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IndustryStandard See the ‘remedial mix club’ for lots of suggestions on how to find and manage music. Some good tips in there.

IndustryStandard

Anyone recommend a good value sub for studio work/DJing? I’ve got some M-Audio 5inch studio monitors but they lack some ooomph. Looking at this Mackie unit

https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Mackie-CR8S-XBT-8-Monitor-Subwoofer-with-Bluetooth/3A9D?origin=product-ads&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI25KRwuKg8AIVWYXVCh0okw0FEAQYASABEgImgvD_BwE

Along_the_Wire

Unbroken1 Wonder if Pioneer will come up with something similar?

Unbroken1

Along_the_Wire …think they’ve pretty much ruled-out the dual layer thing, the new CDJ’s/controllers would need 2 outputs and none of them do

IndustryStandard

BTW just had the Deck Doctor service my decks. One had severe water damage, one had a fucked tone arm. Nick performed open heart surgery on the water damaged one and replaced the main PCB board, pitch, RCAs etc etc.

He did a superb job and they feel brand new again, plus a real sound guy and has had a very interesting life from his. tales. If it wasn’t for COVID/work I would have been in there gassing all day listening to old war stories and talking decks!

Many thx for the recommendation from this board.

Homegrove

Mildly interesting:

https://www.digitaldjtips.com/2021/04/mixed-in-key-10-brings-rekordbox-support/

Mad_Cyril

Homegrove
Excellent, a few free cuepoints always a bonus

Unbroken1

…not quite sure what this means? Does it just mean RB will use MIK’s algorithm for analysing tracks?

I’ve found I can get MIK to work with RB, only concession I have to make is using the ‘comments’ column for key data

Mad_Cyril

Unbroken1
Key analysis from MIK appears in the comments field in RB

Cue points don’t import to RB

The former is no good for the ''similar tracks" if looking for summat in same key, you can’t filter on the comment field so end up with the native RB key.

The latter, whilst not essential, is nice to have if one is in a panic and doesn’t have ages to spend preparing cue points ✋

Probably not an issue for the more accomplished, or with more time on their hands,but fixing both would be most boss for me

Matt

Is the key analysis in rekordbox shit or something? Whenever I’ve used it, I’ve found the tracks that say they are compatible sound OK together

Along_the_Wire

Matt What Matt said

Unbroken1

…I’ve no idea if it’s any better or worse tbh, RB has just become a workflow habit now, always found MIK fairly reliable though

Dan

Unbroken1 very reliable….I dump everything into it.

ArchimedesQ

Mad_Cyril You Can filter in the Comments field, and you can get really specific using the Intelligent playlist option

Unbroken1

…why can you not filter comments? you can filter any parameter can’t you?

Matt

Would be handy if RB could also show key info adjusted according to the bpm of the master track.

IndustryStandard

Anyone know if the Xone DB2/DB4 has mono booth outputs? My main monitors are rather far apart and I need a smaller speaker right above the mixer for better monitoring. Something like this PreSonus Eris as its landscape and would fit in rather nicely to my setup

https://www.proacousticsusa.com/presonus-eris-e44-mtm-dual-4-5-powered-studio-monitor.html

If the booth output is stereo wont the sound be lopsided just using one speaker?

Unbroken1

…in a very similar situation, my working from home studio setup has necessitated moving my decks to a position where i’m not centred between the monitors, and my ears are so fucked, I’m really struggling with mixing as both monitors are now off to one side.

Stereo outs on the DB2/4, but even if you plug into one channel I’m not sure I’d be worried about a ‘lopsided’ sound…. ultimately, when you mix most people focus on kick drum/hi-hats, both of which are generally centred in the mix, honestly don’t think you’d notice anything being off-centre.

Been looking at maybe picking-up a second-hand A7X for the same purpose.

IndustryStandard

Cheers. Think I will pull the trigger . Only other option is a wedge type floor monitor I could put under the desk facing up. Some of those have dual / stereo inputs that theoretically down mix the signal to sound right through one speaker

Homegrove

Played a party with this set up last night. Was actually fun to think around not having loop functions (that work). I use them a lot.

Dubman

Homegrove
No cue points or BPM counters. Just you’re ears and knowing the records inside out.

IndustryStandard

Homegrove What was the tablet used for?

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