i personally really like mixing on 3 channels, so i use a 4 channel mixer... but i also use the other channel for an ableton out..i cant even fathom having a 2 channel mixer...and im a scratch dj :P
i personally really like mixing on 3 channels, so i use a 4 channel mixer... but i also use the other channel for an ableton out..i cant even fathom having a 2 channel mixer...and im a scratch dj :P
I've even been known to use 2 Track Decks and 2 Remix decks, so, essential TEN channels...
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Technically I use five as I have four Traktor decks and Ableton with Push. I've also had six channels when I synced up my Volca Beats as well. Though the Beats is terrible for gigging as you can' see anything on it in the dark. Even tried using Tipp-ex to mark out down beats and knob notches but it wasn't enough.
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All 4 channels set up and used:
2 tracks/stems decks
1 remix deck with a special remix set using my main samples
1 remix deck with a specific remix deck with a remix set keyed to one of the track I'm using/ or that's a track deck with an acapella.
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I use my Z2 mixer in a pseudo-4 channel mode when I'm going back to back with a mate on CDJs who can't quite grasp disabling Traktor Mode on decks A and B. Long story short, I have my X1 Mk2 mapped to control the gain, high, mids and lows for decks C and D on the knobs as I don't really use FX much. Might tweak the mapping to allow for the full control of the filter, keylock, etc. if I need to, but haven't had a chance to sit down and do that for a while.
Now that the recent patch for Traktor has introduced step sequencing, I can see some potential in going with a 4 channel arrangement, though I'm waiting on a roadcase to fit my Z2, two D2s and two F1s (one D2 and F1 per player well) before I fully tinker with that, mainly due to limited desk space in my bedroom. I do dabble a bit with the remix decks here and there, but think step sequencing will be the missing ingredient I need (perhaps one deck as a remix deck and the other as a step sequencer).
Last edited by Notanon; 11-28-2016 at 07:59 AM.
^Now THAT sounds like fun. If only you mixed Hip-Hop/Breaks/Mid-Tempo...Originally Posted by Yul
I've been thinking about this a lot recently... Do you create a Remix Set, and then save variations of it where you have transposed each sample to the next key?Originally Posted by Yul
If only there was a way to adjust the key of EVERY sample in a Semix Set, instead of having to transpose all 64 samples individually...
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I just got a 4 channel setup recently and I'm loving it. It's definitely a lot more to keep track of and it's taking some getting used to but I've successfully layered 3 tracks at once on a few mixes using the 3rd track mostly as a bridge or accent.
I only use 2 channels of my 4 channel mixer, but i am also a newbie. I think focus on getting 2 channels to sound nice then phase in 3 and 4
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