PIONEER SVM-1000
AUDIO/VIDEO DJ MIXER
In Remix’s November ’07 Digitial DJ column, we hinted that Pioneer was working on the next big thing in live audio/video mixing. This is it. Simply crammed full of features, the Pioneer SVM-1000 ($5,999;
www.pioneerprodj.com) audio/video DJ mixer is an attempt to tear down the walls between DJing and VJing. To begin with, each of the SVM-1000’s four channels can operate as a video input (with or without audio) or an audio-only input. Pioneer’s new Multiple Video Blending Technology with full A/V effects section is controlled via the gorgeous 11-inch LCD touch screen at the center (not multitouch, but it’s still very cool). Effects include 12 AV Beat Effects that synchronize to bpm, 12 AV Touch Effects that allow Kaoss-like use of the touch screen to manipulate visuals directly as they appear on the panel and Text Effects that display and manipulate messages entered via the touch screen or a USB keyboard, all in sync to bpm. What’s more, a JPEG viewer allows using effects, looping or mixing with as many as eight still images. The audio system uses 24-bit/96 kHz A/D conversion and operates internally at 32-bit DSP resolution. The extensive back panel offers video inputs and outputs for S-Video, component and more. More features include full MIDI integration, AV Sync, Video Trim and Video EQ controls, a talk-over microphone input and full crossfader section with curve adjust. The SVM-1000 is an exciting new tool in the fight to help creative people cross the boundaries of media.