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Decisions Decisions! cant decide on a mixer, need help fellas!

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  1. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    traktor looks a million times better for dj use dont you think - and im hoping the beatgrids work better than how they did in version 2.0

    Theres no doubt in my mind that ableton is the daddy as far as the depth to how far you can go with it

    BUT

    BUT

    Christ .... as far as mixing one tune into another one in a simple manner, it looks like a total pain in the arse. Howay?
    BRID, Dec 7, 2006
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  2. Phil Mitchell

    Phil Mitchell check me a dollar brer?

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    what you on about, its a piece of piss :lol:

    not sure what you mean by 'looks better for dj use'?
    Phil Mitchell, Dec 7, 2006
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  3. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    Hold on there cowboy - I know its the bee's knees.

    All im saying is take a total layman and put him in front of Ableton and Traktor and what looks easier?

    Fair do's you picked it up quickly and say its easy to figure out - but i had a few clicks around and just though 'bollocks to this' when i tried it out on this mac a little while back.

    Alot of the things you are used to as a traditional vinyl/cd dj just arent immediately obvious with ableton which yeah, has put me off a bit - i guess its just something you had to UNLEARN before you relearn how to do it with ableton.

    Traktor, ..... well you have to at least admit its alot more intuitive, but obviously you will hit a ceiling with it alot quicker.

    Ive got no doubt i could learn it if i give it more than a passing chance - its just that traktor doesnt seem quite as fisher price as it used to be.
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  4. M.C.E

    M.C.E 1981-2013

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    It isn't, the new 3.2 update came out on Friday, it now has a proper pitch slider like on a 1210/CDJ, amongst other things.

    If you have your laptop set up right (basically so that it isn't using RAM for anything else) then it's solid as a rock :D
    M.C.E, Dec 7, 2006
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  5. M.C.E

    M.C.E 1981-2013

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    Because its more DJ orientated IMO. If you know how to use vinyl or CD's you'll pick up Traktor very quickly.

    I wouldn't say the same about Abelton though...
    M.C.E, Dec 7, 2006
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  6. Phil Mitchell

    Phil Mitchell check me a dollar brer?

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    fair enough

    i had experience of using other DAWs like Cubase etc so that may have made it initially easier

    its still much better :p
    Phil Mitchell, Dec 7, 2006
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  7. Earl Grey

    Earl Grey time for tea

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    i have a mint tascam x9 for sale...£420 ono
    Earl Grey, Dec 7, 2006
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  8. dallas

    dallas stick it fuckin RIGHT OUT

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    OOOOOOH YES!
    just got my new mixer today, and its a bit of a catch if i do say so myself!

    its an Ecler NU05 and i got it for £400 second hand :D

    5x stereo channels
    Balanced XLR outputs
    4x Phono /6x Line /1x Aux /1x Micro Inputs
    Signal present (SP)and Peak monitoring per channel
    Dedicated PFL Vu-meter
    3 Band “Cut ” EQ with extra large rotary knobs and “Bass Off ” switch per channel
    VCA 60mm faders with curve selector
    ETERNAL Magnetic crossfader (5 year warranty) with cut-in time and shape adjustments
    Internal beat synchronized sound processors with L.F.O, Manual HP Filter, Manual LP Filter, Delay
    Reverb, Pitch, Flanger, Phaser, Filtered Echo (Band Pass Delay), Echo Reverb and Flanger Echo
    Optimized effect control panel:Fx Send per channel, Master Fx level, Time/Beat, Parameter, Fx Mix slider(Wet-Dry), Fx Cue
    MIDI output (Clock/Start/Stop)
    USB Port for edi:lab software remote control (Software and USB included)
    Talkover feature
    Internal switching oversized power supply with universal input 90V-260V
    dallas, Dec 15, 2006
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  9. Stephen

    Stephen the reel master

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    granty has one of them, seems alright for the money but you are correct about the effects - they do all sound pretty similar, if you can hear much of a difference in the first place.

    But the behringer is £120 and the djm600 is £400/500 - hardly comparible anyways.
    Stephen, Dec 15, 2006
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