Vestax VCM-100 (I love mine!)

Bricey · Post by **Bricey** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:39 pm

I love my new toy! Highly recommended!!

Has anyone else got any views or experience with the new VCM-100?

I'm looking forward to playing out with it next week!!

maomao · Post by **maomao** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:16 pm

it's a really cool portable sturdy controler. i was recently on the road with it for a few weeks for business, then vacation, and played every night with it!

the crossfader feels good, the knobs respond well..

of course I had to do manual mappings to my taste, which you unfortunately can't save (to apply to another set for instance) but it takes like 10 minutes.

there are a few points to improve for the next version:
- the rotaries are very stiff. not usable for (my) hip hop purposes
- if you want to use the nice little stand that comes with it, you'll have a surprise: the USB cable doesn't fit in the socket anymore (too bad, it's a great stand for warm computers, like the MBP)
- the knobs are a bit too close from another (and I don't have fat fingers..)
- it misses some launch buttons, sends,...

hopefully Vestax will integrate all this in the VCM-600

can't wait!

maomao · Post by **maomao** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:16 pm

nice setup Bricey BTW..

thelike5 · Post by **thelike5** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:29 pm

So the VCM-100 is finally out?? I thought Vestax was going to scrap this in favor of concentrating on the VCM-600...?

This is great news!

Yhtomit · Post by **Yhtomit** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:02 pm

So your SL' s are now stands?? I would like for you to give them to me so they can be used to manipulate vinyl! The way they should be used. Ill add them to mine to scratch with my feet for all I care

in2sky · Post by **in2sky** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:28 pm

I would love to know how you CUE your tracks using the VCM-100's headphone out in Ableton Live.

Like you, I've mapped a set with all the effects etc. I use, custom EQ that's better for DJing and so on.

My only concern now is that I don't know how to route my 2 CUE buttons on the VCM... I can't select the "headphone" output of the VCM, in Ableton Live.

Any ideas?

thx

TITBAG · Post by **TITBAG** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:43 pm

what happenend to battle style decks and a tandy realistic mixer etc etc nurse meds please

Patch · Post by **Patch** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:50 pm

Ahh.. Realistic mixers!!! I bought my first one when I was 15!!! I had a tape deck, a hi-fi turntable and a boom box hooked up to it.

Young 'uns today don't know how easy they've got it!

in2sky · Post by **in2sky** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:07 pm

I started djing in the early 90's...
So I don't see the connection here...
if you don't care about modern djing why don't you stop using ableton live?

TITBAG · Post by **TITBAG** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:17 pm

in2sky wrote:I started djing in the early 90's...
So I don't see the connection here...
if you don't care about modern djing why don't you stop using ableton live?

LISTEN UP SONNY 'MODERN' DJS ARE GLOWSTICK WAVING TRANCE FAGS WHO LIPSYNC ALL THEIR TEDIOUS MIXES WHILST PRANCING LIKE A SERIOUS NONCE OVER THE EQ KNOB AS IF IT WAS THEIR BOYFRIENDS STARFISH. LIDS ON DECKS? TWIN CDJS? WHAT THE FUCK, I CAN JUST HEAR THE 6 HOUR ITALO MARATHON AS I LOOK AT THAT SANITISED NIGHTMARE

in2sky · Post by **in2sky** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:20 pm

Yes, that's what I meant, you go back to your SL1200's
and you don't waste your time using a computer and software.

tarai · Post by **tarai** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:39 pm

I just got this for my friend. Anyone know a good way of mapping the controls on this?