Behringer DDM4000 Mixer questions.

[Louie_V]

i owned 3 of them... Great mixer, should be in the hall of fame for bang for buck'ness.... Being said... they can become problematic, but nothing that would keep me from performing. go for it, but plan on eventually moving up...

[D-Kem]

I agree that all equipment needs to be flight cased and looked after but Behringer has a terrible reputation for build on all products. On the road your gear has to work and I wouldn't take that chance personally. I also really care about sound quality and think the extra spent on an A&H is well worth it. A mixer is a serious investment and as Steven says it will most likely work for a couple of years max so the value is questionable. BTW Hi Steven, will pop in soon.
Dylan.

[Nicky H]

i owned 3 of them...

Says it all really

[dj matt blaze]

I agree that all equipment needs to be flight cased and looked after but Behringer has a terrible reputation for build on all products. On the road your gear has to work and I wouldn't take that chance personally. I also really care about sound quality and think the extra spent on an A&H is well worth it. A mixer is a serious investment and as Steven says it will most likely work for a couple of years max so the value is questionable. BTW Hi Steven, will pop in soon.
Dylan.

There is no denying their rep for DJ products isn't the greatest but I think they have significantly upped their game the last few years. You can't attribute their lower price totally on build quality as Begringer owns their own factory which keeps costs down. All equipment in this day and age with effects processors, and bpm counters should be babied. I had a gemini mixer that I bought in 1989 that honestly I beat to death, never had a case, would stick it sideways in a crate and the thing lasted me for 9 years until I plugged it in at a gig and I heard zzzz zzzz zzzzzzzPOP!! and smoke came out of the channel 3 fader. Gemini has a rep for not being so good but it lasted 9 years of beatings before it gave out. Same with Numark. People look down on these companies now like they are subpar but for a long time Numark and Gemini were it when it came to DJ gear.

[D-Kem]

As with all gear if the user feels comfy using it and it works then all good.
I would sell a kidney for one of these....http://www.electronique-spectacle.com/djr400.php

[dj matt blaze]

As with all gear if the user feels comfy using it and it works then all good.
I would sell a kidney for one of these....http://www.electronique-spectacle.com/djr400.php

Stuff like that does nothing for me, especially for $2600

[EquipmentDJCom]

One of the best DJ mixers released in recent times for me - so many features packed into such a small price with decent build quality - there's some other good feedback here too - http://www.equipment-dj.com/behringe...rs/ddm4000.php

[djproben]

Like others said, great bang for the buck, but plan on buying something better when you have the cash. It's a lotta mixer for a little money - you can probably pick up a used one for $200 these days, and you get four channels, midi options, some OK effects (most of them are meh and even the good ones are a pain in the ass to use because of the shitty interface, but if you pick one or two you like and stick with them - save them in memory and load them every goddamn time you turn the thing on - it's fine). Sound quality is decent (but stay away from the stupid "ultramiserizer" or whatever the hell it is; it's just a compressor that makes everything sound louder for no reason), build quality is slightly better than you would expect for the price but still not what I would call professional. Plastic clunky knobs and faders, it just feels cheap using it. It's not going to fall apart on you though if you don't abuse it. If you scratch you're going to want to mod or replace the fader; I did a ghetto mod on mine with a piece of hard plastic and some duct tape and it was definitely usable. Sampler section is a complete waste of electricity; use that for your midi stuff if you have any sense. I found the kill switches useless and poorly placed but I didn't accidentally hit them as much as I thought I would so I guess they're not hurting anyone, and some people seem to like them. EQ section buttons are a little confusing but it's just a quirk; it has options that are probably worth experimenting with but I never bothered, heh. And as others said, headphone placement is just stupid and there's way too many buttons. MIDI in and out is really nice if you want to sync with other hardware; keep in mind that it's not a proper soundcard though so you can't just connect up through USB without a soundcard (in fact, there's no USB at all, so spend ten bucks on a MIDI to USB adapter, which will work just fine).

I enjoyed having the mixer for a while but found it more frustrating than enjoyable; in the end it just made me resolve even more to spend my life savings on a mixer that goes to 11.

[Patch]

The DDM4000 is a mixer you have to spend time with. Too many folks want something that works out of the box (Traktor Vs. VDJ8), but you're not gonna get that with a DDM4K.

But once you've learned that thing inside out, and and have learned to live with the elements that you don't particularly LOVE, the usablity of the thing is amazing.

We're never gonna see a mixer that we all agree on 100%. Until Pio make that 4ch scratch certified beast beast w/in-built RMX5000, VST hosting capabilities auto-train wreck prevention...

[FILTHZ]

I don't really think I will ever move to CDJ's unless I am ever able to afford the top product (which is highly unlikely at this point and time). I just think digital DJing is more efficient in terms of visuals and memory. Then again, I always route through an Analog Mixer (DJM-900) because I prefer it to the Digital Mixer in Traktor. There's just so many more things able to be done digitally and so many more controller options.

In saying that, I really do want to purchase some Technics and get scratching.