Traktor Z1

Agreed, very silly.

I've owned a ton of high end gear and have played a ton of high end clubs. That said, I ordered a Z1 and can't wait to have it. Will I play a mega club with it? Prob not, but I will a have a whole lot of fun learning a new way to DJ. I learned how to DJ about 22 years ago. Gear like this makes me excited about djing in a new way. In the end it's not what gear you use, it's how you rock the show. :)

I've just spent an hour mixing in my headphones (on the sofa) with a Z1 and an F1 rather than the S4 or tons of other stuff.
It's cool striping it back and playing with just what you have in front of you.
Spent some time with just the Z1 and all you have is a filter and a Play/Pause button. It's fun and it's good to play about with the tracks and pay more attention to subtle EQing rather than whacking umpteen FX all over the place.

I have remapped it a little so that the Filter buttons are Low Kills. Makes sense to have them there with the EQ section and I have no need to change Filter type so they are better used and the Fliter knob has a centre indent anyway.

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Originally Posted by 031999

I'm with you man, some people don't understand what the concept of "headroom". It can only be achieved with an external analog mixer with proper gain staging inside. You can only push software so far.

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What you just said makes no sense whatsoever. In Traktor you've got gain controls for each channel, a separate autogain function, a limiter AND headroom. DISaS73R is quite right, internal mixing - if configured properly for the setup you're using - shits all over a DJM. And the difference is, Traktor's internal mixing mode is constantly IMPROVING; things like the addition of the Z ISO EQ curves and filter, and just general under the hood tweaks. To improve an external mixer, you pretty much have to go out and buy a new one, as firmware updates tend to be few and far between, and if you're using an ANALOG mixer, it'd require getting the soldering iron out.

I don't know where the whole "internal mixing mode sucks" myth came from; maybe it USED to be crap, but these days it's on a par with DJMs if not slightly better, and the difference between the Traktor IM and A&H's analog stuff is a matter of personal preference rather than quantifiable differences.

For me, the ONLY way the Z1 could be better is if it was a 4 channel mixer; but then again, I can just buy two of them for less than even a DJM350, let alone a DJM700.

Its great for at home use, house parties, or messing about with traktor on the ipad. For gigging, I would def prefer an analog mixer and a couple midi controllers with an interface if I were to be modular. Most spots already have a mixer.

This argument is dumb and we should be working together to see this thing expanded using custom mappings and modifiers.

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Originally Posted by Karlos Santos

I've just spent an hour mixing in my headphones (on the sofa) with a Z1 and an F1 rather than the S4 or tons of other stuff.
It's cool striping it back and playing with just what you have in front of you.
Spent some time with just the Z1 and all you have is a filter and a Play/Pause button. It's fun and it's good to play about with the tracks and pay more attention to subtle EQing rather than whacking umpteen FX all over the place.

I have remapped it a little so that the Filter buttons are Low Kills. Makes sense to have them there with the EQ section and I have no need to change Filter type so they are better used and the Fliter knob has a centre indent anyway.

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Sounds good mate. Its super convenient to be able to sit in front of the TV and work on your sets. I do it with my midifighter. its win/win - I get to play with my gear and the Mrs didnt have to watch Home and Away on her own!!

Also, sometimes its nice to have less buttons and just focus on smooth EQ tweaks. Good for learning your tunes and getting a feel for the different EQ ranges in each track.

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Originally Posted by spiz

Can anyone tell me the power specifications on the wall adapter?

I'm looking at the z1 / ipad combination as a way throw dj sets while camping, which usually means no power sockets... so I'm looking for portable battery packs / AC adapters as a way to power the z1/ipad as it needs to be plugged in.

Can someone tell me the power draw of the adapter? Size, etc? I'm thinking something like this would work if the z1 power socket will fit and is within power specs. Can't find them on NI's site.

Thanks!

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tell us if you find something adequate..

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Originally Posted by kooper1980

I get to play with my gear and the Mrs didnt have to watch Home and Away on her own!!

Also, sometimes its nice to have less buttons and just focus on smooth EQ tweaks. Good for learning your tunes and getting a feel for the different EQ ranges in each track.

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This 100% ^

^^99.75%^^ (took off the taxi fare)

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Originally Posted by kooper1980

Sounds good mate. Its super convenient to be able to sit in front of the TV and work on your sets. I do it with my midifighter. its win/win - I get to play with my gear and the Mrs didnt have to watch Home and Away on her own!!
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We are living parallel lives mate:)

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Originally Posted by smiTTTen

^^99.75%^^ (took off the taxi fare)

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Thats a pretty cheap taxi from Brooklyn to Perth!