For a while back in 1999 and 2000, 1015 Folsom/San Francisco (Spundae) had a Rane 2016 mixer/EQ combo and it was amazing. I never saw one in the wild anywhere else. As I recall Sasha & Digweed used it when they played there back then, and once I saw it I’ve lusted after one ever since. In fact, this photo is of Sasha from the time he played in SF that served as the influence for his GU-San Francisco CD. You can just barely see the rotary nobs from the setup. Awesome booth btw. The concrete slab with recesses for the TT’s. Perfect.
Now that we are talking about it…
@16:38 mark he apologizes for him being a rookie with the mixer lol
The turntables are PRO-JECT RPM 9.2’s, Hi-Fi scam things with the belt running outside the body.
I played around with one in a hi-fi some months ago, and it had already caught so much dust that it took it a guy ten seconds to get up to speed.
They’re about $2.000
Sounded alright though.
www.project-audio.com/main.php?prod=rpm92
Makes me cringe to see them hooked up to a MP2016, probably only to play timecode.
Some (rich) people have no clue… this is wrong in so many ways
Ps. props to the dj for not blaming the mixer (it’s lovely)
Haha, ya. Saw that. Still, good way of seeing it in use
Ah right…I’m not familiar with most of Ranes stuff…looks very similar to the oldskool
The Rane 2016 is actually a pretty high quality mixer sound-wise. Some even argue it sounded better than the reproduced Urei that was put out a few years ago. There were reports of them discontinuing it, though
I was going to grab one just because it may not be available much longer (outside the Ebay market and then you don’t know what it will cost). I’m a fan of rotary mixing… it’s a personal preference.
As noted, it really appeals to those who mix house or disco where the mix transitions are long and smooth. The knobs are actually a little bit tight to help this. The older ones actually used Alps faders
Owning serveral high end mixers and played on even more … I can only conclude that soundwise it’s the best mixer I own (2016a), together with the rodec.
But rotary has to be your thing…
Warning, mixing with rotaries is addicitive once you get the hang of it !
Ps. still love my Rodec to death
Pss. analogue untill I die 
For those who may not be aware, Bozak rotary mixers can still be purchased from Audio For The Soul
These are not the same as the famous vintage ones…they just bought the name ‘bozak’ and made a look-alike.
It’s my understanding that they’re made to the original specs. Not just a cheap copy.
Who said cheap ?
it’s a Bozak “inspired” clone with some mods
If anyone does want a modern rotary, I cannot recommend that E&S DJR-400 enough. I had been told many good things about it, but having heard, seen and touched that one I mentioned before… WOW.
A masterpiece.
Coooool Vintage thread
Also like this setup
The most wanted dj desk
The E&S look amazing… the rotary kills are a dream for house guys. Too bad they are build to order with a long waiting list and high price 
But, that is expected for a handmade piece of kit of that quality.