The small DJ controllers that changed EVERYTHING!

In today's episode of Tried & Tested, DJ Holland take a look back at the Novation Dicer, a small controller that revolutionised performance modes for DVS users.This little controller was not only affordable but allowed DJ's access to Hot Cues, Loops and Rolls for the first time directly from their decks. Being loved the world around, the Dicer was an incredible success, going on to the next generation of DJ hardware. Did you use a Novation Dicer? Let us know in the comments section below!

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[UrbanAristocrat]

Spinning in Tokyo, these are mandatory in the booth even in 2023! Keeping it 100, I'm also about to pick up a Reloop Flux for those places who have ancient equipment STILL in the booth!

[lovreneno]

Still use them and they are awsome!
Love these series, keep it up guys

[caldillus]

I have them and I can say that they gave a second life to my turntables (timecode + Serato DVS), giving midi possibilities to such an analogical object (as a turntable) is remarkable.
I take very good care of them, they are objects worthy of respect.

[djciscov]

Great Video 👍🏻 I think you should’ve added some info on how you can still use them to control other functions on DJ software just by remapping them to control other functions. They can still be very useful in conjunction with a more modern Dj mixer.

[HipHopHistoryGuy]

Just got mine in the mail today! Looking forward to trying them since I normally only play vinyl.

[djdale.]

Still have my dicers.
Great little devices. Being able to expand & be more creative giving new life to my turntables was just unbelievable. Still rate them.

[karmakaruna]

just bought a set off ebay this week lol (2023) I didn't get to use them back in the day but always wanted them. i think they'd still have a lot of creative uses being remapped for actual production etc. Being so small I can have them around my computer keyboard, to add some extra midi buttons

[bazukaran]

Thanks for the video. Thinking of buying them Although i have the S11 Mixer... just for the simplicity and as other midi control.

[gelatinous]

Ean Golden was a legend... he gave us the S4, the MIDI fighter, and the Dicer

[olegiezer]

Great video! Still have mine. Don’t really use them but they are a piece of DJ History and I will not sell them. If I ever got a classic set of Turntables again for performing these would immediately go on them

[djseasick]

Using dicers with rekordbox is even better. You basically have a clean slate, and you can midi map them to pretty much anything. Easy to do, and VERY effective!

[DefStef]

If you spinning vinyls AND somtimes DVS this devide is the one you should have. Was thinking about buying a new Mixer dor round about 1500, - (i) just to have all this modern features in it. With the dicers you still can get a great and good quality mixer for a much lower falue AND use the DVS if needey. Just sayin‘ 😊

[saffioti_]

Thanks always for the informative vids Holland! Side note - what kind of watch you got on here? Do you/the team wear watches while playing? Always see Jamie wearing his Apple. Keep up the great work!

[djaloneaka]

I still use dicer, you describe very well. they only take up a couple of centimeters of my turntables. greetings from Mexico.

[djskinni]

Be interested to know how they can still be used now along side some other controllers. I’ve got some and never really used them but want to incorporate them.

[ridnlow]

been through 9 sets (heavy hands)... anyone know if they will work/remap to a rare 70 on an M1 Mac?

[LatvianPagan]

Makes sense to get this for my Reloop RP8000MK2?

[mrtoyotaro]

A pair of dicers is still way affordable than a DJM S9.

[FunkyRob]

Here I am in 2022 trying to figure out what's a good replacement for the 'DJ Putty' because I'm wanting to stick a dicer on something and I can't find where I put the putty.