Classic Gear: EDIROL V4 

Yeah, ture, you can improve that a little by changing/lowering the sync thresh in the setings

Happy to report that the V4-EX handles distorted signals much better than the V4/8. I was able to consistently overdrive a signal through a Syntonie CBV-001 with no blue screen of death even with default settings!

@@catfullofghosts4478 That's a great tip, thx!

@@REALWAREyou can turn the blue screen of death into a black screen of “oh no” in the settings S we’ll just fyi

@@catfullofghosts4478hey just discovered your channel :3 loved this vid! Do you suggest the V-4 or the V-8, there’s a little/quite nothing price difference

I look a bit at keyed feedback in this vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--ZuOjJNt04s.html&ab_channel=CatFullofGHOSTS

instagram.com/p/CCrru68hlDq/ Been beavering away on it in the back ground for a while

@@catfullofghosts4478 Hows is it coming along?

@@HardWiredOnline slowly but surly,

@@catfullofghosts4478 'beavering away' LOL

that seems pretty unlikely right? was Jigsaw like "ill let you go if you can tell me which early 2000s video mixer first made use of BPM sync?"

@@catfullofghosts4478 that is exactly what happened omg

@@xkylar !!!!!!!!!

reversing camera screen, they are pretty cheap on ebay or amazon

the simplest way to do feedback is to connect one of your outputs to another of your inputs then look at the luma key and chroma key.

cool! I dont have any TBC's, bu ti feel like its gotta be on my list for doing experimental stuff like that.

Ipad 2 has composite video out with a 30pin to rca cable. These Ipads are pretty cheap because of how old they are, but you have to wrangle them a bit to get footage on them.

you got a great deal on it.

It does! thanks

I can't retrieve my mini DV videos for the same reason. Hope you figure this one out guy!

My exact problem as well I hope there's a solution

The one in this vid, yeah... sorry its on the back log of stuff to do. here is a good video on video synths that are around ATM ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wFEeg8bo3yk.html&ab_channel=YOVOZOL

A prototype im working on called the Cat Vi$$ion

Edirol (a part of Roland) was a Japanese company, could still be some stock still there.

yeah, if you undo the screws you can flip it to left/right. There was even a DJ fader attachment available for fast cuting

delay will help with that, also the format you are using, PAL has a 50hz refresh rate and NTSC has a 60hz rate (vertical refresh) so the time between frames should be more for PAL (right?), you could try switching into PAL mode to check, also any kind of delay you can put in the way of the feedback will help, it will need to be more then just a long cable tho, something that processes the video will work well, like a video effect.

glitchart.com/shop/modified-edirol-v4/ mostly the cost, and i only have one, the mods are very cool but also extreme, so i feel like i would want a choice.

@ what time code?

@@catfullofghosts4478 @00:35

@@audioexpedition oh yeah, Panasonic MX12 video mixer Videonics MX1 video mixer Datavideo SE500 video mixer and Korg Kaoss Entrancer video fx

Yeah, ive sequenced the V4 from a computer a few times, what were you hoping to do?

hahahahah! gonna need more context for that one.

The V4 is way more playable and fun than the MX-1, imo.

nvds60 , its a great little mini dv camera

Ive got a AG-MX70, i dont have the 3d card in it tho which lets you do 3d fx. it is very cool, but also big and has a bit of menu diving, its not very glitchy, but it has some pretty cool stuff it can do. I should probs make a quick vid on it. A few people have asked about it.

@@catfullofghosts4478 I'm the original poster, just changed profiles. I ended up buying a V4 (because of your vid ☺) and an mx70. I also have the Eyesy critter and gutari visualizer (highly recommend taking a look at) on one of the inputs. They work really well together, but I'm having some recording issues. When i connect my V4 to a tv or projector using RCA it is crystal clear, but when I send it through an rca to hdmi converter, so that I can record to my computer, there is always some sort of artifact on the recording. Like a slightly fuzzy band, or some other unwanted distortion. Do you have any ideas on how I can get rid of that? i have tried three converters, and they all have their own version of distortion. Here is a music video i made using them all together (with the artifact i mentioned) after watching this video where you talk about using feedback and the Negative effect. drive.google.com/file/d/1qa28n-B-cu7VFbhWwK4IYTBTTUNx2w2B/view?usp=share_link If you don't want that link on your comments i'll take it down.

not on this one, this is super lofi, that is a reversing camera screen on the table and I just zoom in when editing! The later videos Im using a capture card to get a direct feed tho.

@@catfullofghosts4478 hopefully LZX will be ready to ship the chromagnon soon and after watching your video a few times i am blown away on how many different options this mixer has to offer before you even go into the the video synth. you can even pre record a transition effect and play on one channel and play an effect strait from the menue on another channel while using your other effects on the mixer...i plan on spending hours recording my own clips when ever they ship it...i ordered it when i was 59 and i am now 61 and still do not have it. i guess COVID and supply line issues from china but its presently almost compleat so it should not be long.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--ZuOjJNt04s.html&ab_channel=CatFullofGHOSTS

the V4 is international, it runs off a DC power supply, so you just need one with the right plug for your county. But the unit can do both NTSC or PAL. Try to get a good quality power supply that matches the specs.

@@catfullofghosts4478 thanks so much for the quick response! Really enjoying your overviews of analog video gear, there's not a lot of people out there doing that with this amount of detail.

kinda yeah

hey hey! I have made a max4live device that controls the V4/V8 github.com/cfoge/MAX4LIVE_V8_V4 They both work great with midi, but I have only ever done it from a computer, rather then from DAWless. I do have a CV to Edirol controller in the works tho.

@@catfullofghosts4478 Hi! Do you know if its possible to use the V4 to control software like OBS, ATEM control... using a MIDI conection??... I mean, its possible to map the buttons, knobs... with MIDI conection to PC?? thanks!

@@RECArmy It has midi out, so I don't see any reason you couldn't use it to control something that takes midi

@@catfullofghosts4478 Thanks!

for which part? all the cables are rca/composite video

yes, in fact here is a M4L patch for doing just that catfullofghosts.etsy.com/listing/1578389148

2003 i think

No, sadly, or at least not directly. Audio and video have different frequency ranges. So an audio effect is pretty unlikely to be able to process the high-frequency video signal. The second barrier to this is that, analogue video has sync information that would be distorted by a delay effect. This might look cool, but more likely it will destroy the signal resulting in the TV (or whatever) being unable to display the imge. Hope that helps

@@catfullofghosts4478 Thank you!!

yup, you just need a video capture card that will take the composite video (or s-video) from the V4 and make it show up as a webcam. then you can use OBS or some other software to capture it and stream it however you like.

@@catfullofghosts4478 that's awesome, thanks a lot! Is there a certain capture card you'd recommend?

@@ZackRU-vid what kind of computer do you have/ what OS are you running, windows 11 makes a lot of the old ones not work anymore, but pretty much if you can find a cheap one with UVC (that means you don't need drivers) you should be fine, I've got so manny different ones and it is always a bit of a gamble as to which works with what computer/os and what the quality will be

@@catfullofghosts4478 I'm on Windows 10. UVC, got it! Thank you very much. 🐾

@@ZackRU-vid yeah anything that says its UVC should be fine

Hola, la fuente de alimentación original se llamaba "PSB-U1", pero ya no se fabrica. Roland está vendiendo una unidad de reemplazo llamada 'PSB-120'. www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PSB120--roland-psb-120-ac-adapter

@@catfullofghosts4478 Muchas gracias

@@ottowhite5720 Encantado de ayudar

On a V4? The chroma key is not really fully featured. I get the impression it is designed for VJing style dirty chroma key rather than traditional fg/bg chroma keying. My other keyers, have things like level, color and intensity/softness settings to let you dial in the settings. V4 has just one knob.

@@catfullofghosts4478 Actually if you take a look in the menu settings for the key you have a few parameters, most importantly the key target color! That should help

Oh really! my bad, I just checked, there is a menu inside the "chromakey*" selector, never knew. Thanks for the heads up. Turns out it is a lot more capable then I thought! Nice!

normally feedback has a lot to do with delay time if you can add delay to the feedback path you will get different effects like a change in direction, but feedback typically moves to the right because that is the way the scanline of composite video moves. You could try longer cables, or putting another piece of equipment in the feedback path, or using a video delay.