DDM400 vs Firebox

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DDM400 vs Firebox

Hey guys,

more newbish questions, but here I go…

I like the idea of being able to physically use a mixer with traktor and my vci-100, but then again I could just mix internally with a soundcard…

Should I:

a.) Buy a Behringer DDM4000 and get a MIDI to USB chord and use the internal sound card on the mixer as my soundcard?

b) Buy a presonus firebox and mix internally?

By using the ddm4000, will i lose much quality by using usb instead of a firewire connection? and if i was playing in a club, is it a huge issue if i have my own mixer?

any help would be grande :slight_smile:

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The ddm-4000 is just a mixer with midi capabilities dude. You will still need to run a soundcard into it. I would get the firebox and program the ddm to complement your vci eg. do the eq’ing on the behringer and the mixing side of things on the vestax

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will i? from what i’ve been told you can use it as a soundcard too

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I could be wrong about that but i would check it out first man. If so, then sweet!

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yeah, maybe i’ll just wait to see if anyone else replies :stuck_out_tongue:

thanks though man, i’ll research a bit more (y)

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i’ve got the manual on pdf i’ll check that out.

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the ddm4000 doesn’t not have a soundcard. like mentioned it is a dj mixer with midi.

personally i would get a better quality mixer without midi and the firebox.

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I agree.
The midi functions of the DDM are pretty pointless as you have a VCI 100.
Get the Presonus. Then you are guaranteed first class sound quality.

You have a mixer on the VCI if you want to mix internally.

If you really want an external mixer, get one that has nothing that you dont need like FX/Midi etc cus you have all that on the VCI. Just get a simple but quality mixer.

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If you guys can point out a better 4 channel in the price range of the ddm4000 I would love to hear about it (as I was planning on getting that one).

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Same here!

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The only other comparable thing I know of is to get a korg zero 4 and use that, which at around 750ish new isn’t much more than the ddm400 and a firebox (~550) and is traktor scratch compatible.

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I have it! I love it. You do need an audio interface either way. I use it now as an internal mixeer so I have four channels in traktor and use a nano pad & nano control for effex and hot cues. Lots of control for very minimal $#$