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DJ Scott Mad Flip

DJ Scott Mad Flip
December 29, 2011

Mid-Range DJ Controller Comparison

Which controller should I get?  This is the question of the year for me and believe me, I like to answer it.  There are so, so many to choose from these days and we always do our best to bring you all up to speed whenever we get them in.  However, we have found doing “side by side” comparisons on the ones that are not only the newest, but the ones that are similar in price, feature set, and size make for a pretty good blog and video.  We have received a good response when we have done them in the past so it’s certainly time that we do another one.  This go round we have chosen four of the newer controllers in the mid-range priced between $500-$600.  Here are the players.

Mid-Range DJ Controller Comparison UniqueSquared

Denon DJ MC3000

This is one of the most anticipated controllers of the …

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DJ Scott Mad Flip

DJ Scott Mad Flip
December 22, 2011

Denon DJ MC3000 Controller Review

The MC3000 is the latest controller to be released by Denon DJ. It is a welcome edition to their current arsenal of slick products and the little brother to their acclaimed DN-MC6000. We received an advance demo unit from Denon DJ last week so we could give it a test drive and a proper review. We discovered some very likable features from this controller and decided to share. Here’s the scoop.

THE BASICS

The MC3000 is a 2 channel Traktor controller with the ability to use 2 or 4 playback decks, 2 sample decks, as well as the loop recorder. It is small and constructed of mostly metal with hard plastic sliders and rubberized knobs and buttons, some of which are back lit in either red, amber, and green. It has 1/4″ balanced, and RCA unbalanced outputs on the top, and a 1/4″headphone output on the front. It has 2 …

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DJ Scott Mad Flip

DJ Scott Mad Flip
March 1, 2011

Pioneer DDJ-T1 vs Native Instruments Kontrol S4 vs Denon DN-MC6000 vs Allen & Heath Xone DX

Controller-palooza is upon us!  How do you decide which one to invest in and what are some of the differences?  We compared some of the intermediate and beginner controllers here, and now we have put together a comparison of some of the 4 deck controllers to help you decide which might be best for your DJ carnage.

Allen & Heath XONE DX – This was the first 4 deck Serato Itch controller to hit the market.  It’s construction is metal and  it is built very well.  The audio interface on this bad boy is the most dynamic of the four considering you can have up to 4 RCA inputs and a digital out.  It works nicely with Itch controlling 4 track simultaneously, but I the rotary pitch adjust and the small non touch sensitive jog wheels took a little getting used to.  Overall, it worked very well and sounded …

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DJ Scott Mad Flip

DJ Scott Mad Flip
January 21, 2011

DENON DN-MC6000 Overview

DJ Controller-Mania is in full swing and all the usual suspects are stepping up their game.  Denon makes the playoffs with their DN-MC6000.  It ships with Virtual DJ LE in North and South America and Native Instruments Traktor LE in Europe and Asia.  The big scoop is that the DN-MC6000 is a fully functional stand alone 4 channel mixer outside of it’s controlling abilities.  This is useful in a live environment if your software or laptop crashes and you need to switch to a back-up configuration of turntables or CD players.  Most of us are ill prepared on the trapeze without a net so it’s nice to have the option on the MC6000.  Denon has also provided balanced and unbalanced outs (XLR and RCA), a dedicated assignable booth output, 2 mic inputs with echo effects, and the ability to rack mount your mixer in a standard 19″ case of your …

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September 9, 2010

Knowledge Base

Yes, we have a “Knowledge Base” and yes this is where we will provide you with quick links to our Tutorials, Buying Guides, and Reviews.  We aren’t messing around, we are doing serious in depth discussion about the way things really are, who’s making the best products, and what you need to know so you can make the best decisions when it comes to putting your studio together.  Enjoy!

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