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For $500/£420 it looks great, although they really should include time-coded records with it. Soldering the line faders in is a bit meh too.

 

Ignoring the really cheap mixers that nobody really wants, it's weird that there's no middle ground with scratch DJ mixers. I mean, if there was a version of this that had mini-Innofaders for all 3 faders, with proper curve/reverse on all of them, I would pay an extra £100-£200 or so for that, but it seems like you either have to have a mixer with a decent crossfader only and basic/no curve/reverse controls, or you have to go for the super high end mixers that cost 3X as much as this or more.

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For $500/£420 it looks great, although they really should include time-coded records with it. Soldering the line faders in is a bit meh too.

 

Ignoring the really cheap mixers that nobody really wants, it's weird that there's no middle ground with scratch DJ mixers. I mean, if there was a version of this that had mini-Innofaders for all 3 faders, with proper curve/reverse on all of them, I would pay an extra £100-£200 or so for that, but it seems like you either have to have a mixer with a decent crossfader only and basic/no curve/reverse controls, or you have to go for the super high end mixers that cost 3X as much as this or more.

Exactly what I was thinking. Also, bit odd to call it the Scratch and then not have those features on it.

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Would't it be an idea to make 'modular' mixers, so you can add features on personal preferences, provide few casings for either 2 or 4 channel mixers etc

Choose an amount of buttons, brand of x-fader, choose an onboard soundcard and so on

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This seems like a pretty good mixer to me because I don't need curve and reverse on line faders. But I've always been a bit envious of people with pads and effect sections on their mixers. The old Rane 57 is the most high tech mixer I've ever owned, I have to admit, though. :)

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The more I think about the Numark, the lack of AUX in and only one pair of inputs per channel means no hooking up a phone or other device for loopers, for scratch practicing or for backup on gigs, is a real deal killer.

Ohh, I didn't catch that.. Well, that sucks. Why do so many companies skimp on such a cheap feature? It's not only important for scratch guys - have they never deejayed at a wedding where five drunk guests were waving their cell phones with their favorite songs at them? I don't want to pollute my laptop with Single Ladies or Quit Playing Games With My Heart. That's what the Aux-In is for... :@@

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