Serato
Scratch Live has a new
partner: The Novation
Dicer
Developed
with
Serato,
this
palm-sized
cue
point
and
looping
controller
has been
designed
to fit
exactly
where
you need
it: on
your
turntables,
CDJs,
mixer or
laptop. Dicer always
ships in
pairs -
one for
each
side.
Plug Dicer in, slot it
on your
turntable/CDJ,
and you can
instantly
set cue
points and
use them to
trigger 'Hot
Cues'. Or,
flip Dicer into
'Auto-Loop'
or 'Loop
Roll' modes,
to trigger
loops, or
'roll'
sections of
the track to
create
climaxes,
drops and
glitchy
breaks.
Each 'mode'
illuminates Dicer's
pads a
different
colour, so
you can
instantly
see what
mode the
pads in,
even in dark
clubs and
venues.
Dicer's
buttons can
also 'learn'
other
software
functions.
So, you can
assign
different FX
to the pads,
or trigger
samples over
the top of
your mix, or
even browse
tracks in
your iTunes
library!
Dicer was designed
by Novation
in
collaboration
with Ean
Golden - DJ
and curator
of DJ Tech
Tools.
Ean came up
with the
concept of a
controller
that fits on
the
turntable,
and his
contribution
has been
crucial in
helping
Novation
design and
develop Dicer
Performance
buttons
with
visual
feedback
Backlit,
multi-colour,
soft
touch
‘dice’
buttons,
provide
immediate
LED
feedback
from
Serato
Scratch
Live
software.
Locks
straight
onto
Technics
SL
1200/10,
and
similar
decks
Using
the
45-adapter
hole,
Dicer places
looping
control
right
where
you
need
it -
on
your
decks,
millimetres
away
from
your
vinyl
Attaches
to
CDJs,
mixers
and
laptops
With
Novation’s
reusable
‘DJ
putty’,
your
Dicers can
slot
into
even
the
most
cramped
of
DJ
performance
set-ups,
sticking
cleanly
and
directly
onto
your
CDJs,
mixer
or
laptop
Default
set-up
for
Serato
Scratch
Live
Dicer is
pre-programmed
to
take
advantage
of
the
cue
point
and
looping
functions
in
Serato
Scratch
Live,
including
‘Hot
Cues’,
‘Auto
Roll’
and
‘Loop
Roll’
Works
with
all
major
DJ
software
Dicer
is
fully
MIDI
assignable,
so
it
can
be
set
up
to
control
almost
any
software,
including
Tractor
Scratch
Pro.
Up
to
60
assignable
MIDI
controls
are
available
from
a
pair
of
Dicers
