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Feb 20, 2013 If you haven’t been updated on MixVibes Cross over the last six months, there was a frenzy of development that saw the 10-year-old French company add crucial features like sample decks, quantizing, multi-effects and much more to this low-cost, open-platform DJ software. With version 2.3, Cross tacks on HID integration with Pioneer CDJs and a.
- Cross aims to be the most open DJ Software platform, which means they have a policy of trying to support as many controllers as possible. Me being a DENON afficionado I would definitely say have a look at MC3000 and even MC2000 which are natively supported in Cross DJ.I think MixVibes have an impressive list of supported controllers in my opinion (with the noticeable and regretable omission of the Terminal Mix 4 I must say), so the choice for your chosen software is pretty broad.Search the forum for some of the earlier posts on “check lists” for what features you could want in a controller. First find out what you want to have, feature-wise, then make a shortlist, then try seeing/feeling your shortlist controllers live in a store or at a friends place. Then make your final choice.That way you know that the final 2-3 controllers you are looking at have at least gotten all of (or close to all of) the features you want. Then it’s a question of personal taste, looks, feel of knobs, faders, jogwheel and probably availability and budget.So, start with the features you feel you want/need. Don’t start by setting a number of controllers in line and start picking.Greetinx,
C. Ableton live demo download.Some report that the DDJ-SX is really good in Cross.Chuck van Eekelen, post: 44443, member: 2756 wrote:
I think MixVibes have an impressive list of supported controllers in my opinion (with the noticeable and regretable omission of the Terminal Mix 4 I must say), so the choice for your chosen software is pretty broad.I’m just waiting for this to Cross over.Izotope rx 4 dereverb how to use on vocals. Yeah the mixtrack pro II should work out of the box, at least due to mixvibes website.Sorry the spin is one of the few controllers I am not familiar with.HID is actually a protocol that has more to do with USB than with MIDI. It is called Human Interface Device Protocol.
Now the problem with MIDI is 2 things that influence especially things that need to happen either very fast (scratching, jog movement, finger drumming…) as MIDI has some degree of latency that cannot be overcome or things that need high resolutions (again jogs) as MIDI is limited in how granular it can be.Now to overcome these shortcomings and since we use USB anyways to hook things up programmers can use HID directly. Since HID is a much more modern protocol (actually invented with USB) it has far less latency (things will feel more tight) and can have nearly endless resolution on predefined things (jogs).
However there is also a problem with this. MIDI is predefined and easy to remap, since it is made for music, has predefined channels and parameters to work with. This is why there is “midi mapping”.
HID has not been developed for music and only gives very basic things (hence its great performance), but each manufacturer uses different things and ways to program their HID stuff. So the HID things on your controller have to be supported natively by the software and cannot be re-mapped in most cases.I never had a problem with pad triggering, but it bothers some people.
On the other hand I had serious problems with scratching and can only really scratch when latency is really low and jogs are tight. Hence I use the Terminal Mix with Serato.all the controllers on this page http://www.mixvibes.com/compatible-controllers are supported by Mixvibes CrossDJ, Witch means no need to do any midi mapping (programing).
For the most part all controllers are mapped in a way that they do what is labeled on the controller so if a button says loop or play on the controller that what it will be mapped to in Cross.
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Android-equipped DJs have a lot to smile about these days: Shortly after djay 2 for Android was announced a few weeks back (along with its Reloop Beatpad compatibility), we now have Cross DJ updated to work with two other DJ controllers apart from Mixvibes’ own U-Mix Control Pro. The update allows the paid version of Cross DJ for Android (now “Cross DJ Pro”) to be controlled by Pioneer’s entry level DDJ-SB two-channel controller as well as the carry-anywhere DDJ-WeGO2.
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To connect your Android device to either controller, you’re going to need two additional accessories: an OTG (On-The-Go) cable, which lets you connect a USB cable to your device acting as a host, and a powered USB hub, which supplies the necessary juice to power up your DJ controller. It’s worth noting that neither the DDJ-SB or the WeGO2 comes with a copy of Cross DJ For Android, nor do either of them come with an OTG cable and a powered USB hub; all of these need to be purchased separately aside from the controller, so budget accordingly!
While not as “all in” and easy to set up as a Traktor Kontrol S4 Mk2 controlling Traktor DJ on an iPad, and almost definitely not using the built-in audio interfaces in these devices as yet, this is certainly a significant step in the right direction for DJs invested in the Android ecosystem which, by the way, is the most widely used mobile platform in the entire world as of this writing. I’ve had some problems in the past using cheap USB hubs, so you’re going to want to get a name brand one (or at least not the cheapest hunk of plastic!) if you plan on using a set-up like this for gigs.
• Cross DJ Pro For Android is now available in the Google Play store for US$9.99, and is a free update for existing paid users.
Are you an Android device owner itching to get started DJing with it, but not really keen on just using a touchscreen? Do you own any of these hardware controllers and an Android phone / tablet? If so, do you think it’s worth the price to upgrade to Cross DJ Pro for the compatibility? Let us know what you think in the comments below!