Need new mixer

[geoffgulley]

Re: Need new mixer

Since my current mixer has no eq thingy, what do u all mean by dropping the eq and still hearing it?

Depending on your mixer you'll have either 3 or 4 eq knobs which control your high's, mid's and low's. When we talk of "killing" a particular frequency, in this case the bass or "low end" we're talking about all of the bass range of a particular track on a channel... kick drum, bass line, sweeps etc... we want to eliminate that by "killing" or dialing down the low end eq knob on the channel for that particular channel.... The idea being that none of the low end frequencies for that channel "color" or show up in the mix...

[DJJEFFJONES]

Re: Need new mixer

^^^ Your answer was much more professional!!

[BureOne]

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I see, Ok so my current one does have it's own hi, mid, and bass knobs for each channel and they seem to do what I want them to when I minimize it.

Somethimes though the treble knob makes a "staticy" noise when I move it ever so slightly and does kind of change dramatically with just a small adjustment.

wear & tear I guess.

Gotcha.

[BureOne]

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btw, it doesnt look like the NUO mixer Jenks suggested has a "cue". didnt check the Pioneer.. but man I gotta have my Cue. I love that thing. Really comes in handy when I dont want or cant play out loud in the bedroom.

I just put headphones on and mix/record throught the CuE

[Jenks]

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uhhhh...


nevermind. good luck mixer hunting.

[BureOne]

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For a while now, I started buying records before I got the mixer and "gemini tables" when in High school. Im 30.

i've had my techniques now for a good 9 years.

Thanks!

[DJJEFFJONES]

Re: Need new mixer

uhhhh...


nevermind. good luck mixer hunting.

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Need new mixer

you could probable get a djm-300 for a couple hundred. They are two channel with dual BPM counters and I think it does fully split cue mixing for headphone mixing.

[DJJEFFJONES]

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^^^^ It does, but doesn't have looping or efx... barebones

I'll have one for sale here shortly!

[geoffgulley]

Re: Need new mixer

^^^^ It does, but doesn't have looping or efx... barebones

I'll have one for sale here shortly!

pimp

[BureOne]

Re: Need new mixer

OK!.. well ive done my research and it's come down to 2 mixers.

Pioneer DJM600 OR A&H Xone:32

Remember, Im a simple person who does this as a hobby out of my bedroom. Make mixes for friends etc.

Which one?

Dont really care for certain things on mixers but the more the better I suppose, and compared to the old Gemini 626 I have, either one of these would be a HUGE HUGE upgrade!

Thanks, you all rock

[Jenks]

Re: Need new mixer

AH > 600 ...but...

i'd probably get the 600 over the 32, simply because it's 4 channel, and the 32 is 3, and with two decks and two cd players, switching back and forth is annoying imo. The 32 is higher quality, all the way, but...if you're not going out of your bedroom with it, i'd say you'll probably have more fun with the 600, and the sound quality difference you'll never get sitting in your bedroom, so who cares right?

This does beg the question tho- why you're comparing the 600 and the 32, when the 62 and 600 are the ones to be comparing, in which case, the 62 pisses all over the 600 in every way.

[BureOne]

Re: Need new mixer

^ really good point.

It might help to put down what I have. I only have 2 decks. A bunch of vinyl and well, im not gonna start the whole "digital" thing. I am however thinking of purchasing just one CDJ 1000 and mix and match mp3's with my vinyl.

there's so many digital releases and the fact I aint got nothing to mix it with has convinced me on getting 1 cdj. Vinyl for ever, with a lil' help from digitalism.

btw, every now and then, I mix and regular house party's. With regualr 12' speakers and a receiver. It does get pretty loud.

[BureOne]

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comparing the 600 / 32 vs the 62 is mainly the price. 600 vs 62 I thinks it's a pretty big difference in price no?

[Jenks]

Re: Need new mixer

btw, every now and then, I mix and regular house party's. With regualr 12' speakers and a receiver. It does get pretty loud.

house speakers and your dad's hifi pushing it isn't going to pull the sound quality difference out of the AH vs 600, so again, it doesn't matter in that respect.

if you're definitely only planning on using three inputs, (which i don't know why you'd limit yourself now when buying a mixer you're going to keep way into the future), the AH is definitely the higher quality mixer. Still think in the end for what you're going to be doing, you'll have more fun with the 600.

the filter in the AH is bad ass tho, and very much usable, unlike many of the fx on the 600. if you do get the 600, please do everyone a favor and put a piece of tape over the flanger and pretend you don't even have it.