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Xone: DB2 Thread
Posted on: 30.09.2011 by Romelia Stankard
I believe it might be time for me to ditch my NI Kontrollers and get back to my Xonetacular heritage.

I wonder how much a DB4 and two K2s will set me back. This thing look perfect.

http://www.allen-heath.com/uk/Produc...eDB2&SubCatId=





Twin DSP FX Engines

:: Massive FX Library
XoneB2 has more than 50 FX presets divided into
5 FX types: Delays/loopers, Reverbs, Resonance,
M odulation and Damage. These are studio grade FX
nayit ruiz jaramillo
03.10.2011
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
that was ex. VAT.
Inc Vat

Originally Posted by zestoi
i hope the reckoned price for the K2 of about 210gbp is incl vat... not so much of a biggie tho i guess
Yeah inc Vat.

Originally Posted by Xonetacular
If the DB2 gets certified will that mean anything for the DB4 getting certified?
Yeah that means both hopefully. I believe (personal opinion) there maybe a rebelieve on certification on the DB series.

Originally Posted by djproben
1200 GBP?? I thought for sure I saw 999 somewhere.
Yeah i read that also but i was told more like
Chasidy Heckenbach
03.10.2011
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
that was ex. VAT.
i hope the reckoned price for the K2 of about 210gbp is incl vat... not so much of a biggie tho i guess
Tatum Ansaldo
03.10.2011
Originally Posted by djproben
1200 GBP?? I thought for sure I saw 999 somewhere.
that was ex. VAT.
Alla Bluemke
02.10.2011		I like this, but I believe I'll be changing my djm 700, to db4 next year. Either that or a djm 900. I'm torn...
Danae Dumler
02.10.2011		1200 GBP?? I thought for sure I saw 999 somewhere.
Romelia Stankard
02.10.2011
Originally Posted by Karlos Santos
DB2 will be
Marquetta Sarnie
02.10.2011		1318
nayit ruiz jaramillo
02.10.2011		DB2 will be
Marquetta Sarnie
02.10.2011		Will be price of Xone 42 lowered?
Ella Rick
01.10.2011
Originally Posted by Pollux#13
me tooooooo wishlist for 2012
Yeah!!!
+1000000
Tatum Ansaldo
01.10.2011
Originally Posted by zestoi
you could probably do with some more gear ... i remember your last photo on the "show your setup" thread did look quite sparse
haha yeh, it would be in place of the 800 of course. I have an old 600 lying around as well so if I sold them both I'd be getting close to the price of a DB2.
Yajaira Hibbitts
01.10.2011
Originally Posted by willinfluence
Nice mixer, but I still want a DB4!
me tooooooo wishlist for 2012
Ella Rick
01.10.2011		Nice mixer, but I still want a DB4!
Patty Mcgilbra
01.10.2011		wonder how the X-link will work...maybe you can change stuff like the EQ mode via K2? or even looping controlled by the K2 (doubt that one )...
Chasidy Heckenbach
01.10.2011
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
I want one. A lot.
you could probably do with some more gear ... i remember your last photo on the "show your setup" thread did look quite sparse
Patty Mcgilbra
01.10.2011		soo damn temtping at that price point...but it's really silly to cut down the LED section - they can't be that expensive
Felipe Rasper
01.10.2011		I Thnik this could be mine in a while
Yajaira Hibbitts
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by guiltyblade
id love to play with one for sure. I've never gotten to play with any A&H mixers, so if this hit the spot, i would sell my 700 and get that.
get a chance to try out the db4 your jaw would drop. try the db4 first you will know what i mean after getting your hands on it. there is so much you can do within a single mixer that you would never want to touch traktor's effects ever again. the on board effects makes traktor effects soooo far fetched. studio quality effects. and everything sounds so warm. the ecstatics on the db4 is beyond words. on top of that you do effects layers after activating the looper and etc etc there is so much within a single unit.
Alla Bluemke
30.09.2011		id love to play with one for sure. I've never gotten to play with any A&H mixers, so if this hit the spot, i would sell my 700 and get that.
Yajaira Hibbitts
30.09.2011		looking at the features perpective on the db2 i'd rather wait longer and save a bit more and get the db4 plus id still keep my x'1s for the reason that if im using traktor i'd still want the x'1s in hid mode and plus the x'1s in midi mode. for me after trying out the db4, i'd rather use the effects and the looper on the db4 but at the same time i would still get instant grafitication in midi mode still on the x1's. but then again what i heard from my local xone supplier the k2 is meant for the effects section on the db4 or the db2 with the x-link i might be wrong.
Corliss Michalke
30.09.2011		I'm going to need this mixer in my life, very soon!

I was contemplating the djm-900 as an upgrade from my 800, but this is amazing!

Db4 is too much money to spend just for home use, db2 is perfect!
Danae Dumler
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
This whole db2 thing has just made me want a db4 a lot more the more I look at them both No they just need to get scratch certified
+1 ... or should I say +2899
Romelia Stankard
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by djproben
Unfortunately it's not 1000 euros but 999 pounds -- or 1162 Euros or 1560 USD... still not bad but not as good a deal as it seemed at first.
This whole db2 thing has just made me want a db4 a lot more the more I look at them both No they just need to get scratch certified
Tatum Ansaldo
30.09.2011		I want one. A lot.
Danae Dumler
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
1000 euros or like 1200 USD, not bad at all.
Unfortunately it's not 1000 euros but 999 pounds -- or 1162 Euros or 1560 USD... still not bad but not as good a deal as it seemed at first.
Romelia Stankard
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by Kaek
Looks very cool but unfortunately being A&H its going to be expensive and therefore too much for me.
1000 euros or like 1200 USD, not bad at all.
Romelia Stankard
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by djproben
Oh man this is tough.... I thought it was going to be around 1800 US also, in which case I was believeing that it's just worth it to go with the DB4, but if this thing clocks in at 999 GBP and can be had on the street for 1200-1300, it's a lot more attractive. Damn though, the looper is one of the things that has me sold on the DB4, but is it worth $1500 just for that feature? hehe
I don't know about that, but I know I won't be buying a db2 because it doesn't have the dual Xone filter units like the 92, 62, 3D, 4D, and now db4. At least the 42 got one of them, none on the db2 makes me sad. That's a big thing that makes a xone mixer a xone mixer.
Monroe Vandeslunt
30.09.2011		Looks very cool but unfortunately being A&H its going to be expensive and therefore too much for me.
Danae Dumler
30.09.2011		Oh man this is tough.... I thought it was going to be around 1800 US also, in which case I was believeing that it's just worth it to go with the DB4, but if this thing clocks in at 999 GBP and can be had on the street for 1200-1300, it's a lot more attractive. Damn though, the looper is one of the things that has me sold on the DB4, but is it worth $1500 just for that feature? hehe

One question for DB4 users: can you combine effects on one channel, or are the effects banks exclusive to the channel? On this unit it looks like there are no combos -- if the switch is set to X you're using the X effect, and if it's set to Y you're using the Y effect and that's it....

Hehehe one more edit ... 999 GBP is actually 1560 USD ... still cheaper than I thought this would be but it's not quite the deal it looked like.

Stupid falling American dollar....
Basil Forshee
01.10.2011
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
Well for that price I believe it is on target. That's 1350 USD which means it can be had for under 1200. I can forgive some of its shortcomings for the price. i was expecting 1700ish in the teaser but it looked better in the teaser..
Yes and I believe that 2 FX sections are good enough for me! Plus I only use MIDI and sometimes SL-1200's in combination with Traktor, and I'm going to use a X1 next to it.. So even more FX . Maybe in the future a K2, it certainly looks nice!
Ola Fornwalt
01.10.2011		i hope this makes 92s cheaper!
Romelia Stankard
01.10.2011
Originally Posted by JDFS
Personally I want this! Don't see what's wrong with this. Read somewhere that the price will be
Romelia Stankard
01.10.2011
Originally Posted by djproben
How do you switch EQ modes on the DB2? The ISO/EQ/Filter switch is missing on the DB2, so I guess it's in software? Much less accessible then. Also is there a looper included? I assume the "Time" knob under the effects window would be it but it's not clear what that is here. And yeah I wanna know price too....
No idea on EQ mode. No looper on it- time is probably just an FX parameter i.e. delay time.
Basil Forshee
01.10.2011		Personally I want this! Don't see what's wrong with this. Read somewhere that the price will be
Danae Dumler
01.10.2011		How do you switch EQ modes on the DB2? The ISO/EQ/Filter switch is missing on the DB2, so I guess it's in software? Much less accessible then. Also is there a looper included? I assume the "Time" knob under the effects window would be it but it's not clear what that is here. And yeah I wanna know price too....
Chas Giraldez
01.10.2011		I'd still rather have a 92 tbh
Romelia Stankard
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by Bigboibbp
the teaser had me all hyped for this thing... now after seeing it im glad i got my 900 on order... not sure why, just feel like theres alot of unused space on the channel sections of the mixer.
Very 42esque





same design idea





Hmmm, if anything it just makes me want to save for a DB4 more, let's just hope they both get scratch certified. It comes down to your philosophy of use, the db2 will be perfect for some but for me it is lacking.
May Artman
30.09.2011
Originally Posted by Xonetacular
You can tell they stripped features away just so it wouldn't compete with the DB4 market.
Agreed there, and as a DB4 owner I'm glad they did (though those meters really look silly). Either way, hope this is priced as reasonably as the 42 is to the 92 to get more people into the DB features.
Shantae Faile
30.09.2011		the teaser had me all hyped for this thing... now after seeing it im glad i got my 900 on order... not sure why, just feel like theres alot of unused space on the channel sections of the mixer.
Kandy Ahdoot
30.09.2011		I just came.

Was just tossing up between the djm 900 and the db4

But if the price is right I am holding out for this.

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