Novation Twitch DJ Midi Controller

Specifications Novation Twitch DJ Midi Controller

Twitch has been developed in collaboration with Serato to be a DJ controller with a difference. It comes with Serato ITCH, DJ software that can automatically beat-match tracks to let you get creative with your DJ sets, and it has unique Touchstrip controls that enable you to do amazing things with ITCH’s new performance tools. It can also be MIDI-mapped to other DJ software such as Traktor or Ableton Live. Twitch provides a completely new perspective on DJing. The Twitch control surface — with two banks of eight large Triggerpads, professional cross-fader and per-channel Fader FX — opens up awesome possibilities for digital DJs and the new breed of controllerists. The two LED backlit Touchstrips let you manipulate your tracks using gestures as you would on a multi?touch trackpad or touchscreen. Now, you can grab, pinch, tap and nudge to navigate, perform and improvise with your tunes. It has four performance modes (Hot Cues, Slicer, Auto Loop and Loop Roll) that interact seamlessly with ITCH, so you can mash up your tracks and mix them back together, totally on the fly.

Details Novation Twitch DJ Midi Controller

Mix tracks
Serato ITCH can beat sync tracks so that they are pefectly in time. Tracks can also be manually beatmatched by using the Touchstrips to swipe the track backwards and forwards. The Touchstrips can also be used for speeding up or slowing down the track.

Fader FX
The TWITCH is just like a conventional DJ mixer. It’s layout includes channel faders, tone controls, trim and a cross-fader. The TWITCH also gives you control of ITCH’s FX. You can also assign FX to the channel faders, as well as the rotary knobs. This enables FX trickery that can only be pulled off with fader movements.

Slice-up your tracks
‘Performance Modes’ let you get hands-on with ITCH’s most powerful tools.

The ‘Slicer Mode’ on TWITCH uses ITCH’s powerful ‘Beatgrids’ system to chop sections of your track into eight equal slices. You can then re-arrange these on the fly without falling out of time, creating totally new grooves.

In Hot Cues mode you can set 8 cue-points and re-start the track at any of those points, allowing you to jump around your track at the touch of a button.

The 8-button grid can also be used to trigger loops of different lengths using Autoloop & Loop Roll modes. Autoloops can be saved with the track so you can rehearse routines and load them on stage.

Tough and portable
Professional and Portable
TWITCH is designed for performing, so we made it tough and compact enough to carry from gig to gig. It has an aluminium top panel and is small enough to be carried with your laptop. Its modest size means it will slot into tight spaces in DJ booths and on stage.

- Hard-wearing metal surface: tough enough for gigging
- Compact design: small and light enough to hand-carry with your laptop
- Fully bus powered: easy to set up and no need for additional power supply
- LED backlit buttons: essential for performing in dark environments

Audio Interface
TWITCH includes an ultra-reliable 2 in 4 out USB audio interface with high-level/low noise main and headphone outputs so it they can be connected directly to large PA systems as well as home audio set-ups with zero hum or noise. There is also a microphone input for vocalists or MCs which you can run through the effects in ITCH.

- Ultra-reliable 2 in 4 out USB-audio interface: plug straight into monitors, mixer or amp
- Professional, high level outputs which eliminate hum and noise
- Microphone input: with independent analogue gain control for vocalists/MCs
- Second stereo input: TWITCH has an aux input with its own analogue gain for iPods or other sound sources
- Custom audio/MIDI drivers: ultra-low latency audio/MIDI drivers by Novation
- Outputs 24bit at sample rates of 44.1/48KHz