Re: Any entry-level CDJ sugg.s?

[quote=kningl;434470]So I guess the consensus here is for CD noobs like myself, Pioneer 200s good, Numarks bad... Vestax has an entry CD product, Stanton has a bunch of them, and I think Denon has a couple, anyone know anything about these?

And whoever put up the posts on electronicscity.com, thanks, I might look into that package deal...[/quote]

[FONT=Arial]Don’t mention it son. I personally would get the 800’s, but that’s what I’ve been schooled on so I'm bias to it. It be nice to see what the end result is for you, keep us posted.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Cheers,[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Sibu [/FONT]

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[quote=jeffrey collins;432351]never used the zip function as well. Isn't that thing just a heavy flanger to make it sound like an airplane?[/quote] The zip is a pitch streching function and can accually be really cool if used correctly and in combination with other effects. It is not a flanger. The flanger type effect on the 200 is the jet effect.:) I'm really getting tiered of people hating on the use of effects within a dj set. #1, I feel as though some dj's do abuse the effects from time to time, (like this one guy that opened for me once. He would not leave the delay alone on the 600 !) BUT... the effects are there for you to enhance your set artfully.

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dude if you think i'm hating, then you're not reading correctly. I use delay effects like crazy in my sets, along with some flanging, but only during some breakdowns in particular tracks.

I'm pro-effects. Just not the overuse of them to where it destroys the feel of the song you are playing.

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[QUOTE=SyntaxTerror;434554]Hmm, I'm also a noob looking to get in to it, and now I'm gonna seriously consider the 200s instead of saving all my hard earned cash on something I've never had a serious go of before.

Just one question though, I've never really been able to work out the difference between the CDJ mode and the Vinyl mode.

Vinyl mode is pretty easy to work out - the platter will act exactly the same as a record spinning. Push down and it holds the track there, move it forwards and back to cue it up.

What's the process of handling the track while in CDJ mode? What does pushing down do? What does moving the dial forwards and backwards do?[/QUOTE]

Can someone help a noob out? How does cueing up tracks happen while in cdj mode?

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it's hard to explain with text. i tried typing it out, then read it and said fuck it.

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[quote=Jibgolly;435712]it's hard to explain with text. i tried typing it out, then read it and said fuck it.[/quote]

:lol::lol::lol:

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[QUOTE=Jibgolly;435712]it's hard to explain with text. i tried typing it out, then read it and said fuck it.[/QUOTE]

Haha thanks man at least you tried. It was still worth the laugh!

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Go to your local pro audio shop and play with a cdj.

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[quote=Jibgolly;435712]it's hard to explain with text. i tried typing it out, then read it and said fuck it.[/quote]

I've had that happen too bro.8)

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[quote=jeffrey collins;435485]dude if you think i'm hating, then you're not reading correctly. I use delay effects like crazy in my sets, along with some flanging, but only during some breakdowns in particular tracks.

I'm pro-effects. Just not the overuse of them to where it destroys the feel of the song you are playing.[/quote] Sorry Jeff the first part was in responce to what you said the second was in responce to Jenks's comment about effects. My bad.:lol:

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Whatever, I stand by my post, flanger whore.

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:) [QUOTE=Jenks;436267]Whatever, I stand by my post, flanger whore.[/QUOTE]

I have to admit...^^That was funny!! Its cool man. Im just saying I am a fan of efx done right, eventhough I dont use them as much as I used to, I enjoy people that do.

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Hey no problem bro. It's all love. Keep twisting those knobs...better to see someone animated behind the decks than not.

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I'm looking to get me a pair of CDJ800MKII's before summer as well...200's are very good, I simply want to retain some of that vinyl feel. Love to use my hands when mixing, tho I wouldn't be opposed to a pair of 200's either.

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[QUOTE=Yao;437603]I'm looking to get me a pair of CDJ800MKII's before summer as well...200's are very good, I simply want to retain some of that vinyl feel. Love to use my hands when mixing, tho I wouldn't be opposed to a pair of 200's either.[/QUOTE]

Yao, in my honest opinion the 200s are much better and I would rather have them than the 800s. My favorite is the 1000s "hands down", but they are too much for my budget at the moment. I played on two 1000s and two 800s lastnight and compared to the 1000s the feel just isnt what you would expect for the $$$. The 200 are worth every penny. They are accuate, have a great looping feature wich is easy to use and have MP3 read. IMHO if you don't go CDJ 1000 don't bother with the 800.8)

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One thing I have heard about the 1000 is the durability of those things. I'd love to spin on a MK3, but so far have only messed with MK2's.

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[QUOTE=dante_k;438128]Yao, in my honest opinion the 200s are much better and I would rather have them than the 800s. My favorite is the 1000s "hands down", but they are too much for my budget at the moment. I played on two 1000s and two 800s lastnight and compared to the 1000s the feel just isnt what you would expect for the $$$. The 200 are worth every penny. They are accuate, have a great looping feature wich is easy to use and have MP3 read. IMHO if you don't go CDJ 1000 don't bother with the 800.8)[/QUOTE]

No shit? Then the only issue here is how badly I want to cling to the vinyl handling, which has been the magic for me in DJ-ing...I'll give this a serious thought bro.

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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The more that I look at the CMX-3000 the more appealing it becomes. I'm interested in hearing reviews on this. The BPM Sync feature really sounds appealing as well as the handling of the larger wheel, which seems very durable and user friendly perhaps. I understand that for the ones that tend to scratch, the 1000 or 800 seem to perhaps be the better choice. With this being said, this seems to serve the purpose if you can?t both afford the 1000 or if you are just a DJ mixer needing something good and portable. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]What are your thoughts on this model?[/SIZE][/FONT]

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I own the CMX-3000 and am very happy with it. It allows a minimum of .05% tempo adjustments (in increments of 6%, 10% 16%, and 100%) which is pretty good...although .02% would be better! The wave display and layout with huge play and cue buttons are also very convenient. It has master-tempo and 3 hot cues per CD, which are great features as well. And the loop functions are very easy to use and for the most part fairly precise.

The jog wheel is spectacular for cuing, beat-matching, and quickly finding a specific spot in the song. However, the scratch function is completely useless for 'real-time' scratching. The beat you are scratching too will quickly slip away if you begin to scratch slightly too fast. If you are looking for a CD player with scratching capabilities get the CDJs. The only purpose I could ever see using the scratch function for would be a spinback, which I am not a fan of anyways.

Also, I would consider the BPM sync to be a completely worthless function as well. I haven’t played around with the function a whole lot, but I can tell you that I can beat match songs a hell of a lot faster than it can, and a whole lot better. I would never ever use this function for anything! Please let me know if anyone has actually used this feature and been satisfied with the results.

Besides the scratch and BPM-sync functions being completely useless, all of the other features are top notch, especially for the price. I have owned mine going on 6 years and have had nothing but positive experience with it.

So, as long as you don't need a CD player with real-time scratching and can sync the BPMs yourself I would highly recommend this player!

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Just yesterday I began to put some serious thought into selling my cmx-3000. The .05% pitch adjustment just doesn't work for me anymore.

In long mixes, having to continuously bend the pitch or move the platter to create that small adjustment (every 45seconds -> 1:30) for a wandering track is starting to piss me off.

I'm thinking about scrapping these guys on ebay sometime later this month, and then using that money to buy 2 cdj-200s.

I can't stop reading good things about the 200s.

The only real difference between the CMX-3000 and the CDJ-200 is the lack of the scratch features and hot cues, but the addition of .02% adjustment and a few other features (effects, mp3s, etc.)

While I would miss the hot cues I could care less about the scratch feature the .02% pitch adjustment is what I really would love and it would make things so much better!

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^^^ So wiht the cdj400s coming out soon do you guys think it is worth spending the extra money for the 400s over the 200s...i think there 300 dollars more.