mixers
Edirol V4,
V1,
LVS-400
Korg KrossFour
Panasonic
MX50 (out of production), MX30 (out of production) MX20
Allen + Heath Xone
9:2 - DJ mixer with MIDI output which can control edirol video mixers
for AV mixing.
players
Pioneer DVJ-X1
- Worlds first DVD scratching deck.
Pioneer DVD-V7300D
- Advanced professional DVD player with computer control interface.
Deltron
Cinema Disk - Portable MPEG2 hard disk based player.
computers
Shuttle
- Small Form factor PCs with best power to size ratio
Dell
- Laptops with decent support when they break while you're abroad..
Apple
- Computers for people who don't like computers.
effects units
Korg Kaoss
Pad Entrancer - AV effects processor.
VJs use lots of 80's broadcast and sub-broadcast gear eg chromascope,
fairlightCVI - get on ebay or dig around in your local jumble sales and
skips, who knows what you'll come up with.
MIDI controllers
Behringer
Evolution/M-Audio
Roland/Edirol
Korg
Doepfer
video servers (software/hardware turnkey solutions)
Hippotiser
Catalyst
Martin
Showdesigner
Custom Video Gear
Lots of VJs have found standard production kit to be inadequate or inappropriate
and have started to build or commission custom gear.
(or maybe they just can't leave well alone...)
MIDIcreator
- allows easy connection of environmental sensors to build crazy midi
interfaces.
Doepfer
- pocket electronics - basic kit to build custom midi controllers from.
Sleepytom
- modifies DJ mixers and other gear for AV artists and VJs.
Zenworks
- builds custom gear for VJs and DJs. |
