Two X1's on the way - Now what mixer??

[Karlos Santos]

Actually to be more constructive id add that ive used an A&H 62 for 5 years and it is a wonderful thing to have.

Get the A&H and you wont regret it mate.

[n2hf1st]

ohhh I take it back, xone 42 does have proper level monitors. damn, now I really want one

[peedot]

the new dark gunmetal colored 42 is so damn sexy

[LoveBass]

why dont you stay with midi and get a faderfox or something?

[haze324]

living in miami there's a bunch of locations to get gigs that, that already have systems in place. Would be much easier to plug in two X1's and a sound card to the house mixer. If thats what is being used than I should replicate that system. I thought about all midi, but, read up the sound quality and control is more accurate with an external mixer. Something has to lead Richi Hawtin, Carl Cox, etc. to use and external mixer vs. an all midi set up.

I would use a faderfox and two X1's or a similar set up if it was small mobile gig though.

also a part of me wants to explore timecode and some tech 1200's.

[Abyrne7]

I am recently taking the external mixer route as well, compared to all midi. Ordered a Xone 32 for home use based mostly on price. But it is for home use so I didn't need something too pricey. Now ordered a presonous firebox for mixing of three channels. I figured three was fine and that I would rarely need 4 decks for mixing Electro/Hip Hop. Anywas, I'd get the 42 for sure, I was also looking into that mixer.

[sine143]

. Something has to lead Richi Hawtin, Carl Cox, etc. to use and external mixer vs. an all midi set up.

that something is both tradition, and having huge wads of cash lieing around.

Analog mixers can help *make* your sound. if you had 30 djs in traktor internally spinning the same set (down to the knob twist), you wouldnt have as much variation as you would if you had those 30 djs on 30 different analog mixers.

They stay analog because there are loads of awesomely good sounding analog devices. Some people say the filters on the xone mixers are worth the money themselves. There are also tons of analog effects that people really love.

Now, the effects in traktor are really good, I'm not shooting down those, I freaking love em.

[haze324]

^ yeah expensive it is.

I love my VCI-100 and think I do pretty damn well and am as versatile as I need to be (right now) with it. But if have two x1's controlling Traktor, i think what else can I add to my set. I've read the Xone's have great filters, the 92 has 4 eq knobs, etc. so I am leaning that route.

Honestly mostly because its easier to go to a place with two X1's and plug in that it is to take a VCI-100. Add in timecode and using turntables and a VCI-100 to take somewhere just wouldn't fit in the picture.

[sine143]

Hell, I would rather have a vci 100 and traktor for dedicated fx control than like, an EFX 800 or something like that.

Even if I'm not mixing on it, I'm sure I could tweak the djtt mapping into a beast fx control mapping. Granted you have 2 x1s...

[Phormula1.8T]

well thats just plain BAD advice! the 600 is a TERRIBLE mixer for the money! Either go xone or the ecler, although if i had the choice id go with the xone42.

the hells this guy gunna do with an elcer mixer? scratch with rotary encoder knobs? lol hes got two x1s man not 1200s.