NathanJames

also.. i believe its numark that make TT1650.. not stanton

walking into clubs has nothing to do with which mixer you use at home.. we are talking about getting the most bang for buck here and at the end of the day, the korg offers the most for the money.. and as far as build quality, korg mixers arent exactly slapped together like numark and behringer.. they still hold steady extremely well.. dropping that much money on a DJM400 when there are other options that will allow for more money to be spend on his decks.. isnt a great idea.. he still has to buy CD decks aswell which is why i mentioned the xone mixer its no good blowing your load on a mixer then having to buy cheap decks.. the aim here is to average out the money available to aquire the best possible setup in all areas.. and dropping 700 on a mixer when budget only allows for 1000 to 1500 max is the wrong way to go about it.. because you will have a good mixer but sub-par decks. my advice is to go with an xponent or the vestax controller save yourself some money and go for one those 2 units, they are well above average in terms of quality

no............ new 1200 have never been Fairly priced the first 1200 I got 18 years ago was a fair price because there was no other turntable out at the time but now every D.J gear manufacture make good turntables for cheeper than the 1200's......its only the TEC 1200 fanboy that are keeping the price so high werd to that totally agree

i have to disagree, in that price range, i would say the korg is alot better option.. how can pioneers generic and limited effects in the 400 compare to a built in Kaoss pad in the korg KM402! with that kaoss pad your talking over 100 different effects! (if your into that sort of thing) also you get 2 extra channels in the korg for the money, the pioneer mixer is very limited

aww man thats awesome, my son is 4 weeks old cant wait to get him on the decks

i would go for a different mixer than the DJM400.. i have one and for the money i paid.. i could of got alot better mixer.. try the xone 22.. Store DJ has them for 550 which is a great deal cheaper than the 400 and its a very very solid mixer, A&H make nice mixers.. that will give you a little more cash to drop on decks try the Korg KM402.. it has a kaoss pad built in! and if your gonna pay 700 for a DJM400 from store DJ.. i would strongly suggest you go for the korg if you wanted to go the CDJ route, try a pair of Denon DNS700 with a xone 22 have you maybe thought about midi controller route? you can get some excellent midi controllers for 1 - 1.5k torq exponent is awesome, Vestax VCI-300 is an excellent controller too all of these setups i have mentioned are within your budget.. there is ALOT more than pioneer equipment out there that is just as good for alot lower price, people are afraid to think outside the box sometimes

hiphop to a degree, is a different set of skills than mixing house, yeah the fundamentals are the same but the details are really different.. house music generally consists of the same 4/4 bass hit and should be slowly blended between intros & outros, creating a smooth blend.. hiphop requires quick mixing & cuts.. you generally need alot larger music collection to mix hiphop because as the OP quoted, songs vary ALOT in BPM.. so for every track to be beatmatchable, you need alot of tracks progressing in bpm to be able to properly sustain a decent mix set.. remember, your mixing, not just dropping tracks and doing fades.. the rules of beatmatching still apply when DJing hiphop..

personally i wouldnt buy the HDJ1000s.. i have used them and there are plenty better alternatives.. the HDJ1000s are fragile, i had a pair and they broke in 5 weeks pioneer specialise in making mixers and CDJs, not headphones.. buy a pair of phones from a company that specialises in transistors like sennheiser or AKG.. i own sennheiser 25HDs and their beautiful.. they are really flat, which is what you want, and un-adultered sound.. pioneer are using the good name they have created themselves from CDJs and mixers, and they are using it to sell headphones.. when for the price you are paying, they are sub-standard compared to what else is available

mark poston is his name.. seeing him this christmas he coming over for lunch.. always get packages in the mail with CDs n chart stuff with PROMO USE ONLY DISTRUBUTION IS PROHIBITED stickers all over it lol.. id get in sooo much trouble if he knew id given out stuff he sends

bit commercial there.. personally anything with a nice fidgety beat or a thick minimal/tech sound

nice post there, did it take you forever to write it?

my misses uncle is the austral-asian director of EMI.. so i get all the chart stuff and ministry stuff way before it hits stores

werd, i love minimal but im more of a tech head.. real figety tech house... so tasty

so christmas is 5 days away!! what is everyone hoping to add to their setup? personally ive asked my misses for a Korg Kaossilator.. looks like a ton of fun and something you could just whip out at a party also saving for a command 8 but that is gonna come a little after christmas anyone else?

cheers guys.. hopefully we can get this site kickin

just for those of you who happen to be on goldy.. i play every thursday saturday and sunday nights at Onyx in Broadbeach.. come down and have a drink

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hi guys, from the gold coast here, active member on DJforums.com sooooo glad we got an aussie forums now =) was resident for a year at Cocktails & Dreams, then shooters for 6 months, then was at titanium bar & coolengatta sands hotel and now currently resident at Onyx Lounge bar in broadbeach (for those who know the goldy) looking forward to meeting everyone