Serato /Ableton ..what will it be ???

[claudek]

SSL sound card for me sounds very good..EXCELLENT and stable as rock!. If it said 24 bit , and USB 2..., one would not know the difference.These cats know how to get some awesome sound out of 1.1 usb..Why change it..?? All the app needs is fx and Live loops, elastic audio for perfect syncs..it would be damage@

[charo]

I do not think it will be a VST..but who knows.
But wonder if and when it comes out, Ritchie will put the Traktor back in the barn and switch back
to Live/Serato

yeah i doubt they would make it a VST but perhaps along the same design.

[JesC]

1st off I'm not flaming, I am currently in the market in buying a SSL box (So if you have one for sale PM me)

I believe what's going to get added into the next serato update is a fx colum similar to traktor either at the top or the bottom where the cross fader is at. 4 to 8 fx, Flanger, Reverb, Phaser, Delay, Filter High/Low Pass, Echo Fade Out Fx that Hip Hop dj's use when they go from 1 track to another, its done on the radio & clubs all the time.

Serato is over due with adding some type of on board FXs, almost every damn dj program has them.

How can you be considered the "Industry Standard" and no have fxs. If thats the case and SSL is the standard, Traktor, Virtual DJ, PCDJ, MixVibes and so on need to strip the programs of FX to follow what the "Industry Standard" is doing.

I believe that the reason why Serato didnt add any fx in the past was due to Min. Spec required to run Serato would skyrocket and alot of Serato dj's would have to get new computers and they wanted to avoid the backlash. Here are the spec from ther SSL site

Mac

1 GHz G4
1 GB RAM*
1024 x 768 screen resolution
OSX 10.3.9 or higher
Intel Macs require Scratch LIVE version 1.5 or higher
Windows

1.5 GHz PC
1 GB RAM*
1024 x 768 screen resolution
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher
Windows Vista requires Versions 1.7.2 or higher
We recommend Windows XP over Vista

[Monika.mhz]

SSL has effects already...

You need the TTM57SL for them to appear, but they're there.

[DvlsAdvct]

Well, I don't know if it's a selling point that effects cost approximately $1500 in addition to the software itself. Just sayin

[Monika.mhz]

2 things.

1. That _is_ serato's selling point. The software is free. each different piece of hardware adds on different functions to the software.

2. I doubt they'd shoot themselves in the foot (when video mixing and and FX are the main reasons why people buy the 57) by giving away the FX for free.

Yes it's expensive, but rane has _always_ sold to the high dollar. with their main customers being clubs, not individuals. I've seen more clubs with serato installed, than individuals who have bought it.

[DvlsAdvct]

I just think that it's a really high price point for the only option to upgrade. If they offered a scaled model I think that would be a better selling point than $500 gets you one, $1500 gets you more.

Quick Edit: Not arguing Rane's quality at all

[Monika.mhz]

It might also be a matter of how much that little soundcard can handle. That little 1.1 card is busting it's butt!

and try to tell all the clubs/djs out there they have to spend another 500 bucks to use the new version of serato.

they'd lose customers like MAD to traktor.

[JesC]

I hear you about Rane making quality mixers, but 1500 is steep for a 2 channel battle style mixer that controls Serato/Adds FX/Video.

Yeah, I love that fact that the software is free. But I wouldn't mind paying $99 to get bulit in FX into the program. I would bet that alot of the dj's that dont have the 57, wouldnt mind forking out the cash too.

[Monika.mhz]

I hear you about Rane making quality mixers, but 1500 is steep for a 2 channel battle style mixer that controls Serato/Adds FX/Video.

I'm not saying it's not overpriced. I'm just saying it'd be silly business tactics for them to strip away a revenue stream. lol

plus that whole "can the soundcard handle it" question.