Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log In Sign Up User account menu 1 Gemini G4V compatible with Serato.This might be an obvious question, but I dont want to drop some cash on a new controller and have to learnbuy vdj.I decided Ill just go all out for a vs2 level 1 Comment deleted by user 2 years ago More than 2 children level 2 Original Poster 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, I decided I wouldnt take my chances with anything under 400 for a 4-channel.
Theres a master VU as well to check your mix isnt pushing into the red. Coming in a solid metal case, with a modern layout and lots of pro features, the Gemini G4V for Virtual DJ does a lot of things right. Its not as refined as the Serato high-end controllers that have similar feature sets but then again, its half the price. If youre a Virtual DJ fan looking for a bargain, youll almost certainly love this controller. But how is it in use We find out in todays Gemini G4V review. The four-channel G4V unit is in sober dark grey painted metal, with lots of screws indicating a solid construction, and black paint behind the mixer section to break the facia up nicely. Pull off one of the knob caps and you can see that everything is bolted to the casing, which is the superior way of attaching controls, because it puts less strain on the circuit board within. Having said that, it would be nowhere near as difficult to transport as the Pioneer DDJ-SX or of course the humungous Numark NS7II. The other buttons are hard and have a louder, hollower click; theyre not the best feeling buttons out there, but theyre not too bad. They have a lot of inertia too, unlike the Traktor Kontrol S4 or the DDJ-SX, both of whose jogwheels stop moving practically the second you take your hand off of them. Its no big deal as you can buy packets of dozens of these feet for next to nothing in any hardware store, but it lets it down. Unfortunately, the URL didnt work for me, taking me to an empty page on Geminis website. UPDATE: Gemini has apparently fixed this now.). Gemini speak ominously about setting sample rate and bit depth, and getting Midi and audio settings right, but on a Mac, at least I plugged the controller in, opened the software, and everything just worked. The jogwheels especially are excellent: I loved their weight, and the mechanical action of the top plate (rather than the more usual capacitive functioning) feels good. All the knobs are sure and smooth, the line faders have just the right tension. The crossfader while certainly not perfect is reasonably loose, if a little scratchy. This is a shame, as having each of their four functions colour coded would have made it easier to see at a glance which you have selected. However, theyre brightly lit at least, and the functionality is spot on, which counts for a lot. Firstly, the hot cues are easy to use, and as with most controllers, holding down shift when pressing one deletes it. Next, auto loop sets the eight pads up to loop from 18 of a beat up to 16 beats. But, no 32 beats, and no way of halvingdoubling loop length to get a 32-beat eight bar loop either. And finally, loop roll uses the same loop lengths as auto Loop, but is momentary (ie it only works when youre holding a pad down), and it also exhibits slip mode behaviour, with the track continuing to play underneath, ready to kick in again when your finger leaves the button. Having big chunky filter knobs per channel is a good thing, too, although the actual sound quality of the filters is not great. Theyre software filters and its Virtual DJs limitation, not the controllers. It would have been good if holding shift and turning the filter knobs could have controlled Virtual DJs key knob as it is, if you want to use that function you have to use the mouse pointer.
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