Novation Twitch- Big hit or Twitchy failure?
Hi guys,
As you may have seen, Ean just posted the new article about novation's jog-wheel free controller, the twitch. This is certainly taking a step forward in innovating the genre of controllerism, and I was wondering what was the TechTools' Community take on this?
To start this all off- I'll give my 2 cents
It is stunning. The touch strips provide all the function of a jogwheel that a controllerist needs. Searching through tracks to set cue points is just fine with them. Heck, this would even be fine for mix-dj'ing. Anyway, it's not like a controller is optimal for scratching- leave that to the vinyl heads The pads reminisce of an lpd8, but they are smaller and they are triggers. I hope that they would provide similar tactility to arcade buttons.. If not, is it able to be modded to do so? Then to the slicing and looping.
I absolutely adore the slicing feature! Especially with the dynamic, illuminated touch strips. The dynamic touch strips are a favorite. Unlike the strip search touch strips on numark's NS7 or V7, these actually move to the song, so you don't get the whole song on one strip. This is perfect for fine searching and movements.
The soundcard looks alright as well, with standard RCA outs and ins come no surprises. Possibly single turntable timecode support? That would be fun, as well as maybe plugging in a kaoss pad as well? I especially like the separate master and booth outs.
Another thing to stand out to me- Look Ma, Only two decks! I personally don't mind this at all. I in fact appreciate it as a sign of welcoming for controllerists. Instead of managing 4 decks at once, you have 2, so you can go deep into controllerism instead of juggling 4 decks. Just bite off what you can chew, and make the most out of it.
Now, we dj's need to monitor our music right? The direct monitor feature is a nice welcome. Another thing- From the previews- it looks like a stereo mini headphone jack in addition to the standard quarter inch! I can now use my other headphones for home listening to monitor here with no adapter of any kind! For me, this controller is a one shot deal. I would use it everywhere, because it accommodates my needs perfectly.
Who knows what awesome re-mappings the DJTT Community will do!
Speaking of mappings. This controller is for ITCH- Serato's game here. However, it would be awesome for it to be re-mapped to TP2, possibly using the extra slice features for extra FX controls. In the end- I could more than live with ITCH for the functionality this controller offers. Software aside, this is definitely going to be a one and done deal for me. One controller could handle all my needs. Whether it be mashing beats, or mixing and getting the party started, the Twitch is perfect for me!
To sum it up, this is a very dangerous idea novation gambled on, and I think the gamble paid off! Even though this isn't the first touch strip controller, this is one that has potential to be used by the masses of controllerist dj's!
Novation- If you're reading, Can i have a review unit to test out? :D
