External display screenshot from Cross 3 using video samplers in Blended mode and the Text Titler.Ĭross 3 treats videos in its players A or B just like audio, meaning that Locators (cue points), looping, scratching, pitching, etc. A display icon button in the menu bar sends that master video output to an external display. The display above each player shows the video with any effects applied, and the center master display shows the mixed video with any crossfader transition effects, still image titling, or text titling effects added. You can load videos from the browser to decks A or B, or drag videos from the desktop. Cross 3’s video implementation matches up well against Serato Video, so you get a lot for what you pay. Plus, you can use Cross with any controller not just one of the 80+ controllers that have Mixvibes-approved mappings. Cross 3 costs $30 more than previous versions did ( but is a free update to registered users) but even with the higher price, Cross costs a little less than the Serato Video plug-in option. BARGAIN VIDEO The video HUD in Cross 3įrom Cross 3’s menu bar, clicking the film icon button will toggle three video output screens, so you can save screen space with video playing, or if you don’t want video at all, you don’t have to. One more bonus in version three: Cross 3 now also supports Apple Lossless and WMA audio formats. By now, such multi-colored waveforms are expected in DJ software, and Mixvibes has added them so you can better see the track structure with low-, mid- and high-frequency information colored differently. To make the decks pretty, you have to load up a track and see Cross 3’s new frequency colored waveforms. Also, from the General Preferences, you can choose a new EQ setting modeled off of Pioneer’s DJM-2000 club mixer. Only decks A and B support both audio and video, as well as external inputs.įrom the mixer, you can choose external audio or video inputs from a drop-down menu for decks A and B - up to two live video inputs at a time. From the menu bar, it’s easy to choose the 2-deck or 4-deck layout, with combinations of player and sampler decks. FOUR PRETTY DECKS Decks all day in Cross 3īesides video, Cross 3 brings full four-deck support with a four-channel mixer window (Before the update, Cross supported two player decks and two sampler decks). If you’re not up to speed with the Cross interface customization, browsing and track collections, decks, effects units, samplers and MIDI mapping, we recommend you read our Cross 2.3 review, as we focus here on the big additions to Cross 3. When DJ Tech Tools reviewed Cross 2.3 about a year ago, the software had enjoyed a burst of development that saw it add sample decks, multi-effects, Quantize/Snap, a modular interface, a channel filter, and other improvements that told the world that Cross was ready to party with the big boys in the DJ software realm.įor the big wow factor on Cross 3, Mixvibes stepped up the video support from basic playback and transitions to high-level video mixing that compares well against the video implementation of any other DJ software. It’s been another productive year for the Mixvibes crew. The Bottom Line:Cross 3 asserts itself as one of the clear leaders in video DJing software. Many newer controllers aren’t supported with mappings. Really hard to get the text effects on the video to stop moving once you start them. The Bad:Without a top-of-the-line laptop, you need to be careful of the processor load when performing with video. Well-rounded set of DJing essentials, like Beatgrid editing, Head-Up Display, master out limiter, recording, interface customization, MIDI mapping & multi-controller support. The Good: Many new video features, including audio/video players and audio/video samplers video effects, mixing, recording, and sampling text and image titling and more. Minimum System Requirements: Windows 7, Intel 2.1 GHz Core 2 Duo or equivalent CPU, 2 GB RAM or Mac OS 10.6.8 or higher, Intel 2.1 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 2 GB RAM Supported Audio Formats: MP3, Ogg, AAC, M4A, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, Apple Lossless, WMA Price: $129.99 / 96€ (approximately) free update to registered users If you’ve considered adding video to your DJ sets, you owe it to yourself to read all that Cross 3 can do. After doing an admirable job playing catch-up last year, Mixvibes Cross 3 gives the others something to catch-up to: a well-appointed video DJing feature set with plenty of flexible mixing options, effects, recording and video sampling slots.
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