DJ-Tech controllers 2009
DJ-Tech controllers 2009 Posted on: 15.01.2009 by Random X Hey guys,just found these new controllers by DJ Tech. Probably something they are displaying on NAMM? I browsed to these by means of aboutdj.nl, and they have me believeing about the midst of xone:1d controllers and faderfox combined with a hybrid mixer? The controllers xone:1d a like controllers are called Kontrol One and the mixer is called DJM-202. Once again credits to aboutdj.nl | |
| Karine Noe 29.08.2009 | I've got an iMix and I could recommend this unit to anyone (as shown on the pic a few posts earlier). It ain't no creme de la creme, but it's a really great beginners/backup controller. I could easily survive a whole gig if my main unit was disabled somehow. It's cheap, really simple, and provides you with the features you need as a beginner and of course all buttons can be mapped any way you like it. A nice feature (i assume it's just a lucky coincidence) is that you can plug in in your computer mid-set and traktor recognizes it without needing a reboot. The only downside (the kind that you find out after you've bought them) are the jog wheels that emits one different midi-note depending on which direction you spin them, making them pretty lame for scratching (i assume - but I'm no scratch jockey myself). The buttons feels a bit like the VCI-100, a bit harder to press but in no way impossible to get used to. About 50% of the buttons have LED's beneath them, as easy to activate as the VCI-100 led's for whatever your purposes may be. And if you by them from the swedish company www.teknikmagasinet.se you'll get a 2 year warranty aswell (something I find extremely generous given that this is a low budget, beginners controller). |
| robert chanda 28.08.2009 |
Originally Posted by quuz
Anyone used it? If your experiences are positive, it will definitely go on my list of beginners gear. |
| Xavier Emanuels 28.08.2009 | I noticed these videos came up on youtube with B33son http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrhTGZpoB4o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlWF8NDSJGk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eFz5jTLnlo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0xDCOY7z68 |
| Nicholas Karty 28.08.2009 | Well here in Sweden you can get the DJ-Tech i-MIX for 140 dollars which is cheaper then the x-session pro. Thinking of getting one. |
| Latoria Kavulich 08.03.2009 | I gigged my I-Mix Club for the first time a couple of months ago, although at the time could'nt get the wheels going (due to no .tsi's available and being a midiphobe) so we used the djm-600 for the actual mixing side of things. Now tho everything is all set up properly and i'm having a great time with it. My first choice for a controller would have been the Vestax i believe,but they are about 1K here gosh dang it, so at $500NZ not too bad. Just thought i'd share my own XP of them cheers guys |
| Xavier Emanuels 06.03.2009 |
Originally Posted by mpetersen3
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| Hannes Deburchgraeve 06.03.2009 | Hmm... I don't know. I saw him perform once, but no one was recording it. He did perform at least one other time. |
| Hertha Fang 07.03.2009 | sorry to highjack the thread, B33SON you don't know if there are any videos of ean at 2k9 NAMM? |
| Hannes Deburchgraeve 06.03.2009 |
Originally Posted by Tigris
I'm curious to see what you believe of the Hybrid 202? That was my favorite unit of theirs to play on. I've even changed some of my cue mappings to imitate the way it was set up. |
| Thomas Libal 06.03.2009 | Just came back from Cebit- where I wandered onto the DJ Tech-Stand and could give 2 of their controllers a little spin; the iMix Reloaded which was not so much fun, since their Mac had random cut-outs of the Audio, but the iMix-Club Edition seemed nice. Definitately not the quality of a VCI-100, but still not too bad. Never seen them here in a store, so cannot say if it's good value for the money. You're not on their booth here, Beeson- would be embarrased to have walked right past you Elsewise I'd come back tomorrow |
| Belen Wermes 21.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by B33SON
cool sound promising, thanks man |
| Random X 21.01.2009 | Cool! Thanks for the info, bro'! |
| Hannes Deburchgraeve 21.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by Tekki
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| Random X 21.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by B33SON
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| Hannes Deburchgraeve 21.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by jinx
Now if they added some arcade buttons I'd give it to you. ... what's the first manufacturer that will mass produce arcade style cue buttons? That's what I want to know. |
| Thomas Fone 21.01.2009 | they seem to have their recreation of the ean golden vci too http://djtechpro.com/product_detail....product_id=269 |
| Hannes Deburchgraeve 22.01.2009 | I was able to scratch on them a bit better than the VCI-100. They're not as high resolution as the VCI-300 though. |
| Belen Wermes 21.01.2009 | how are the jog wheels for scratching on the Kontrol One? how do they compare to the vestax vci units? i'm on the market for a midi controller that I can use to scratch tracks in Traktor, is this a good product for such a purpose? also what is the price for the Kontrol One? thanks |
| Random X 21.01.2009 | Ghehehe! Thanks for the heads up man! Still believeing about that mixer. |
| Hannes Deburchgraeve 20.01.2009 | The controller above is the Hybrid 202. It's a really cool concept for controllers in general. The thing is sold all together with the case for $799 or each unit individually. I like the shift button that allows you to quickly store cues and loops and recall them. The pitch slider is nice and accurate as are the jog wheels. The other thing that's really cool about the controller is that there is a knob on the upper left that allows you to direct the controller to point to up to four decks. During the NAMM show there was a slight problem with the left touch platter on our demo unit, but thanks to that little knob I was able to point my right controller to control the left deck with just one knob turn. I can see how this could come in really handy on the road. I believe all controllers should have a knob like that! The mixer is a digital mixer with on board effects so you can use effects directly from the unit rather than from within Traktor, Deckdance or whatever other software you use. It also has some tricky crossfader effects that can be activated with by switching a button in the center. The only thing that I didn't like much was the color and I would like to see some arcade style buttons for cue points on some of these products in the future. I haven't see that anywhere really... but hopefully the rest of the world will catch up with Ean soon. I saw Ean's demo of his arcade button's live. I have to say that was damn impressive. It made me want to rip out my VCI-100's buttons immediately and replace them like he did. |
| Random X 17.01.2009 | Cool b33son! You took their offer? Tell us more! Look,feel and quality? |
| Latrice Atcherson 17.01.2009 | Also what kind of distribution are we talking about? International or US/UK? Would be sweet to have them at Moog in Montreal :/ (will have to contact them too) |
| DJ MENSAH 18.01.2009 | b33son, may we haer anything about the build quality (and pricing)? |
| Hannes Deburchgraeve 17.01.2009 | Oh yeah that controller above is the Hybrid 202. All that and a case is about $799. Great price and really interesting concept. |
| Hannes Deburchgraeve 17.01.2009 | This is the company that brought me out to NAMM. I can tell u lots about them cuz I'm demoing them all day long. |
| Nick Ross 15.01.2009 | Oh man I'm having fun on that site right now!! lol http://djtechpro.com/product_detail....product_id=246 |
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