Loki Max
I would love feedback on this skin I made. It's perfect for my needs, but maybe not perfect enough. With your valuable feedback perhaps I can make the skin even better.
OPTIMIZED THIS FOR MY FLAT, PORTABLE, EXTERNAL MONITOR because using this monitor is much nicer than having a laptop blocking my view of the audience....dimensions are not the same as the MacBook screen. If the pad buttons are cut off, try using it in windowed mode (not maximized) and stretch it out. If people give me feedback on the skin, the next update will have a second version optimized for the MacBook screen size.
There is a remap within the zip file which makes sense to use with the skin. Open the skin zip, find the remap zip and drop it into the remap folder.
Most of the remaps you should be able to figure out by looking at the skin layout. It sort of mirrors the layout of the actual controller. They are as follows:
The remaps on the mixer:
Tap = toggle EQ mode from classic to stem control
Shift + Tap = toggle the range for the pitch fader, it seems to affect both turntables so I think we don't need a button on each deck for this.
Remaps for turntable controls:
RANGE = sync/pitch lock
Shift + RANGE = toggle key lock
SYNC = toggle smart cue,
Shift + SYNC = toggle smart play
Cue = set beat grid
Slip = slip lock
Shift + Slip = toggle beat lock
THE RED CENSOR BUTTON = it toggles vinyl/jog mode....I found that using the censor and reverse functions sometimes glitch out and you need to restart Virtual DJ. Since this could potentially mess up a performance, I just removed the mapping altogether--removed the risk.
pitch up and down buttons = beat jump
Shift + pitch up/down = key move / key shift
OPTIMIZED THIS FOR MY FLAT, PORTABLE, EXTERNAL MONITOR because using this monitor is much nicer than having a laptop blocking my view of the audience....dimensions are not the same as the MacBook screen. If the pad buttons are cut off, try using it in windowed mode (not maximized) and stretch it out. If people give me feedback on the skin, the next update will have a second version optimized for the MacBook screen size.
There is a remap within the zip file which makes sense to use with the skin. Open the skin zip, find the remap zip and drop it into the remap folder.
Most of the remaps you should be able to figure out by looking at the skin layout. It sort of mirrors the layout of the actual controller. They are as follows:
The remaps on the mixer:
Tap = toggle EQ mode from classic to stem control
Shift + Tap = toggle the range for the pitch fader, it seems to affect both turntables so I think we don't need a button on each deck for this.
Remaps for turntable controls:
RANGE = sync/pitch lock
Shift + RANGE = toggle key lock
SYNC = toggle smart cue,
Shift + SYNC = toggle smart play
Cue = set beat grid
Slip = slip lock
Shift + Slip = toggle beat lock
THE RED CENSOR BUTTON = it toggles vinyl/jog mode....I found that using the censor and reverse functions sometimes glitch out and you need to restart Virtual DJ. Since this could potentially mess up a performance, I just removed the mapping altogether--removed the risk.
pitch up and down buttons = beat jump
Shift + pitch up/down = key move / key shift
Posté 16 hours ago
PhantomDeejay
1) Where's the browser ? I find the browser area (or the browser vs rest of the skin ratio) the most important thing on a skin.
2) If it's behind a panel (you toggle browser on/off) then WHY ? I believe most of us DJs are constantly looking at our browsers to find tracks to play next. IMHO browser should be ALWAYS visible, even if small.
3) Why do you feel the need to waste so much screen area for elements you already have in front of you.
You have a controller with big rotating platters. Why do you feel the need to mirror that on the skin ?
I mean yes, a jog on the screen is always useful, but does it need to take all that space ?
4) Personally I don't like skins that are "photos" / "images" of a hardware controller.
The reason is quite simple: If I have the real thing in front of me, I don't need it to be copied on my screen.
The skin should complement the controller and provide what the controller lacks off.
Imagine how a Denon Prime 4 or XDJ-AZ would look if on their screen they showed just a "copy" of their hardware layout..
Of course that's a personal taste and some people may still like skins that look like the hardware. But it's pointless from a practical standpoind IMHO
2) If it's behind a panel (you toggle browser on/off) then WHY ? I believe most of us DJs are constantly looking at our browsers to find tracks to play next. IMHO browser should be ALWAYS visible, even if small.
3) Why do you feel the need to waste so much screen area for elements you already have in front of you.
You have a controller with big rotating platters. Why do you feel the need to mirror that on the skin ?
I mean yes, a jog on the screen is always useful, but does it need to take all that space ?
4) Personally I don't like skins that are "photos" / "images" of a hardware controller.
The reason is quite simple: If I have the real thing in front of me, I don't need it to be copied on my screen.
The skin should complement the controller and provide what the controller lacks off.
Imagine how a Denon Prime 4 or XDJ-AZ would look if on their screen they showed just a "copy" of their hardware layout..
Of course that's a personal taste and some people may still like skins that look like the hardware. But it's pointless from a practical standpoind IMHO
Posté 14 hours ago
the SOUND INSURGENT
NO! This is a terrible waste space lmao!! You literally have the controller in front of you!! You dont need a skin that shows you everything you already have in front of your face plus toggling the browser has to be a complete nightmare.
Posté 8 hours ago
groovindj
Agreed with what's been said already by Phantom and TSI - but one positive note, I do like the way the FX have been given more space and the FX knobs are named.
That's one thing missing IMO from many skins. A label for each knob and a display of the setting (i.e. 35% or 1/4 beat etc). Most controllers don't have displays for the FX, just knobs and buttons, so it helps to see "that's a resonance knob and it's at 63%".
Ditto for being able to see what each pad is doing (i.e. sample name). Labels are useful.
That's one thing missing IMO from many skins. A label for each knob and a display of the setting (i.e. 35% or 1/4 beat etc). Most controllers don't have displays for the FX, just knobs and buttons, so it helps to see "that's a resonance knob and it's at 63%".
Ditto for being able to see what each pad is doing (i.e. sample name). Labels are useful.
Posté 7 hours ago
locoDog
touch screen and the ability to skin, you have practically infinite buttons you can script, custom effect chains you could control.
Stuff were you want to deviate from what the hardware shows [like scripting round fake eq briefly]
I get the concept of thing looks like thing, it makes the navigation easy but is it really that hard to separate; hardware does that, interface that you poured hours into does other stuff
Well done on getting the learning done though, technically decent even if I think the initial concept wasn't great.
But hey it's a skin, you could always get rid of the fluff [like the rane logo, completely useless] add some buttons to call panels and add some interesting stuff.
Personal skins are never finished, development abandoned sometimes but never finished.
Stuff were you want to deviate from what the hardware shows [like scripting round fake eq briefly]
I get the concept of thing looks like thing, it makes the navigation easy but is it really that hard to separate; hardware does that, interface that you poured hours into does other stuff
Well done on getting the learning done though, technically decent even if I think the initial concept wasn't great.
But hey it's a skin, you could always get rid of the fluff [like the rane logo, completely useless] add some buttons to call panels and add some interesting stuff.
Personal skins are never finished, development abandoned sometimes but never finished.
Posté 7 hours ago