Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Gemini SLATE 4 4-Channel Serato Dj Intro Controller at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Sep 30, 2016 If you want to mix music, the Gemini SLATE 4 is designed to make it easier than ever with RGB backlit pads, newly designed capacitive jog wheel, and a familiar layout designed to feel comfortable for all DJ's from beginner to professional. If you want to mix music, the Gemini SLATE 4 is designed to make it easier than ever with RGB backlit pads, newly designed capacitive jog wheel and a familiar layout designed to feel comfortable for all DJ’s from beginner to professional.
After years of monchromatic DJ products, the whole DJ world is going dayglo like a Sony ad. First it the DDJ-SZ, then the Reloop Terminal Mix 8, and now Gemini are having a scoop of the tutti-frutti action with their new Slate and Slate 4 controllers. Powered by Virtual DJ, these controllers are properly aimed at laptop users i.e. very slim and with cables coming out the side.
Some near identical words for each controller:
Thin and Light
RGB backlit pads, newly designed capacitive jog wheel, and a familiar layout designed to feel comfortable for all DJ’s from beginner to professional. The perfect companion for todays thin computers you can easily travel almost anywhere with the thin (25mm) and light SLATE.
Two good to be true
Two full-featured decks, two channels of mixing, two rows of pads, and multiple colors all in a thin but strong enclosure make the SLATE a dynamic and reliable controller portable enough for the most outrageous environments
All Inclusive
The SLATE’s DJ tools including pitch fader, key-lock, and advanced effect controls give you instinctive control. With 8 multi-color pads per deck to control hot cues, sampler, and on the fly auto loops all color-coded for ease of use. The full 2-channel mixer gives you constant access to the EQ, and dedicated Filter controls. Master RCA outputs, headphone, and microphone inputs give you all that you could need in when it comes to I/Os.
Immediate Results
The pre-mapped FX controls for Virtual DJ bring immediate results upon first use, while the fully MIDI mappable and high-resolution 14-bit controls give the SLATE the ability to easily be adapted for use with any of your favorite DJ applications.
USB/MIDI software controller with built-in professional 24-bit PC/MAC audio interface
2-channel mixer with 3-band EQ, and dedicated Filter control on each channel
Pre-mapped FX controls for Virtual DJ
8 multi-function RGB pads per deck
Includes quick toggle for Hot Cues, Auto-Loop and Sampler mode
High Resolution touch-sensitive jog wheels
Responsive controls with high-resolution 14-bit MIDI
Midi mapping functionality over the entire controller
1/4” microphone input with Gain control
RCA master outputs and 1/8” headphone output
Thin and Light
RGB backlit pads, newly designed capacitive jog wheel, and a familiar layout designed to feel comfortable for all DJ’s from beginner to professional. The perfect companion for todays thin computers you can easily travel almost anywhere with the thin (25mm) and light SLATE.
Power of Four
Two full-featured decks, Four channels of mixing, two rows of pads, and multiple colors all in a thin but strong enclosure make the SLATE 4 a dynamic and reliable controller portable enough for the most outrageous environments
All Inclusive
The SLATE 4’s DJ tools including pitch fader, key-lock, and advanced effect controls give you instinctive control. With 8 multi-color pads per deck to control hot cues, sampler, and on the fly auto loops all color-coded for ease of use. The full 4-channel mixer gives you constant access to the EQ, and dedicated Filter controls. Master RCA outputs, headphone, and microphone inputs give you all that you could need in when it comes to I/Os.
Immediate Results
The pre-mapped FX controls for Virtual DJ bring immediate results upon first use, while the fully MIDI mappable and high-resolution 14-bit controls give the SLATE the ability to easily be adapted for use with any of your favorite DJ applications.
USB/MIDI software controller with built-in professional 24-bit PC/MAC audio interface
4-channel mixer with 3-band EQ, and dedicated Filter control on each channel
Pre-mapped FX controls for Virtual DJ
8 multi-function RGB pads per deck
Includes quick toggle for Hot Cues, Auto-Loop and Sampler mode
High Resolution touch-sensitive jog wheels
Responsive controls with high-resolution 14-bit MIDI
Midi mapping functionality over the entire controller
1/4” microphone input with Gain control
RCA master outputs and 1/8” headphone output
Well they certainly are tidy units. As I said, with the cables doing out of the side, the Slates can sit flush against your laptop. And being generally slimmer than other controllers, these will take up even less space in your DJ bag.
It’s hard to make out everything on these images, but the only real elements missing compared to other controllers are the dedicated FX controls seen on other units of this sort. But other than that, these look to have got most bases covered.
Gemini Slate 4 Virtual Dj Full
No word on price or ETA. This could be a bit like the G2V and G4V, where Gemini float a trial balloon at NAMM and wait for feedback before going ahead. If that’s the case, the above FX controls would be my only comment at this time. Add them, and Traktor/Cross mapping will make everyone very happy.
The Gemini Slate 4 is a 4-channel Plug and Play controller. The Slate 4 offers 8 RGB backlit performance pads, capacitive jogwheels and a familiar layout designed to feel comfortable for all DJ's, from beginner to professional.
8 RGB back-lit Performance Pads per deck
Capacitive jogwheels
Dedicated HPF/LPF filter knob per channel
FX controls
Library scrolling knob with load button for each deck
Where to buy
This hardware unlocks Serato DJ Lite for free when plugged into the software.
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