Hier noch mal der VMS4 Skratchworx
Auf Wunsch das Bild in groß:
http://www.skratchworx.com/namm2010/vms4_large.jpg
So the white silky has finally been pulled back to reveal the lengthy extent of the American Audio VMS4. Behold 4 channels, 2 jogwheels, 1 mouse pad and a handful of other touchy areas. Obviously, it's a little bigger than your average MIDI controller, but this is a little more than your average MIDI controller too.
Seems the VMS4 does use Traktor, so I for one an especially interested in how the "Sample" button works in particular. Aside from the obvious 4 channels, this has bullt in touch areas for mouse operation as well as what looks like a one touch track load pad for each deck. And for the first time in any MIDI controller, the crossfader is user upgradable to an Innofader. I can only assume that the jog wheel's scratch performance will warrant such a luxury. The illuminated knobs are kind of nice too, especially on a dark unit probably being used in a dark place a lot.
There's a lot going on on here, but you would expect that being one of the first 4 channel MIDI controllers on the market. And while this one does run on Traktor, it's just a matter of time before all other MIDI packages run 4 channels.
Anyway, pour over the rest of the details here:
American Audio
VMS4 - VELOCITY MIDI STATION
General Features:
• Midi Controller with 4 USB / Analog selectable MIDILOG™ (Midi & Analog) channels
• Traktor ready**
• All audio control faders, knobs, switches, and buttons smoothed – eliminates popping, wiper noise, and zipper noise
• On/off soft startup and turnoff
• Gain/treble/mid/bass EQ on all MIDILOG™ channels
• 2 phono/line selectable analog channels
• Two microphone channels with illuminated on/off switches and gain/treble/mid/bass EQs
• On/off cueing on each MIDILOG™ channel
• Split cueing headphones with rotary mix control
• Illuminated rubber knobs for ease of use in dark environments
• Solid 1.6mm thick faceplate for extra durability
• Panel mounted rotary knobs
• Full analog mixer operation if the computer crashes or with external power supply
• Innofader replaceable crossfader compatible (sold separately)
• Crossfader curve control
• Crossfader assign and reverse
• Q-Start crossfader controlled startup for 2 external audio players
• User replaceable channel faders
• Master and Booth outputs with L/R balance
• Balanced Master outputs
• 12 position stereo master output VU meter
Midi Features:
• Built-in mouse pad
• Long life MIDI assignable touch strips
• Two 10- bit resolution pitch sliders
• 62 assignable MIDI buttons and switches
• 50 MIDI buttons have LED illuminations, including 18 with dual blue/red LEDs
• 4 assignable rotary encoders
• 34 assignable rotary controllers
• 5 assignable linear fader controllers
• Dual MIDI controls on all buttons and switches
• Dual 2000 point resolution touch sensitive turntable scratch controllers
Audio Features:
• 24-bit 48 kHz analog audio
• 16-bit 44.1kHz USB audio
• 10-bit resolution on all analog fader controls
• THD <0.1%*
• Channel separation >60dB*
• S/N ratio >85dB*
• Analog channel audio latency < 1msec
• Selectable USB modes: 4 in 4 out mode for running software effects on phono/line analog
channels or 2 in 8 out mode for running 4 software channels and master recording
• 2 msec response on all buttons
• 4 msec response on all rotary and linear faders
• 1 msec USB latency
* For each audio channel, both line and phono mode
** Traktor is a registered trademark of Native Instruments GmbH
