Xone: DB4- the official unofficial thread

Public beta now available; just use at your own risk and have a back up of the previous firmware to bring you back to normal...

Revised gain structure to improve signal matching between input sources, (RIAA, Line, Digital and USB)

New effects architecture that allows the tails of reverbs and delays to continue in the mix when the Wet/Dry control is turned back to Dry

Thanks a lot! Yeah that's weird the menu trim doesn't change the VU meters, they really need to do something about that. Hopefully it is addressed in the next firmware since a lot of stuff looks like it is being added.

I would just keep the gains at like 9:00 until then- that's not too bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT1oQQ-9KLA

Here ya go..

Ull notice that channel and master do not clip but at 0 gain, the meters are pretty high up there. Turn gain down all the way and it stsrts to make more visual sense.

If the menu trim took the meters down, i believe itd be perfectly fine. But the meters arent adjusted with the trim setting in menu.

Since its not clipping, its not unmanageable.. But its s bit annoying imo.

Ill leave my cdj hooked up for a few days in case u want to see anything else.

Sorry for shaky vid.. Did it on ipad

Hey can someone running a DB4 with CDJs tell me how high the VU meters spike with gains at 12:00?

Or even better take a short video playing off a pioneer CDJ and show where the VU meters peak as you go through the range of the gain knob. Some people were saying they peaked too high and I wanted to see for myself since I'm considering buying CDJs.

Hahahaha yeah they put them right next to each other.

brand new computer 10.7.2 installed

Got my DB4 back from repair this week and all is well again. I'm still a bit disappointed that there was a problem at all, but the service was pretty good. I was a bit scared after seeing so many multi month horror stories on gear servicing, but I guess they care a little bit more when it's a $3000 mixer instead of a $100 controller.

Glad to see the rotary idea coming to fruition. It always seemed like such a simple addition but I didn't really expect it to happen.

I believe I'm the only person that uses AB on one and CD on the other?

They're next to each other on the GUI and next to each other on the X1s

I run it but I also use X1s and prefer the X1 buttons.

It gives you enough control that you could DJ with just a DB4 on 4 decks and never touch your laptop.

DB4.

I would never buy a DB2- no xone filters (not even one like the 42 had, wtf?) or loopers, no thank you. Plus short meters, no independently switchable EQs, and 2fx units in no way justifies the price saving for me and you are left with a mixer that is severely handicapped when you consider what the db4 offers.

I mean even the K2s aren't necessary with a db4 when you have an x1 or even mixarchitekts .tsi, you really don't need any of the knobs unless you want control of all traktor fx units but once you use db4 effects traktor's become obsolete.

really I could live with everything on the DB2 except no xone filters. If there was one like the 42 had I would say it is a good choice but none is a deal breaker for me.