Controllerism With A Vestax VCi-100

[han549]

This video set history. Preriod.

[djbambiiable]

The Kind of Controllers right here ! I don't get why people think you can me a real dj unless you use turntables and dont use computers, WTF, this is where the DJing world is moving to, get with the program or GTFO , thanks Ean, your making this more accepted, I own my start to you, If i hadn't seen a midi fighter video I probably would have never started DJ because Turntables were just too expensive, thanks

[bradazFLY]

OMG that was amazin how much is the VCI-100 :D

[MrDrumsoundz]

Awesome review! Where are you getting your drum sounds from? I get mine right now from Drumsoundz(dot)com and I get all my samples and loops there. Anyone know of any other good places?

[plasmaforce11]

0:35 what is that beast?

[MubangaDNB]

@plasmaforce11 That would be moldover i gues

[bigbarcelona23]

Can you do this with a regular VCI 100?

[HardcoreTVgabber]

learn to use real turntables, cd OR records..fucking FAG!

[Crispacris]

I want this arcade thing done Ean please! tell me where I have to send and how much is the expense!

[Crispacris]

Ean! I want this where do I modify my shit?!

[metkai96]

how well is the mapping with virtual dj? and would i be able to sample and crab scratch in VDJ?

[Ngram2]

Can you please name the 2 tracks?

[DJJamesBigicaTV]

There is NO soundcard built into the vci - 100

[originalfreestyle]

Please checking my new mix of electro to december

xD

[IcEcReAmSaLe]

could someone tell me whats the best console to start?

limit is 350 bucks and at the moment the hercules rmx and the reloop digital jockey(with soundcard) are fighting to be my x-mas pres^^

ty^^

[yabouy]

"What's the difference between a VCI 100 and VCI 300". I'm TOTALLY NEW to djing. Getting into Virtual turntable djaying for the first time...

[chillchico]

samples please

[xlaquimicax]

I WANT ONE

that was awesome!

[CnNPlayers]

the bassline is from the song dark side of the sun by modeselektor

[kyleismrsmiley]

this is the second time ive heard that bass beat he's made.

MAN THATS BAD ASS!

[kyleismrsmiley]

nothing but sick!

[xLILxBluntski]

wow....sick

[thisisfatandugly]

Which kind of program do you use? The VCI is just a controller, the record funktion is in your program.

[bigmacker321]

traktor 3 le should i update to traktor pro

[thisisfatandugly]

YOU GOT SKILLS MAN! Where did you put the stop button? by watching the vid it seems, that yellow, blue and green are cue 1-3.

[Tr3xMaster]

yeah its seem to be...when you are looking at the pc monitor u can see he is using cue's

[ljuarez714]

VCI-100 vs Maudio Xponent? Looking for a setup but having a hard time deciding,

[sacredgeometry]

im loving the arcade buttons

[XxLyricalAssassinsxX]

how

[XxLyricalAssassinsxX]

can you record in tractor 3

[roacchy]

yes

[djhetzel1]

Doctorrin, I don't see you spending time with the people at Vestax creating your own special edition line of MIDI controllers... so honestly, shut the fuck up. Guaranteed, no one gives a rats ass about your opinion

[fizzstyles]

were can i get the tks file at?

[eangolden]

they are available for free in the Dj TechTools web forums- just look under the SE section

[PHuuSK]

doctorrin, please shut your piehole. You really remind me of a school on Sunday, NO CLASS!

You obviously have no clue, no idea, who Ean is, and what he means to the digital DJ-ing community.

No one should even have to bother telling how ignorant you are!

[doctorrin]

Half your hand movements are totally pointless.

This is super typical shit.

[Cazaq]

That's what she said.

[doctorrin]

Most controllers aren't good for this?

HAHAHAAAA

This is EXACTLY what all midi controllers are used for.

All you are is doing midi controlled audio with some customized hardware.

I can just buy an axiom 25 and do all the same shit you are. Just cause you got arcade buttons does NOT make your shit different.

[eangolden]

um- yes it does. You cant do 16th note triplets with any other buttons. have you actually tried arcade buttons as a midi controller?- No. because there are no controllers out there with them. I used an oxygen 8 for 4 years in the same way and it cant do the same thing. Before you hate, educate.

[eangolden]

Look man, I dont have the time to get into a comment war because I am too busy helping other people get better at djing. Since you are the expert- why dont you start uploading some videos and helping others out instead of hating on the legitimate progress of others? seriously- how is this a sad attempt to be famous? its a video showing how other people can improve their hardware. its also nearly 2 years old- a lot has happened since then.

[donotdestroyseth]

wow man, how are you feeling? did they pull that thing that was jammed so far up your ass out yet?

[doctorrin]

Yup...and I called it CONTROLLERISM.

I mean apparently just pulling shit outta your ass...

[admiral42]

@eangolden you are a good dude man. Don't get trolled by these losers. Do your thing.

[rayzr1]

that was a cool remix. you should post that shit some where!

[CULTUREOFMUSIK]

thnx for the vid !!

does your vc 100 have any inputs in the back? If you used the vc 100 at the club how would you go by hooking it up ?

[Batman83]

Proves once again how vinyl is dying.

[mynumberonehat]

youre a hipster, but on the idea to use that techonolgy i have no choice but to give you props. :(

[OZilla612]

i like the way u work dat~~work dat work work work

lol love this

[DellDee]

good job!!! what the name of music track????

[s1whoisntme]

dude.. arcadebuttons.. oldsql :)

[glavapack]

good job retriggering the same sample 500 times with arcade buttons

[eangolden]

technically, it was triggered 529 times- but your very welcome. oh, and there are actually 8 samples being used.

[versuslosangeles83]

hey I just got an VCI 100 and... I cant figure out how im supposed to cue with my headphones... Do I NEED to get a external sound card to plug it into? Any advide will help! thanks!

[oOSamuraiOo]

asio4all or an audio interface. An internal sound card works fine too.

[rushentertainment]

Thats bad ass!!! good job

[eranlavren]

i cant find it! can you pot alink for it????

hlpe me

[eranlavren]

can you uploda the tks???

[bentosan]

goto the djtechtools website

[daveyinboston]

Whats the name of the song with that beat?

[SULLYEEE475]

Dark Side of the sun(instrumental) by Modeselektor and work it by missy elliot

[welwellwell]

What's the software he is using?

[belialone]

traktor studio 3 LE i guess

if you buy the vc100 you get the software with it

[bentosan]

the full edition of Traktor actually.

[globalpioneer]

nice! :D u knpw about if the VCI-100 can use AAC-files from my iTunes?

Thanks ;)

[20tekmusic]

I dont know if it can, but even if it could, i wouldnt. I would convert my AAC's to wav files, cause wav files have much higher quality.

If you plan on DJing in a club then you need to use .wavs

[jeppoZ]

Well, some players (talking hardware) do not support .wav, so an 320kps .mp3 will do just fine.

[MrsMommy627]

that's sick =dj.kor=

[JR71234]

how do you get those multiple cue points?

ive been trying to figure this out but i cant figure it out for my life.

once i do that, ill be able to configure those actions to my trigger finger.

[djphatd]

right click on the top right below the "2 decks mixing" thing, right click and make sure the "cue edit" and "cue list" menus are checked, which are not by default....one you get those menu's, you will be able to assign multiple cue's....hit "Set" to assign the start of the point, and "lock" to save it to the "cue list"

hope this helps

[bondi5000]

Hi Ean,

Just stumbled across DJTechTools and your vids here. I FEEL INSPIRED... I'm a vinyl DJ of ten+ years and have been watching developments and getting ready to make the jump... Seems to me if the VCI is good enough for you (with or without arcade buttons!) then it's going to be good enough for me.

All I gotta do now is see if I can convince you to put one of those limited edition VC100's aside for me - Please? I only found out about them today... ;-)

Keep up the great work!

Adam

[juanilloantenas]

como haces para tener tantos hot cues?

[Nal3s]

arcade buttons? a brilliant idea! lol, thats like one of those things that you look at and you say "why didnt i think of that" ... adds a nice 80's-ish look too it as well. great job!

[mrlapa]

man you got to try Xponent with torq rewired to ableton live. and you wont have to modify your controllers no more. the reason i rewire torq to ableton is for better sound quality of the ableton's engine and better EQs.

[eangolden]

this mod was for the physical feel of the controls. it does not have anything to do with the software but yes- I agree re-wiring to ableton is cool but you can also re-wire with traktor through sound flower

[samosborne37]

why was the volume down on both decks and the crossfader was only on one side yet you were mixing both?

and when your mixin it seems blatantly sped up, it just doesnt add up.

[fermixx]

because he is not using sliders.. he just uses the buttons. btw he could use a trigger finger. its cheap and he would have the same performance (even better!)

[albert85b]

Or just use a keyboard with the buttons assigned...

[eangolden]

trust me- until you have tried arcade buttons you cant tell me that the trigger finger is better. its a totally different feel- I own 2 trigger fingers and just about every other midi controler out there :-) and the arcade buttons rule. I am not using the faders because they have been re-assigned to other effects in that layout.

[ProofNZ]

Or the hot cue buttons on a CDJ.

[VAfromVA]

why bring a keybord? when this s half the size, half the weight, and just looks more professional? not to mention have you seen dj booths lately? not much room for a keyboard, or just great when that drunk girl starts pushing keys...lol

[samosborne37]

why was the volume down on both decks and the crossfader was only on one side?

and when your mixin it seems blatantly sped up, it just doesnt add up.

[lobsterlab]

Wow, I really wanna get a vcm 100, quick question, do you think i'd be able to run it with my sony vaio sub notebook? it has a gig of ram and a intel centrino 900 meg M processor (pcg tr1mp) I have another laptop but it would be really nice to be able to run due to the small size. thanks lee

[SalesDudeMcBoob]

remash the dog bark jingle bells yo

[ArniParia]

hay nice work mate, qucik question , i have a lap top dual core amd 1.6mhz, with 1 gig of ram , do you think it will handle torque well and not freeze ????????

[chrisjin]

you workin with the bare minumums, up your memory to 2 gigs,take any useless clutter off your c:drive and u should be fine

[GannMan]

god i love that beat. can you send it?

[eangolden]

thats Modeselektor "dark side of the sun"

[dired1]

hey man! this is awesome! I really would like to do such stuff, do you just use Traktor (i don't recognize your software, i only ever used virtual dj with my numark total control)? And is controllerism working by setting 4 cue points and stuff? this would be easy to set up for me then, is it like this?

[eangolden]

in this clip, yeah- I am working between 4 cue points on the beat and the accapella

[foxxmcnastee]

yooo, mad props for that! throwin down hard...keep it up b.

[djwoody714]

That was fucken awesome!!!

[r0by]

Nice video Ean.

Do you customize different functions to your buttons and sliders instead of using the preassigned one from Vestax?

[eangolden]

yes- everything has been customized. and the mapping is publicly available on dj tech tools(dot)com. Just look for "ean Golden's" personal vci-100 layout :-)

[flacoymonita]

Hey ean great videos but i dunno if i should buy and vci-100 or a m-audio xponent what do u think?

[eangolden]

we did a comparison on both units at djtechtools dot com were you can figure out which one is better for yourself.

[bizarro20daves]

sick mod dude

[eangolden]

Traktor is great, I have been using it for years in the clubs. If you want turntable control and a simple interface, serato is very popular for obvious reasons. If you want to do more with your mixes and dont care about turntable control Traktor is a fantastic option.

[Dsteele90]

hey man big fan i started to get interested in the dj world and wanto to start but with a good equipment wich set do u think its better

1.Behringer DJX700 Pro 5 Channel DJ Mixer with a hercules mk1 and dfx69

2.torq exponent or vestax vci-100

[eangolden]

depends on how you want to dj. All of these have different options. You should try as many out at the store and see what feels the most fun!

[Dsteele90]

great thanks

[djchevyonutube]

thanks for answering my question. I def want one now. I gotta grab tracktor also. I have scratch live now but not completely thrilled. Whats ur take on tracktor?

[Djcracker]

yes you can skratch hamster on it. I have mine hamster. All I did was open the unit and turn the fader around.

[eangolden]

thanks dj chevy- to scratch hamster, you would just need to invert the midi-assignment in Traktor. then the cross fader would be reversed. you might even be able to assign a button to do that reversal.

[djchevyonutube]

Yo.. I'm very interested in getting the 100 but I scratch hamster style. Do you think the crossfader could be modified? Also you kick ass with your unit. Keep pushin the limits... It makes us all better!

[eangolden]

thanks man- yeah tear it apart! i will be posting the full details on how to do that in a few days. Yes, i have 4 cue points set on each track with all 8 arcade buttons directly playing each cue when the cross fader is in the right hand position. In the left position the buttons act as transport controls.

[mrblack61]

That is excellent! Makes me wana tear down my vci right now n get drillin! =).. How were the buttons assigned btw? looked like you cueing all from different places with different buttons! wicked!. Im (me learner)clearly gona have to get more creative!! =) look forward to more vids!..

[olhodecao]

That's great Ean, I think it's all about testing and experimenting. Thanks for posting.

[eangolden]

The good news is that you can do a lot of cool things with most of software out there in the market. I have reviewed and tested all of them for Remix and each one offers unique cool features. The important thing is having control over the software that is expressive and tactile. Without this, its all just mouse clicks and thats not very musical at all.

[olhodecao]

Thanks! I think I'll try both and stay with the more comfortable for me.

[Rx7blackguy]

well ill just step in and say it depends on your setup and how much you want to pay. I like how Ean Golden uses traktor but it can get expensive. since im going to have a timecode setup im going for mixvibes. great deals and works great with the vci 100

[olhodecao]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll buy it and wait for the tutorial (I don't see myself ripping the controller without any guide). I don't want to be a pain but would you recommend me the best software to play with the VCI (Traktor, Serato, Mixvibes etc). Thanks in advance!! ;)

[eangolden]

you will be able however to buy or possibly win a limited edition face plate that has all the controllerism style functions listed and different colors. Then if you want the arcade buttons, you have to install them yourself and I am finishing up a detailed tutorial on how to do that. That will be posted in a few days.

[eangolden]

so just to clarify- no, you will not have to buy a new VCI-100 or wait to buy a specific edition. This will be a software update available to any vci-100 that anyone can get for free.

[TexZK]

Nice button replacement mate ;-)

It seems much more responsive now :-)

[olhodecao]

How good is the VCI for scratching? I've seen a few videos but for me it's hard to tell (I'm a begginer). Is it worthy to wait for that especial edition?. I was planning to buy it now. Will you do a tutorial or something about how customize it? Thank you

[Rx7blackguy]

will i have to give up my current vci 100.

[eangolden]

good question: In this example the cross fader is being used as a preset switch so the buttons all have dual functions.

The entire VCI has been optimized for advanced play with very little being used as originally intended.  Unfortunately this requires special programming for the unit. In the coming months Vestax will release a special "Ean Golden" firmware/face-plate combo in limited edition that will give people the chance to use the VCI in these kind of ways.

[Voff01]

Ean: how have you set up the midi-mappings for the VCI-100?

From what i can see, the faders are all the way down, and you rarely use the X-fader.