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
