DJ_GLiTCHPosted: 23 Mar 2008, 6:08pm
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Joined: 23-March 08
From: Sydney
Hi all,
I am currently trying to decide which is the better mixer...
I have 2x CD Players and 1x mic (and every now and then I will chuck my iPod into my mixer for some music while I clean my room or something, haha) so both mixers offer me the advantage of 4 channels (however Im pretty sure the DJM-500 has 2 extra mic channels on top of the 4 channels, unlike the PCM 280Pro which has just the 4 channels, but correct me if I am wrong... i could be dreaming here. haha).
I will be mostly mixing House, Dance, Hardstyle, Gabber, Elektro, Happy Hardcore every now and then, and sometimes Trance. I will also mix rnb, nrg, hip-hop, pop, etc. to improve my commercial mixing side (for formals, U18 events, etc).
So why I'm stuck between the two mixers is that the PCM 280Pro has heaps more effects over the DJM-500, but doesnt have the BPM counter unlike the DJM-500 (and maybe that mic issue as I mentioned before?). I dont often beatmatch manually over a mixer because I produce and remix songs on my computer before I mix them live, but at events where there are other teens, they will want songs that I dont usually mix (so songs other than electronic based styles) which Im not too good with at the moment with my current mixer - thats why I want to upgrade. So do you think I should learn to beatmatch by ear (which is hard to fit in with the school life with certificates n that on) and have more effects avaliable if I need them, or beatmatch by the mixer and not have all the effects avaliable if I needed them? I know not everyone is big on effects, but the teens seem to like them every now and then (but I wont kill the song, dont worry. haha. Ill just spice it up to match the transitions of songs or something)...
I will not upgrade to a DJM-600, or similar, unless someone can sell one to me for like $550 (inc. shipping to Sydney), which isn't gonna happen. haha. So dont suggest that please.
Any suggestions anyone?
Also, here are some links:
Pioneer DJM-500 Specs:
http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/44/74/4...-500/index.html
Example Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Nf14N2sM4
Vestax PMC 280 (not the pro) Specs:
http://www.vestax.com/v/products/mixers/pmc-280.html
Example Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO4GWqMW-fE
Thanks everyone. I will be buying one of these items tomorrow, so any advice is welcome. Cheers!
ps. I heard the Vestax has better sound quality... which sounds good. (corny joke. haha.) but it's also heaps newer which would make sense...
I am currently trying to decide which is the better mixer...
I have 2x CD Players and 1x mic (and every now and then I will chuck my iPod into my mixer for some music while I clean my room or something, haha) so both mixers offer me the advantage of 4 channels (however Im pretty sure the DJM-500 has 2 extra mic channels on top of the 4 channels, unlike the PCM 280Pro which has just the 4 channels, but correct me if I am wrong... i could be dreaming here. haha).
I will be mostly mixing House, Dance, Hardstyle, Gabber, Elektro, Happy Hardcore every now and then, and sometimes Trance. I will also mix rnb, nrg, hip-hop, pop, etc. to improve my commercial mixing side (for formals, U18 events, etc).
So why I'm stuck between the two mixers is that the PCM 280Pro has heaps more effects over the DJM-500, but doesnt have the BPM counter unlike the DJM-500 (and maybe that mic issue as I mentioned before?). I dont often beatmatch manually over a mixer because I produce and remix songs on my computer before I mix them live, but at events where there are other teens, they will want songs that I dont usually mix (so songs other than electronic based styles) which Im not too good with at the moment with my current mixer - thats why I want to upgrade. So do you think I should learn to beatmatch by ear (which is hard to fit in with the school life with certificates n that on) and have more effects avaliable if I need them, or beatmatch by the mixer and not have all the effects avaliable if I needed them? I know not everyone is big on effects, but the teens seem to like them every now and then (but I wont kill the song, dont worry. haha. Ill just spice it up to match the transitions of songs or something)...
I will not upgrade to a DJM-600, or similar, unless someone can sell one to me for like $550 (inc. shipping to Sydney), which isn't gonna happen. haha. So dont suggest that please.
Any suggestions anyone?
Also, here are some links:
Pioneer DJM-500 Specs:
http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/44/74/4...-500/index.html
Example Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Nf14N2sM4
Vestax PMC 280 (not the pro) Specs:
http://www.vestax.com/v/products/mixers/pmc-280.html
Example Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO4GWqMW-fE
Thanks everyone. I will be buying one of these items tomorrow, so any advice is welcome. Cheers!
ps. I heard the Vestax has better sound quality... which sounds good. (corny joke. haha.) but it's also heaps newer which would make sense...