Mixers

[kINEkT]

Here you can discuss mixers. If you have a new mixer, have questions about certain mixers, want to talk about mixers in any way, post here! If you get any new equipment post up here!!

[Black Cat]

Numark anyone?
Reason I ask is that it looks like our store is going to be an authorized seller of Numark products. Personally, I like most of their products (better than Behringer, IMHO).

[nawenipwod]

I am trying to decide whether to get a separate FX unit or to get a Pioneer mixer w/built-in FX. Is Pioneer still pretty standard @ most parties/clubs? If so it would seem smart to get really familiar w/their FX setup.

OTOH if something else is standard or if it is all very random I would rather have my own FX unit, pre-program it, & just tote it for gigs (then there is the risk of theft though). Pioneer was very standard in SF when I was playing there a few years ago but I have been out of the scene & I am not sure where the trends are going these daze.

[Black Cat]

The Pioneer DJM 500/600 series is the standard everywhere these days. The effects are nice, but to be honest a dj who can work an external effects machine effectively gets more props from me. Maybe it's just an old school thing.

[JCJaguaR]

BC, I've had a numark dxm01 (non-usb) for pushing 2 years. The knobs and faders took a good year to break-in and the Xfader is smooth as silk. I think numark has stepped with their new line of 24-bit dxm series. Everyone who's older than I am talks about shit equipment from numark back in the day. They're not pioneer by any stretch but they are, now, worth what you pay for.

My suggestion is if you go for a numark, get the dxm06 with onboard effects. that model sells for $200 which is what I paid for mine in summer 06.

[kINEkT]

I am trying to decide whether to get a separate FX unit or to get a Pioneer mixer w/built-in FX. Is Pioneer still pretty standard @ most parties/clubs? If so it would seem smart to get really familiar w/their FX setup.

OTOH if something else is standard or if it is all very random I would rather have my own FX unit, pre-program it, & just tote it for gigs (then there is the risk of theft though). Pioneer was very standard in SF when I was playing there a few years ago but I have been out of the scene & I am not sure where the trends are going these daze.

It is nice to have the gear so you are familiar with it at clubs, but skills transfer over pretty easily. If you know how to work flanger, delay, reverb, echo effects you can essentially use them on any mixer or external fx processor equally the same. Some of the higher end Korg's can do some advanced things, and the pioneer 909 has a crazy amount of effects as well.

[Biggstuff]

i just bought a djm 400 pioneer mixer!! the fx are basic and simple to use, i would have loved to get a 700/800 but they are really pricey, the only thing about the 400 is it has no kill switches and no balanced outputs, no booth and the fader is not great to scratch on. All in all i think the mixer sounds excellent, it is a entry level pioneer tho......

[JPaul]

I've had a Vestax VMC that was great but sadly the power input went out on me after about 4-6 months of use, so i ended up buying a Behringer DJX that's basically a DJM 600 rip off, its used and old and a quarter of the stuff doesn't work like my channel volume faders and my crossfader sticks, nor do my FX inputs work. I ended up buying a Korg Kaoss pad 2 which is amazing, yet doesn't work with my mixer. I'm currently in the market for a DJM 500/600. So if anyone know someone getting rid of one let me know.

[Black Cat]

It is nice to have the gear so you are familiar with it at clubs, but skills transfer over pretty easily. If you know how to work flanger, delay, reverb, echo effects you can essentially use them on any mixer or external fx processor equally the same. Some of the higher end Korg's can do some advanced things, and the pioneer 909 has a crazy amount of effects as well.

I like the 909 but my only issue with it is that it's only a two-channel. It works fine for the personal setup. But it's impossible to effectively run CDJ's, Serato, and Vinyl tables on a two-channel.

[kINEkT]

I like the 909 but my only issue with it is that it's only a two-channel. It works fine for the personal setup. But it's impossible to effectively run CDJ's, Serato, and Vinyl tables on a two-channel.

QFT! I had to unplug the cd-decks at the last SOTU to hook up serato. It would be nice if I could have it all hooked up before the gig so I dont go knockin off a ground wire or connect the L&R reversed and freak out about it.

I'd love to get a 800 one day..*drool*. Built in keycorrection it cant get much better than that. Then again it will suck getting use to it and not many clubs having it installed

[Ryan]

I love my 909. But you are right, it works ok for Turntables and Serato or Vinyl, but when you need a passthrough, it can be a pain in the ass. However, if no one is using Serato and just needs tables and CDJs, it works fine.

However, the 800 is my choice mixer right now. That's pretty much the standard in any club right now.

[Black Cat]

QFT! I had to unplug the cd-decks at the last SOTU to hook up serato. It would be nice if I could have it all hooked up before the gig so I dont go knockin off a ground wire or connect the L&R reversed and freak out about it.

I'd love to get a 800 one day..*drool*. Built in keycorrection it cant get much better than that. Then again it will suck getting use to it and not many clubs having it installed

I've dealt with this problem on two-channel mixers with Serato before. It's a common setup flaw when running both CDJ's and Serato. Unfortunately, there's no way around it but by putting the CDJ's on their own channels.