DJM-T1 or Z2?
Same price - same concept.
What do you think?
Unfortunately I don’t think the DJM T1 took off like the TTM 57sl did for Serato. Price came in really high and I think most people shrugged it off when compared to other options i.e. 4 channel DJM 900 with built in Fx for a couple hundred more.
I do own a DJM T1 (bought after the price drop) I have to say I like it. I wish it wouldn’t taken some cues from the DJM 909 (more fader control, built in fx as well) but overall the build quality is great, cue points on each side very handy, and it’s got a nice EQ. I do want to try the Z2 however I don’t think it’ll feel as solid as the T1.
Z2 feels pretty good, nice faders. It’s also over £200 cheaper than the T1. Build quality is definitely better than previous NI Kontrol units.
i want one SOOO BAD THE Z2 is flawless.
Good job NI.
+1
If there was a Z4 i would buy it instantly, The Z2 seems like it will be a huge seller
When did you get your hands on one? Very jealous
Good to hear. I don’t DISlike the other NI units but I don’t love them either. Buttons are far too clicky, not bouncy enough (well not including pads on the Maschine of course, and to be fair I’ve never messed with an F1, just X1 and S4). Knobs are just ok. Whole thing feels solid, and they seem to hold up pretty well, but still at the same time feels a bit cheap if you know what I mean.
I’m pretty sure there will be a Z4, it’s just a matter of time.
Yesterday at BPM.
is the faceplate and casing metal on the z2?
Nope. Plastic.
EDIT: The glossy section is metal, the outside sections are aluminum.
I saw the DJM-T1 for around 700€.
Z2 for innovation, DJM-T1 for Pioneer quality stuff.
Wrong. Faceplate is plastic over metal. The whole chassis is a very heavy aluminum!
Do you happen to know if the plastic center faceplate is removable like the sides?
Oops thought you just said the faceplate. The middle isn’t removable unfortunately.
Having gone from a VCI-100 to Xone gear anything without a metal faceplate starts to fall into “toy” category for me.
anyone that has laid hands on gear where the control elements are bolted directly to the metal face plate should agree, nothing feels better.
that said I like the feature set the Z2 offers (the usb ports are a sweet idea) but id buy a solid standalone mixer any day of the week.
DJM-T1 has had another price drop:
http://www.westenddj.co.uk/Product/PIONEER/DJMT1/
For 569£ / 705€. Pretty tempting I’d say.
metal vs plastic, internal vs external mixing. yeah I would go with the T1.
NI hasnt had the best track record when it comes to build quality, and also lets not forget the abortion a lot of people were put thru when the S4 came out, and their soundcard drivers had conflicts in Windows . It wasnt so much the conflicts I had issue with, but it was the way they handled their paying customers. I’d go T1 all day.
I can get a t1 for the same price as the z2. The only problem I see with the t1 is that you can’t cue the remix decks properly from what I’ve read. I’ve been trying to work out some hybird setup of external and internal mixing with the t1 so that I can cue properly in my head, but can’t come with a solution because cuing is handled externally within the t1 and not in traktor…Looks like I’m going to be getting a k2 even though I voted for the t1. Hopefully we can figure out how to get a long body innofader in there soon!
I’m a long time 909 and SSL user and am looking to switch it up and go the Traktor route. The 2+2 aspect of the Z2 looks awesome, but I feel as though I would miss the feeling of my 909. Is it possible to reassign the FX1&2 3 knobs to control the volumes of decks C and D on the DJM-T1? if so, what would be the advantage of picking up the z2 over the T1? I’m torn between the two because it seems as though they can both offer the same things. Also, in Traktor, is it possible to map the headphone cues of decks C and D to the FX1&2 2 knobs so samples can be previewed before going live? Thanks.