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all true but the main issue is you get features based on the controller you choose. so at some point you either may og got the wrong controller. or the feature you want just isnt in the controller that is right for you
I'm with Kraal on this.
Sorry, this is gonna be a looong post, but worth the read...
(Probably gonna add this in the proper feature request thread too...)
In my opinion, Serato
needs to adapt their approach from Scratch Live. By this I mean:
#1. Use certified controller/audio interface to get get audio out of the application and move from offline player to full decks. Just like Itch and SSL work currently.
#2. Ability to remap any function in Itch, except for maybe platters, linefaders/crossfaders. This would mean MIDI learn function, and save midi presets like SSL. eg XML files.
#3. Ability to restore selected controller to factory settings. This will unload any active XML midi file.
#4. Ability to add any additional MIDI sub-controller (native Itch of non-native), but leave platter functionality, mixer and output for the main controller/sound interface. A great example is how this works in SSL. I can run the 57 or 68 with lots of native control over SSL, and still add
both native sub-controllers like Dicers or HC1000s,
or I can add any non-native controllers like triggerfinger or mpd etc. And still the Rane mixer will do what its supposed to.
#5. Ability to connect more than one ITCH main controller. (Eg both ns6 and VCI 300 at the same time). Then in setup select what would be the primary controller. The other one then turns into a map-able sub-controller
or even secondary decs. (ie like the SL4 or Sixty Eight works)
- About the native controller argument:
"just plug and play, everything work just like expected, out of the box"
This is still possible with the factory settings restore (#3).
The very first time user plugs in the hardware it will be factory settings anyway...
For those who remember when SSL first got MIDI, it was a
godsend!
No one was complaining about having more options, as far as I can remember?
- About "the need for selling controllers" to sustain Serato's business model:
Sure, I get that too. However, there is limit to how often users will can their main controller, especially when they can turn to the competitor who has already adopted a modular sub-controller system. So the answer is simple: have vendors build native modular controllers for ITCH. I mean, both Numark and Vestax have fx modules on the market already. Why not some dedicated PadFX, Serato Video, Sampler controllers. Something to compete with native X1 and F1? This way the customer can choose the easy plug & play controller or they can dabble into own customization.
So to round off, I believe ITCH
needs to be steered in such a direction, both to keep clients long term and to support features down the road. Especially Serato Video and the Slicer/PadFX are current examples of these issues.
