Vestax VCM-600 & Ableton Live 8

VCM-600 & Ableton Live 8 description:

Vestax VCM-600 & Ableton Live 8

The Vestax VCM-600 USB DJ MIDI Controller is designed with Vestax mixer technology. 160 parameters of the DJ software can be assigned to the advanced control section, and has excellent compatibility with Ableton LIVE.

The Vestax VCM 600 USB DJ MIDI Controller is a controller specialized for mixing, which offers excellent performance to DJs who mix with digital music media and computer based systems. The VCM-600 shares the same quality control parts used on Vestax mixers and 2 LED panels are placed on each side of the controller to illuminate the top panel for clear operability and vision in clubs.

The Vestax VCM-600 USB DJ MIDI Controller Main Features Include:

• The VCM-600 can control 160 parameters of Ableton Live software and other MIDI compliant DAW software with high resolution MIDI signals sent via USB.
• Multi track control (track bank)
• High quality input faders and pitch faders from the VCI-100 and PMC-580 are also applied to the VCM-600 for advanced operability.
• Vestax quality Input fader/Cross fader curve control
• Simple plug & play activation with Macintosh and Windows operating system computers.
• Lightweight, high durability aluminum body
• USB (Bus powered)
• Includes: Ableton Live Lite 7 Vestax Edition
• Seamless operation with VCM-600
• Audio Resolution : 32bit - 192kHz
• Audio & MIDI tracks : 8
• Scenes : 6
• Send / Return tracks : 1
• MP3 / Ogg vorbis / FLAC / WAV / AIFF / AAC compatible
• Auto Warp function (auto tempo adjust)
• Warp Multitrack
• Audio effects: 24 (max 6 concurrently)
• Auto Filter, Auto Pan, Beat Repeat, Chorus, Compressor, Dnynamic Tube, EQ Eight, EQ Three, Erosion, Filter Delay, Flanger, Gate, Grain Delay, Phaser, Ping Pong Delay, Redux, Resonators, Reverb, Saturator, Simple Delay, Spectrum, Utility, Vinyl Distortion
• MIDI effects: 7 (max 6 concurrently)
• Arpeggiator, Chord, Note Length, Pitch, Random, Scale, Velocity
• ADAPTOR (OPTION) : DC-9V 500mA
• DIMENTIONS : 480(W)X310(D)X40(H)(Excluding knob height)
• WEIGHT : 5 kg
• Windows System Requirements: Windows XP(SP2), Vista, CPU : 1.5GHz or better RAM : 512MB~(1GB~ is better)Available USB Port (USB2.0 Compatible) DVD-ROM Drive
• MAC System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher, CPU : G4~ (Intel CPU is better) RAM : 512MB~ (1GB~ is better) Available USB Port (USB2.0 Compatible) DVD-ROM Drive

The Ableton Live 8 Production and Performance DAW Upgrade for APC40 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements.

The Ableton Live 8 Upgrade for APC40 Production and Performance DAW features an enhanced groove engine and warping engine. Also a looper, five powerful effects and all-round improved workflow.

The Ableton Live 8 Production and Performance DAW Upgrade for APC40 Main Features Include:

• Groove patterns dynamically influence the timing and velocity/volume of audio and MIDI material. This can add life and swing to straight patterns, give a track more drive, or lend a piece an easy, laid-back feeling.
• Apply groove patterns to any audio or MIDI clips in real time. Change the feel of the whole piece or just selected clips.
• Choose from an extensive library of groove patterns, captured from songs played by some of music's most original, expressive and soulful drummers.
• Extract groove patterns from any audio or MIDI source to build your own groove library from your favorite tracks.
• Quantize audio and MIDI in real time: non-destructive velocity and timing adjustments for rhythmic correction.
• Randomize audio and MIDI timing for a more human feel.
• Intuitive warping allows you to adjust events on the timeline instead of stretching and squeezing the timeline around the events.
• Transient handles: Live analyzes and assigns handles to the transients in audio files automatically.
• Slice by transient: slice audio to MIDI based on Live 8's new transient analysis.
• Enhanced Beats Warp Mode for improved warping of percussive material and new control options.
• Improved Complex Warp Mode using élastique Pro for warping complex, polyphonic material with fewer artifacts.
• One-touch operation: Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo and more using a single footswitch (not included) and without touching the computer.
• Endless overdubs, tape-loop style for infinite improv jams.
• First loop sync: Live reads the tempo from the length of the first loop you record and automatically syncs up. This eliminates timing issues and lets you record without the click.
• Simple loop management: drag and drop a loop from Looper into a clip slot to make a clip; drag a clip back again to reload it into Looper.
• Multiple Looper sync lets you run as many Loopers as you want without any synchronization headaches.
• Five powerful new effects, each with a strong personality and serious "classic" potential. These effects add a special Ableton shine to the well-known aspects of these devices, giving you effects that are not only practical and easy to use but also inspiring.

Vocoder
Multiband Dynamics
Overdrive
Limiter
Frequency Shifter

• Crossfades in Arrangement View
• Enhanced MIDI editor
• Group tracks
• Multi-parameter manipulation
• Magnify the user interface
• Browser waveform display
• Plug-in parameters and many more...
• Mac System Requirements: Any G4 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.3.9 (10.4 or later recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM drive
• Windows System Requirements: 1.5 GHz CPU or faster, 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM drive