Mixvibes DVS
As most of us already know, when you purchase a digital DJ program, you can expect to shell out some major dollars, and you can also expect to have some sort of hardware to bridge the gap between the DJ software and your computer. Well, Mixvibes DVS claims to be able to provide a quality DJ software solution without the extra hardware, and at an affordable price.
The Mixvibes DVS Pro Vinyl Scratch Software Package will cost you about $279 and includes the program, 5 timecoded vinyls, and 2 CD’s. The program works using your existing soundcard, so you plug your turntables directly into your PC. To me, that sounds like a problem waiting to happen, but I have not tried the software out yet, so I shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
The software has an impressive list of features, including video scratching (I immediately noticed the the website said “video scratching” and not “video mixing” – does the software only support the playing of small video clips?)
Here’s a full list of the Mixvibes DVS’s features:
5 timecoded vinyls – MixVibes package includes 2 of our latest limited series vinyls, white colored and 3 black timecoded vinyls.
2 timecoded HD CD – MixVibes package includes 2 High Definition timecoded CDs. Our developement team worked to improve latency. These CDs are more reliable than the previous one. MixVibes takes little time to decode the signal.
Up to 16 players! – Create your own sound with the 16 players integrated in the software!
Video Scratching – Amaze everbody by scratching your video clips with your turntables.
Sampler – The sampler and sequencer, managing up to 32 samples that you can play when you want.
Realtime effets and scripts – Allows you to continuously create new beats, and more with terrific effects
Compatible with all external controllers – MixVibes offers the largest range of supported controllers in the market.
Database management – Sort your mp3 for a perfect gig (selections, groups support…)
DVS Technology – Up to 4 turntables and/or CD players at the same time to control your media file.
MV6 pro. audio engine – Incredible high sound quality (genuine vinyl sound), Extreme low latency time (up to 1ms en ASIO)
DVS technology up to 4 turntables and/or CD players to control your media files, for example, with an 8in / 8out sound card you can use 4 external devices at the same time! Useful for battle scratch DJs!
Real Scratch control (by vinyl, cd, mouse…)
Video Scratching up to 3 monitors at the same time
MixVibes sixth generation professional audio engine
Incredible high sound quality (genine vinyl sound)
Extreme low latency time (up to 1ms en ASIO)
Modern sound cards management (Multi channel sound cards, ASIO, FireWire)
Master Tempo (+-100%!) / Pitch shifting (+- 24%!) / Speed (+-100%)
Up to 16 virtual players
Sampler and sequencer integrated managing up to 32 samples that you can play when you want
Real Time effects: 6 real time effects per channel like flanger, reverb, bypass, DirectX and VST plugins…
Scripts / macros supported (sequenced effects is a real revolution that allows you to continuously create new beats, and with more effects)
Auto BPM counting, auto Beat Matching, automix playlists
Resizable Wave form display
Seamless loops Compatible with all external controllers
MixVibes offers the largest range of controllers in the market. Numark DMC1, DAC2, MixMan DM2, XP10, Hercules DJ Console and MIDI controllers.
Advanced database management (selections, groups support…)
Tag management (id3 v1/v2) with search facilities
Popular audio format supported (wav, mp3, wma, ogg vorbis, audio CDs…) Skins
Cue (10/titles), auto cue, on-fly cueing
Per player: EQ 3 bands, Kills 54dB, Gain, monitor
EQ 10 bands
Compressor, limiter
I’ve never used it personally but I’ve seen it in action and was impressed to the point that I’m going to buy it. The scratches and juggles were clean and pretty much dead on latency wise. It’s a European program which is just really now starting to get some serious pub here in the US. It appears to have the total package (midi, plug-ins, effects, video-scratching, and you can record). Plus, the price is love, it’s a little less than Torq($279). The problem with Mixvibes Pro DVS is it doesn’t come with a soundcard like Serato, Traktor Scratch, Virtual Vinyl, or Torq. They have a regular DVS version that doesn’t do video that you can buy bundled with one for $299 but then you have to spend another $139 to upgrade to the Pro DVS version(which is honestly still cheaper than just about everything else out there). It just seems like common sense to package a card with the premier version. It sucks to have buy extra stuff or a lesser edition and then upgrade to get the full functionality but that’s why it’s priced so low or at least that’s how they explain it or their website.
DJ Serious Biz you know it said “The program works using your existing soundcard, so you plug your turntables directly into your PC”
Thanks very much for that comment about MixVibes DVS Pro 6.
i got this last march and the only thing that i dont like about this software is that it’s a bit fiddly and the text on the interface are not so clear especially when using smaller laptops or monitors. spot-on synchro though and i love the color, contrast and the effects. simple, but a bit behind my mixmeister.
Mixvibes Producer 7.21 should be added to this voting of a thing,infact this new update challenges any DJ Software in the market today