cheapest acceptable DJ mixer for scratching?

hazza · 11th October 2008, 03:49 PM

Hi there,
i'm on a seriously tight budget on this. i've been searching digital village and ebay for the cheapest dj mixer (i only need 2 channels). and there are a surprising amount under £100. Behringer for example have a few.
but are these worth it? or am i wasting my money on something that cheap?

i am a scratching/dj novice, but still i would like to be able to hang on to whatever mixer i get for a little while as i improve.

any suggestions appreciated.

cheers.

mohthom · 11th October 2008, 04:13 PM

Look on eBay - look for items within 10 miles, auction only. Pick up the item in person. There'll be less bids, the item will go more cheaply (MUCH more cheaply) and you'll be able to get away without the worry of P&P, which often damages items . . .

MohThoM

crazyflare · 11th October 2008, 04:16 PM

If you keep looking on ebay you'll find a pmc 06 at some point for under or near £100
or there is this
vestax pmc 05

Peace

cpu · 11th October 2008, 09:15 PM

You definitely want something with an adjustable crossfader curve.... The cheapest mixer i've seen lately with a decent curve was the Denon dnx120 (older model was the dnx100...discontinued, so you might find one on the cheap) The go for around 200 bucks. I personally use Rane, but i like the Vestax crossfaders a lot...i dig the "click" they make...it feels real nice.

hazza · 12th October 2008, 01:21 PM

ah so the cheaper mixers have different crossfades? didn't know this. i was seriously considering getting a Behringer DX626 purely because it's like one of the cheapest things i could find - but this would be bad for scratching because of the curve??

i was originally going to get a Vestax VMC 002XL, but scrapped that idea when i couldn't afford it :P
maybe i'll have to go back to that plan... which means waiting for months before i can buy it :(

cpu · 13th October 2008, 07:13 PM

Man....if you are ANY kind of serious about dj'ing, don't get the cheapest thing available. Get your grind on and save a couple dollars and buy something half decent. You'll be way happier that you did.

ReaLsoN · 13th October 2008, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpu

Man....if you are ANY kind of serious about dj'ing, don't get the cheapest thing available. Get your grind on and save a couple dollars and buy something half decent. You'll be way happier that you did.

Exactly!

Fredrik · 13th October 2008, 07:49 PM

The vestax 05 or 06 can be had for £100 if you look on ebay etc. and it´s a good choice IMO. Just look out for the conditions of the faders, they can be changed but that is an additional cost of cource. Going for the behringers of dj mixers will give you a scratchy (no pun

) and leaky fader within a week or two of heavy use, literally.

Pilgrim007 · 13th October 2008, 08:44 PM

sorry to hjack the topic. What is currently the best dj mixer out there? Something which one could use for hooking up a Pre amp and a condensor to it.

I know the standard deck is an SL. Its industry standard.

ReaLsoN · 13th October 2008, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilgrim007

sorry to hjack the topic. What is currently the best dj mixer out there? Something which one could use for hooking up a Pre amp and a condensor to it.

I know the standard deck is an SL. Its industry standard.

RODEC SCRATCHBOX

Hands down the best mixer on the market imo.

Pilgrim007 · 13th October 2008, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReaLsoN

RODEC SCRATCHBOX

Hands down the best mixer on the market imo.

Would this mixer be good enough to use in a productive manner, for example to sample records, plus record vocals?

Fredrik · 13th October 2008, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilgrim007

sorry to hjack the topic. What is currently the best dj mixer out there? Something which one could use for hooking up a Pre amp and a condensor to it.

I know the standard deck is an SL. Its industry standard.

When it comes to scratch mixers I would say that rane ttm56 is up there among the best. It has magnetic faders that are practicaly unbreakable. But it very much comes down to taste with these types of mixers IMO. There are some discrete rotary fader mixers that delivers the best sound I believe, not for scratching though.

Theres no merits of using a pre amp and a condenser with a dj mixer IMHO, might as well go straight to the converter.

ReaLsoN · 14th October 2008, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilgrim007

Would this mixer be good enough to use in a productive manner, for example to sample records, plus record vocals?

Look into the details of the mixer. This aint no ordinary battle mixer. This is the Bentley of the mixers. This unit sounds incredible. None of that Vestax bs ...

DAH · 14th October 2008, 12:22 PM

please point me to a decent mixer with hamster switch, adjustable crossfade curve and EASY SLIDING optical/magnetc crossfader since i need crab scratc eanbled mixer

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11th October 2008, 03:49 PM	#1
hazza Gear Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 47	cheapest acceptable DJ mixer for scratching? Hi there, i'm on a seriously tight budget on this. i've been searching digital village and ebay for the cheapest dj mixer (i only need 2 channels). and there are a surprising amount under £100. Behringer for example have a few. but are these worth it? or am i wasting my money on something that cheap? i am a scratching/dj novice, but still i would like to be able to hang on to whatever mixer i get for a little while as i improve. any suggestions appreciated. cheers. __________________

11th October 2008, 04:13 PM	#2
mohthom Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 519	Look on eBay - look for items within 10 miles, auction only. Pick up the item in person. There'll be less bids, the item will go more cheaply (MUCH more cheaply) and you'll be able to get away without the worry of P&P, which often damages items . . . MohThoM __________________

11th October 2008, 04:16 PM	#3
crazyflare Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8	If you keep looking on ebay you'll find a pmc 06 at some point for under or near £100 or there is this vestax pmc 05 Peace __________________ www.myspace.com/crazyflare To the beat yo!!

12th October 2008, 01:21 PM	#5
hazza Gear Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 47	ah so the cheaper mixers have different crossfades? didn't know this. i was seriously considering getting a Behringer DX626 purely because it's like one of the cheapest things i could find - but this would be bad for scratching because of the curve?? i was originally going to get a Vestax VMC 002XL, but scrapped that idea when i couldn't afford it :P maybe i'll have to go back to that plan... which means waiting for months before i can buy it :( __________________

11th October 2008, 09:15 PM	#4
cpu Gear nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 149	You definitely want something with an adjustable crossfader curve.... The cheapest mixer i've seen lately with a decent curve was the Denon dnx120 (older model was the dnx100...discontinued, so you might find one on the cheap) The go for around 200 bucks. I personally use Rane, but i like the Vestax crossfaders a lot...i dig the "click" they make...it feels real nice.

13th October 2008, 07:13 PM	#6
cpu Gear nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 149	Man....if you are ANY kind of serious about dj'ing, don't get the cheapest thing available. Get your grind on and save a couple dollars and buy something half decent. You'll be way happier that you did.

13th October 2008, 07:49 PM	#8
Fredrik Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,709	The vestax 05 or 06 can be had for £100 if you look on ebay etc. and it´s a good choice IMO. Just look out for the conditions of the faders, they can be changed but that is an additional cost of cource. Going for the behringers of dj mixers will give you a scratchy (no pun ) and leaky fader within a week or two of heavy use, literally.

13th October 2008, 08:44 PM	#9
Pilgrim007 Gear interested Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 11	sorry to hjack the topic. What is currently the best dj mixer out there? Something which one could use for hooking up a Pre amp and a condensor to it. I know the standard deck is an SL. Its industry standard.

14th October 2008, 12:22 PM	#14
DAH Gear maniac Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yaroslavl, Russia Posts: 224	please point me to a decent mixer with hamster switch, adjustable crossfade curve and EASY SLIDING optical/magnetc crossfader since i need crab scratc eanbled mixer __________________ http://www.myspace.com/daicehawksbeats

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