…little video test today. Light was failing so picture grainy and was getting loads of vibration through the tripod, so will probably have another go tomorrow, but a couple of folk wanted to see the mixer in action so here it is, warts-and-all!:
DJ setups/Mixer porn/New toys thread...
RIP your back.
The setup looks class, Damien.
Fuck me, that second tune is mint.
I literally have no idea what you’re doing or how you’re doing it Damo. You don’t seem to have nailed the same levels of panic I get, so you need to work a little on that.
Homegrove …tell me about it, the desk wasn’t designed for this, and I need to be super-careful with my back since an injury 18-months ago. Raising the mixer a couple of inches would improve it drastically, although to be honest, I want to clear the desk for production/editing duties, so thinking about a separate console of some sort.
Cheers Matt 
Grant: …still feel like I’m getting used to the mixer, a glass of vino deffo helps!
Love the set-up Damo! Especially the speakers-what are they? I agree with homegrove though-you deffo need a chair. I can’t remember the last time I mixed while standing! Haha
Thom_Fuckery …Adam A77X, not had them long, they’ve been fantastic so far.
A chair!? I can’t DJ sitting-down.. I’d feel like the Wurlitzer player at an old cinema
I can’t sit down either!
Liebing streams 6 hour techno-sets sitting down. Even more wrong than his music.
Unbroken1
Lol! Yeah I’m a lazy fucker. Got my mixer stood up vertical, feet up on the coffee table, sat back in my comfy as fuck white office chair. Beats standing up hands down!!
Homegrove …yeah, I dunno, Rosenfeld did a great session seated in his studio, but it somehow feels a bit more acceptable when triggering tracks with a computer rather than cueing/beatmatching etc.
Jimpster seems to get away with mixing on his sofa, but I like to get a (admittedly low-key/middle-aged) groove-on when I’m in the zone.
…how’s the sound quality by the way?
Having real issues getting the levels right. The mixer has a dedicated ‘Tape out’ but is still way too hot for my iPhone. Only way I can get around it is connecting the Main phono out, and turning the master super-low… hence me having to turn the monitors way up to max to hear anything.
Need an in-line attenuator… something like this:
https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Koma-Elektronik-Attenuator-Cable/art-SYN0004623-000
…but seems a bit of a frankenstein solution. Any ideas?
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FAO OF DAMO - Some feedback if I may…
- The sound is fine for my ears, balance sounds a little too much at the low end if anything?
- Tripod wobble looks great, like you’re shaking the fuck out of the bass.
- Curly headphone cables are a winner.
- Maybe consider flicking some gang signs after each mix?
…nice one Cyril, cheers!
Gang signs not really my style, I was however thinking of introducing more heart-hands gestures, and chest-clutching while mouthing ‘I… LOVE… YOU’
Unbroken1 Nice setup. That mixer looks smart.
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Mad_Cyril make life easier so ditching the Traktor S2 (up for grabs if anyone interested before I chuck on ebay).
Appreciate this might be the Fisher Price end of the spectrum on here!
Email received, delivery gone back to August.
Bugger.
Redirected order to a German site promising stock by 17th June.
The Germans are more efficient right.?
Those monitors look mint
Anyone used a Xone: DB4?
Just had a quick watch of a demo and like the look of the looping and high/low pass filters for fucking about with tunes on the fly. Also like the sound of being able to use it as a midi controller and sound card for production stuff.