There are some great analog filter units out there, but a lot of them are discontinued. If you want a filter, I wouldn't suggest the Pioneer units, as they're very limited. A true analog unit is the way to go. Think of the built-in filters on Xone mixers. They have low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch, and all-pass settings, with adjustable cutoff and resonance, and LFOs.

Available now:

Allen & Heath Xone:VF1
Vermona Action Filter II
Vermona Cross Filter

Discontinued:

Electrix Filter Queen
Electrix Filter Factory
Stanton DJF-1

Edit: I just noticed that you have a DJM-400. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a send/return, so you would either have to run the filter (or effects unit) between the master out and your amp/speakers, or you could buy one filter for each deck.

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Originally posted by Trogdor Edit: I just noticed that you have a DJM-400. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a send/return, so you would either have to run the filter (or effects unit) between the master out and your amp/speakers, or you could buy one filter for each deck.

So if I ran it through the master out (via an rca splitter?), basically I'd get the filter effect but it'd ONLY be on the master out sound and not limited to a particular channel...right?

Thanks for the help.

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Originally posted by miamitranceman So if I ran it through the master out (via an rca splitter?), basically I'd get the filter effect but it'd ONLY be on the master out sound and not limited to a particular channel...right? Thanks for the help.

Exactly.

You're welcome.

There was a thread about filters a while back, and one of the options that came up was the Alesis Philtre. A couple people bought them and apparently they were really good.

See if you can find that thread, someone posted a link to a place where they were selling them for $50.

Sounds like the guys got you covered as far as stand alone filters go. Just a quick note from EFX1000 perspective. Again, sorry I haven't used a DJM400 or DJM800 so not fully up on with the effects on either unit or the colour adjust so I can't say how different they are to the EFX1000 filter. I can't compare the EFX1000 to the stand alone filters either.

You don't use the EFX jog wheel for filter as its a beat effect, instead you use all the controls on the left hand side of the unit. You can however effect any combo of lows, mids & hi's, adjust the effect timing & also apply/adjust whatever variables you want with the 3 control knobs (depth, character & mix).

I bought my EFX1000 off someone who just bought a DJM800 & said he didn't use it any more. I find that I do use it even with the 50+ effects on my DJM909 as I prefer the EFX1000 for some effects & the 909 for others (plus there's no wah on the 909 )

If you can get an EFX1000 for a good price then it's well worth considering. Hope that was of some use m8

Last edited by Trance Android on Oct-02-2006 at 09:34

Thanks guys. Great help!

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Originally posted by Trance Android I bought my EFX1000 off someone who just bought a DJM800 & said he didn't use it any more. I find that I do use it even with the 50+ effects on my DJM909 as I prefer the EFX1000 for some effects & the 909 for others (plus there's no wah on the 909 ) If you can get an EFX1000 for a good price then it's well worth considering. Hope that was of some use m8

+1 EFX-1000 is a wicked effects unit ineed even with DJM-800 you will never feel you went overboard.

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