Duet Display

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App (Mac/iOS) - Duet Display | DocOptic.com

Platform(s): Mac, iOS (Requires OSX 10.9+ and iOS 7+)

What is it?
Duet Display is an iOS app that let’s you use your iPad or iPhone as a high performance secondary display when connected to your Mac. Your iOS device connects to your computer via its USB cable and port.

How does it help me as a VJ or Video DJ?
Screen real estate is a valuable resource, especially when using modular VJ software. Duet Display can turn an iPhone or iPad into an extension of your Mac’s laptop/desktop display or act as a preview/main output monitor while mixing live visuals. Duet Display is lag free, has power saving options, and performance of up to 60 frames per second.

→ Purchase Duet Display from the App Store

TouchOSC

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TouchOSC OSC/MIDI Controller for iOS, Android

Platform(s): iOS, Android (App), Mac/PC/Linux (Layout Editor)

What is it?
TouchOSC is a customizable MIDI/OSC controller for your iOS or Android device. With it, you can create a touch interface that will interact with any MIDI/OSC capable VJ or Video DJ software wirelessly over Wi-Fi or wired MIDI (using the developer’s free MIDI bridging software).

How does it help me as a VJ or Video DJ?
Unlike pre-configured hardware MIDI controllers, TouchOSC is a modular, fully customizable control surface for your touch-capable device. Since it is software based, you are able to create a controller tailored to your VJ and Video DJ needs. Use your personal controller with your favorite MIDI or OSC-capable VJ software.

Some of the controls you can customize and create are faders, rotary controls, buttons, toggles, x-y pads, labels, and encoders. We’ve tested and have successfully used it with VDMX and Resolume Arena & Avenue 4.

→ Purchase TouchOSC from the App Store
→ Purchase TouchOSC from the Google Play Store
→ Download the Free Layout Editor for Mac/PC/Linux from the TouchOSC website

MixEmergency Tutorial: Record Video DJ Mixes with Syphon

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This tutorial demonstrates a way to record video mixes from MixEmergency by using Syphon technology on the Mac. We show you how to setup Syphon Recorder, a free software package to capture both audio and video output from Serato and discuss all the various settings for optimal quality.

By using Syphon to record your video mixes, you have the option of choosing various codecs and output resolutions to save video that is both post-production friendly and of higher quality.

↓ Download Syphon Recorder

Music in this tutorial by:
Postmoderndisco and B.Lewis

VDMX Tutorial: Audio Reactive Techniques

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This VDMX tutorial goes in depth with the Audio Analysis plugin and covers a workflow to set up parameters to be audio reactive. The following topics are covered: how to set up Audio Analysis to receive input from an audio source, creating Low, Mid, and High audio frequency presets to trigger various parameters and effects, using Num FX to smooth Audio Analysis values, creating a Num FX chain preset for easy loading into any data source, and the creation of audio reactive effects.

Music in this tutorial by:
Jazz One

Serato Video Tutorial: Record Video DJ Mixes with Syphon

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This Serato Video tutorial demonstrates an alternate, more flexible way to record video DJ mixes from Serato Video by using Syphon technology on the Mac. We show you how to setup Syphon Recorder, a free software package to capture both audio and video output from Serato and discuss all the various settings for optimal quality.

By using Syphon to record your video mixes, you have the option of choosing various codecs and output resolutions to save video that is both post-production friendly and of higher quality.

↓ Download Syphon Recorder

Music in this tutorial by:
Vezzen and Joob

Live Visuals Session // 121614

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In this pre-recorded live visuals session, 4 layers were used. Acting as a background layer, a video mask with effects applied over a seamless loop of geometric cubes sits behind a BPM synchronized foreground visual both with color hue changes to match each other. An organic loop is also blended with its opacity lowered and color shifted along with some transformation effects (a 50% mirror with Lighten blend mode) to change its look. Originally posted on Instagram.

Visuals used in this session:
• DOC006 Worm Hole (Monomatic One)
• DOC007 Pinwilt (Cosmic Garden)
• DOC010 Iced Cubes (Dream Fields)
• DOC011 Trilines (Audioptics)