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gabbe
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 Posted - 2006/09/28 : 19:12:13
Hi everyone! I want to start DJ:ing... and ive looked at this product, http://www.westenddj.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=KCDMIX100 (a Kam KCD Mix100)you guys think its good? as im only 16 i dont have so much money.. If it's not good, what else do you recommend, i want to play mp3-cds in it.
Is Westenddj a serious store, can i trust them, any experince?
/Gabbe
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Dain-Ja
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 19:39:46
no
way too expensive
get a pair of CDJ-100s on ebay for 200 pounds
and a far superior mixer to the one integrated in that thing for like 50 pounds (used)
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gabbe
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 19:44:01
http://www.teknikmagasinet.se/prod/stor_bild/220211.jpg is that good? 35 £ ??? just the mixer.. ;)
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Mortis
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 19:54:59
The first link you put up I wouldn't buy, mainly because it's an all in one unit. The best thing about seperates is the fact that you can swap & change the parts you don't like, with a built in system your generally stuck with what you've got.
The mixer...erm....no. You wan't a mixer with EQ's for a start!!
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Dain-Ja
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 21:05:19
LOL
no.
get a 3 band EQ
if you're lucky you'll find a decent used Vestax mixer on ebay for 50 pounds or so, just watch a few of them
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Mortis
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 21:25:02
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Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
if you're lucky you'll find a decent used Vestax mixer on ebay for 50 pounds or so, just watch a few of them
Trouble with buying a second hand mixer is the channels might bleed.
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clarke101
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 22:27:34
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Originally posted by Mortis:
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Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
if you're lucky you'll find a decent used Vestax mixer on ebay for 50 pounds or so, just watch a few of them
Trouble with buying a second hand mixer is the channels might bleed.
Buy new faders then.
They range from £25-£100 (A new cross fader for mine is £90 or £45 depending on which type i get. The one thats £90 is supposed to last minimum 5,000,000 passes)
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Mortis
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 22:47:12
True, but you might end up having to pay more for the fader than for the mixer itself.
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Project-Industrial
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 22:53:48
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True, but you might end up having to pay more for the fader than for the mixer itself.
ugh i hate the crossfader.. never use it :p
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Mortis
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 22:57:24
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ugh i hate the crossfader.. never use it :p
I don't use the up's, never been able to judge the volumes 
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 23:09:45
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Originally posted by dj bugbear:
ugh i hate the crossfader.. never use it :p
I don't use the up's, never been able to judge the volumes
i use the ups and mid low high buttons/faders much better then crossfader.. altho with crossfader you can do breakbeat very well if you got 2 the same vynils.. (can do with ups tho ;) )
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Dain-Ja
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 23:12:14
umm...just buy a mixer that doesn't have shitty faders?
I've gotten multiple used mixers for cheap in the past and no faders have been messed up
but I have a Nuo 5 now and it's rated for 20,000,000 passes :P
..and it wasn't used
but most of my other mixers were used
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clarke101
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Posted - 2006/09/28 : 23:47:42
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but I have a Nuo 5 now and it's rated for 20,000,000 passes :P
..and it wasn't used
Have a 3 myself. Havnt upgraded to the eternal fader yet as i can think of better things to do with £90
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Jax
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Posted - 2006/09/29 : 00:10:48
to be honest mate it doesnt matter what you buy for the first time if its cheap, buying mid range gear is completly pointless cause you will only want propper gear if you get good. buy cheap second hand gear first, if you like dj.n then save up and get some technics (or cdjs..) and a propper mixer
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