So what exactly is the major difference

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Posted by Ted Promo on Oct-04-2006 12:28:

So what exactly is the major difference

between the djm 500 and the djm 600? I've attempted to read what the differences are on a couple of sites, but they usually make it entirely convoluted. The only real major difference I notice is the crossfader curve adjustment is missing on the 500, which isn't the biggest deal to me since I have the crossfader turned off 95% of the time. Is there any real disparity in sound quality?

Inforrrrrrrrrrrm meeeee.... vanquish my curiosityyyyy.

Posted by WeasiL on Oct-04-2006 16:34:

The 600 also has a sampler.

Posted by Ted Promo on Oct-04-2006 17:13:

quote:
Originally posted by WeasiL
The 600 also has a sampler.

o'rly? Neat. I was wondering, does the 600's effects auto-synch to the beats as well?

Posted by Jarvmeister on Oct-04-2006 17:28:

I seem to remember that the effects are indeed beat effects, like on the 800.

However, the sampler is supposed to be a little tricky to use.

Jarv

Posted by Street_Soldier on Oct-05-2006 18:10:

The 600 has a sampler that has already been mentioned and it as some other effects too like the filter. The way the effects perameter works is a little different but still very similar.
The 600 has PFL/Main audio split so you can adjust the amount of main/pfl coming into your headphones. Most new mixers have this but the 500 doesn't.
The 600 has a -26db kill while the 500 is -20db. I personally prefer the -20db. But the more the better to most people.
Other than that I dont really notice anything else.

Posted by Stu Cox on Oct-06-2006 01:05:

The big difference with the 600 regarding the fx is you have an effect depth control - i.e. the level of how much the effect is applied (fading between dry sound and wet sound). This lets you use the fx so much more smoothly - imo the fx are pretty much useless without it.

Also, there are buttons to quickly switch between fixed time intervals for the time based fx such as delay and echo - so you can switch between or instantly set it to 4 beats, 2 beats, 1 beat, 3/4 beat, 1/2 beat, 1/4 beat, etc at the touch of a button (well, you move between consecutive steps... so 1/2 beat to 1/4 beat takes one touch when 3/4 beat to 1/4 beat takes 2 touches, etc) - again something I feel is invaluable for making good use of these kinds of effects.

Posted by Ted Promo on Oct-06-2006 02:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Stu Cox
The big difference with the 600 regarding the fx is you have an effect depth control - i.e. the level of how much the effect is applied (fading between dry sound and wet sound). This lets you use the fx so much more smoothly - imo the fx are pretty much useless without it.

Also, there are buttons to quickly switch between fixed time intervals for the time based fx such as delay and echo - so you can switch between or instantly set it to 4 beats, 2 beats, 1 beat, 3/4 beat, 1/2 beat, 1/4 beat, etc at the touch of a button (well, you move between consecutive steps... so 1/2 beat to 1/4 beat takes one touch when 3/4 beat to 1/4 beat takes 2 touches, etc) - again something I feel is invaluable for making good use of these kinds of effects.

Damn, that does sound nice. Because when I implement the effects on the 500 they always sound so abrupt, which is why I usually only use echo when I'm reaching the peaktime part of certain tracks. A wet/dry and buttons for time intervals would be pretty leet. Ah well, the 500 is solid enough.