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TranceFool
Rollin´ Rhythms



Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Rotterdam
Arrow KILL Switches

I am going to buy two turntables and a Numark mixer. But i have a problem. I have just enough money to buy these toys and i wanna know something about KILL Switches. There is a Numark mixer: DM 2000X and DM 2002X. The 2002X has KILL Switches but costs 50 dollars more. Are KILL Switches very usefull, or do you think i can beter buy some good records for those 50 dollars???

THANX FOR HELPING!!!!


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rawkus rowan
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Registered: May 2001
Location: Sheffield

i like kill switches, go for that option i'd say. it shouldn't take long to get your hands on another 50 dollars should it? go for the switches


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Pjotr G
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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Netherlands

I own the dm2002x too and i LOVE the killswitches
they cut a part of the sound entirely (bass mid hi)

i use it in every transition like this
cut the bass on the new record
mix it in
when both records have a kick and maybe a bassline
i cut the bass on the old record and turn on the bass on the new record

this makes transitions soooooo damn smooth

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dazzed
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Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Long Island, NY / Hoboken, NJ

quote:
Originally posted by Pjotr G
I own the dm2002x too and i LOVE the killswitches
they cut a part of the sound entirely (bass mid hi)

i use it in every transition like this
cut the bass on the new record
mix it in
when both records have a kick and maybe a bassline
i cut the bass on the old record and turn on the bass on the new record

this makes transitions soooooo damn smooth


even if the bass lines are different?
i would think it would sound quite simply like one bass line cut out and the other cut in, a good ear could tell the different bases.


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TranceFool
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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Rotterdam

THANX for the reactions guys!!! Anyone else have some comments???


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Pjotr G
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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Netherlands

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even if the bass lines are different?
i would think it would sound quite simply like one bass line cut out and the other cut in, a good ear could tell the different bases.


of course you can tell the difference but it's the same effect that you get when a record starts building up and new elements come in

at least when you mix in a non-melodic part
when you mix 2 melodies thru each other it all sounds pretty messed up heheh
well i don't spin too melodic trance anyways harder stuff for me

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dazzed
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Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Long Island, NY / Hoboken, NJ

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of course you can tell the difference but it's the same effect that you get when a record starts building up and new elements come in

at least when you mix in a non-melodic part
when you mix 2 melodies thru each other it all sounds pretty messed up heheh
well i don't spin too melodic trance anyways harder stuff for me


yah melodic trance doesn't leave much room for mixing except before and after the melodies. I have heard people mix in the middle of melodies, and when done right it sounds amazing, when done any other way.. like how i tend to do it.. it sounds.. well u know =)


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Jukx
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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Delft, Holland

Hey Trancefool, have you allready decided what turntables you are going to get???
PS. I would also go for the DM2002X.


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Nastra Azzurro
M. Sanderson aka the Azur



Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Mt Olympus, Mars

DONT GET the Kills man.........U should buy records If u eventually get in to clubs , they dont usually have Kills...so Learn to use the eq straight away dont waste time on kills might as well go straight to the equalizers...

well thats whut i fink neway

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DJ_kimberg
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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: 818 usa
Smiley DJ

True, Eq kills are really not neccessory,.And i bet if you do get the mixer with kill switches you are going to have a habit of keep using them over and over again and blah blah =X ., go for the eq only setup.

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VoiDeT
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Australia

Hey,
i like vestax mixers, and i was wondering what is the cheapest but good mixer that has kill switchs?? yea because i also agree kill switches make transitions more smoother and give it a more professional touch....Very handy...so yea what cheap but good vestax mixer anyone??


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TranceFool
Rollin´ Rhythms



Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Rotterdam

quote:
Originally posted by Jukx
Hey Trancefool, have you allready decided what turntables you are going to get???
PS. I would also go for the DM2002X.

I think i go for the Gemini's XL-500, new. Not sure, ut i think that is what it will be.

I still dont know what to do. More people say that i have to take the one with the KILL switches but i know that Nastra Azzuro know much about DJ'ing. So i still dont know what to do


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