2 week wait for Rane Empath Rotary. Buy something else?

[DarioJ]

I'd think by the time you truly decide what you want, a weeks time will have passed. In turn you'll only have to wait 1 more week, maybe decide then? Patience is a virtue

[M.Beijer]

I actually think someone on this very forum mounted a rotary kit like this in the 900, apparently the kit works both for 900 and 800.

Did not seem too hard to accomplish.

[MaxOne]

Modding the 900 is pretty hardcore. This dude hacked it. He wasn't "meant" to and involves serious soldering and machine cutz

http://forums.pioneerdj.com/entries/...-it-pic-inside

Maybe I should have modded my DJM800 but to be honest I fancied a change. I actually think the DJM800 sounded crisp and good with digital files but not very warm when playing vinyl.

Thought Id go back to analogue mixer styleee

[JohnnyDrama]

2011_setup_1.jpg

Well rotary knobs just have a nice old skool feel for mixing... Cant find any brilliant examples but this is sort of the vibe

Great post !
How about some example (classic) rotary mixer:

Bozak
bozak_ar-6.jpg

Urei (soundcraft)
1620LEf.jpg

Rane
ranemp206s.jpg

2011_setup_1.jpg


A&H (Xone 92r)
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That A&H in the above video is a Xone V6 and my personal wet dream...(but will never own one)

Ps. the s&r (Xone 92) is not build the same way like the cdj800-900-2000 (not quality wise) so you only real option is to place it on the main (this sucks, you wont like it).

[Nosferatu]

^
the turntables might as well be on a shelf 5 feet up. My back would be killing me at the end of the night.

+1 for the Xone V6.... Rotary FTW!!

[djproben]

That Xone V6 is a work of art. I'd be concerned I'd forget to mix as I stood there being mesmerized by the VU meters jumping. Speaking of meters, what's the component above the V6 with the giant meters on it? WANT. Even though I have no clue what it does.

[JohnnyDrama]

^^ big VU-meters (monitor output) = Dorrough http://www.dorrough.com/40.html

That's my kind of gizmo's ($900 a pair...and they say pioneer is expensive )
The V6 is (IMHO) the most epic rotary (and discontinued), they made a 'cheaper' (3K) alternative: Xone S6

I went rotary after seeing little louis vega mixing on of the best sets I witnessed IRL with a rotary (MP 2016 ) and never looked back

[GrimFandango]

Well rotary knobs just have a nice old skool feel for mixing... Cant find any brilliant examples but this is sort of the vibe

What VU-meter is that??? I WANT!

[JohnnyDrama]

euh, see post above yours...link and all ?

[MaxOne]

Yo, late back on this post. Nice pics of classic rotaries

This badboy tickles my fancy too



@JohnnyDrama You got pics of your rane rotary set up?

I went and had another look at the 92 today... the headphone cue things a bit annoying. Cant fully pan between master and cue in headphones.

I do have to mix on headphones when the missus is in bed... thats a bit of a deal breaker. Never noticed that when using playing out cause then i just cue the track alone and use monitors.

Hmmm might be back to the empath and the two week wait.