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Having watched MixVibes develop side by side with the other big DJ software packages, they found themselves on the back foot for a while when they rationalised their offerings into the newer more streamlined MixVibes Cross family. And their policy with Cross seems to have been slowly but surely, even to the point of not throwing themselves face first at the 4 channel trend. But with Cross 2.4, the full compliment of channels has been realised. Cross now gets 4 channels and can be considered to be on a par with its competitors.
Firstly, les mots officiels de MixVibes:
MixVibes releases new version of Cross with 4 decks, HID controlled
MixVibes has developed DJ apps for Mac, PC, iPad and iPhone for over 10 years.
Today, MixVibes releases Cross 2.4, a new version of its flagship software for Mac/PC. This version has 4 decks and a new sync mode.
4 full decks and a redesigned sampler
Cross now features 4 full decks. They can be controlled by Pioneer CDJs and MIDI controllers. Mappings for popular 4 deck controllers are included.
Decks C & D can be switched between players or samplers. The samplers layout has been redesigned for enhanced readability. Each pad has its own waveform, making it easy to know what sample is playing.Sync Link mode, based on industry standard workflow
MixVibes’ philosophy is to create products with genuine DJ spirit. For this reason, Cross 2.4 designers got inspired by the CDJ 2000 Nexus workflow.
Sync Link works in a very simple way : each deck in sync follows the master. Master status is attributed automatically. Besides, the phase of each deck can be controlled manually with the pitchbend.Classic trigger mode is still available in the preferences panel (so you really get the best of both worlds.)
What else is new in this update?
New controller mappings: Numark MixTrack, MixTrack2, MixTrackPro2, Denon SC2900, Pioneer DDJWeGO
Display 4 or 8 locators
Display total time duration of a playlistManage 4 stereo outputs in external mixer audio routing mode.
Watch the video
http://youtu.be/ZlOJLLK2Bjg
Download Cross 2.4 (new version)
http://www.mixvibes.com/content/products/cross0
Download CrossDJ 2.4 (new version)
http://www.mixvibes.com/content/products/crossdj
Prices
update is free
Cross is $99.99 / 79.99 € / £89.99 CrossDJ is $49.99 / 39.99 € / £34.99
Having honed the feature set in 2 channels only, Cross has now realised the full 4 channel compliment. Not only that, the redesigned sampler and deck arrangement means that you can have decks 3 and 4 switch between tracks and samples. Now if they can just do something about the yellow and red waveforms and go full colour then MIxVibes Cross will win a lot more friends.
The video also shows the HID syncing between 4 Pioneer CDJs. I’m a little unclear as to whether such syncing is available for other media players right now, or indeed if someone who owns a full Pioneer Nexus setup would stick with rekordbox or go with Cross 2.4 to get whatever extras that has over rekordbox from a workflow perspective. But if you can afford a Nexus setup, the $99 punt to test it is well within your reach.
There are a few more controller mappings thrown into the equation too — the assorted Mixtrack models get some attention (a wise move) as well as Pioneer’s WeGo.
So it’s a massive step forward for MixVibes Cross. Finally it has all the channels to make it much more attractive to the bigger wider world of 4 channel users, and with the new sync mode, Pioneer DJs might well take a look to see if MixVibes can offer them a fuller experience than just rekordbox while giving them a similar look and feel.
And MixVibes — if you want to appeal to a wider audience, I would suggest using the accepted terminology of hot cues instead of locators.
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Well done Mixvibes! Take note N.Z.!
it’s an interesting comparison. If you look at MixVibes’ full offer, they have video, whereas NI is still making up its mind about that. They right prioritised iOS as the next thing to develop.
N.Z. is it not aimed at Serato :D
Yeah. While they do offer 4 decks…There’s still no way to use 2 decks DVS and 2 with controllers. I hope Mixvibes has this option covered for the controllerist/turntable hybrid heads :)
That would be sick to have 2 decks controlled with timecodes and the other 2 on hid, I am going to have to try that when I have time to test it out!
actually that works
Works in Mixvibes…? I know it’s do able in Traktor.
It really is a great piece of software. I won a copy of Cross some time ago, but found a bit of lag when pulling the timecodes back, using DVS. It was just too dicey trying to work around that scratching so I gave up. Curious if that’s been improved at all.
Neat that they do ios….Can’t see myself ever using ios as a solution personally. Even as a complimentary midi controller I prefer tactile controls.
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yeah they DEFINITELY FIXED THAT….and i use 2 technics……
Would anyone seriously use £8,000 worth of DJ hardware to control £90 of software? :-) What a waste, to buy all that hardware and then DJ with a laptop!
OK I know it’s only a promo video, and that the kit is probably there to say “hey look how serious our software is”……but it does seem a bit of a daft concept.
What about DJ playing in Clubs ?
Most clubs already owns Pioneer hardware
What I’m saying is that the hardware is designed to be standalone, so you don’t need to take your computer. The idea is that you prep your set in advance then just turn up with an SD card or flash drive.
On the other hand, if you want to use a laptop why not just use your own small USB controller and plug the laptop into the club mixer?
To me, it just clashes. All that hardware to control some software.
you have obiously never tried it. It is alot easyer for me to just bring my MBP to the club and hook it up to the 2 CDJ2000 at the club and use them with Traktor, rather then bringing my DDJ SX and some table because it’s to big to fit on the table in the booth. Also you can use the software and the songs you have prepaired with beatgrids hotcues without doing the extra step importing into rekordbox setup all again then export to USB/SD before going to the club. I only have the CrossDJ version so I can’t use it in HID thought.
Did you feel the same way when Traktor went hid for cdj’s?
What’s easier in the booth, hooking up your controller & laptop to mixer or just laptop to cdj’s? Mixvibes are doing things properly.
So carrying a computer is a waste, when you can just use the equipment already there…
But if you must a computer, don’t use installed gear…carry a separate controller?
I’m a little unclear as to whether such syncing is available for other media players right now
actually you can sync, beat jump, etc, etc, with other CDJs than the nexus.
“Now if they can just do something about the yellow and red waveforms and go full colour then MIxVibes Cross will win a lot more friends.”
Yes! I’d almost definitely jump ship if this happens.