I actually never use the crossfader at all but I would like to hook up my two TT's to the phono's my 2 cdj200's to the line in's and have the center channel dedicated to my upcoming electribe sampler. That should work well dontcha think? (Yea I know I will have to switch from cdj to TT with the line in/phono switches, but this is the only 3 channel mixer I could afford with an FX loop. I was looking at the VMC-004 but I has no FX loop, If it did I would be in heaven since it costed $300. I got the M.304 for $271 shipped from BeachAudio.com. I was definitely looking for something under $300 and the M.304 seemed to fit both my budget and my requirements.

Although I would love to find a 4 channel 10" mixer that can satisfy my needs for under $350.