OMIRI com VIXID from mspinky23 on Vimeo. (Warning: Contains some NSFW imagery. Jaymis.)

CDM’s Jaymis has just gotten his Vixid VJX16-4 mixer, but we continue getting other hands-on reports from VJs. This one comes from Tiago Pereira, who’s posted a video of him having some healthy play time. Thanks, Tiago — looks like you’re having a blast. Keep them coming, with this or your other favorite gear.

Deepvisual has posted a second Vixid demo video to VJForums, showing off the layer arrangement functions, preview selection, and blend mode layering:

There is currently a VJX16-4 with my name on the box, en-route between France and Australia. It should be arriving in the next couple of days - just in time for a run of shows at Sydney’s The Basement - so expect plenty of Vixid news, reviews and tips to come.

Previously: Blend Modes, Keying and More: Vixid Function Demo Video from Deepvisual.

Deepvisual have posted a 3 minute look at some of the VJX16-4’s functions on VJForums.

More tutorials on a variety of gear can be found on their website.

Reasons to get your electronic music career / video directing gigs on track: you get to use enormous, cavernous studios for chroma key shoots with people dancing around in bunny outfits.

Warning: NSFW, sophomoric bunny-on-bunny action. Not that it matters much to me: their shooting studio is what makes me blush.

Keying outfits that nice makes me want to put on a bunny outfit and jig. Sure, most working VJs don’t get to produce footage this way, but … we can dream. Or look for an empty warehouse.

Thanks to the excellent electronic music site Filter27. New Groove Armada album is due April 30. Technically, that’s Create Digital Music news, but I’m guessing the beats will also be useful for keeping yourself going as you work on new projects with Photoshop CS3.

Any favorite new music videos? Send them our way.