| Mixers Back ________________________________________________________________________________ Mixer can be one of the trickiest things to figure out and setup when you buy your first DJ setup. They have many different things, and some are more confusing than others. Here is my old mixer, one of the siplist you will come across: Features: >> 2 channels > 4 inputs >> Phono and Line input >> Heaphone volume >> Hi, Mid and Lo gains and channel volume >> Curve control >> 3 channels > 9 inputs >> 2 Microphones + effects >> Effects >> RCA >> Split cue and cut off volume for each channel >> 3 band equalizer - 16dB >> Kill switchs..... among many more. >> Pan on each channel There are a lot of mixers out there, and it can be hard choosing the right one for you. So a good idea is to go down to your local DJ shop and try a few out - also ask if they price match, as it can be very handy. 2 channel mixers are for 2 turntables or CDJ's. You cannot have effects, samplers or anything like that unless they have a special input for them. 3 channel mixers usually have microphone channels separate, and you can have an extra turntable, a CDJ, a sampler or what ever - the chioces are endless. Anything above 3 channels is too much for a bedroom DJ, as it is pointess spending extra money on an extra channel or 2 if you are not going to use it. Depending on what style of music you play, depends on what mixer to have. If you like to scratch hip-hop or rap music, then a thin 2 channel mixer would be best, if you are a bit of a trance or techno DJ, and you like to dabble in producing, then a 3 channel mixer like the one above would be best so you can add different things to the mix or song. Top manufacturers don't always make good turntables and mixers. The more popular the mixer, the worst is will be, because lets take Numark for instance, they mass produce their products and rush them to sell them, and they use cheaper parts that are supposed to do the same as Technics parts, but they don't, and therefore break and malfunction quicker. The more you pay, the better it will be, but watch out for companies that sell there stuff way over price. Here is my top 5 manufacturers for mixers: 1. Allen & Heath 2. Tascam 3. Vestax 4. Ecler 5. Rane Here is my quick guide to buying a mixer, or anything for that matter: >> Try before you buy >> Make sure you have a waranty or garentee >> Only buy what you need, not what looks pretty but sounds crap >> Look around, check out prices in different stores and compare >> Try and find reviews of mixers online and see what other DJ's say about the mixer (Sapphires) >> Make sure you know what your buying, don't let them persuade you it's brilliant and expensive when it's shit! |
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| Most of the features of the above mixer are pretty much standard. But you could have a bigger mixer like my new one, which has extra stuff for the more adventurerus DJ: |
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