Novation Dicer, the game changer?

Geschreven door Reind Dooyeweerd donderdag, 03 juni 2010 13:11

Novation (een merk wat in de dj wereld niet echt een hele grote bekendheid geniet) liep al een week via diverse websites weten dat men met 'ground breaking news' zou komen. Nu weet ik niet of een midi controller welke op de hoek van je draaitafel gepositioneerd kan worden echt spectaculair is maar feit is wel dat men als men echt een scoop wil brengen op de eigen website men geen filmpjes moet gaan lekken die alles prijs geven...

Novation, the game changer.
Serato Scratch Live has a new partner: The Novation Dicer.  Developed with Serato, this palm-sized cue point and looping controller has been designed to fit exactly where you need it: on your turntables, CDJs, mixer or laptop. Dicer always ships in pairs - one for each side.

Plug Dicer in, slot it on your turntable/CDJ, and you can instantly set cue points and use them to trigger 'Hot Cues'. Or, flip Dicer into 'Auto-Loop' or 'Loop Roll' modes, to trigger loops, or 'roll' sections of the track to create climaxes, drops and glitchy breaks. Each 'mode' illuminates Dicer's pads a different colour, so you can instantly see what mode the pads in, even in dark clubs and venues.

Dicer's buttons can also 'learn' other software functions. So, you can assign different FX to the pads, or trigger samples over the top of your mix, or even browse tracks in your iTunes library!

Dicer was designed by Novation in collaboration with Ean Golden - DJ and curator of DJ Tech Tools. Ean came up with the concept of a controller that fits on the turntable, and his contribution has been crucial in helping Novation design and develop Dicer.

Performance buttons with visual feedback
Backlit, multi-colour, soft touch ‘dice’ buttons, provide immediate LED feedback from Serato Scratch Live software.

Locks straight onto Technics  SL 1200/10, and similar decks
Using the 45-adapter hole, Dicer places looping control right where you need it - on your decks, millimetres away from your vinyl.

Attaches to CDJs, mixers and laptops.
With Novation’s reusable ‘DJ putty’, your Dicers can slot into even the most cramped of DJ performance set-ups, sticking cleanly and directly onto your CDJs, mixer or laptop.

Default set-up for Serato Scratch Live
Dicer is pre-programmed to take advantage of the cue point and looping functions in Serato Scratch Live, including ‘Hot Cues’, ‘Auto Roll’ and ‘Loop Roll’.

Works with all major DJ software
Dicer is fully MIDI assignable, so it can be set up to control almost any software, including Tractor Scratch Pro. Up to 60 assignable MIDI controls are available from a pair of Dicers.

Integration with Serato
Full integration with Serato Scratch Live (including LED feedback) requires Serato version 2.1. Without this, Hot Cues, Auto Loop and Loop Roll functions can all be assigned to Dicer using Serato's MIDI learn function.

Physical controls and Indicators

• 5 large round multi-colour back-lit trigger buttons
• 3 small round multi-colour back-lit function buttons

Connectivity

• Micro USB 1.1 connector; the most robust and compact USB connection.
• Kensington lock space
• Mini-Jack connector for connecting pairs.