This thing is pretty damn sick. When I get a chance I’ll try to do a DJTT write up on it. The SP-6 has sync AND keylocked sampler…you can also put an entire track in a sample slot. New sync is much better than previous Itch versions. Has multiple views. Smart Crates.
AND the coolest thing of all. They have an easter egg, that when you press a certain code the colored waves change color to reflect your EQ’s. That is the sickest visual representation i’ve seen!
Yes!!! I believe midi mapping for the SP6 is something that will come to Itch, and really make the SP6 a versatile tool. It’s great with SSL but was missing sync since there is none in SSL. For Itch + midi the SP6 is sampling beast. Kinda sucks with the keyboard though to be honest. Not enough control or ease of use for something other than drops, or sound effects.
What I mean is that lets say waves are red = low green = mids and ligh blue = highs.
Well when you turn down your Low EQ’s the red in your waveform gets lighter until all you have left is the green and blues. Same as if you turn down the hi’s and mid’s all you are left with is a red wave form. Even better is that the portion of the wave that WAS a low or mid or high is still there just slightly grayed out.
The waves CHANGE colors as you turn your EQ’s!
It is AWESOME visual feedback.
This “for me” is the cooles feature of any software out there.
I’m at work now, but will post pics tonight when i get home.
Sounds like a blast! I can’t wait to get home and try this beast out.
Since ITCH has keyboard mapping only (and I’m assuming 2.0 with SP6 is done the same way as previous versions), we can make use of what was discussed back in this article: Using Multiple Controllers With Itch - DJ TechTools
Obviously, I haven’t tried it, but it could definitely be something to experiment with. If (or when) MIDI mapping and Bridge capabilities are released in future versions, the beloved midifigher will actually become a highly desirable item in the ITCH crowd. Yahoooo!
I don’t think the keyboard can control all of the SP6 controls so there are some limits even with the midi/keyboard trick.
Unlocking the easter is no joke. You have to press a three key combo (common keys, like control + alt + delete), THEN you have to tap in morse code a word, somewhere specific on the screen.
I know that’s very vague but it took us a TON of trys to figure it out with the Serato team giving us plenty of hints, and still no luck. I plan on doing a write up for DJTT on 2.0 sometime this week and will include as much as I can about the easter egg.
I’ve never used SP6 before. Isn’t it just a bank of six hot cues that you can store and “sample” over your tracks? What functions does it involve that the keyboard can’t control?
once you do, I’ll be able to knock together a Windows executable (sorry Mac users!) that will repeat the key combination as a macro (so you’ll just double click an exe to get the Easter Egg).
Some of the controls on the SP6 (and not sure which ones are on the keyboard) are volume, gain, sync, keylock, play, play with button hold, loop, left channel, right channel, master, not sure which other ones.
I would think play, type of play, volume, sync, keylock and loop are ones you want to midi map.
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midi mapping for the SP6 is something that will come to Itch, and really make the SP6 a versatile tool. It’s great with SSL but was missing sync since there is none in SSL. For Itch + midi the SP6 is sampling beast. Kinda sucks with the keyboard though to be honest. Not enough control or ease of use for something other than drops, or sound effects.