableton on stage since 2002, I temporarily stepped away from Traktor to focus entirely on redefining live control.
On September 4, 2006, I publicly released MonoTouchLive for the first time. The project introduced a radically new way of interacting with music by using touch as the primary performance interface. At a time when touchscreen performance was still largely unexplored, MonoTouchLive quickly gained recognition as one of the earliest and most influential touchscreen MIDI solutions for Ableton Live.
The project soon attracted support from forward-thinking artists, including Maceo Plex (Eric Estornel under his Maetrik alias), who became one of the first high-profile artists to publicly support MonoTouchLive, helping validate the concept and bring it into the spotlight.
MonoTouchLive laid the conceptual and technological foundation for everything that followed. While it was not officially part of Pablo Martin Inc., it represented the moment when my core vision was born: breaking away from physical limitations and transforming touchscreens into expressive, performance-grade musical instruments.
Maetrik Live @ Break & Enter, Toronto, commanding is Ableton Live set with MonoTouchLive (10-31-2008)
The software reaches its end of life in 2010.
Thanks to all users for supporting the software.
SmithsonMartin was a technology company and brand focused on developing touchscreen controllerism solutions for DJs, producers, and live performers. I founded it with the goal of bringing multitouch screens into the world of musical performance at a time when almost nobody was exploring the technology professionally.
PABLO MARTIN - CO-FOUNDER
ALAN SMITHSON - CO-FOUNDER
JULIE ANDERSEN SMITHSON - COO
The Emulator DVS “wow-effect” screen delivers a truly revolutionary experience for DJs and musicians.
Bold, immersive, and ahead of its time, Emulator and Emulator DVS earned the 2011 DJ Mag Tech Award for Most Innovative DJ Product, redefining what a DJ performance can be. Emulator DVS was launched in 2011.
Emulator, the first software created to control the popular DJ software Traktor by Native Instruments.
Development starts in 2009, and the first version is released in early 2010. In parallel, the creation of the first Emulator DVS prototypes begins, an innovative transparent, see-through touchscreen controller.
Playing live with Emulator on APTKO club with HP TM2 tablet, (07-09-2010)
Emulator FT, faster mutate on Emulator modular know later as Emulator PRO at the middle of 2011 with the first public release on the first weeks of March of 2012, a modular multitouch software allows to users to create their custom interfaces to control any MIDI software as DJing software, DAWs and also Lighting software.
KS-1974 an innovative multi-touch MIDI control surface.
Connect the KS-1974 to your laptop, desktop, or any computer and transform it into a powerful, comfortable 22-inch control surface with four simultaneous touch points.
Perfect for both studio work and live performances, the KS-1974 is a state-of-the-art tool for DJs, VJs, and music producers. Its size makes it ideal for any DJ booth or studio desk. It was unveiled in late 2011, and the commercial release took place in January 2012.
TouchInnovations Acquired SmithsonMartin
Outside of Company Projects
Woplay IPTV Service was an early internet television platform that I created for San Juan Cable Color during the rise of broadband internet in Latin America. The idea behind Woplay was to make online video streaming and internet-based television more accessible at a time when streaming technology was still in its early stages and far from mainstream adoption.
I also serve as Head of the Technical Department for a multimedia group based in San Juan, Argentina, including Telesol TV, MIL20 TV (radio and television), Diario El Zonda, Telesol Diario, and Del Sur Diario.
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