Comments on: VCM 600 Review

By: Kieth Frady

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By: mfc

mfc — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:42:00 +0000

Love the look of this. I don’t really Dj, but I’m looking for a controller for performing productions live and I think this could be it! It could get me into digital DJing too which is something I have wanted to do for a while, a possible one stop shop?
I like the look of the APC but its very big and has too much going on… and from what I can tell the 600 can pretty much do the same stuff with less. Am I right in thinking that the 8 effects knobs map to the selected channels device rack macro knobs? If not I’m sure it would be easy enough to achieve and would mean this controller would wipe the floor with the APC.

Also, any idea of footprint difference between the two?

By: DJ TechTools

DJ TechTools — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:53:43 +0000

[...] build nor the real hardware faders. For the stiffest APC40 competition, you have to look to the Vestax VCM-600, which is also impressive but much more expensive, or perhaps the Novation series of SL Mk II [...]

By: supercollider

supercollider — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:56:52 +0000

I would hardly call the tempo adjustment backwards. It is obviously modelled on a turntable pitch adjustment, and anyway, it is all MIDI, so you could change it if you really wanted to…

By: m9

m9 — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:00:17 +0000

what kind of sound card would be required to use the features the vcm has?

By: Emmett

Emmett — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:44:00 +0000

Well I picked up my VCM 600 just on a week ago with intent on using in Traktor Pro and (hopefully) learning a little about Ableton. I had mapping for Traktor written on paper ready to go for four decks and two effects units. The mapping has a very strong focus on loop control. I am able to control loop, loop in, loop out and beatjump for all four decks without using deck focus.

The mapping requires deck focus to access 8 hotcues and also only uses one very simple single function shift modifier. Once my tracks are beat gridded I do not have to touch the trackpad or keyboard for any other functions I use in Traktor. This makes me very happy :)

So far the VCM 600 has exceeded my expecations. Firstly, when I plugged it in it worked in Win7 64 which was a nice surprise. Secondly, the improvement in workflow from my my Xone 3D is great (I really do miss those filters and fader curves though…). Thirdly, the faders and knobs feel tight and solid; this is a trait that I personally like. Finally, the thing is quite large and built like a tank. I’d estimate it to weigh around 4kg. I would not recomend it for the those who are conscious of how much weight they are carrying if you’re a working DJ.

Coming from 1200′s, to a Xone 3D, to the 600 there were two concerns I had. Firstly, I thought I’d miss the jog wheels a little. Secondly, I thought I’d be buying something “not as nice” (simply becuase it’s not Technics or A&H). I don’t scratch, but it does feel very natural to pitch bend with a wheel. This hasn’t really bothered me at all. On the second point it IS nice. In fact it’s really nice.

If I was to have a whinge about something it would be the buttons. For my taste they feel a little too ‘snappy’ (especially when compared to A&H soft touch niceness). This is only a very minor concern for me personally, but I know for a lot of the controlerists this would be a very significant point.

This is the first time I’ve owned a piece of gear and haven’t thought “this would be better if it had/changed…”. This is probably a fair indication of my perception and experience of the product.

By: phoenixloop

phoenixloop — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:04:48 +0000

I’m probably one of the few people in this comment section that owns both the APC and VCM600. I’ll have to echo the comments of Hidden Driveways in that they are both aimed at different uses.

I’ve never dragged my APC out for a live show, and see it almost exclusively as a studio tool. While the clip matrix is nice, you really have to be familiar with where all of your clips are in order to accurately trigger them.

The VCM600, imo, works better for clip triggering with its combination of rotary knob for scene selection + channel play/stop. Plus, there’s the dedicated layout of EQ knobs/kills and filter controls for each channel; which gives the VCM far better channel strip capabilities than the APC. My only gripe is the red marking on the EQ knobs which is hard to see in a dark club… easily fixed with a thin brush and white paint, tho.

APC is great for mapping to devices and doing tweaks on single channels at a time, or adjusting sends, or integrating with Max. As a performance tool in the DJ vein, it falls a bit short.

By: ManDingo

ManDingo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:29:42 +0000

Mudo, what the hell did you say? lol!!