Vestax faderboard manual

This machine is rare, there are only a few in the world. You can see videos of Faderboard on YouTube. The idea originally invented by Shing02 using a digital multi-track recorder and a mixer, the faderboard was presented to, and developed up by Vestax over a course of two years in a collaborative effort with Korg. For specs, go to the links page or read the tech review below. Vestax provides the hardware, while the sound engine and effects unit come form Korg specifically, the chips built in the Electribe Series.

Reviews of this Shop. Product Specs. Listed a year ago Condition Good Used Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear. Watch a Video. Reverb Gives Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. Since the Faderboard is aimed primarily at scratch DJs, playing chords should be considered an equivalent to playing tones on a record with the pitch control; there'll always be a slight delay before the next one.

Provided you wish to play the same chord, just up or down the scale, the easiest way is using the pitch buttons. Subtle use of the reverb effect can further help hide this to some degree. Vestax's manual says that the design of the Faderboard allows you to "produce extremely quick percussive patterns that would not necessarily be possible with a keyboard.

The Fader techniques needed to play notes anywhere near like how you would a keyboard are quite tricky, but certainly possible. Like watching a skilled violinist perform a complex piece, the Faderboard is great to watch: swift, precise and rhythmic movements are needed to play the Faderboard well.

I imagine that watching someone who has truly mastered it I've yet to see anyone who has would be mind-blowing at a live show. The thing I found most frustrating about playing the Faderboard was the feeling that I could do so much more with an extra pair of hands: someone else acting as an LFO on the FX dials, cutting the master fader, or even using half the faders alongside me.

Living out in the sticks, far from my few DJing friends, meant that I didn't have a chance to try this out. Lots of people seem to comment on the build quality and appearance of the Faderboard. A major point of criticism is the "plasticky" nature of the front panel that the faders sit on. The rest, including the edging, is metal. I didn't go out of my way to throw the Faderboard down stairs etc. I'd certainly be a lot happier taking it gigging than, say, a mark one Kaoss Pad or Electribe.

The faders could be improved quite a lot. These feel a lot like pan-faders on mixers, but are surprisingly good at setting just the right loop point. The built in sounds can be broken into two categories, drum and tones.

Both have a different format of note assignment and require slightly different playing techniques. For the drum sounds, there are essentially ten kits made up of ten single hits each of which is linked to a particular upfader. The beats are triggered when you use the upfaders, rather than looping: The faders start the sound playing, instead of simply turning the volume on, as it would when using a normal mixer.

The tones vary between single note hits and tones that can be held indefinitely. The drum machine is probably my favourite part of the Faderboard.

Although hard to play whole complex drum parts using it, it is ideal for "playing along" to other records. Using an external sampler to layer the various loops could give some very interesting results. Reviews of this Shop.

Product Specs. Listed 3 years ago Condition Very Good Used Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape. Watch a Video. Reverb Gives Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. Carbon-Offset Shipping Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments.

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