TECH NEWS
TECH NEWS
Gemini G4V
words: LUKE PEPPER
sized and work well despite their
slightly budget-feeling action. Buttons
for engaging hot cue, auto loop,
sample and loop roll modes round out
a nicely designed and executed deck
section. The jog wheels are a nice size
and are very easy to grip thanks to
vinyl-style grooves on the top, and the
heavy weight of the wheels will suit mix
DJs well — but the press to stop
switches that have been used feel
cheap and out of place on this
controller.
GEMINI RISING
Can Gemini’s G4V four-channel budget DJ controller propel Gemini back to
the top of the pack in this heavily-congested DJ market?
O
f late it seems that hardly
a month goes by without
the release of a new DJ
controller, whose raison
d’être is to tempt the DJ community
into parting with their hard-earned
cash. Of course, more choice is always
a good thing for consumers but as the
market becomes ever more saturated,
new products must offer something
unique to escape the fate of being left
on a shelf to gather dust in a lonely
warehouse. So what is it that makes
the Gemini G4V something DJs should
be bothered about? Well, for starters,
this is a controller with a four-channel
mixer, large jog-wheels, pad-style
trigger buttons and an onboard 24-bit
soundcard for less than £350! Now the
price gauntlet has been thrown down,
the big question is: can a controller
this cheap cut the mustard when
compared with the premium-priced
competition?
082 djmag.com
Usually when buying a budget
controller, the biggest compromise is
features. Everybody knows more
features means a higher price tag,
right? Well as it turns out that adage,
while right most of the time, has met
the exception to the rule in the form
of the Gemini G4V, which has all of the
features one has come to expect from
a premium-priced controller without
the eye-watering sums usually
involved. The mixer section has fo