DJ-Tech controllers 2009
Hey guys,
just found these new controllers by DJ Tech. Probably something they are displaying on NAMM?
I browsed to these by means of aboutdj.nl, and they have me thinking about the midst of xone:1d controllers and faderfox combined with a hybrid mixer?
The controllers xone:1d a like controllers are called Kontrol One and the mixer is called DJM-202.
Once again credits to aboutdj.nl
Oh man I’m having fun on that site right now!! lol
http://djtechpro.com/product_detail.asp?category_id=63&sub_id=105&product_id=246
This is the company that brought me out to NAMM. I can tell u lots about them cuz I’m demoing them all day long. 
Oh yeah that controller above is the Hybrid 202. All that and a case is about $799. Great price and really interesting concept.
b33son, may we haer anything about the build quality (and pricing)?
Also what kind of distribution are we talking about? International or US/UK? Would be sweet to have them at Moog in Montreal 
(will have to contact them too)
Cool b33son! You took their offer?
Tell us more!
Look,feel and quality?
The controller above is the Hybrid 202. It’s a really cool concept for controllers in general. The thing is sold all together with the case for $799 or each unit individually. I like the shift button that allows you to quickly store cues and loops and recall them. The pitch slider is nice and accurate as are the jog wheels.
The other thing that’s really cool about the controller is that there is a knob on the upper left that allows you to direct the controller to point to up to four decks.
During the NAMM show there was a slight problem with the left touch platter on our demo unit, but thanks to that little knob I was able to point my right controller to control the left deck with just one knob turn. I can see how this could come in really handy on the road. I think all controllers should have a knob like that!
The mixer is a digital mixer with on board effects so you can use effects directly from the unit rather than from within Traktor, Deckdance or whatever other software you use. It also has some tricky crossfader effects that can be activated with by switching a button in the center.
The only thing that I didn’t like much was the color and I would like to see some arcade style buttons for cue points on some of these products in the future. I haven’t see that anywhere really… but hopefully the rest of the world will catch up with Ean soon.
I saw Ean’s demo of his arcade button’s live. I have to say that was damn impressive. It made me want to rip out my VCI-100’s buttons immediately and replace them like he did.
Ghehehe!
Thanks for the heads up man!
Still thinking about that mixer. 
how are the jog wheels for scratching on the Kontrol One? how do they compare to the vestax vci units?
i’m on the market for a midi controller that I can use to scratch tracks in Traktor, is this a good product for such a purpose?
also what is the price for the Kontrol One?
thanks
I was able to scratch on them a bit better than the VCI-100. They’re not as high resolution as the VCI-300 though.
they seem to have their recreation of the ean golden vci too
http://djtechpro.com/product_detail.asp?category_id=63&sub_id=105&product_id=269
Not really… the layout doesn’t work like VCI-100SE. The form factor is similar to the VCI-100… but it’s also somewhat of a cross between the VCI-100 and VCI-300.
Now if they added some arcade buttons I’d give it to you. … what’s the first manufacturer that will mass produce arcade style cue buttons? That’s what I want to know.
Cool, had this to do with the size of the jogwheel, or just a great responsiveness?
Could be the size… I’ve heard it matters, but they’re not much bigger than the VCI-100. Compare that to a vinyl record and you’d probably say there’s no difference. I think they probably are a bit more responsive and out of the box they have a texture that helps them stick a bit better to your fingers. They could still benefit from some Jog grips though for ultimate control.
Cool! Thanks for the info, bro’!
cool sound promising, thanks man
Just came back from Cebit- where I wandered onto the DJ Tech-Stand and could give 2 of their controllers a little spin; the iMix Reloaded which was not so much fun, since their Mac had random cut-outs of the Audio, but the iMix-Club Edition seemed nice. Definitately not the quality of a VCI-100, but still not too bad. Never seen them here in a store, so cannot say if it’s good value for the money.
You’re not on their booth here, Beeson- would be embarrased to have walked right past you 
Elsewise I’d come back tomorrow
If I were there, it’d be hard to miss me. I’m the tall dorky one that looks totally out of place.
I’m curious to see what you think of the Hybrid 202? That was my favorite unit of theirs to play on. I’ve even changed some of my cue mappings to imitate the way it was set up.
sorry to highjack the thread, B33SON you don’t know if there are any videos of ean at 2k9 NAMM?