Comments on: Vestax Controller One: Turntable as Musical Instrument

By: Colin Brown

Colin Brown — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:57:06 +0000

4OneFunk. San Francisco. We’re doin it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=068XzjaBSy4

By: Jesse Torres

Jesse Torres — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:52:50 +0000

Thank You Thank Yoy Thank You, almost got someone to get me one overseas so I could be the first kid on the block to break it once I realized it wasn’t what I thought it was.
Peace-Jesse Jess

By: J Lucid

J Lucid — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:27:34 +0000

“Confusion, thy name is Controller One. This appears to be a direct drive machine, so you can . . . scratch . . . your . . . one note. Is everyone else as baffled by this as I am? Itâ€™s like the worldâ€™s worst sampler: youâ€™ve got a single playback source, buttons and faders for controlling pitch, and apparently no way of controlling volume or expression. The greatest thing about a turntable is, well, the turntable â€” the ability to scratch this tactile, rotating disc. Yet the primary interface here appears to be a cheap row of buttons.”

It’s not meant to be a sampler, as it does not sample or record. Volume is controlled via a DJ mixer (crazy concept, I know…pairing a turntable with a mixer).

The Controller One is meant to tune your record to a musical note so that you can mix your set or scratch in whatever key that you choose. Mixing a set in the same key is pretty difficult and not something that most DJs try to do.

I’m not sure about the function of the Controller…if it is really necessary but, I would love to see Vestax or preferably Technics, build a deck with the same craftsmanship and organic wood case that was done with the Controller One…a nice, solid deck with great pitch control and beautiful design, drop the price about $1500 and I’d buy 2 of them right now.

By: jackie113

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By: tripmastermonkee

tripmastermonkee — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:20:54 +0000

i think that should put the hateration to rest once and for all…

By: tripmastermonkee

tripmastermonkee — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:20:01 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCP28_n1DAI

By: tripmastermonkee

tripmastermonkee — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:16:14 +0000

By: James

James — Wed, 16 May 2007 13:08:34 +0000

I got 1 technics MK 3 & Mk 5 including Vestax VMC 200,45000 Yen a bargain so ,decided not to get the Vestax 1210 s .(goes well with the Protools 7 Digi 002 & M box 2,The other sound card Mona will be moaning until I get her hooked up with microsoft ,

feeding decks through the fantom to get that cleaner sound then into m box or 002,
Love the Juno 6 and Still the yamaha SU 10 for triggering off samples….
let me know what you you think about the new 1210 s,there s more going on than scratching soft ware,optical for example……

By: James

James — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:59:19 +0000

Yow ,greetings
I m wondering………. A vestax PDX 3000 or 1210 ,need midi got protools LE 7, 2 mac apple G4 s blah… digi 002,fantom,mbox 2,echomona/win
any sugestions good turntables new modelish ,Vynale
Any decks with digital out/
need (a,maybe 2)(maybe different) kicking decks asap…
Feed back much appreciated,

Indrufin

By: likwidation

likwidation — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:51:46 +0000

I make beats on my mpc 3000. For me, I like that you’re able to get a true pitch from samples on wax with this turntable. I can sample all of the different notes I want from one bass sample, instead of sampling one bass note, then 16 leveling it. My best beats are usually made when I simply import great samples, and use the filters sparingly. If I tweak the samples too much in the mp, I usually lose the fullness of the sound. With this, I can sample true pitch changes, and just arrange the timing, while maintain the real sound of the sample, thats really cool—so is the midi feature!!