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Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Feb-24-2008 04:07:

great analogue mixer (whatever comes in, comes out the same) boo to digital

Posted by Zild on Feb-24-2008 09:02:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
great analogue mixer (whatever comes in, comes out the same) boo to digital

Rubbish! Analogue always colors your signal. The more expensive brands like A&H just add a nice color which makes it sound a little sweeter. If you want pure same in/same out digital is probably closer, albeit colder since it doesn't color the sound in the same favorable way an A&H would.

Posted by Zack Roth on Mar-03-2008 05:17:

probably going to get pick this up this week.

question though...

with just the one filter, can you independantly filter 2 channels at once.

for example...if I am using the high pass filter, can I filter one track in, while I filter the other one out at the same time?

thanks

Posted by Stu Cox on Mar-03-2008 08:40:

quote:
Originally posted by zizack
probably going to get pick this up this week.

question though...

with just the one filter, can you independantly filter 2 channels at once.

for example...if I am using the high pass filter, can I filter one track in, while I filter the other one out at the same time?

thanks

Nope.

There's only one frequency knob, so you can filter two (or more) channels in OR out simultaneously at the same time, but you can't filter tracks differently at the same time.

Posted by Zack Roth on Mar-03-2008 17:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Stu Cox
Nope.

There's only one frequency knob, so you can filter two (or more) channels in OR out simultaneously at the same time, but you can't filter tracks differently at the same time.

thats what I thought, then I saw the knobs under each channel...I figured that was a filter knob for each channel at first.

Posted by Stu Cox on Mar-03-2008 17:39:

quote:
Originally posted by zizack
thats what I thought, then I saw the knobs under each channel...I figured that was a filter knob for each channel at first.

Nope, they're the fx send levels. There's just one filter frequency knob which is just under the HP/BP/LP buttons on the right hand side.

Posted by Stasis on Mar-03-2008 22:38:

Damn, looks like 95% of what I'd ever want in a mixer. Although...I will probably just continue to survive with my DN-X1500...

Posted by stan229 on Mar-03-2008 23:20:

whats the other 5%?

Posted by Stu Cox on Mar-03-2008 23:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Stasis
Damn, looks like 95% of what I'd ever want in a mixer. Although...I will probably just continue to survive with my DN-X1500...

Yeah, my X1500's done me proud - there are a couple of minor annoyances but overall I've been very happy with it. Any mixer I could possibly upgrade to would lack a couple of features I'd miss from the X1500.

Posted by Stasis on Mar-04-2008 01:28:

quote:
Originally posted by stan229
whats the other 5%?

A flanger.

Posted by RJT on Jul-05-2008 00:24:

Played on one of these for the first time at an after hours gig in Chicago last night - played about two hours, and really, really enjoyed playing on this mixer. It may have been because the club I played at earlier in the night had a DJM 600 and relatively rough monitors that skewed me in favor, but man oh man did I feel like I played better at afters than I did in the club.

But I digress... onto the mixer.

The fact that each channels filter is independently controlled is really nice, the fact that the cueing system is the same as the 92 is very nice, and the sound quality is class. I did find that I missed the four band EQ, and that because it was only the 3 channels the overall weight the low end pulls on the 62 and 92 is not quite as much. Still, a relatively minor complaint.

Definitely a sound choice, would recommend to anyone in just about any genre considering buying their first "serious" mixer.

I'd recommend it over the DJM 800 in a heartbeat.

Posted by Ted Promo on Jul-05-2008 01:04:

It looks like a nice mixer, but I figure if I'm going to be saving $1000+ for a mixer, I might as well save a couple extra hundred and get a 92.

Posted by RJT on Jul-05-2008 01:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
It looks like a nice mixer, but I figure if I'm going to be saving $1000+ for a mixer, I might as well save a couple extra hundred and get a 92.

Hmmmm, the fellow who had afters at his place last night definitely said it only cost him around $800 or $850 brand new @ GC...

Posted by Ted Promo on Jul-05-2008 01:08:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
Hmmmm, the fellow who had afters at his place last night definitely said it only cost him around $800 or $850 brand new @ GC...

http://www.google.com/products?q=xo...Search+Products

maybe I need to shop around a bit, but most of the results I can find put it around 1100-1200. Saving another 500 (since I'm in no hurry) and getting a 92 would be fucking pro. And I suck at mixing.

Posted by RJT on Jul-05-2008 01:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
http://www.google.com/products?q=xo...Search+Products

maybe I need to shop around a bit, but most of the results I can find put it around 1100-1200. Saving another 500 (since I'm in no hurry) and getting a 92 would be fucking pro. And I suck at mixing.

I'm capable of using Google

And yes, if that was the difference in price, I'd also just go with a 92.

I'm somewhat shocked it's that expensive. My 62 was definitely < $900

Posted by MACBOOK69 on Jul-05-2008 04:47:

overpriced

Posted by djdk on Jul-05-2008 13:55:

Ive got mine hooked up to an efx-500 now. The X-FX send funtion is really really good (some pics here if your interested).

I dont think you can really say that its over priced, you get a lot for your money.

Xone 42 - �600
2nd hand efx - �130

DJM 800 - �1000

you do the maths...

Posted by Ted Promo on Jul-05-2008 14:54:

All I can say is that the 800 is INCREDIBLY overpriced over in the UK if it's 1000 quid. That would mean it'd be $2000 over here.

Posted by alefort on Jul-05-2008 16:55:

I'm sure you can grab yourself one for less than $1000 USD, I've just ordered one in Canada for $999, including shipping. Hell, they even had the xone:62 on for $890 CAD!

Edit: I'm referring to the Xone:42 in this post...

Posted by Stu Cox on Jul-05-2008 18:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
All I can say is that the 800 is INCREDIBLY overpriced over in the UK if it's 1000 quid. That would mean it'd be $2000 over here.

Everything's expensive in the UK, something we just have to deal with...

Loads of things are simply the same numbers as the price in the States with the $ sign changed to a � sign, making it about twice the price if you go by the exchange rate... but apparently our average wage is higher (again, going by the exchange rate) and our minimum wage is about double the minimum wage in the US.

And btw I know you're in Australia not the US, I'm just giving the States examples as I don't know anything about your economy

Posted by Stu Cox on Jul-05-2008 19:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Stu Cox
Everything's expensive in the UK, something we just have to deal with...

Loads of things are simply the same numbers as the price in the States with the $ sign changed to a � sign, making it about twice the price if you go by the exchange rate... but apparently our average wage is higher (again, going by the exchange rate) and our minimum wage is about double the minimum wage in the US.

And btw I know you're in Australia not the US, I'm just giving the States examples as I don't know anything about your economy

Numbers (for anyone who gives a shit):

UK average wage: �23764 (source: statistics.gov.uk)
US average wage: $38651 (source: socialsecurity.gov)

Then using the internationally recognised benchmark for a minimum acceptable standard of living:

Price of a DJM800 in the UK: �1000
Price of a DJM800 in the US: $1300

Ratio of DJM800 to average wage in UK: 1000/23764 = 4.2%
Ratio of DJM800 to average wage in US: 1300/38651 = 3.4%

I thus conclude we're being fucked in the ass, but it's not quite as bad as it might look at first.

Posted by djdk on Jul-06-2008 00:00:

stu you really need a girlfriend

srsly

Posted by DJ Blitzkrieg on Jul-06-2008 02:21:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
Played on one of these for the first time at an after hours gig in Chicago last night - played about two hours, and really, really enjoyed playing on this mixer. It may have been because the club I played at earlier in the night had a DJM 600 and relatively rough monitors that skewed me in favor, but man oh man did I feel like I played better at afters than I did in the club.

I'd recommend it over the DJM 800 in a heartbeat.

Wow, good review. Might look into demoing one of these when it hits my music store.

Posted by stan229 on Jul-06-2008 02:49:

if anyone find one for $800 used or whtaever i'd get one in a hoeartbeat

Posted by Ted Promo on Jul-06-2008 03:34:

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