Big announcement / Akai Related NAMM Discussion

Mike Boogie wrote:
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I'll tell you what makes my wallet have a heart attack!

That Pioneer set is easily over $4000 MSRP even with the bells and whistles. ........

Try more like $8500 MSRP

Airyck wrote:

Mike Boogie wrote:
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I'll tell you what makes my wallet have a heart attack!

That Pioneer set is easily over $4000 MSRP even with the bells and whistles. ........

Try more like $8500 MSRP

Yeouch... Yeah, I'd rather break a $300 MixTrack during a gig than have to buy and move all of that safely.

For me, it's the feel of these controllers I don't like. I'm all for digital dj'ing. I just love the feel if the real 12" vinyl. So I really love the concept and feel of Serato and Torq. As far as the sound, no one knows the difference and no one cares, at a party.

Definitely with you on that HF.

Numark was on the right track with the CDX.

Had the full size vinyl platter and er'thang. Too bad is was only for CDs. All they need is to take that concept and make it a controller.

The best part was the platter speed changed with the pitch control like a real TT.

Mike Boogie wrote:Definitely with you on that HF.

Numark was on the right track with the CDX.

Had the full size vinyl platter and er'thang. Too bad is was only for CDs. All they need is to take that concept and make it a controller.

The best part was the platter speed changed with the pitch control like a real TT.

they also made the hdx... the problem was they aren't reliable for shows... awesome for in the studio.

Mike Boogie wrote:Numark was on the right track with the CDX.

amen - this was a really good piece.

mr_debauch wrote:they also made the hdx... the problem was they aren't reliable for shows... awesome for in the studio.

What's the story on the reliablity...? I'm genuinely interested...

Mike Boogie wrote:

mr_debauch wrote:they also made the hdx... the problem was they aren't reliable for shows... awesome for in the studio.

What's the story on the reliablity...? I'm genuinely interested...

the same deal with all numark gear... it seems good at first but then you find out there is something they cut corners on..

for the cdx, it feels like it's built like a tank... buttons feel rugged, case feels rugged... but they put the shit tact switches under the buttons... which is not a huge issue if you are gentle (if you got them new) or you can always push a bit harder... the stop/go buttons are the type that get stuck in sometimes like the eject button on your old original playstation.... that can be fixed when you open it up and clean the socket the button sits in...

the real issue is, the cd drives they put are not great. They sometimes don't want to read the disk, burned cds can be hit or miss... some real audio cds with that DRM shit wont work at all (one of the mob deep disks I have wont work) ... but CDs sometimes start skipping. None of that stuff is a big deal for at home if you wanna do some cuts for a track... casual shit... but if you are spinning beats for a hip hop act you don't want that shit skipping. It may not happen, but eventually it will happen.

they are heavy as hell too.

go with pioneers for doing gigs.... or something that takes USB keys.

Sorry guys.. I kind of put this thread off topic posting the DJ equipment lol.. I was just trying to show an example of how I would like a new controller to look like

back on topic now.... WHAT IS THIIS????
looks like an APC

M-Chop wrote:Sorry guys.. I kind of put this thread off topic posting the DJ equipment lol.. I was just trying to show an example of how I would like a new controller to look like

back on topic now.... WHAT IS THIIS????
looks like an APC

That my friend is the work of an amateur graphic design artist.

MPC Element LE

LOL, just jokes, just jokes... I hope.

And LOL @airyk

That my friend is the work of an amateur graphic design artist.

Well.. not much work done, it's the controller with a blur effect on it

M-Chop wrote:

That my friend is the work of an amateur graphic design artist.

Well.. not much work done, it's the controller with a blur effect on it

Don't miss the classic photoshop lens flare in the top left corner

M-Chop wrote:back on topic now.... WHAT IS THIIS????
looks like an APC

I think the smart money is on a calculator, like a scientific one.

Don't miss the classic photoshop lens flare in the top left corner

Yes your rite lol... cheezy graphic work indeed