And there is no Pioneer EFX-550... only the 500 and the 1000. And the 500 should NOT be installed in any new installations at this point. It's 10 years old and sounds like poo compared to the 1000.

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Originally posted by tintin11 Those are not things the club should provide... especially the laptop.

Make sure you have unused mixer inputs and AC power outlets for people who bring in their own gear such as laptops and try to make it easy for them to do a hookup. Maybe have the spare mixer inputs on a clearly labelled extension cable in cases where the mixer inputs are not easily accessed.

It's a pain having to crawl around a dark booth hooking up stuff for half an hour, do your gig, and then crawl around again reconnecting the original club gear when you're done.

Also it's good to have some empty table space for the guest DJ's gear, so they don't need to move the regular club gear or pile their stuff on top.

Yep, that's why I suggested the patch panel. Makes everything configurable external from the gear.

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Originally posted by tvmann Make sure you have unused mixer inputs and AC power outlets for people who bring in their own gear such as laptops and try to make it easy for them to do a hookup. Maybe have the spare mixer inputs on a clearly labelled extension cable in cases where the mixer inputs are not easily accessed. It's a pain having to crawl around a dark booth hooking up stuff for half an hour, do your gig, and then crawl around again reconnecting the original club gear when you're done. Also it's good to have some empty table space for the guest DJ's gear, so they don't need to move the regular club gear or pile their stuff on top.

Just install 1 macbook pro and the latest version of Ableton, all the cool kids... I mean clubs... are doing it

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i think the djm800 would be perfect. the layout is perfect for any dj. and you can have a rotary kit if anyone wants rotary. it's also built like a tank. if i had a club i'd have 1000's and an 800 for sure.

i have both, so i guess i need a club...

Allen & Heath 62/92.

Pioneer is rubbish in comparison.

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Thanks for the great suggestions. All noted.

There will most definitely be hip hop & top 40 dj's (the bottle service dj's *sigh*) playing there and most in NYC seem to use serato, so the mixer has to work with that.

If I had it my way I'd just get the Urei 1620le with separate isolators and levels but hey, I won't be the only guy playing there

I don't know if my buddy will be interested in buying more than 1 mixer, so since I'm not big on the 800, I may go with a Xone 92 or 62. Those can work just fine with serato right?

Yeah they work just fine with Serato. Serato works with any mixer really, though it's helpful to have lots of inputs so you can use the Serato "thru" feature (for each deck, you have one output coming from the computer, and one pass-through for playing "real" vinyl).

If they expect to have a lot of Serato DJ's, it might be worth just picking up an SSL package and leaving it connected in the booth all the time, then DJ's can just patch in their USB and be done.

I wouldn't even consider the 62 at this point, but that's just me. The 92 "fixes" all the annoyances of the 92. And the studio style faders of the 62 will piss off hip-hop DJ's.

Bottle service and top-40 hip hop... eeks. But it IS a business, and that's what's making money right now.

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Originally posted by stevebutabi Thanks for the great suggestions. All noted. There will most definitely be hip hop & top 40 dj's (the bottle service dj's *sigh*) playing there and most in NYC seem to use serato, so the mixer has to work with that. If I had it my way I'd just get the Urei 1620le with separate isolators and levels but hey, I won't be the only guy playing there I don't know if my buddy will be interested in buying more than 1 mixer, so since I'm not big on the 800, I may go with a Xone 92 or 62. Those can work just fine with serato right?

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 Obviously 2 1200's, probably MK5's. M5G's are nice but aren't commonly found in club installs.

No way do you want MK5G's in a club. They're pretty much limited collectors editions, and people only really buy them as an investment. They're going to get hammered from being in a club, and don't have better sound quality or anything like that.

Possibly look at top of the range Stantons, they have more features, but thats only choosing something different for variety's sake.

I'd say probably a pioneer for the mixer for durability. Don't know how long a Xone would last though because ive never used one. Apparently they do have awesome filters though, even if they are more suited to the EDM DJ.

Maybe a Korg zero4 as it's got everything in one unit, and is cheaper than the DJM800.

Being that hip-hop DJs will be spinning most of the time, an Allen and Heath would not be appropriate. I was thinking that it would be mostly EDM jocks playing.

Have a look for a mixer specifically set up for scratching and cutting.

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