Ever since I published my personal layout for the Oxygen 8 some 4 months ago, people have been hounding me to finally post the explanation video. The damn thing took 5 years to perfect, I always joke, so perhaps the video might take another 5! Well, we finally found time to crank out a tutorial on the mapping I used in nightclubs around the world for many years.

Compared to the newer controllers on the market, the Oxygen 8 and this interface is relatively simple and somewhat primitive. To be honest though, I kind of like it that way. The interface does just a few things really well, and it’s really hard to screw anything up. Download the mapping and sign up for update emails here, but don’t expect updates too regularly — this controller is my favorite old 66 Coupe DeVille. I take her out of the garage every once in a while and tinker with the engine on weekends, but generally I like to keep things the way they were. For the latest and greatest in modern DJ technology, there is always the Midi-Fighter and our new completely insane VCI-100 V3 mapping.

  • joseph

    Going to try a similar mapping with my axiom 25. Thanks for the idea.

  • TENOTCH

    do you have a mapping for the a&h 1D? I actually use 2 to control my 4 decks

  • Anonymous

    Would love to have a DJTechtools mapping for the Hercules DJ Console RMX! It’s a very much used controller and very affordable, so I think it’s useful for a large amount of DJ’s!

    Thanks in advance!

  • http://www.djtechtools.com BentoSan

    I saw this mapping in first hand action in bali, its quite expressive and really shows that you don’t need fancy expensive midi controllers to have really expressive sets :)

  • moti

    and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again… GREAT WORK!! :-)

  • http://www.myspace.com/belchofficial belchman

    I’ve used the oxygen 8 for a long time now – it almost feels retro! It’s not the amount of buttons you have, it’s what you do with them ;) i took a lot of inspiration from this mapping, thanks ean!

    How did you turn yours black though??

  • Abyrne7

    Ean I was just wondering as for the V3 mapping of the VCI 100, are all the bugs ironed out yet? It seems like some people were having problems but not sure if that is just from people not upgrading their software or just misconseption of the mapping etc.

  • Vinicius Hoffmann

    Now I’m more anxious to get home tonight.
    I can’t buffer youtube videos at work :(
    Thanks and congrats Ean!

  • Nils

    I wanted to know what mic you use to record your voice in the videos. It really sounds great!
    thanks a lot

  • braden

    great video, cant wait to get my hands on one of these keyboards.

  • http://www.lanceblaise.com Lance Blaise

    Great video, makes you really appreciate the controllers we have now, and it was very impressive to see what Ean did when these new controllers weren’t around yet!

    Thanks for sharing this!

  • n2hf1st

    wow. this thing is brilliant. all the features you end up using every night and nothing extra to get in the way. makes me want to sell my vci-100 and grab an oxygen, or at least come up with yet another mapping and put these exact functions on my vci-100…

  • pushplay

    From the first time I discovered this TSI about 3 weeks ago I tried his mapping out on my Ozone (gives me the ability to have a portable soundcard too!) It was amazing. However It has been tweaked and twerked into a completely different monster to my liking.
    I plan to show you guys a vid one day.

  • Vinicius Hoffmann

    [quote comment="28055"]From the first time I discovered this TSI about 3 weeks ago I tried his mapping out on my Ozone (gives me the ability to have a portable soundcard too!) It was amazing. However It has been tweaked and twerked into a completely different monster to my liking.
    I plan to show you guys a vid one day.[/quote]
    I did the same thing but with the oxygen, you can find my version at DJTT forums

  • DJ iSin

    Isn’t it better to use a Oxygen 25 than a Oxygen 8, because of the minor advantages like a pitch fader?

  • Tical

    Hey Ean, didn’t know you had that great taste in music! 2 of my fav. artists in 1 vid.. Nice!

  • Fatlimey

    Tracklisting?

  • KK

    ok… but where can I get an oxygen 8 like you have one
    I love that retro look, but can find only the v2 or v3 in the internet..
    also on ebay I could only find the v2

    btw. Im from germany and live in norway

  • Pb

    Hay guys

    I have a v1 Oxygen collecting dust… I was woundering, how hard would it to map it out to just play cue points and effects?

    My idea was to rout it thought my MK2 (yes I know its crap, but it was cheep and I dont have tons of flow)

    Also anyoen know any good MK2 mapings?

  • Krilikz

    Has any one tore apart & modded their oxygens at all? Im not talking mold over style im talking like whole casing. Mine has been laying around my house unscrewed and ready to be messed with!

  • Sputnyck

    Hello Ean, nice tutorial and a good internet place to visit.
    For when can we expect a tutorial about NOVATION Remote 25 Sl with a 2 ch mixer and the traktor pro.
    Thanks and good vibes to your work.

  • Vinicius Hoffmann

    Ean, have you really done 6 different type of slice combos ?
    The version that I have doesn’t have 6 different slices.
    Thats why I did another version with more combination of slices and some bugs corrected too.

    If you wanna check it out go to my topic at forum:
    http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11549

  • greig

    Ive been using the oxygen 8 with Ean’s mappings since he first put it out, and i love it. I have not yet been felt the need to upgrade to a more expensive setup. To any dj on a budget, I recommend picking up a korg nanokontrol, with a little remapping, you can easily add controls for a third deck and a chained effect mode to override one of ean’s effects. Thanks again Ean, for the great mapping! its become the foundation for my setup, and taught me alot about midimapping inside of traktor.

  • DJ V1ckz

    man I’d love to do this with my MPK25? anyone aware of a mapping out there, I’ve looked and couldn’t find one

  • MAX

    Hello Ean and all, little question, i see you say you have cue play and “drop” ? how to map this “drop” to my axiom 25 ?

    ps i talk spanish maybe isnt “drop” but i think you understand me

    thanks

  • http://myspace.com/davidmeridian Meridian

    I use the Korg Nano Kontrol in pretty much the same way. I like it because it’s ultra-portable and doesn’t take up much space.

  • Pieter

    [quote comment="28075"]Hello Ean and all, little question, i see you say you have cue play and “drop” ? how to map this “drop” to my axiom 25 ?

    ps i talk spanish maybe isnt “drop” but i think you understand me

    thanks[/quote]
    You can map it with the ‘Loop In’ midi command, it automatically drops the cuepoint (without saving it) and you can use that, so it’s for looping and cueing

  • Tical

    [quote comment="28059"]Tracklisting?[/quote]
    It’s traktor, you can see the name of the playing tracks?

  • Lol

    Lol noob Ean Golden

  • MAX

    thanks Pieter :)

  • Ponch

    And what about the novation sl 25 you used to have? Will there be a similar vid for that one?

  • steve

    or you could just learn to use the vinyl. shit trucks.

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