Allen & Heath DX ...?

[mix architekt]

Can anybody tell me if the DX is USB bus powered or if it needs a power adapter?

it runs off of an external 12 volt power supply.

[Akilah]

it runs off of an external 12 volt power supply.

Thanks for your answer.
So no possibility to run it only bus powered from a Macbook?

[mix architekt]

not at all. sorry!

[Akilah]

Thanks friends.
Everything also has it's disadvantage.

The AA VSM4 isn't a alternative I believe, as far as I know it's weight is about 10kg...so not really mobile.
And it's quallity can be the second point...

[D-Vine]

Daaaaaaaamn, mine just got pushed back to week 18

Edit: loooool, it's in the building

I will write something about it tomorrow, don't got much time for it atm...

[thictool]

Ordered one off ebay from Englad and payed WAY too much for it. But its arriving Monday March 22nd (This Monday). I cant wait to see what the sound card output level is.....hoping its not as weak as every other soundcard on earth.

Currently I use a line level convertor (boosts volume levels to Profectional levels) along with my soundcard just to get a level thats comparable to any CD player that on the market. I get so tired of not having any head room in the volume department.

My hopes are that the soundcard volume is loud enough so I can leave my external Soundcard and Line Level Convertor at home. Saving my self from having to carry two extra units ....not to mention two extremely clunky AC plugs.

Im not concerned about the Jogs being non touch sensetive cause I never use em in that way.

Im also not scared of the lame "high travel" buttons at the bottom of the unit (4 per deck side). I plan on using those for engaging loops.....and since I use preset loops rather than loops on the fly (with set in and out points), I dont need all that much acuracy when pressing those buttons.

[thictool]

Well it arrived today.....the revered Xone DX

I had about 20 minutes to play with it before going to the gym.

First impression wasnt that great.

First of all every single button on this unit has a SUPER LONG TRAVEL....even the FX buttons. Havent accually tryed the unit so I dont know when the button engage will happen. Meaning perhaps the buttons will trigger in the beginning of the button press, and not have to be pushed all the way down before it triggers.

FX knobs on the Top on the unit are really tight and cramped....like I cant even come close to turning the knobs with my fingers without accidentily hitting the other knobs in the proccess. Theres simply not enogh room. Especially between the Endless Rotary Enconder and the Normal FX knob next to it.

Unit IS HEAVY as sh+t

No real locigal place for EQ kill buttons....I can improvise.....but not logically

Jog wheels are unbelievably tiny

WHen I shake the unit, it sounds like there's a bag of sand shaking around in there.

The X /Y toogles switches feel like they will break pretty easily.

Ok well more later.......I need to hook this up to do a proper review.....But aint all that thrilled at the moment.

[Akilah]

Well it arrived today.....the revered Xone DX

I had about 20 minutes to play with it before going to the gym.

First impression wasnt that great.

First of all every single button on this unit has a SUPER LONG TRAVEL....even the FX buttons. Havent accually tryed the unit so I dont know when the button engage will happen. Meaning perhaps the buttons will trigger in the beginning of the button press, and not have to be pushed all the way down before it triggers.

FX knobs on the Top on the unit are really tight and cramped....like I cant even come close to turning the knobs with my fingers without accidentily hitting the other knobs in the proccess. Theres simply not enogh room. Especially between the Endless Rotary Enconder and the Normal FX knob next to it.

Unit IS HEAVY as sh+t

No real locigal place for EQ kill buttons....I can improvise.....but not logically

Jog wheels are unbelievably tiny

WHen I shake the unit, it sounds like there's a bag of sand shaking around in there.

The X /Y toogles switches feel like they will break pretty easily.

Ok well more later.......I need to hook this up to do a proper review.....But aint all that thrilled at the moment.

Hmm....this is against all which I heared before.
Ok, the button travel specially for the cue point seems to be really long, but that would not be an issue for me.
Sice of the wheels doesn't matter for me as well, I would prefer if it has no wheels.

And the build quallity should be rock solid as far as all other comments sounds like?!?!?
Well, I will know more details about the DX soon.

[hesitant]

Well it arrived today.....the revered Xone DX

I had about 20 minutes to play with it before going to the gym.

First impression wasnt that great.

First of all every single button on this unit has a SUPER LONG TRAVEL....even the FX buttons. Havent accually tryed the unit so I dont know when the button engage will happen. Meaning perhaps the buttons will trigger in the beginning of the button press, and not have to be pushed all the way down before it triggers.

FX knobs on the Top on the unit are really tight and cramped....like I cant even come close to turning the knobs with my fingers without accidentily hitting the other knobs in the proccess. Theres simply not enogh room. Especially between the Endless Rotary Enconder and the Normal FX knob next to it.

Unit IS HEAVY as sh+t

No real locigal place for EQ kill buttons....I can improvise.....but not logically

Jog wheels are unbelievably tiny

WHen I shake the unit, it sounds like there's a bag of sand shaking around in there.

The X /Y toogles switches feel like they will break pretty easily.

Ok well more later.......I need to hook this up to do a proper review.....But aint all that thrilled at the moment.

Yeah there is slightly more travel on the buttons compared to other controllers ie vestax ...... But it only takes the slightest press and the function is engaged or disengaged in traktor.

The effect controls are about the same as my Vestax TR1 so I don't mind this. You want more space, you'll end up with a bigger unit. OK the endless control knob at the end is a little too close the knob 3 but it ain't bothered me and I can still use it no problem.

Jog wheels are the same as on the xone 1d, 2d 4d etc. I don't scratch so they are fine for me and do their job just fine whether its scrolling through a track or searching for a track in the browser.

I agree it is heavy but I'd rather it had weight about it than being light and plasticy. Its good Allen & Heath build quality.

Never ever thought about shaking any dj equipment when I first get it but thought I'd try this to see and nope no noise coming from inside mine.

Hope you enjoy the unit once you get a proper chance to play with it.

[thictool]

Futher testing....

The Good

The travel on the DX buttons (small black ones & Square FX) are not bad at all. The buttons engage at about the 1/4th of the way down while pressing the button. Meaning they engage really quikly and dont require the buttons to be down all the way in order to engage whatever their controlling.

Jogs are great accually....small yes....but using the Rotary option 7Fh (in Traktor) you can get really fine adjustments as well as broad adjustments if you set the acseleration properly within Traktor.

Sound quality is stellar and super loud. The master volume is an analoge source so you can control the volume of the mixer itself in addition to controlling the master volume thru Traktor.

Its not as heavy as I thought....clocking in at about 10 pounds.

The spinning LEDs around the Jogs work automatically (with no midi paramiters to setup) as well as the Master Volume Meters (at The top center of the unit)....No setup means happier me.

Headphone Volume is VERY LOUD. Has its own Preamp. BTW you have to set headphone monitoring on channels 7 & 8 within Traktors Output Routing options in order to hear the headphones.

Im able to set the Audio Latency to 0.5 (within Traktor) and ASIO Reolution (within Xone DX Soundcard Control Panel) is 32 BIT by defauly.....SWEET !!!

Xone DX Midi implemetation is so easy and is broken down beautifully in the manual.

Mic works perfectly with no hassles....just plug in and use...

This unit will save loads of setup time.....plus no more external sound card to carry, no more headphone preamp to carry, no more Direct Line Convertor to carry because it is loud as hell with XLR outs built in !!!

My load just got 15 pounds lighter with 50 percent less wires to carry...