DJ tool makers keep working on integrated hardware/software solutions – as they should. But meanwhile, creative DJs and hackers keep rolling their own, personal solutions – as they absolutely should.
Here’s one of the latest in action. Stewe on the DJ TechTools forums rigs a four-deck, four-effect mapping for the CNTRL:R, the Livid Instruments-Richie Hawtin collaboration. It makes for some intelligent, performative DJ setups here – and four of each, to me, is often more than enough musical elements to get creative. (One might argue that not only about DJing, but live electronic musical elements in general. There’s something about the number four.)
I’ve been working on this for past few days and I’m happy to share my first CNTRL:R mapping for control over four decks and four FX units like a boss 🙂
I have mapped Double Deck Focus concept in to this mapping which gives you ability to have control aver any of four decks at both sides of the unit using shift button to enable deck selectors. Also, you’ll find four banks of controls for 4×4 pad grid together with push encoders available via shift buttons as well. This mapping is divided in to sections so check the image to get idea.
Lots of details on the thread, in case you want to experiment yourself:
[Traktor] Livid CNTRL:R advanced mapping
For its part, the CNTRL:R hardware is really lovely – an unusually-generous heaping of faders, knobs, and pads, even having seen Ableton’s upcoming Push and other recent controllers.
CNTRL:R from Livid Instruments from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.
I remain fascinated by what live rigs people may concoct. Keep sending them in.