Nick

Hi,

I am a little out of touch with DJ equipment, having not done any
DJing since the early nineties. I was wondering if anyone could offer
some advice on some cool mixers, with some equally cool features, as
well as advising on those to stay clear of?

Thanks in advance,

Nick.

wyldeone

Pioneer DJM500 and DJM600 are the standard around here. Tascam has a
cloan of the DJM series which i nice and they are a top of the line
company. If your looking for a cheap reasonable mixer, then check out
the behringer djx700 for $200 bux with effects is very
reasonable..... And it closely emulates the Pioneer series....If your
looking for scratch mixers Pioneer came out with a DJM909 and 303
which look very nice.


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Nick

Hi thanks for the advice. Someone recently mentioned to me that Roland have
a pretty nice mixer out for around the same price as the DJM600 - is one to
consider? I couldnt find anything on Roland mixers that was useful.

Thanks again,

Nick.
"wyldeone" <wyldeone@liquiddigital.dhs.NOSPAM.org> wrote in message
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> Pioneer DJM500 and DJM600 are the standard around here. Tascam has a
> cloan of the DJM series which i nice and they are a top of the line
> company. If your looking for a cheap reasonable mixer, then check out
> the behringer djx700 for $200 bux with effects is very
> reasonable..... And it closely emulates the Pioneer series....If your
> looking for scratch mixers Pioneer came out with a DJM909 and 303
> which look very nice.
>
>
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Only thing I've heard was the quality of the effects are good. Only
experience I've had with Roland is playing around with a 808


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FUQ

"Nick" <nicholasrobinson@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am a little out of touch with DJ equipment, having not done any
> DJing since the early nineties. I was wondering if anyone could offer
> some advice on some cool mixers, with some equally cool features, as
> well as advising on those to stay clear of?

If u have the money, get an allen & heath xone.

CityDJ

"FUQ" <fuq@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Nick" <nicholasrobinson@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:5ea0f441.0312190107.4781e5a2@posting.google.c om...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am a little out of touch with DJ equipment, having not done any
> > DJing since the early nineties. I was wondering if anyone could offer
> > some advice on some cool mixers, with some equally cool features, as
> > well as advising on those to stay clear of?
>
> If u have the money, get an allen & heath xone.
>
>


What sort of DJing are you getting back into? Decks? CD's?
What sort of 'cool' features are you after? digital effects? kill switches?
etc

If you can give us a little more info then i am sure a few of us could point
you into a better direction.

Cheers

www.CityDJ.co.uk

Nick

Hi sorry it took me so long to reply.

I am very much a progressive/tribal/electro kinda guy, preferring mixers
with features for doing blending. I wont be mixing banging techno or hip
hop or be scratching (I think thats what the kill switches are for arent
they?). I am out of touch when it comes to effects. So far, I have the
following mixers in mind, but I am still finding it difficult to choose:

Pioneer DJM600
Rane Empath
Allen & Heath Xone 62

A friend mentioned the Xone 464, but I am not sure what extras I would need
on this over the Xone 62, for a home DJ. Even if I went and did a night
with my own equipment, I am thinking the likes of any of the above mixers
would suffice?

Thanks for any advice,

Nick.

"CityDJ" <sales@City DJ.co .uk> wrote in message
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>
> "FUQ" <fuq@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:KNyGb.40$Dh.72169@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> >
> > "Nick" <nicholasrobinson@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:5ea0f441.0312190107.4781e5a2@posting.google.c om...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am a little out of touch with DJ equipment, having not done any
> > > DJing since the early nineties. I was wondering if anyone could offer
> > > some advice on some cool mixers, with some equally cool features, as
> > > well as advising on those to stay clear of?
> >
> > If u have the money, get an allen & heath xone.
> >
> >
>
>
> What sort of DJing are you getting back into? Decks? CD's?
> What sort of 'cool' features are you after? digital effects? kill
switches?
> etc
>
> If you can give us a little more info then i am sure a few of us could
point
> you into a better direction.
>
> Cheers
>
> www.CityDJ.co.uk
>
>

Ulrich

"Nick" <from@here.there> wrote in message
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>snip
> Pioneer DJM600

Nasty little toy, for punters who don't know better. "Oooohhh, Ahhh, blikin'
lights" Sounds like ass, whether you push it in to the red, or not. Known
to break down. Buried in features, that do tricks for you, rather than help
you do tricks. (nice if you've no skills, and don't fancy getting any.) I
hate them. I hate them as a sound man; I hate them as a DJ.

> Rane Empath

Rane, ah Rane. Great sound, fat headphone amp, never breaks down, features
you can use, brilliant customer support, ( I needed some buttons for a
really old Rane; they sent more than I needed, FREE.) My personal mixer is
a Rane TTM54i

> Allen & Heath Xone 62

I've not had the pleasure. Looks rather nice. A far better choice than the
Pioneer
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Nick

Hi Ulrich,

Thanks for your advice. It seems the DJM600 reviews I have read arent quite
as real as they claim then? I guess one mans opinion is different to
anothers, so a review is just a subjective opinion. I have dropped the
DJM600 now, and its between the Rane and the Allen Heath. I am swaying
towards the Allen Heath just because I have read "great" reviews in various
magazines over the months, as well as on the internet but its still
difficult to choose. Would both the Rane and the Allen Heath be perfect for
a blending style of mixing, for progressive/tribal/electro?

Thanks for your help.

Nick.

"Ulrich" <ulrich666@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Nick" <from@here.there> wrote in message
> news:bt6fdo$clf$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> >snip
> > Pioneer DJM600
>
> Nasty little toy, for punters who don't know better. "Oooohhh, Ahhh,
blikin'
> lights" Sounds like ass, whether you push it in to the red, or not.
Known
> to break down. Buried in features, that do tricks for you, rather than
help
> you do tricks. (nice if you've no skills, and don't fancy getting any.) I
> hate them. I hate them as a sound man; I hate them as a DJ.
>
> > Rane Empath
>
> Rane, ah Rane. Great sound, fat headphone amp, never breaks down,
features
> you can use, brilliant customer support, ( I needed some buttons for a
> really old Rane; they sent more than I needed, FREE.) My personal mixer
is
> a Rane TTM54i
>
> > Allen & Heath Xone 62
>
> I've not had the pleasure. Looks rather nice. A far better choice than
the
> Pioneer
> --
>
> Ulrich DoD#732
> www.dj-ulrich.com
> adelphia email addy is never checked, please use URL above.
>
>

Ulrich

"Nick" <from@here.there> wrote in message
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> Hi Ulrich,
>
> Thanks for your advice. It seems the DJM600 reviews I have read arent
quite
> as real as they claim then? I guess one mans opinion is different to
> anothers, so a review is just a subjective opinion. I have dropped the
> DJM600 now, and its between the Rane and the Allen Heath. I am swaying
> towards the Allen Heath just because I have read "great" reviews in
various
> magazines over the months, as well as on the internet but its still
> difficult to choose. Would both the Rane and the Allen Heath be perfect
for
> a blending style of mixing, for progressive/tribal/electro?

They'd both be great. My mixing style is all about, blending, and layers;
still, I prefer battle mixers, for their simplicity. As long as the
x-fader, and channel fader slopes are adjustable, you should have no trouble
with a mixing oriented mixing style.

If I was mixer shopping, I'd have to give the A&H 02 a look. I like the
three band EQ. I find two bands to be two few, and four, such as on the A&H
62, and my old Rane MP22 too many. Though, I used to get a mildly amusing,
flange like sound by cranking the two mid EQs in opposite directions.

Myself, I'd go with the Rane. Rane have been very good to me. I also use a
Rane Graphic EQ, and Active X-over. Rane HQ is just 1000 miles up the
Pacific coast from me; I can ring tech support toll free, any time I want.
Judging from your BT news server, you might want to buy from UK based A&H.
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Nick

Hi Ulrich, thanks for getting back. I appreciate your time in replying. I
weighed up the pros/cons and ended up going for the Xone 62 in the end,
partly because they are in the UK which is definitely helpful. I like the
Rane as much as I like the AH, though this is based on nothing other than
what I have read. I have orderd my full kit today, so hopefully by the week
end I will have the mixer and I can let you know how I get on. I hear what
you are saying about the number of dials on the EQ, but having not used one
at all before, maybe that wont cause me too much of a problem.

Warm regards,

Nick.

"Ulrich" <ulrich666@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Nick" <from@here.there> wrote in message
> news:bt8njh$3cd$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> > Hi Ulrich,
> >
> > Thanks for your advice. It seems the DJM600 reviews I have read arent
> quite
> > as real as they claim then? I guess one mans opinion is different to
> > anothers, so a review is just a subjective opinion. I have dropped the
> > DJM600 now, and its between the Rane and the Allen Heath. I am swaying
> > towards the Allen Heath just because I have read "great" reviews in
> various
> > magazines over the months, as well as on the internet but its still
> > difficult to choose. Would both the Rane and the Allen Heath be perfect
> for
> > a blending style of mixing, for progressive/tribal/electro?
>
> They'd both be great. My mixing style is all about, blending, and layers;
> still, I prefer battle mixers, for their simplicity. As long as the
> x-fader, and channel fader slopes are adjustable, you should have no
trouble
> with a mixing oriented mixing style.
>
> If I was mixer shopping, I'd have to give the A&H 02 a look. I like the
> three band EQ. I find two bands to be two few, and four, such as on the
A&H
> 62, and my old Rane MP22 too many. Though, I used to get a mildly
amusing,
> flange like sound by cranking the two mid EQs in opposite directions.
>
> Myself, I'd go with the Rane. Rane have been very good to me. I also use a
> Rane Graphic EQ, and Active X-over. Rane HQ is just 1000 miles up the
> Pacific coast from me; I can ring tech support toll free, any time I want.
> Judging from your BT news server, you might want to buy from UK based A&H.
> --
>
> Ulrich DoD#732
> www.dj-ulrich.com
> adelphia email addy is never checked, please use URL above.
>
>