Xone: K2 Thread

[djproben]

At this price I'm sure they will be around at guitar centers. I'll be keeping my X1 but definitely buying one of these. The two together is the perfect mobile rig for internal mixing, methinks. I also plan to have a mapping for home use (where I mix externally) and a mapping for internal mixing that will use the K2 as a basic 4channel mixer. Probably have one layer where I duplicate some of the midifighter functions on the bottom button grid including effects and cuepoint juggling.

This thing is months from being released but I already can't comprehend how I have gone through life without one.

[phazedown]

I love this setup ! But would you use it with Traktor or Ableton though ? Or both ?

Yeah mainly in ableton concerning possibilities and my will to create a liveset with own content. But for small sessions this would perfectly work in Traktor aswell. Too bad it will still take 3 months until the K2s are availible, that's a lot of time if you are waiting on something.
I would almost cut one of my pinky fingers for getting them right now ^^

[DJ Rock Well]

Just for the record, the ones on display at BPM this weekend did not have a centre (12 o'clock) click on the pots. Although I guess they are prototypes and could change before the drop... especially if everyone badgers A&H.
Also, if it helps anyone, the guys on the stand said you can power two of these off of one usb cable, joining the two together via the X-Link cable and all that differs is that on the second unit is the audio interface shuts down.
Must say that in the metal these units looked even better than in the pics - really solid metal and a decent size with good space between all the controls.
Strange to say that of all the stuff at BPM, the two new A&H products may not have been the cheapest but stood out noticeably as the best value for money things I saw.

[photojojo]

I didn't think the audio from one K2 would be able to pass over Xlink. I wonder though how things work if you use two USB ports?

[Steve Zorilow]

The guy in the video talked about aggragate, but probably for more than 2 unit... who knows?!?

The preliminary brochure do not says much... let's hope for an intelligent driver...

[Karlos Santos]

Strange to say that of all the stuff at BPM, the two new A&H products may not have been the cheapest but stood out noticeably as the best value for money things I saw.

Everyone knows im an NI fanboy... Its a given.
The NI stand was fine, the new S2 and Mikro are cool. All good stuff.

ALLEN & HEATH KILLED IT AT BPM 2011.
They made most other stalls superfluous.

Im quite friendly with a few of the guys at A&H but i have zero affiliation with them so this is a totally unbiased view.

[DJ Rock Well]

"ALLEN & HEATH KILLED IT AT BPM 2011.
They made most other stalls superfluous"

Know what you mean, all four of us in the car I went up had no need for another midi controller or flash 4 channel mixer but we all went home fondling catalogues and thinking about what to sell on ebay!

The DB2 and K2 were just that good... and it always helps that on the A&H stand you meet the actual people who made the stuff they're selling who can answer your questions honestly and accurately - no salesman bull.

[MrPopinjay]

Just for the record, the ones on display at BPM this weekend did not have a centre (12 o'clock) click on the pots. Although I guess they are prototypes and could change before the drop... especially if everyone badgers A&H.

Noooooo I was right D:

[Karlos Santos]

The DB2 and K2 were just that good... and it always helps that on the A&H stand you meet the actual people who made the stuff they're selling who can answer your questions honestly and accurately - no salesman bull.

Not only the guys that made the products but the Product Specialist Mixarchitekt (Tim) who is a great DJ and has a passion for the products.
Talking to the developers is great but when you speak with Mixarchitekt he gives you the low-down from a DJ perspective and that is priceless.

Mixarchitek is also a member of the DJTechTools community

[Scaper7]

K2 looks like a cool little unit. Pleased to hear it's built well too. I'll have one without batting an eyelid.