Xone: DB4- the official unofficial thread

[Xonetacular]

Busy past few days, I keep forgetting to check this out- need to try it when I get home today.

[djproben]

Guys I need help. I can't decide whether the DB4 is the best mixer in the known galaxy, or just totally badass. Any suggestions?

[xs2man]

I'm loving mine. Still haven't upgraded to v2 yet though, although will probably do so this weekend.

[Eizhauz]

Just curious if anyone hear uses the DB4 purely in Midi mode as a main controller... or have you tried?
Also, to confirm my reading is correct, the filter system on DB4 is more on par with the 92 as opposed to the digital DB2 system.
Correct?
Lastly, the DB4 is one effect per channel (for all 4 channels). These are not chained? (a nice option on the DB2).

Background...
My dream mixer when looking into new gear a year ago was the DB2 due to its price point - the DB4 would have been the ultimate trophy. Now with it's update both sound even more appealing!
In the meantime to get my feet wet in the digital landscape I picked up a dirt cheap Xone DX, and while it is fun, I am growing weary of Itch, am frustrated that Serato DJ will not be supported, tired of their limited effects (they call that a reverb?!!!) and missed the Traktor's Black Friday discount on TP2 by one day (hoping for another price drop prior to Xmas). I miss the immediacy of flipping on and tweaking effects from my old system, but at least with that system I had effects on my CDJ's and also on my mixer, so having a lush reverb ready was always nice.

Anyone had experience with Xone DX mapped to Traktor? Difficult to map? I am aware there are mappings out there. May require a memory upgrade to my MBP (2+2 mb RAM). I am willing to try this route first to incorporate the multiple effects from its extensive library first....

... but I would be lying if I wasn't still pining away for a DB2 or a lottery-winning DB4!

Please advise.

[Eizhauz]

Kevz - thanks for the insight!

My other questions aren't related to this thread, will find somewhere to ask those. I thank you for taking the time.
Have you played with the DB2 at all? Any thoughts?

[joshmlevi]

DB4 and X1

[NoizeuNit]

DB4 and X1

no K2? isnt there some awesome features if u have K2 in Xlink with the DB4?

[DarioJ]

^^^ Yeah, but I think it needs to evolve a little more. I believe (probably wrong) you'd have to have 2 in order to have full, uninterrupted, control over Traktor and the mixer's loop functions. I am biased though - I'm a big X1/F1 advocate .

[Xonetacular]

You only need one K2 to control all the DB4 loopers.


I just haven't felt any real need to get K2s over my X1s. The X1s work great and I hardly use the top knobs anyway so the extras on the K2 don't mean too much. If I didn't already have X1s I would probably get K2s just for the fun of it to have a matching setup.

[NoizeuNit]

You only need one K2 to control all the DB4 loopers.


I just haven't felt any real need to get K2s over my X1s. The X1s work great and I hardly use the top knobs anyway so the extras on the K2 don't mean too much. If I didn't already have X1s I would probably get K2s just for the fun of it to have a matching setup.

i have one X1 and one F1 and am trying to figure out if i want to add another X1 or replace X1 with a K2 and maybe add another K2 but as you said the X1 is great, i love it, just unsure what i want to do, feel like i could make use of the extra buttons and knobs but dont know what id do as i enjoy playing on my TTs and not using sync so i rly only use some transport / FX / Looping features, maybe i could incorporate ableton live in using VSTs and other FX that dont make dry / wet with original signal sound better with K2 mapping but so many unknowns guess i need to focus on getting the DB4 before i decide anything else.