Ian Knowles
FAO: Anyone who can help
My idea is to emulate the Pioneer VSW-1 video switcher. This unit uses controller cables from the DJM mixer aswell as the component video ins from the DVJ's...
I had the the idea of tying the 2 x 3.5 mm mono Jacks (from the DJM left and right controller outs) into one 3.5 mm stereo jack into the line on the second sound card on my desktop (the built in one as im using the herc with timecode and the DJM as external mixer). See Picture below
You can make this cable your self or buy a 3.5mm stereo jack to 2x6.3 mono jack and use 6.3mm to 3.5mm convertors on the end...
My idea is this...
If you set the record device to the line in where you have pluged in the stereo jack that comes from the 2 outs on the controller. As you move the crossfader (with fader start on both sides on) the cross fader sends a signal through the cable. As the fader moves from right to left the mixer sends a signal to the left and as you move the fader from left to right the mixer sends a signal to the right channel.
This is me moving the crossfader back and forth and as you can see it sends a prominant signal to the left and right channels respectively.
What I need now is a program / plugin that when the fader is actived the video fader will jump from side to side accordingly.
I do feel this would benifit scratch DJ's Jugglers especially as they would then not have to worry about fading video aswell and it would all be done on the DJM's crossfader
Hit Me with some feedback or give me some pointers on how would go about developing my own plugin that would detect the left and right channel signals and how it would tell VDJ to crossfade left and right accordingly.
I am willing to put some time into this and I have dummied up a working left right video switcher in flash but as far as flash activating a the video crossfader (Im not sure that thats possible) and with my limited programing knowledge I'm having difficulty devloping this...
Can anyone help me on this project PLEASE!!!
My idea is to emulate the Pioneer VSW-1 video switcher. This unit uses controller cables from the DJM mixer aswell as the component video ins from the DVJ's...
I had the the idea of tying the 2 x 3.5 mm mono Jacks (from the DJM left and right controller outs) into one 3.5 mm stereo jack into the line on the second sound card on my desktop (the built in one as im using the herc with timecode and the DJM as external mixer). See Picture below
You can make this cable your self or buy a 3.5mm stereo jack to 2x6.3 mono jack and use 6.3mm to 3.5mm convertors on the end...
My idea is this...
If you set the record device to the line in where you have pluged in the stereo jack that comes from the 2 outs on the controller. As you move the crossfader (with fader start on both sides on) the cross fader sends a signal through the cable. As the fader moves from right to left the mixer sends a signal to the left and as you move the fader from left to right the mixer sends a signal to the right channel.
This is me moving the crossfader back and forth and as you can see it sends a prominant signal to the left and right channels respectively.
What I need now is a program / plugin that when the fader is actived the video fader will jump from side to side accordingly.
I do feel this would benifit scratch DJ's Jugglers especially as they would then not have to worry about fading video aswell and it would all be done on the DJM's crossfader
Hit Me with some feedback or give me some pointers on how would go about developing my own plugin that would detect the left and right channel signals and how it would tell VDJ to crossfade left and right accordingly.
I am willing to put some time into this and I have dummied up a working left right video switcher in flash but as far as flash activating a the video crossfader (Im not sure that thats possible) and with my limited programing knowledge I'm having difficulty devloping this...
Can anyone help me on this project PLEASE!!!
geposted Mon 12 Feb 07 @ 12:06 am
pern
I tried to find a Service Manual for the mixer but haven't yet. If you can find one it will be much easier.
Btw: What is the voltage of the puls ? +5v, +12v ?
Btw: What is the voltage of the puls ? +5v, +12v ?
geposted Fri 16 Mar 07 @ 9:11 am
dj schmidty
Couldn't you just do this as a plugin, through software? no need for cables....
geposted Thu 29 Mar 07 @ 7:04 am
pern
dj schmidty wrote :
Couldn't you just do this as a plugin, through software? no need for cables....
You would at least need one cable, to connect the mixer to the soundcard.
But that isn't really a good idea, many mixers uses +12V for the fader start functionality. Something that most soundcards doesn't like ;-)
But i'm working on a solution to this at the moment.
geposted Thu 29 Mar 07 @ 8:11 am
djsherz
If you don't mind modifying your mixer a little, why not just wire the fader start switches up to a PC keyboard? A cheap USB keyboard costs around £5 these days, remove the control board, solder wires from the fader start switches onto the appropriate pins (for whichever keyboard buttons you wish to control), and set up video crossfade as a keyboard shortcut in VDJ. Job's a good 'un!
geposted Fri 30 Mar 07 @ 3:49 pm