WeeZ asked.
quoted 3 lines What is the best CD mixing device, offcourse thinking> What is the best CD mixing device, offcourse thinking
>about quality/price?? I heard the JB Systems CD Devices sucked bitgtime...
>Let me know please...
Denons m8. Any of the Denon dual deck systems. The 2500F is very special
with a jog/shottle for finding cue points, much better than the ffwd and
rew buttons on their 2000F MK-2 I use. The denons sound quality is easily
better than any of the other systems I've used.
But if your a features man have a look at the Pioneer CDJ-II single deck
systems. These allow you to change a tracks tempo without altering it's
pitch (real time time stretching in other words) and conversely allow you
to change the pitch without altering the speed. The dedicated mixer you can
get with these has all sorts of other nifty stuff, BPM counter on each
source, Phaser/flanger and other effects on pot wheels. Loadsa stuff, it
basically beat matches 4 you. However not only is the pioneer system
hideously expensive, the sound quality is truly dire. When you do time
stretch, the whole audio signal drops noticeably. So you end up using your
spare hand to bring that channels level up as you slow the track down.
Anyway. If cash is a problem. Second hand Denon systems are going at good
prices, the 2000F MK2 I use I saw recently for sale at 500.000 UKP. There
are a lot of cheap dual systems about at the moment. I heard good things
about the audiolab pair which came to only 400.oo UKP. Apparently the
single joystick control is amazing to use, but then the buttons on my
Denons (particulary the pitch bend) respond to the agression with which you
press them. the harder you press them, the more drastic the change, the
lighter you press them, the more slight the change. The other good thing I
heard about the audiolabs was that it has two cables to the transport
system, therefore things happen more quickly, especially important when
setting up loops.
- Stray.