# DJM-85- - Noise Effect. Damn that shit is LOUD!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708 "2013-09-20T16:03:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/1 "2013-09-20T16:03:46Z")
**DJM-85- - Noise Effect. Damn that shit is LOUD!!!** Anyone know of a way to lower the volume on the NOISE effect on the DJM mixers? Apart from using it on a channel with no music playing, I can’t think of a single use for it. It is WAY too loud. Anyone got a work around for it? ---
**Author:** ![trilla\_shocka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/trilla_shocka/32/13105_2.png) [@trilla\_shocka](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/trilla_shocka)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/2 "2013-09-20T16:45:37Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > Anyone know of a way to lower the volume on the NOISE effect on the DJM mixers? > > Apart from using it on a channel with no music playing, I can’t think of a single use for it. It is WAY too loud. > > Anyone got a work around for it? Lower volume fader on selected channel for assigned effect (noise). ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/3 "2013-09-20T18:56:41Z")
I get that. But then the music on that channel gets lowered too. Seems crazy to me that you can only use the noise effect on a channel with no music playing..! ---
**Author:** ![031999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/031999/32/86_2.png) [@031999](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/031999)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/4 "2013-09-20T19:01:01Z")
aren’t you supposed to sweep it in with the color knob ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/5 "2013-09-20T19:05:06Z")
Patch, how are you liking this mixer btw? ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/6 "2013-09-20T19:31:05Z")
Loving it. I had a good couple of hours with it today. Gotta do something about the crossfader, though. Cut-in is awful. At the very least I’ll need to do the credit card mod. ---
**Author:** ![Shishdisma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Shishdisma](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Shishdisma)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/7 "2013-09-20T19:39:20Z")
From what I remember, the noise effect at it’s peak only hits the top of the meters. It’s designed to sit in with a track at regular volume. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/patch/32/118_2.png) [@Patch](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/8 "2013-09-20T19:57:46Z")
It doesn’t. It is FAR TOO LOUD. (Maybe I need to adjust my amplifier volume, and run my mixer channels louder - maybe then the Noise will not be too loud) ---
**Author:** ![Shishdisma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Shishdisma](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Shishdisma)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/9 "2013-09-20T19:59:37Z")
If your gain levels are set to the first red, the noise, even at full blast, shouldn’t be much louder than it. ---
**Author:** ![johney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/johney/32/15364_2.png) [@johney](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/johney)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/10 "2013-09-20T20:51:05Z")
try the noise effect on a channel that’s not playing anything, then you should be able to control it separately. IIRC it should work that way that is, if you’re not using all 4 channels ---
**Author:** ![Kwal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/kwal/32/14606_2.png) [@Kwal](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Kwal)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/11 "2013-09-20T21:07:08Z")
Worst effect ever. Not sure why it’s even on the mixer. ---
**Author:** ![elliot1106](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/elliot1106/32/14054_2.png) [@elliot1106](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/elliot1106)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/12 "2013-09-20T21:08:21Z")
Noise on a mixer hitting 0db will be significantly louder than the music on the channel. ---
**Author:** ![Liambo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/liambo/32/13265_2.png) [@Liambo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Liambo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/13 "2013-09-20T21:15:17Z")
I hate it on the 900/RMX, i know i can edit it on the RMX but wish i could on the 900. ---
**Author:** ![mdcdesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mdcdesign/32/12856_2.png) [@mdcdesign](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mdcdesign)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/14 "2013-09-20T22:17:12Z")
> [@Kwal](#): > > Worst effect ever. Not sure why it’s even on the mixer. This is why I’m getting the RMX-80 😉 ---
**Author:** ![makar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@makar1](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/makar1)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/15 "2013-09-21T00:11:01Z")
You could have just bought a DJM800 seven years ago, it doesn’t have a Noise effect either. ---
**Author:** ![mdcdesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mdcdesign/32/12856_2.png) [@mdcdesign](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mdcdesign)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/16 "2013-09-21T00:23:48Z")
> [@makar1](#): > > You could have just bought a DJM800 seven years ago, it doesn’t have a Noise effect either. But it DOES have a £600 higher RRP. ---
**Author:** ![Shishdisma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Shishdisma](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Shishdisma)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/17 "2013-09-21T00:25:56Z")
> [@mdcdesign](#): > > But it DOES have a £600 higher RRP. …But is still in circulation an obscene amount of time later. Chinese bargain bin equipment tends to last a year or so. ---
**Author:** ![mdcdesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mdcdesign/32/12856_2.png) [@mdcdesign](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mdcdesign)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/18 "2013-09-21T00:32:38Z")
> [@Shishdisma](#): > > …But is still in circulation an obscene amount of time later. Chinese bargain bin equipment tends to last a year or so. If you do some research on it you’ll see it’s a far cry from the Behringer DJXes you might expect it to be; plus it’s still not a cheap unit by any means, at £720 retail it’s a serious chunk of cash for a mixer. Well worth it though; some features even the 900/2000 doesn’t have 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bassline\_Brine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bassline_brine/32/15043_2.png) [@Bassline\_Brine](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bassline_Brine)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/19 "2013-09-21T05:52:23Z")
I found some good spots to use the noise to basically add an extra flair to to some breaks, or let it roll off with the bass. It takes some messing around and you can’t overuse it, but it’s a nice little touch sometimes. I don’t own a DJM-900 but I’ve rented them and played on them, and it’s just like everything else, if you fuck with it enough you’ll find a place to use it. (Note: I usually spin breaks or DnB… other genres it might fit so well). ---
**Author:** ![MaxOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/maxone/32/13139_2.png) [@MaxOne](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MaxOne)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708/20 "2013-09-21T08:06:18Z")
As everyone has said it is too loud… and to use it on a channel that’s not being used. But basically once you decide that is it’s use i actually love it! It’s the sort of sound that needs it’s own volume control in a way cause you want to bring volume up and down to create nice sweeps. Us in combo with echo on the beat fx and too. Agreed it’d be nice to turn it down in a setting or whatever but i actually like using it on it’s own channel now. [Next page](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-85-noise-effect-damn-that-shit-is-loud/60708.md?page=2)