Novation Dicer, a new MIDI controller for DJs

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Posted by skip on Jun-06-2010 19:31:

Novation Dicer, a new MIDI controller for DJs

http://www.novationmusic.com/us/pro...igital_dj/dicer

What do you think? I dunno if I'd have any real use for one, but it sure solves one problem quite nicely and that's the space problem. No more wondering where you're gonna put your MIDI controller as it sits right on the deck.

Posted by Rodri Santos on Jun-06-2010 20:20:

looks useless for me, it's tiny but you still need a mixer...

Posted by Zak McKracken on Jun-06-2010 21:04:

more garbage saturating the market. how bout a good midicontroller with inbuild soundcard/mixer.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Jun-06-2010 22:08:

garbage spam just delete the thread

Posted by tintin11 on Jun-06-2010 22:31:

7 trigger buttons and its an inch thick... pos

Posted by discobiscuit on Jun-07-2010 15:44:

I think it's awsome I use tts and this will be used for my looping and cues in serato. The less I need to touch my comp the better. How could u say this is garbage? It's brilliant...

Posted by Rodri Santos on Jun-07-2010 20:17:

if you want to use loops, cues whatever without touching the laptop then grab a midi controller, there are mixers with midi support too, but this is completely useless...

Posted by skip on Jun-07-2010 20:30:

quote:
Originally posted by Rodri Santos
if you want to use loops, cues whatever without touching the laptop then grab a midi controller, there are mixers with midi support too, but this is completely useless...

It is a MIDI controller, it's not a mixer and it's not supposed to replace a mixer. That's like saying a CDJ sucks because it doesn't play vinyl. It's a different type of a product.

I think I'd prefer a Xone:1D to this as I've got the space and would love to get more functionality, but I still think it's a good idea, but not for everyone like nothing is.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Jun-07-2010 22:15:

quote:
Originally posted by skip
That's like saying a CDJ sucks because it doesn't play vinyl. It's a different type of a product.

CDJs suck because they don't play vinyl!!! :P

Cheers
Nem

Posted by Brandt Slater on Jun-08-2010 00:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Nemesis44
CDJs suck because they don't play vinyl!!! :P

Cheers
Nem

That's funny. I played with one of these at a local Guitar Center on Sunday. Dunno, I don't really see the point of it unless you use Serato. An actual midi controller would be your best bet. The 1D would be a better buy IMO.

Posted by Rebel Brown on Jun-08-2010 19:00:

It is aimed at vinyl-based DVS users that need easy control over their cue points and/or loops, so of course it's going to be useless for most of you.

Read me.