Should DJTT make a VCI-300 Mapping/Overlay for Traktor?

[flashflooder]

Well i'm using Robin's TSI;

http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7780

Jog wheels work, Pitch bend works, most LED output works (except for VU meters), but it's not 100%.

I would have to say that Robin's TSI's (for v1.2.1) work pretty well for the most part, (if you delete and reload Traktor + controller settings when Traktor is freezing), but development seems to have ceased, it is a fairly complicated mapping, (two TSI's are needed), there is some strangeness going on with some of the LED's, (they glow a half-light green when inactive), the VU meters don't work, audio does not seem to work as expected, (but then i don't use the VCI"s audio, but it would be nice if we could rely on it if needed), there is no overlay, and i would like to see a simpler (no f/x) 4 deck config (with re-configurable overlay) for a single VCI-300 unit, so maybe Robin's is a good starting point?

Thanks for the input guys. I will be sure to check out Robin's tsi and see what I like and dislike about it.

In regards to those asking if/when it will actually happen, I unfortunately do not have a concrete answer. It is a DJTT project that has been continually pushed back and in hopes of rejuvenating it I set up this thread to gauge the interest. There seems to be a decent level of interest so hopefully I can set aside some time in the near future to finish the mapping up and get it to the point of being ready for forum testing.

In the meantime though, I would greatly appreciate it if VCI-300 users have any specific requests for functionality that I can make sure to try to incorporate.

[No Left Turn]

I don't own a 300, but my best friend does and it would be awesome to convert him over from Itch.

[djmarcellorc]

My Vestax VCI-300 works perfectly with Traktor PRO 1.2.4. See my videos on you tube, search for dj marcello rc or vestax vci-300.

[Hatch]

My Vestax VCI-300 works perfectly with Traktor PRO 1.2.4. See my videos on you tube, search for dj marcello rc or vestax vci-300.

No one really cares, if you're not willing to share, this is after all a community (yes I know this debate has been had before). And for the love of god your LEDs are soooo annoying. Gloating in my opinion is one of the most despicable forms of human behaviour.

[Hatch]

Well i'm using Robin's TSI;

http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7780
...so maybe Robin's is a good starting point?

All amazing work from the mappers, but still very buggy, I wish I could get my head around midi mapping - I think I need the Traktor Bible first.

[christopher]

No one really cares, if you're not willing to share, this is after all a community (yes I know this debate has been had before). And for the love of god your LEDs are soooo annoying. Gloating in my opinion is one of the most despicable forms of human behaviour.

you are one good man! speak the truth brother.

[haze324]

No one really cares, if you're not willing to share, this is after all a community (yes I know this debate has been had before). And for the love of god your LEDs are soooo annoying. Gloating in my opinion is one of the most despicable forms of human behaviour.

Thank you for stating how I feel!!

Flash,

I think us 300 users have to realize that the 300 will have limitations in comparison to the 100 that has more buttons and knobs. I’ll stick to my guns and say that I think the 300 will work best with a second controller, but that many of the basic be mapped well on the 300 without a bunch of shift buttons. For me personally I think a good 300 mapping would have the stander first layer of functions that the 100 has and that is already layed out on the 300 for Itch. Volume, Play, Sync, Hot Cues, Loop Activate, (shorter longer), Filter, Gain, etc. Then much like the 100, press a button and you can control of these functions for decks C&D.

FX’s – There are 4 knobs and some hotcue buttons. Ideally I would think you press a button and now the EQ’s control the FX’s…..however, you would still want a shift button to use and be able to control the EQ’s since you only have one set of knobs. Don’t know how you would map presets though. Lastly, fader FX would be great. I think if I was using a second controller (an X1) to control loops, effects, decks CD, etc but could use the 300 for fader FX it would be a sweet rig.

I tried compiling some very good TSI’s to do what I listed above – but some of these mappings had a ton of modifiers and it ended up being somewhat constrictive. I never mapped deck C&D.
http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15455

My next plan is to download one of the VCI-100 mappings and start midi learning everything that applies and see what I can end up with. At a minimum I’ll have 4 decks operational. Map a few LED’s and then figure out how to control FX’s.

Flash, I’m here to help if I can.

[pasik]

Yeah, this sounds good!

[No Left Turn]

I think us 300 users have to realize that the 300 will have limitations in comparison to the 100 that has more buttons and knobs. I’ll stick to my guns and say that I think the 300 will work best with a second controller, but that many of the basic be mapped well on the 300 without a bunch of shift buttons. For me personally I think a good 300 mapping would have the stander first layer of functions that the 100 has and that is already layed out on the 300 for Itch. Volume, Play, Sync, Hot Cues, Loop Activate, (shorter longer), Filter, Gain, etc. Then much like the 100, press a button and you can control of these functions for decks C&D.

FX’s – There are 4 knobs and some hotcue buttons. Ideally I would think you press a button and now the EQ’s control the FX’s…..however, you would still want a shift button to use and be able to control the EQ’s since you only have one set of knobs. Don’t know how you would map presets though. Lastly, fader FX would be great. I think if I was using a second controller (an X1) to control loops, effects, decks CD, etc but could use the 300 for fader FX it would be a sweet rig.

I haven't done a count, but it looks like the 300 actually has more buttons than the 100. It still lacks the 4 knobs that the 100 mapping uses for FX, though. The 300 definitely has the capability to include the vast majority of features that the 100 has and even the possibility for some MIDI Fighter-like functions due to the vast amount of buttons on each deck.

For example, by default, you could have 8 of the buttons on each deck on the 300 be cue buttons with shift-delete. Then a modifier button to change the 8 buttons into beatslicers for the sampler.

[Hatch]

Well i'm using Robin's TSI;
I don't use the VCI"s audio, but it would be nice if we could rely on it if needed)

Are you on a PC? Because I tried a couple of the TSI files on my MB and used the VCI soundcard without a hitch and at lowest latency.

Core Audio rocks!