VENUE 069
BY DEMANDING A TECHNOLOGY INSTALL THAT OFFERS ULTIMATE CONTROL, CIRCUS’ OWNERS HAVE MINIMISED OPERATIONAL COMPLICATIONS AND HELD THE REIGNS OF THE VENUE’S ENTERTAINMENT POLICY. JERRY GILBERT REPORTED BACK WITH THE DETAILS...
Xone:DX; a new music production software controller which would do so much more to manipulate the Serato ITCH software than previous devices. We also knew it would also be compatible with other input formats, and so we recommended that they wait.” Now installed, the Xone:DX, is a 20-channel USB soundcard featur- ing total integration of the full four-deck software, with the ability to send up to 168 individual MIDI control messages and connect to external devices, all operated from a new dedicated Mac laptop. With Sound Division’s Project Managers Dean Osborne and Elliot Patterson having experience of Serato ITCH, integration was relatively straightforward, with implementation aided by an intuitive GUI, which Sound Division designed for the operators.
“Allen & Heath have added a lot of features to facilitate four deck mixing. It will take any device with a line input capability and has a
recording feature so you can record a set live,” said Patterson. “On top of that, ITCH also provides AIFF, WAV, MP3 and AAC audio file support.” Two Pioneer CDJ-400 CD decks have been included in the install to ensure a base covering to suit the personal preferences of different DJs.
Adam Davies himself commented: “My goal was very specific. Wit this system DJ sets can be saved, with everything mixed and ready to go. Also I was concerned about DJs playing what they wanted and with this I can restrict them to playing what’s on the hard drive. I can also link the other PC to my lighting system, and when we have an act playing I have all the cues automatically programmed.” The music plays out to the four zones through Martin Audio’s ar- chitectural AQ loudspeaker range, with eight AQ8 two-way passive loudspeakers surrounding the main dining stage area and multiples
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