Got some details about VMS4
Got some details about VMS4 Posted on: 08.07.2010 by Dulce Wanga I've been emailing with one of the AA techs and have the following info. I've not seen it anywhere else, hopefully it's not redundant. It's def not posted on the VMS4 websites.Some dimensions: 60 mm Pitch fader 55 mm Channel faders 55 mm crossfader 4” jog wheel Pitch faders have 1024 "steps" in each direction. That's 2048 steps across 12 percentage points in a +/- 6% pitch scale. I'm not sure what that works out to in final pitch resolution, but it seems as though there's 170 midi "steps" on the fader for each 1% change in pitch. I believe this works out to about 0.00588% change for each "step"... I'd love if someone could check my math. Also, does anyone know the specs of the VCI-100/300 well enough to know how well this stacks up? Thanks! | |
| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
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| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
Right now I'm trying to get a tech from EKS to state the pitch resolution on the XP5 units, as they use a 100MM alps fader and that's the length that I believe is optimal. I'm pretty depressed that the VMS4 isn't going to work out for me afterall. |
| Antonetta Wikel 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by kodiak
The Otus Raw seems to have CDJish pitch faders, if they'd ever friggin release it. |
| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by sj03w4t
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| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 | I've been emailing with one of the AA techs and have the following info. I've not seen it anywhere else, hopefully it's not redundant. It's def not posted on the VMS4 websites. Some dimensions: 60 mm Pitch fader 55 mm Channel faders 55 mm crossfader 4” jog wheel Pitch faders have 1024 "steps" in each direction. That's 2048 steps across 12 percentage points in a +/- 6% pitch scale. I'm not sure what that works out to in final pitch resolution, but it seems as though there's 170 midi "steps" on the fader for each 1% change in pitch. I believe this works out to about 0.00588% change for each "step"... I'd love if someone could check my math. Also, does anyone know the specs of the VCI-100/300 well enough to know how well this stacks up? Thanks! |
| Antonetta Wikel 08.07.2010 | Actually, I thought somebody on this site was modding a pair of XP5's or maybe the XP10's. Either way I know there's peeps on this site who use or have used them. Maybe search here for those people and hit them up. |
| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
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| Antonetta Wikel 08.07.2010 | You can't get anyone from eks to answer much of anything I've found. Too bad really, their products look great but I'm very wary of a company that has little to no customer service. They don't even answer peoples questions on their own website. |
| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
Right now I'm trying to get a tech from EKS to state the pitch resolution on the XP5 units, as they use a 100MM alps fader and that's the length that I believe is optimal. I'm pretty depressed that the VMS4 isn't going to work out for me afterall. |
| Antonetta Wikel 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by kodiak
The Otus Raw seems to have CDJish pitch faders, if they'd ever friggin release it. |
| Corine Kasman 08.07.2010 | Could they have two midi notes per fader, one for up and one for down? This would give them 1024 each way for 10 bit. Like the VCI-100 1.3 fader knob (although it is 7 bit). Phil. |
| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 | Any chance someone can share with me the pitch fader length on the VCI-100 and 300? I've had both in the past, hated the 100, did OK with the 300. |
| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 |
From: "Leo Valladolid" <[email protected]>
To: "'kodiak'"> Cc: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]><CA30 [email protected]><AANLkTikO [email protected] m> <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Dimensions question for product Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:28:38 -0700 Organization: Elation Message-ID: <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01CB1DB6.C7C5BF30" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Acsd71y10pKH+MijSnq0miwZsI1BeAAAdXDA In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01CB1DB6.C7C5BF30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well the pitch fader will depend on the Range the software is set to IE 4.6,15, or 100%. But there is 1024 steps in each direction. Leo Valladolid American Audio 6122 S. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA 9040 Office (323) 582-2650 Ext. 750 Fax (323) 725-6100 Email: [email protected] That sucks really bad that it's only got the length and resolution of a VCI-100... Why oh why can't one of these controllers come out with CDJ pitch faders!?!?! |
| Jayne Yellowhair 08.07.2010 | Yep, dennis is right too. 11 bit is new for such controllers, but if tech support says it.. I just wonder: 60 mm faders means every 1% pitch difference is 5mm movement. So 0,5mm for each 0,1% (which isn't uncommon). But is it possible to move a pitch fader so precisely? |
| Neal Rayome 08.07.2010 | Are you sure that the pitch faders have 1024 steps in each direction? I believe the pitch faders have a total of 1024 steps. This sounds more logically, because most midi controllers use 10 bit faders. 2^10 = 1024 increments. I don't say it's not possible, because an 11 bit pitch fader gives you 2^11 = 2048 steps. The Vestax VCI-100 uses 10 bit pitch faders, so 1024 increments. The Vestax VCI-300 uses 14 bit pitch faders, so 16384 increments. Correct me if I'm wrong... |
| Dulce Wanga 08.07.2010 |
Originally Posted by sj03w4t
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| Jayne Yellowhair 08.07.2010 | math looks solid. |
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