New Ruckazoid Controller One video

RUCKAZOID - CONTROLLER ONE DEMO / MULTI-VIEW!
Uploaded by HeartsandStars

This video was made to show what can be done with the Controller One turntable by Vestax. The viewer is given 5 scenes to watch every element of how the music is produced live. Each element of the music was performed live in 1 take.

Original concept: Ruckazoid circa 2002
Music performed by: Ruckazoid http://www.myspace.com/ruckazoid

Below is a description of each part played in the demo.

[Top] Intro: Basic "transform" scratch

[Left] Supporting melody: The record is manually phrased (dividing the separate notes to play a new melody) while using the note changing buttons.

[Middle] Main melody: Performed by taking one long synth chord, and changing the notes to create the melody.

[Right] - Supporting melody: Performed by taking one long synth note, and changing the notes to create the melody

[Bottom] - Bass line: The Controller One is controlled via MIDI to play a bass line sound on vinyl, controlled by a keyboard. A locked groove record (never-ending tone on vinyl) was used. The GATE function on the controller one was used. When the gate function is on, sound is ONLY played when buttons are pressed down. This can be done in and outside of MIDI mode.

Message from Ric......

Wassup yall,

I been really busy putting together a lot of projects, but in the midst of all this, I had to take a couple of days to put together a video for the Controller One.


If you don't know already, this is a revolutionary turntable! It's the next evolution in dj/sampling culture. The potential of this instrument is so vast, that it's really difficult to market because it appeals to so many markets!

Before the Controller One, the turntable used to be like a guitar with 2 strings. You could only go 8% up or down, and you'd have to come up with a whole routine. To know how far scratch djs took it within those limitations, is truly staggering.

In 2002, I published an article about translating pitch speed to musical notes on a turntable, so djs could control any sound in a ratio of a melodic scale. The idea of controlling notes with footpedals, the whole deal. I started talking to D-styles about it, throwing ideas around, and decided to pitch the idea to Vestax.

A year later we're in Japan at Vestax drawing out rough ideas. 3 years and 2 prototypes later, it's now on the market, and I can proudly say that this is THE rolls royce of turntables. Apart of me feels like I'm re-inventing my style and starting from zero again, learning new finger movements, mastering the features, everything.

After playing with the C1 for about a year now, I've come to understand it much more, and am even more excited for the future of this instrument. The best thing is being able to create a melodic phrases without relying on the sample itself. The cooler thing is, when you DO find a cool sample, you can change it in a way that would be too complex to do if you did it on an MPC.

I developed a record specifically for the Controller One called UPR4. It is a record made entirely of locked groove sounds, these are sounds on a record that loop forever! For this new video I did, I approached the music from a more scratch dj perspective, but it sounds like it could of been produced on an MPC. The turntable gives so much control, that when you good at it, you can actually hear it now!

Back in the day, there were djs that were so technically dope, but because the limitation of the turntable, the average people wouldn't get it. Now, if you got technical skills, you're going to hear it melodically, and it will be noticed by more than just the crowd who can appreciate the precision it takes to perform a crab.

I think some djs should have the respect as some guitar greats have, unfortunately this is not the case because the beauty is subtle and well hidden. Today, flares and crabs can completely highlight a musical idea, as opposed of being a non-melodic percussive triplet. The turntable gives djs access to melodic control, and can now litterally sing songs off a whim with their hands and captivate a crowd like a pianist, or like a guitarist, with or without distortion, smooth or hard, it can go any where.

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For this video, I shot 5 different over head views, and built the song around the main melody (center picture), which was controlled entirely with the buttons.

I think outside of the scratch dj, this should be a producer's best friend. This turntable can allow you to maximize your MPC or any sequencer you're using. I think most people would argree, the more magic you can create outside of the box, or your sequencer, the better. This is a hands on instrument, and being blunted in the lab (like I am now), making beats, your hands get to messing with the buttons, and next thing you know, you are manipulating a sample in a way you'd never think of on the MPC, and then you can even flip THAT on the MPC after you sample yourself playing the record! You can play the turntable with the MPC pads if you wanted to!

J Dilla was going to be the first person I gave this turntable to!

The Controller One is an INSTRUMENT, and can enhance any vinyl or digital dj setup, it's the controller of movement. A master of this instrument will be able to take one of these turntables alone, and keep a crowds attention for hours with technical mastery translated to melodic arrangements.

I really hope this video helps people understand the depths of this instrument, it's really a mirror to your own limitation.


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