The new VMS5 MIDI controller from American Audio offers you a series of new features, including larger jog wheels, a new Multi-Function browser, improved layout and improved sonic quality taking affordable MIDI control to the next level!
Have you heard of the American Audio VMS Series? The ground-breaking controllers that debuted a number of features still used by many leading manufacturers, it was a real game-changer, especially for DJs who wanted flexible controller with a stand alone mixer at a reasonable price! Now, with the arrival of the VMS5, American Audio is offering you all the best aspects of the popular VMS Series but with a significant number of improvements and brand new features.
Building on the success of the original VMS Series, American Audio’s new VMS5 MIDI controller takes seamless audio control to the next level, providing you with a raft of the new features, including larger platters, new multi-function browser and a new software features, as well as holding on to a number of popular features. You’ll be pleased to know that the price is staying appealingly low, too!
Whether you’re just starting out and need an accessible, compact controller or you’re a DJ looking to get more creative behind the decks, the new VMS5 is the ideal solution. For starters, American Audio has kitted it out with larger jog wheels, so if you like to scratch you’ll find it even easier on the VMS5 than it was on the previous VMS series. Inno-fader compatible crossfader with curve adjustment and assign/reverse, you’ll be able to customize to fit your style.
However, the VMS5 hasn’t just moved forward in terms of physical features. The overall layout is different – and improved – too. The multi-colored LEDs, which illuminate the rubber knobs found on the backlit display, make it easier than ever for you to glance at and adjust the three-band EQ knobs for bass, mids and highs, even when you’re working in bars, clubs, late-night events and other dark environments. Meanwhile, the brand new multi-function browser provides you with access to your music collection, as well as letting you control your samples, video FX and video transition FX. In fact, having such easy access to your music and effects is key part of what makes the new VMS5 so exciting.
Another advancement that makes the VMS5 so appealing is that the controller’s standalone 6-channel mixer is fully MIDI-mappable, giving you access to six MIDILOG channels, including two mic channels that you can map to achieve some really cool vocal effects on the mic. You’ll also find control for gain, treble, mid and bass on each channel, so you can achieve your desired sound through a versatile control interface, while elsewhere on the display you have access to a total of 76 MIDI controls: 36 MIDI knobs, seven MIDI faders and 33 MIDI buttons.
As if this wide range of new features wasn’t enough, American Audio has also ensured that the VMS5 comes bundled with a custom version of the popular Virtual DJ 8LE software. Making the controller a must-have piece of kit – no matter what your style of or purpose for DJing – this exclusive 32-bit version of Virtual DJ LE provides you with all the ground-breaking features including new effect, unlimited sampling, Video Mixing. So, you’ll have the up-to-date software to match the versatility and innovation of your VMS5 controller.
Portability and compactness – along with affordability and pioneering technology – are at the heart of everything American Audio does, and you’ll find that the VMS5 lives up to these standards! Despite having incorporated an impressive range of new features and an expansive but accessible layout, the new controller weighs in at a modest 13 lbs. (6 kg.) and boasts compact dimensions (19 x 12.75 x 1.5in / 482x325x40mm), making it the ideal controller if you’re a DJ on the move. American Audio has also made sure that the controller is robust enough to withstand all the rigors of the road, thanks to its all-steel unit and industrial-rubber corners, which offer protection during transit and storage, so there are no limits to where you can take or use the VMS5!
If you’re searching for the next evolution of MIDI controller, you need look no further. More than just user-friendly and affordable, the VMS5 offers you unbelievable new levels of adaptability and sound quality, thanks to its full MIDI mapping, hardware EQ and user-configurable soundcard. Whether you’re a DJ who’s building a setup with lots of inputs and outputs, or you simply want a low-cost, compact but versatile controller with which to get creative at home and on the road, the American Audio VMS5 is the ideal MIDI control solution – no matter what your line of DJ work involves.
The VMS5 is available now worldwide from ADJ USA and ADJ Europe. To learn more about the VMS5, visit: http://www.adj.com/vms5
