edit: didnt mean to quote the other guy lol...


just fyi in my thread about the DJM800 there's some information on the filters...my opinion is that they are very clean and amazing but some people have said they dont compare to the 92's. i think it just comes down to sound preference like someone mentioned. also to clarify something...the sound signal can be kept completely digital if you have a full digital setup (the 800 has spdif ins and outs galore)...also the DJM800 DOES have a rotary kit which is really cool although i won't be dishing out the money for that anytime soon lol...i hope this thread doesnt turn into an 800vs 92 debate...both are astounding and more than sufficient and i think you will be happy if you go either way. the only thing is, my personal opinion is that if i was gonna go for the 92, seeing the trend of EDM these days, i'd just save up and go for the xone 3D to be honest. it was between the 800 and the 3D for me and I ended up going for the 800 for various reasons.

cheers

I just wish they offered a Xone 3D with a ROTARY option. I love my knobs

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster edit: didnt mean to quote the other guy lol... just fyi in my thread about the DJM800 there's some information on the filters...my opinion is that they are very clean and amazing but some people have said they dont compare to the 92's. i think it just comes down to sound preference like someone mentioned. also to clarify something...the sound signal can be kept completely digital if you have a full digital setup (the 800 has spdif ins and outs galore)...also the DJM800 DOES have a rotary kit which is really cool although i won't be dishing out the money for that anytime soon lol...i hope this thread doesnt turn into an 800vs 92 debate...both are astounding and more than sufficient and i think you will be happy if you go either way. the only thing is, my personal opinion is that if i was gonna go for the 92, seeing the trend of EDM these days, i'd just save up and go for the xone 3D to be honest. it was between the 800 and the 3D for me and I ended up going for the 800 for various reasons. cheers

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 I just wish they offered a Xone 3D with a ROTARY option. I love my knobs

how cool would that be!

cool enough for me to buy it. I have a xone:92r right now and i've been thinking about a xone:3D but they don't have a rotary for it soo.

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i got my djm800 today... i havent really got to use it because i had a big gig tonight and was running around all day. i'll tell you right now, the color effects filter is weak as hell. the bpm filter is a fucking joke!! sounds like a fucking flanger or something. the filter on my numark dxm06 is better than the djm's filters. another thing i didnt like was the headphones... the cued track is way louder than the master volume and i couldnt figure it out... like i said, i spent like 5 min on the djm today and hopefully i will get some time tomorrow to mess around w/ it and find something positive to write about it :/

ps when i used the djm, i put a hip hop cd in it, so i bet if i play some trance/house/etc i will be able to successfully use some of the effects (i know i will). i think i was just playin the wrong type of music to use effects w/...

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Originally posted by Prism it wouldnt make any sense for me to get a 92 with my CDJs and efx

Why not? I have CDJ-1000mk3s and an EFX with a Xone:92.

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Originally posted by Wiznia Could someone please tell me how the filters work with the djm 800 (they do have them right?).

Sort of. It has sweepable filter effects, and a BPM-linked filter effect.

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Do they have a low pass, high pass and band pass like the xone's or are they different?

They're different. The color filter effect has one knob. Turn it left, and it simulates a low-pass filter. Turn it right, and it simulates a high-pass filter. The "sweep" is similar, but instead mimics a notch filter and a band-pass filter.

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Does the djm have a frequency knob?

Nope. There is no frequency. Remember, it's an effect, not a filter.

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Originally posted by discobiscuit well, each of the color effects is a filter (or maybe 3 of the 4 are), so there's 3 or 4 right off the bat that the xone doesnt have.

Umm, no. Only the one labeled "filter" simulates a filter. When you get right down to it, the DJM doesn't even have filters, but a digital facsimile of them.

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maybe pairing the onboard filter with the color filters might give you that high/low pass filter control like the xone...

Nope.

Excellent post by Ryan, by the way.

Don't get me wrong, the DJM-800 is a very nice mixer. You just have to realize that all the money you're putting into it is going towards an effects section. Take those out, and it's a substandard mixer. On the Xone:92, you're paying for build and sound quality, and the most versatile cueing system on the market. And those sweet analog filters.

Do you want built-in effects, or not? You can always add an effector later, and get more precise control. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I would rather have the 92's filters than a whole rack of digital effects. I have an EFX-500, and rarely use it, but I use the filters all the time.

When the 800 first came out, I had a case of gear-envy. When I actually used it, that quickly passed. It's a cool mixer, but the 92 is on an entirely different level.

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CDJs just look better with an 800 )

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Originally posted by Prism CDJs just look better with an 800 )

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Originally posted by Prism CDJs just look better with an 800 )

i think that the xone would look better betwee cdj800's but yeah my djm looks sick between the 1000's

Yeah but either a DJM800 or a Xone:92 are drool worthy when surrounded by CDJ-1000mk3's.

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And what's wrong with my MK2's? lol

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Originally posted by Psiweaver Yeah but either a DJM800 or a Xone:92 are drool worthy when surrounded by CDJ-1000mk3's.