Gemini is providing users with, arguably, more intiutive software while making the controller even more affordable than it once was before. However, after the redesign and shipment of Slate 4 with Serato DJ Intro, the street price will only be $199.
The Slate 4 controller with Virtual DJ ran for the street price of $249. What is even more interesting about this recent development is the price drop of the controller itself.
If users of the Slate 4 are looking to upgrade to Serato DJ they can do so using in-app purchases. Since Gemini chose to go with Serato as a software partner, this meant that the controller had to be redesigned to become Serato compatible. With the change in software, the Slate 4 can now be used to take full advantage of Serato DJ Intro’s quality effects, the SP-6 sample player, Hot Cues, Slicer, and an array of loop modes.
There is no surprise that Serato DJ Intro is more comprehensive than the former Slate 4 partner, Virtual DJ. Read more inside about how moving to Serato changes the game for the Gemini Slate 4.
Gemini pushed out a statement that the Slate 4 would no longer be a Virtual DJ controller and instead become a dedicated controller for Serato DJ Intro. This big change in software requires a complete redesign of the controller and it opens up an array of possibilities for Gemini. Until today, the controller had been pitched as being pre-mapped for Virtual DJ as the device’s native software. Back in January at NAMM 2014 Gemini announced the release of the Slate 4controller which would be introduced as a the company’s latest affordable 4-deck controller.