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Does anyone have an experience with UREI 1620?
Next week or the week after (I dont know yet) I will be spinning at a club which has this mixer. I went to the DJ booth yesterday and I saw that mixer I didnt have a chance to take a closer look into this mixer.
Have you ever used one? Should I be worry.
Also They got denon 4000 and 6000 cd players. Will I have any problems with them. Im used to cdjs1000/800. Should I brind my cdplayers?
thanks
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amazing mixer
no split cue so be aware if you are used to using that.
denon 4000/6000 are ok- not the most reliable of the denon range, but usable, looping on them is ok if a bit hit and miss at times.
If you feel comfortable use them- if not take your own.
im doomed
1. No eq's
2. No gains
3. Can only cue one channel at a time
4. No level meters
5. No crossfader
or should i bring my own mixer too and connect it to one of the urei's channels?
take your own mixer if thats easier for you, i cant see the club having a problem with that
would only take a few minutes to setup
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| Originally posted by yogi bear 1. No eq's 2. No gains 3. Can only cue one channel at a time 4. No level meters 5. No crossfader |
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| Originally posted by Freak Pure heaven personally! |
its workable, just gotta pay very close attention to the monitors when mixing to keep the volume stable.
Yeah it's not as hard as it seems.
One tip: Never mix to "10" on the channel faders, always mix to a max of about 7-8. This will give you headroom to compensate for gain mismatches. It is also supposed to provide the best sound quality from the mixer.
If you need it louder, use the master volume level control.
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| Originally posted by Greedy its workable, just gotta pay very close attention to the monitors when mixing to keep the volume stable. |
the first time i played on a 1620, i found it very difficult since i use my eqs so much. it takes a little geting used to and if you are playing in a club, id recomend bringing something you are more comfortable with.
Bah! Bypassing a 1620 for your own mixer? Blasphemy!
I say sink or swim 
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| Originally posted by Vero the first time i played on a 1620, i found it very difficult since i use my eqs so much. it takes a little geting used to and if you are playing in a club, id recomend bringing something you are more comfortable with. |
Never using one before, u better bring your own mixer or one your more comfortable using. Its bad enough playing a new venue with different gear, especially one that makes u mix completely different than what your used too. Yea yea Urei's sound great, but he needs to be mixing good or the best sound qulity in the world isn't gonna help him make juggling beats and bad mixing sound good.
First time I played in a real club they had a 1620 (a very OLD Urei). I do have a Xone 92 rotary at home, so I was used to the rotary feel. But the Xone obviously has Eq's and lots of cueing options, filters, etc.
I actually found mixing on the UREI was pretty easy!
I mean, there's LESS to worry about, you just very carefully control your volume. No worrying about tweaking eq's, gains, etc. You just beatmatch and fade in a bit at the right time, doing fairly quick mixes towards the end of your tracks. At the right time, you raise the incoming track a bit and lower the outgoing, and then slowly complete the rest of the fade.
After a couple mixes I was home free. The Urei really DOES make two records in a tight mix sound great.
The big question is with the cueing: Are you REALLY good at cueing off of the monitors with JUST the cue'd track playing in the phones? No cue/program fade? Because there's no "cheating" with the Urei (maybe "cheating" isn't the right word, but...)
If it helps you feel comfortable, you can try bringing your own mixer along. Try and get there early, test out the Urei, and if you can't mix on it then revert to your mixer. The mixer is pretty integeral to the system though, and they might not want you hooking yours up.
I'd say that the decks are more important. If you don't have experience with the duals, it might wreak much more havoc then being on an unfamiliar mixer.
Next month I'm playing out at a club with a Rane MP2016, without the expansion module. Should be another fun classic rotary adventure
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| Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY Never using one before, u better bring your own mixer or one your more comfortable using. Its bad enough playing a new venue with different gear, especially one that makes u mix completely different than what your used too. Yea yea Urei's sound great, but he needs to be mixing good or the best sound qulity in the world isn't gonna help him make juggling beats and bad mixing sound good. |
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| Originally posted by Martin McG take your own mixer if thats easier for you, i cant see the club having a problem with that |
don't be worried
Don't worry about it. I've got a urei and its very easy to mix on. The sound is so clean you will be able to hear the incoming track perfectly. I have friends with modern mixers and they all love mixing on the Urei. Just practice mixing with out split cue and you'll be fine. Like someone said before keep your channels around 7-8 so you have alittle at the end if a track is quiet. You shouldn't be intimidated, you should be excited about getting to use an awsome mixer.
Allen
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