susan28
10:41 PM - 16 March, 2010
I tried the ns7 and thought it was pretty cool, didn't hiccup on me, only complaint was it was limited to two platters, even if you go with separates (V7). Were there a 3-turntable version (with larger platters maybe, but i was surprised how natural the 7" felt) i'd prolly have given ITCH a shot.
I love the idea of Rane Serato decks, would be cool if they had passthru for analog but the same type of direct-coupled connection to Serato that the NS7 has to ITCH for improved latency - though that connection would probably mean the tonearms were only used with analog and control would be HID-ish like ITCH? that'd be kinda weird, but useful. BUT unless and until Serato implements the "static waveform/moving bar" feature i suggested, we'll still have only the control vinyl to give us an at-a-glance idea of where we are in the track (though it doesn't show us breaks, so my feature is still necessary imo).
So i guess what i'm describing would be a sort of Serato/ITCH hybrid deal, but i'd definitely jump on the deck you're describing, and it would give new options to those who want keyboard-free control but aren't happy with any of he currently-offered Serato mixers and would prefer to use their fave analog one for now. Nice one.
