Arkaos has just released a new version of Grand VJ with support for the Ohm64. The nice people over at Arkaos have taken our controller and added native support for it by creating a template that automatically maps the controller to the software and send messages back and forth to show the playback status. Setting it up and using it is very easy, but I made a video anyway to show just how easy it is.
I just made a video showing the Ohm64 working with Arkaos’ GrandVJ. The Ohm64 plays very nice with GrandVJ. The original Ohm grew out of a dedicated VJ performance instrument and was designed for two handed control so using the Ohm64 with GrandVJ is really intuitive and easy. Yes the Ohm64 does come with our DNA VJ software, but that is no reason not to use it with other software, that is our intention. We design our controllers to be adaptable control surface whether you are dj, vj, musician, or performer. We also encourage uninteded use, so if you have another use for it such as remote controlling a 1977 Trans-Am, lets see it! So here is the video, I am not an experienced ArKaos user, so I am sure you can come up with something a lot cooler, but this should give you an idea of how easy to use it is.
It is good to see other VJ software following the same path as the audio world. As you saw in my intro video the block controller works out of the box with Ableton Live, it sends and receives MIDI and so does the block so the lights react to clip status. Our DNA software does the same thing so it can work with our controllers right out of the box, no need for setup or configuration. Now in the latest beta Arkaos Grand VJ add MIDI output and after never using it I was able to make a quick demo to show you how easy it is. They also have OSC support, which is really nice to see. This works the same on the Ohm64 and Block as shown in the video below.
