Mixer Talk

[stringbeans]

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[G3N3R4L]

Originally Posted by Akeel

^
its hardly identical mate.

i just assumed i guess.. to me visually they look identical.

what differences are there? hardwarewise?

other than quality and workmanship of course. Pioneer being the better manufacturer.

[Akeel]

^
the behringer is a cheap knock off, the fx processor doesnt work even remotely the same way, and the materials used, right down to the knobs are shoddy copies.

[G3N3R4L]

^ yeah like Preskool "My First Mixer"


don't get Behringer! friends dont let friends mix on a Behringer.

[Mr Ektion]

I took a look at those mixers akeel, and it took me FOREVER to read all of that. but it's all really cool shit. I'm going to keep looking around to see what else is up, but i like the mic/line 3 option. that's a very very cool extra feature in the ... hak? series.

[angst]

Had an HAK 360 for over a year now. Great and I do mean great, mixer. I've played on dozens of mixers over the years and I'm very impressed with this Ecler. Plus, the corssfader comes with a 5 year warranty. Pioneer also makes quality mixers, but the crossfaders suck for cutting. I'm not sure about their new battle series though. Pioneer just dropped the price on the mixer www. turntablelab.com and others are selling the 707 for US$299!!! Which is even tempting for me to buy as a spare. The new Technics mixer also looks pretty butter.

Here's a link to fairly honest reviews on alot of mixers.

http://www.turntablelab.com/index1-eq.html

[stringbeans]

a 707 for 299 US? whoa...

[decypher]

Originally Posted by Chewy

anyone heard of this brand name of a mixer

berhringer.. im not sure if i spelt it right

but i saw one at long and mcquade.. for under 300.... 4 channel mixer with effects amd other shit... it was about the size of a pionner 600. maybe a bit bigger

Theres a reason why its under 300.

[dj_soo]

i might have to nab that pioneer too - optical fader is usually a good thing (unless you count that horrible stanton focus fader). I like the look of the new technics tho...

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by Chewy

anyone heard of this brand name of a mixer

berhringer.. im not sure if i spelt it right

but i saw one at long and mcquade.. for under 300.... 4 channel mixer with effects amd other shit... it was about the size of a pionner 600. maybe a bit bigger

I used one of those... for home use I don't see a problem with it.

[Chewy]

so whats the deal with behringer . is it worth it to buy it for 279$$... dj700

whats wrong with it..??? what could go wrong with it?????

whats a good one to get for around 500 bucks??

[Chewy]

Originally Posted by decypher

Theres a reason why its under 300.

whats the reason????
care to elaborate??

[Dr. Doom]

The reason is that the faders are actually lubricated with suck. Doom shits you not, if you tip over a behringer mixer, gobs of suck fall out of it.

[Chewy]

what do you reccomend

[decypher]

For your price range i'd recommend probably a vestax pmc07, although its slider EQ, and i prefer rotary, it'll do u well for now.. I had a pmc05 , which only has 2 band EQ, no mids, and it lasted me a looong time. long enough for me to get started and into mixing. Im not sure about the other vestax mixers, but there quite a few in the 300-500 range.. the 07pro2 being at the top of that range. the cheaper mixers i can't vouch for, but from my experience vestax has treated me well.

http://www.platinum-records.com/VEST...r-prod4535.htm

http://search.ebay.ca/vestax_W0QQsof...trypageZsearch
http://search.ebay.ca/rane_W0QQsofoc...trypageZsearch
http://search.ebay.ca/pioneer-mixer_...trypageZsearch

www.google.com

[Mr Ektion]

fuck the mixers- mmm vestax superstar dj t-shirts!
and in a forest green! mmmm

[decypher]

Originally Posted by Akeel

^
its hardly identical mate.

Akeel gets all british when he's about to debate

[Akeel]

Originally Posted by Chewy

so whats the deal with behringer . is it worth it to buy it for 279$$... dj700

whats wrong with it..??? what could go wrong with it?????

whats a good one to get for around 500 bucks??

try out both mixers, and you'll hear & feel the difference.

[tvmann]

My "mixer"


Actually it's not a mixer but an M-Audio X-Session MIDI controller set up to emulate a regular 2 channel mixer. Used with Traktor which has a software mixer that the box controls. Running on a notebook computer.

I use this box to control level and 3 EQ bands per channel, a bandpass/notch filter per channel, EQ kill switches, master volume and headphone/cue volume, plus a light-touch cross-fader.

The knob & fader layout is unconventional but can be set to emulate the Traktor screen layout. It's a reasonably good layout once you try it a while, and makes for a small size system that works well with a notebook computer.

[Chewy]

probly gonna get the stanton smx401

any one have this. or used it???

[Mr Ektion]

Ok, i'm stuck between 3 mixers. can i get opinions from you guys?

HAK 310 - I'm reading some great and not so great reviews on it. The main not-so-good quality is the fact that many people (on german web forums) are swapping crossfaders with the Ecler's. Is that a good sign, or are people just being hardcore and choosing to do that for enthusiast reasons.. (it was in german... so when i got it translated, i didn't know whether to read between the lines or not)

PMC05 - i've always dreamed of ownign a Vestax. but. it's pretty baller in price. and if i get the pmc05, i won't be able to upgrade my cell phone too. heh.

or

Pioneer 707 - I found it online on a couple of sites for $300 USD. If i really am basing my whole purchasing strategy on 'you get what you pay for' than is this quality mixer now obsolete? or is it cheaper because Pioneer is just bringing out all of their newer age stuff (like the 909)? WHY is this mixer dropping in price?!?!

anyways, thoughts?

[Akeel]

Originally Posted by .Forwerd

Ok, i'm stuck between 3 mixers. can i get opinions from you guys?

HAK 310 - I'm reading some great and not so great reviews on it. The main not-so-good quality is the fact that many people (on german web forums) are swapping crossfaders with the Ecler's. Is that a good sign, or are people just being hardcore and choosing to do that for enthusiast reasons.. (it was in german... so when i got it translated, i didn't know whether to read between the lines or not)

PMC05 - i've always dreamed of ownign a Vestax. but. it's pretty baller in price. and if i get the pmc05, i won't be able to upgrade my cell phone too. heh.

or

Pioneer 707 - I found it online on a couple of sites for $300 USD. If i really am basing my whole purchasing strategy on 'you get what you pay for' than is this quality mixer now obsolete? or is it cheaper because Pioneer is just bringing out all of their newer age stuff (like the 909)? WHY is this mixer dropping in price?!?!

anyways, thoughts?

for the hak310 they are swapping in ecler's eternal fader which does not come with the 310 (comes on the 360) its magnetic and is gauranteed for up to 20,000,000 passes and comes with a 5 year warranty.

pmc05 - the base model has been discontinued,there's two new versions of it out right now, one has a delay fx...the other i cant remember what changes they've made.

pioneer 707 - i've heard its a factory price drop, not sure why though, probably low sales.

[Rytalin]

Originally Posted by tvmann

My "mixer"


Actually it's not a mixer but an M-Audio X-Session MIDI controller set up to emulate a regular 2 channel mixer. Used with Traktor which has a software mixer that the box controls. Running on a notebook computer.

I use this box to control level and 3 EQ bands per channel, a bandpass/notch filter per channel, EQ kill switches, master volume and headphone/cue volume, plus a light-touch cross-fader.

The knob & fader layout is unconventional but can be set to emulate the Traktor screen layout. It's a reasonably good layout once you try it a while, and makes for a small size system that works well with a notebook computer.

So whats the deal with that crossfader?
does it send two streams of midi control?

[normal josh]

Originally Posted by Akeel

pioneer 707 - i've heard its a factory price drop, not sure why though, probably low sales.

its cause every dj going to check it out, sees the 909 and sais "OOOOOOOO! SHINY!"

[G3N3R4L]

Originally Posted by kid icarus

its cause every dj going to check it out, sees the 909 and sais "OOOOOOOO! SHINY!"

that was my EXACT reaction!!!