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Need help identifying Rane Mixer

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This, after some weeks of vacation i am resuming my residence, i went to see my boss and he showed me that they've changed from djm 2000 to this lol, i don't like the fact that has no faders , i remember crossfader was on the right and the meters on the upper right corner i think the photo is this, can't find the exact model and i'd like to know before hand all the mixer anyone has used this previously?�

Alternatively i could tell him to connect the djm 2000 again but apparently it's a decision from the dj that usually plays before me and i don't want to be a douche.

Thank you in advance.

If it's the one on the bottom:

http://www.rane.com/jpg/mp2016sfp.jpg

http://www.rane.com/mp2016s.html

no this was bigger, maybe it's a blend of 2 mixers because the bottom one looks like this certainly but there's something above it you see, there was something on it that reminded me to the Moog.

http://www.rane.com/mp2016s.html#gpm1_3

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Originally posted by EddieZilker If it's the one on the bottom: http://www.rane.com/jpg/mp2016sfp.jpg http://www.rane.com/mp2016s.html

It is that one. It's the RANE MP 2016 w/the Expander Kit. I've played on one before, awesome mixer.

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Originally posted by Rodri Santos no this was bigger, maybe it's a blend of 2 mixers because the bottom one looks like this certainly but there's something above it you see, there was something on it that reminded me to the Moog.

Rane sells you the EQ separate.

yeah this is thank you very much guys, i don't see how this can be any better than Djm 2000 even though i don't like it.

It doesn't have any bells and whistles. Pretty straight forward mixer, but the sound quality and build are awesome. It's a favorite and very popular mixer among DJ's who use rotary mixers.

yes i guess that it's the kind of stuff that a vinyl dj would love, no fancy things just what a mixer should be.

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Originally posted by Rodri Santos yes i guess that it's the kind of stuff that a vinyl dj would love, no fancy things just what a mixer should be.

I think it's for DJ's/venues who have a predominantly modular set-up and are running extra CD Players and/or Turntables along with running external processing. I've not had a very good impression of mixers and platforms that try to be all things to all people, anyway. I'd prefer to add my own bells & whistles rather than having it poorly integrated to an all-in-one.

might have sense because it has x4 cdj 2000, i've seen that the djm 2000 was also running but neglected in one side of the booth , i don't really know how they have the things set up, about the effects it's not really an issue because there's also a pioneer efx-1000 that possibly is better than the effects of the djm 2000 and surely better than the 1000-500 ones.

Most techno djs are using a lot of midi controllers and effect decks so i think they're just trying to adapt the venue to the current trend.

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First time I've done this since being made a mod.
There's no need what so ever for a childish response like the one you wrote.
Stay on topic.

I own one, love it. Great sound and feel. And it does one thing really, really well: mix. No need to all the gizmos, I use Traktor and all of those gizmos are in the software, so I don't want a "all in one" mixer.

A couple things to note:

The mixer in the first photo is a 2016. The original.

The current model is the 2016s. Prior to that was the 2016a. The only difference between the 2016a and 2016s is the "a" had an external power brick, the "s" is internal (s is for "supply").

Now, the 2016 original and 2016a/s are a little different. The main ones are: Gain structure is a bit different (2016 original is a little easier to overdrive), the original has little nubs on the knobs, and the original doesn't have buttons to cue each channel (it has a knob on the right to cue one channel at a time).

A little bit of fun: The original mixer of this type was the Bozak, then the Urei 1620. Then rane and crest (and maybe someone else) came out with sort of copies of the 1620 and moved the numbers around. Hence 2016.

Ryan, you gotta post up the pics for him or at least link the page in the pics of DJ setups thread. Your home booth is wicked.

I have to say, the 2016 is one of the best mixers ever made.

I have to admit I winced when I saw it mentioned in the same thread as a DJM2000 which is an utter piece of garbage compared to a serious mixer like the rane.

tomorrow i'll deal with it, i'll post my impressions, it looks sweet but i don't like them very much i've a behringer UB1202FX which isn't surely as good but i prefer faders all the way.

I prefer DJM1000 over 2000, a thousand times but Pioneer stuff isn't that bad, there are better mixers for less price but given the chance i prefer something i already know than something a bit obscure.

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Originally posted by Rodri Santos tomorrow i'll deal with it, i'll post my impressions, it looks sweet but i don't like them very much i've a behringer UB1202FX which isn't surely as good but i prefer faders all the way.

even on the eq's?!?

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Originally posted by dj_alfi even on the eq's?!?

^^' well i've to say that apart from the rotary thing that i still don't like it is a nice mixer, the eqs are precise and never red lined the mixer, the gain knobs of every channel were a bit strong, it was difficult to move them and i'd had wish that the eqs were bigger to fit my king size hands but the sound that came from the booth was brilliant and i felt the rumbling in my feets, definitely better built than pioneer's.

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Originally posted by Rodri Santos definitely better built than pioneer's.

Ya think?

Try no contest.

what's wrong with having no faders?

rotary is super smoothness, give it some time you'll learn to love it soon enough.

2nd week, scratching with a rotary mixer has proven to be harder

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Originally posted by Rodri Santos 2nd week, scratching with a rotary mixer has proven to be harder

Lol, dude use the crossfader.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Lol, dude use the crossfader.

As Eddie suggested there are several things going on, the crossfader is set to the left, channel 1 and 2 are connected to a computer, the rest are cdjs. I even turned it to the right side for a second to see if music stopped but nothing happened.

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Originally posted by Rodri Santos As Eddie suggested there are several things going on, the crossfader is set to the left, channel 1 and 2 are connected to a computer, the rest are cdjs. I even turned it to the right side for a second to see if music stopped but nothing happened.

That's because they must have all the channels set to "post" meaning nothing is going through the crossfader.

If you change the channels you want to mix with to either A or B (on those selector switches beneath the channels on the expansion unit) you can cut or fade any channel you want. Bear in mind you'll need to set the crossfader contour to the sharp shelf to scratch with, and leave it in the middle if you're bringing tracks in with the rotaries.

well i may consider changing it next time but scratch is not something i usually do so i prefer not to touch anything to avoid bigger problems.

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