eks otus?
i just noticed this odd little… amazing thing.
anyone have it that could tell me if its worth it? id prolly be running two with a mixer. so one on each side, like turntables. i was thiinking about getting another cheap midi to control decks c&d but since each could control two i dont have to… i think. either way, any review, feedback would be awesome. and, would the two otus’s and a mixer work? or is there a snag i dont know of.
Hi ranzerox,
A friend of mine owns a “eks otus plus” ( http://eks.fi/product.php?p=products&id=64 ) and he’s pretty happy with it.
I tried it two times and the build quality seems great but i dont feel at home with the touch fader and buttons…
The jogwheel is realy big and feels great but if you don’t scratch, what’s the point ?
In my point of view, the Denon DN-SC2000 is cheaper, well build and better fits my use…
My only advice would be for you to get to the store and just feel them both before making your choice.
I hope this help, good luck making your choice!
the only problem is i live in texas.. i dont think i could find one of these things in a million miles. it looks awesome, but your point is good with the jog wheel.. the dnsc2000’s i dont like because of how thin they are, you need a pad under them for mixer height. anyone else with advice/feedback?
Should work like a charm if you aggregate the soundcards (Mac) I know you can do it with the PC as well with ASIO4All (i think).
HTFR have them at a really good price right now too (£329) …
2 of these and a DDM4000 would be the sh1t 
The denon still requires a soundcard and you wouldnt feel like your controlling the deathstar 
They are designed to control 2 decks really nicely with one unit so you wouldn’t need more than 1 with your mixer (unless you’re a pro who can beat match instantly rocking out on 4 turntables)
They do have 2 stereo outputs.
I run 2 otus all the time with an x-session pro in the middle and mix 4 decks internaly, the only other option to this is the s4 imo, and there is no need to aggregate the soundcards on mac or use asio4all, as the EKS asio driver is rock solid and u should have no problems using the 2 otus in internal or external mode,
questions? ask here as i use this setup for at least 4 gigs a week
I didn’t like anything on it other than the big jogwheel when I tried it out, but I know some people really love them. I prefer the Denon. Depends how comfortable you are with touch pads.
I reckon the Denon sc-2000.
Great midi controller if you’re not scratching
Come on dude get the raw, it doesn’t have touch pads!
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Get a couple of Otus RAW and an Audio2DJ
http://eks.fi/product.php?p=products&id=63
Shouldn’t need the Audio 2, the Raw has built in audio.
Why? 1 otus = 2 decks. Can you beat match 4 decks?
Also the otus has a built in 2 channel sound card. So you’re saying he need 6 stereo outputs? So is he running two different instances of traktor so he can have 6 decks?
edit; broken w key.
The OP mentioned he wanted to use an external mixer with external traktor mode & control 4 decks.
I assummed each deck on separate channels in which case you would need to aggregate to get 8 outputs or use internal Mixing which does away with the need for a external mixer anyhow?
[quote]Why? 1 otus = 2 decks. Can you beat match 4 decks?
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OP already said he’d like to control C&D too
2xRAW = $400 difference in price (ouch!)
Edit: [quote]Also the otus has a built in 2 channel sound card[/quote]
Its actually a 6ch soundcard for headphone out as well but OP would still need to combine the outs for external mixing.
What the hell? the otus is COMPLETELY the wrong type of controller to use for 4 deck control. It’s designed for manual beat matching and nothing else really. Unless you’re a badman on the turntables you’re just not going to be able to handle it. Unless you sync. But then why are you getting an otus?
No, the otus is 2 stereo channel. It has 2 mono pairs and 2 digitals that have the same output as the mono pairs.
no need to aggregate, the EKS audio Driver add routable channels in Traktor so u can give each channel a output if u run 2 Otus and hook that up to any 4 channel mixer
[quote]What the hell? the otus is COMPLETELY the wrong type of controller to use for 4 deck control. It’s designed for manual beat matching and nothing else really. Unless you’re a badman on the turntables you’re just not going to be able to handle it. Unless you sync. But then why are you getting an otus?
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17 low travel buttons
6 touch buttons
10 assignable control knobs
touch fader
2xlayers
I’d hardly say its designed for nothing else ?
Fat businessmen drive M3’s and ferrari’s … I hope the OP blows us away with mad skillz
[quote]no need to aggregate, the EKS audio Driver add routable channels in Traktor so u can give each channel a output if u run 2 Otus and hook that up to any 4 channel mixer
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Ahh thats pretty cool
this is wrong, its 6 channels out on each, 4 rca mono and digital and a stereo tele for headphones
I dissagree, i think 2 Otus is effin exelent to run 4 decks in Traktor 
I sync and i beatmatch manualy, whatever works best for the moment
but i’m no badman @ turntables 
why Otus? its like an spaceship controller with exelent feedback, visualy and with an exelent feel
ye my spelling sucks 
Hey guy’s
Im keen to swap my touch sensitive buttons on my otus for some arcade buttons. Is this possible? do they send the same signal/code/current thingy? (noobie ?)
thanks for your help in advance