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Sashwat
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Minneapolis, USA
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Check it out folks. This is my first setup ever. I've got a djm800 hooked up to two cdj1000(mk3)'s and my desktop, which controls Ableton using the mixer's midi-controllable knobs. I also picked up a pair of technics rpdh1200's
tell me what you think!
and idoru... get the 1000's... i picked up some 800's yesterday and immediately returned them for these.
quote: | Originally posted by generic
shit, i just got my cdj 200s a few months ago and they bring out a new deck.
Does the 400 have vinyl mode?
It mentions scratch effects, but it wasn't clear. |
yes, the cdj400 has vinyl mode... however, that's about the only thing it has goin for it. It's got midi-controllable knobs and sliders (but those are sort of inconvenient being on a cd player rather than a mixer -- though it is still possible to use them for ableton or whatever you use). It's also got a usb connection to it, but that's hardly a reason to pay $400 USD extra per unit. You can just as easily and for much cheaper get a better midi controller. You probably made the right choice with the 200's even though you think you didn't. Also, since the cdj400's just came out, there aren't very many reviews on em yet. Unless you realllly reallly love scratching, you were probably right to steer clear of the 400's. And if you love scratching that much, why not spend the extra money on the 800's or 1000's and have a bigger scratch platter? 800's are almost the same price as the 400's, though I would never go back to those now that I have the 1000's.
Last edited by Sashwat on Dec-24-2007 at 21:20
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Dec-24-2007 06:14
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ThatsMagic
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Australia
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nice one Sashwat have fun mixing on the new setup looks nice.
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Dec-25-2007 04:10
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stan229
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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thats one hella first setup
question though, are you using ableton primarily for the music or as a sampler? if youre gonna feed all your music off ableton you dont need the CDJs..
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Dec-25-2007 04:40
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Sashwat
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Minneapolis, USA
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quote: | Originally posted by stan229
thats one hella first setup
question though, are you using ableton primarily for the music or as a sampler? if youre gonna feed all your music off ableton you dont need the CDJs.. |
I'm just using ableton since I'm good with it and like how I can control the effects on it through the mixer... the cdj's are simply because I want to learn how to groove out on more than just ableton. haha, yes, i know i know, the cdj1000's are probably not the best place to start... but then again, aren't they?
but to answer your original question, yes, i'm using ableton for playing music and adding extra effects. I'm not much of a sampler(er)/scratcher (not yet, at least). BUT, I've been practicing mixing without ableton for the time being so i can get a hang of the players... i feel that's the only way i'll get good on them (rather than relying on ableton all the time to do my mixing for me )
Last edited by Sashwat on Dec-25-2007 at 09:48
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Dec-25-2007 05:08
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Sashwat
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Minneapolis, USA
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quote: | Originally posted by a.chan
haha yea, i love the filters on the xone tho. i wanna start getting into hiphop tho, and the crossfader on the xone isnt too good. |
though I haven't actually used a xone, I can say that the weakest part of the djm800 is definitely the crossfader... definitely not something you wanna be very aggressive with (definitely not a crossfader I would suggest for hip hop)
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Dec-26-2007 01:49
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