The USB cable supplied with our unit had a right-angle plug that meant the lead pointed upwards out of the jack – not ideal. Just as well, as we’ll find out shortly… In use
#Deckadance dj le software#
It comes with a USB cable, and a copy of Deckadance LE DJ software, although it is also apparently “optimized for Traktor (sic) Pro”. In reality, this is a Midi device and so can be mapped, software dependent, to anything. The only thing that lets its appearance down to my eyes is the garish green type colour used on its decal. The buttons feel good, and the crossfader is pleasingly loose, although it’s non-replaceable. The crossfader is pleasingly loose and well suited for scratching, although it is non-replaceable.
The DJ-Tech VTT-101 comes in a green and black box whose artwork and presentation don’t do it justice unboxed, it is a sturdy device, made of high-quality plastic with a metal-topped jogwheel, pleasingly chunky with a metal plate housing its jacks and setting controls. It is clearly meant for scratch DJs to use as an extra scratch deck or for practice, and while you could feasibly turn it 90 degrees and use it as a straight deck, remapping the crossfader as a pitch control, the company already has a version of this – the CDJ-101 – that does precisely that, so there would be no point buying this unit for that purpose. It is a Midi controller, not a sound interface there is no sound card built in, and so you’ll need a sound card elsewhere in your set-up. It has a single USB jack, a DC jack for 6V power if your USB can’t provide enough power for the unit, and three small pots to adjust the crossfader curve, the sensitivity of the touch-sensitive jog, and the Midi channel. It has a 5″ jogwheel (touch sensitive dual action, the top being metal to control scratching, the side being plastic for nudging), two Pioneer-style play/pause and cue buttons with LED lighting to indicate state, and a single 45mm fader. The DJ-Tech VTT-101 is a DJ Midi controller, and probably the simplest such device we’ve ever seen. Are you looking for a simple way to add real deck control to your digital DJ set-up? Maybe you’re a laptop DJ who just wants to be able to scratch over your laptop-controlled music, or you’re a DJ who is happy with his current DJ controller but wants to liberate one of the extra decks offered by your current software. If this sounds like you, you might be interested in the intriguing little VTT-101 from DJ-Tech.
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