ChoiceCuts DJ Rizm, what is your mixer of choice?
I’m using the Pioneer DJM-909 at the moment. DJ Scope upgraded his mixer and this was lying around the office so I took it home and gave it some much needed care and now it’s taken the place of my Vestax 07Pro.
I use a foot switch to turn on and off the effects
It’s a great mixer, lovely cross-fader. The up-faders are pretty crappy though, bit of a plastic feel to them but it’s a small point. The built in effects are great. What I really like about this mixer is the foot switch input. I use a standard controller foot switch to turn on and off the effects, great to punch in just at the end of a scratch especially when the delay is locked in to the BPM reading on the mixer.
Happy with this set-up for the foreseeable future?
Happy at the moment but it’s the Rane TTM57 I really want. That and a 256 monome!
Anything else to add?
Yep, I use the Samsung NC10 netbook to run Serato. It’s about €1,000 cheaper than a MacBook and runs Serato perfectly. It requires a small hack to get the screen resolution bumped up to fit everything on screen but it’s a great (cheap!) alternative to using a fancy Mac or gigantic PC laptop – mightn’t be as slick as a Mac but it works and that’s all that matters to me…
This is what Pioneer have to say…
Boasting the most comprehensive effects available in a 2-channel unit and astonishing sound quality, the DJM-909 takes DJs outside the existing boundaries of performance to stand alone as the ultimate battle mixer.
Features:
- 2 channel DJ mixer with touch screen and built in effects
- 4 line inputs 2 phono inputs 3 mic inputs 1x XLR 2x 1/4
- 3band channel and mic EQ
- 50 on-board effects controllable from the touch sensitive screen
- Crossfader curve is A/B independently adjustable
- Fader feeling adjustment
- Fader cut lag adjustment
- Fader start/back cue play
- Master/channel level meters
- Foot switch for effect on/off
- Auto BPM counter/beat indicator
- Master outs booth/monitor outs 1/4 headphone outs
- Effects send/return
- Size: 97/8w x 15d x 41/4h. Wt. 14.3 lbs.
3 Comments
Gerry
June 11, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
I was thinking of getting that mixer myself but the upfader thing really put me off, a few people were complaining about them. I went for a second-hand DJM600 instead.
matt
January 5, 2010 @ 12:21 pm
did you upgrade the samsung nc10′s memory ram and how did you hack the resolution to play serato and can you scratch eg crab with the netbooks processor power speed thanks
rizm
January 5, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
I upgraded the Ram to 1GB from 512MB but only about 6 months after I got the NC10. It worked fine with the basic memory.
Scratching/Cueing etc. is perfect. Crabs/Flares/Rubs are just not an issue – the sound is perfect. Usually a heavy rub or lazer scratch will cause problems even on a decent Macbook but I have yet to suffer a crash or latency with the NC10.
The hack to get the screen resolution is a simple one – Open properties on desktop > settings tab > advanced > monitor tab> clear box “hide modes this monitor cannot display” > click intel tab > graphics properties > display settings > select 1024×768 – just remember the screen will now scroll so you never see the full serato screen but it works really well anyway.
You can assign this action to a favourite link using various utilities out there as you will need to do this every time you reset the machine.