I remember clubbing in the early 80s, the sound was terrific old Rane mix boards and Technics record decks produced a beautiful analog sound that you just don't hear anymore, that's said, I do enjoy the new DJ controllers budget price than mid priced that'll allow anyone to experience DJing. And I'm tired of people complaining about the sync button, it is very important for people who are disabled it helps us experience and create just like everyone else. Thank you for the wonderful videos
The Pioneer DJM-900NXS has over 550 pF capacity in the phono input (without a coil, which used to be common in Germany as radio frequency protection) and then there are the 100 pF from the Technics SL-1210 RCA cable. At my time (1989), only 400pF (total) was "allowed" as radio signal protection with the Concorde PRO.
I and others share your appreciation for kill switches. At least personally, I am baffled by how few contemporary mixers still offer panning e.g. L/R panning, or if you want to get really wild: the quadrophonic panning of the Vestax PMC-07 Pro ISP. Albeit the latter was probably utilized all too rarely given how few quadrophonic setups are out there, even ones which have booked Suzanne Ciani based upon an interview I listened to from her. To me, that seems as if it is a shameful oversight given that we live in a day and age of Dolby Atmos and well beyond 7.2 surround sound systems being economical in the home theater market, you would imagine that quadrophonic or more dynamic spatial sound stages in professional environments would be more commonplace without having to go someplace special such as Audium in San Francisco or the collaboration that Recombinant Media Labs is doing with Gray Area Foundation for the Arts. As for coloring and finishes, has anything really topped the shiny metallic blue of something such as the Vestax PCV-175? I suppose with 12inchskinz and simulacrum, aftermarket gee whiz looks can be achieved more easily and with the added benefit of potentially protecting the original equipment underneath (all too often prone to being worn down from use)? Personally, I care more about how audio equipment sounds than how it looks.
I would agree at least on panning / balance controls on the master and booth outputs. Not every room is symmetrical and being able to control the stereo image of the room I think is just a critical control that the DJ should have. Maybe companies think now that this is "Front of House" stuff, but if you are working by yourself, I think a balance control is needed!
Kill switches should definitely make a come back and would love to see it on some analogue mixers. But om Pioneer RMX you can set the dB drop parameters to your liking, so it would be cool to have this feature on your kill switches. I also love (and regrettably don't own anymore) the Pioneer EFX-1000 unit which let you choose which EQ you wanted to use the effects on. This was an killer feature but disappeared and only came back on their latest high end mixer - I think. So for an FX unit released in 2004 it seems daft that this function is extremely rare on anything else.
I Love the fact that he used the Numark 2002X as a demo for a lot of the features... that was the first mixer i bought with my own money back in the 90s (high school) it was solid until it began to get noisy. #FondMemories.
lests just say you gotta have the skills to use them vintage mixers vestax /ranes todays technology is dummy proof to the max and that has no discussion ......
There's only one thing and one thing only, and that is just plain turntables and a mixer. Not the new technology, im not counting out the new technology as I do use it but 2 turntables and a mixer is the real DJ. Put the needle on the record.
Matrix assign, 3 channel mixers, and oh ya, any DJ hardware - mixer or otherwise, that wont become obsolete simply because it's not supported anymore. Looking at you SL boxes.....
The line switch fa sho. But now in digital ❤️❤️ Analog style samplers on 19 inch mixers then Gemini came out with a scratch master with a sampler. No saving no sync, while the record is playing live on channel one, you sample loops on the fly from channel twos turn table and then mix one and two and drop your sample over the top via a start stop button ❤️❤️❤️
I'm still using my 14yr old Urei 1601s and love it. Has everything you need, nothing you don't and sound quality is amazing. Looking at s7, s11, 70 & 72 but just csnt bring myself to get rid of the 1601
I can't remember how many phono/line switches I broke transforming on several Numark mixers. I finally gave up that style of DJing and just started perfecting beat matching. Bought my Urei 1620 in the early 90s and instantly noticed the increased quality of the sound. Clarity and increased bass. As much I love mixing classic dance music on rotary mixers , I also still love old RnB ,soul and rare Jazz and breakbeats where having a crossfader (or battle style mixer) would be very useful. Most companies don't make mixers suitable for all styles, so u kinda gotta pick one or the other, or buy one of each if you can afford it.
Yeah, it kind of sucks. Not many choices with high quality sound. You night try looking at the Mastersounds mixers. They are rotary and include an assignable crossfader.
Bought my Urei 1603 about 5 months ago from some lady that had no idea what she was selling, for 200$. Initially I was thinking of reselling it and buying an Allen Heath and keeping the extra cash, but after plugging it and using it I can't even think of living without it. Even the top modern all analog mixers don't compare to it.
my first mixsers was Citronic MSX-1 and second Numark DM 2002 (blue colour) and next Numark DM 3002 (gold/black colour) - still remember this exiting when I buyed in german dj shop in Berlin.
The Hercules RMX2 dj controller still had the killswitches! what waste that there not on the IMPULSE500 or any other "new" controller, let's bring back the KILLSWITCHES :)
Rane 56 and 57 had kill switches and transformers. I had to let go of my 56 but i still use my 57 with ssl, yes in 2022, when i have a 70 atrak i still use the 57 and serato scratch live
transformer punch buttons were awesome for dnb. used to love punching in the incoming tunes snare. great video mojax. companies need to speak more with the experienced users who have seen the technology change and evolve, because newcomers completely missed the boat so dont know what they are missing or even know it exists. top job man
I was thinking this exact thing just the other day. I’m thinking about picking up an old Numark DM1002 just for the kill switches and transform buttons…😄
VU meters should be on this list. For gain matching, an average level meter is that much better than useless peak meters. LUFS would be ideal these days
Solid suggestions. One of the reasons I continue to love the Behringer DDM4000.. it's digital but there is still kill buttons beside the EQ knobs. I use them tons.
eq kill buttons, that's wht i miss the most. Had them on my Behringer mixer. So nice! Today The art of DJing is almost audiophile-snob-like. Play Differently and all that other hu$tle.
Having started mixing back in '96, I agree with all of this!! Haha, I even had that Numark 2002X mixer at one point. Totally agree with the illuminated pots/buttons......I also had the Korg Zero4 back in the day. What I loved most about back in the day was every club had Techs as a staple, but you never knew what mixer you were gonna' get. That was fun.
Anyone else ever have a Roland mixer? I had the enormous DJ-2000 and it was a dream as long as you didn't mind replacing the fader every month. Most used and unique feature was the isolater toggle - basically a shapeable kill switch for the master. Would love to get another one just to look at it again.
Brilliant Chris ! .. Lithely hit the button with this vid., I miss everything you said ! I’d have Bass kill, transform buttons and a light stand back right now , I was brought up on cutting with my line switch on my Realistic and Mrt 2600 !!
Illuminated upfaders, please! I sometimes lose track of where I have them, especially if I'm working with three or four tracks simultaneously and can't quite tell by ear exactly what each track is contributing. Being able to see those clearly in a dark club would make a huge difference. (EQ would be nice too, although usually I can see those well enough thanks to the white line. The upfaders are often all black.) Also +1 on the EQ kill switches. One hand bass swap would be huge. Not sure I even realized that back when I did have a mixer with kill switches. Oh well.
Love my ecler nuo 2, for its fat knobs and the kill switches. But i miss hamster switches! I scratch hamster but mix normal, so would love to see a hamster switch on new mixers.
My old mixer in late 80s early 90s was modular. If a fader or cross fader went down. Just two screws take out the old one put in the new one and away you go
I love old weird mixers and have lots of thoughts here! Here’s what I miss: -Pan knobs on each channel. It’s a fun effect, plus I learned to beat match this way (turn one channel to R and the other to L so it’s easier to hear). -EQs that use faders rather than knobs. They’re just a fun change of pace. Some of the really old Numark DM and PPD mixers had these on the master output, and I think there’s a couple of funky Vestax as well that use them on each channel. -VU meters AND LEDs to show volume output. It’s fun to have both. -I have a couple of old Numark mixers that have a metal bar underneath that you can fold out to prop up the mixer at an angle. This should 100% be standard on every mixer geared towards house/techno/club DJs.
I hear you! I still use a Numark PPD DM 1950! It has pan controls on the master and booth. It also has a hybrid 4 band graphic / parametric eq on the master out... with old school sliders! I am getting a 3 band ISO, but it's nice to be able to shape the sound on the master and just leave it alone. I plan on upgrading to an A&H PX5, but I will miss these two features from my old 1990 Mixer :)
@@alanmodimages That’s amazing! I started buying random old mixers online during the pandemic for fun, and I actually have a 1950! It needs some minor repairs but I’m looking forward to when it’s all fixed up.
🎚🎛 I miss the simplicity & the flexibility to customize the gear back in the day. Similar to building or changing parts on a portable turntable. That trend would be great today...like a solid mixer can come out with all the base features, but has ability to change parts or add features so DJs can build their mixer that adapts to their style or skill. Start with base models & the DJ can choose color parts, knob types, LEDs, meters, Faders, sound cards, etc.
Great video, used to have a Behringer DDM4000 many years back. It had kill switches, could never understand why other brands didn't have it. Very useful for the reason you said and I used it all the time in my mixes.
I had the same Numark mixer and I used to put a rubber band around the crossfader and one of the transform buttons, so I could crab scratch without using my thumb as a “spring”
Kill switches the biggie for me. some mixers still have that 'switch' capability, my Rane MP2015 allows you to route any or all channels to the submix channel where you can individually turn off your B-M-T, so you can turn off the bass in the submix and use the channel submix buttons to cut in and out or switch between basslines instantly same as on the Numark in your vid 1:51...its awesome, works an absolute treat.
I love how you mentioned urei 1620. Till this very day the sound on that unit was amazing. I have a modern kit that I use for gigs and my nostalgic set up at home that includes 2 1200's and it use to include a urei 1620 but now has Vestax rotary mixer. My urei got stolen 😪. It's tough finding one that is as good condition as I kept mine. But I'll find one when I get the time.
Made to fade gm25 the king of mixers imo bare bones no frills, replaceable crossfader, truly built like a tank. A lot can still be learned from this mixer in terms or robustness and reliability
Awesome re-visit. I was lucky enough to own an Intimidation Blue, a Citronic Predator (beige model) and a DJM500. On my journey. The Citronic had all of these features, but sadly the brand seemed to disappear??
When I was working as a club tech back in the noughties we had Cloud CXM modular mixers; brilliant invention where you could swap out a whole channel if some of the more heavy-handed guest DJs had over-smashed a fader or over-tweaked an eq knob. Just a matter of popping out the broken channel and dropping in a replacement. Didn't have features like modern mixers, but boy those things were bomb proof.
One feature that I wish was still built into mixers is the ability to switch between mono and stereo. My first Realistic mixer which lacked a crossfader had the option to switch from mono to stereo. I know we can make that change in the software but its not the same as having a switch built into the mixer in my opinion. I had that blue Numark mixer and it was a really good mixer at the time. The only thing that sucked about it was the crossfader died quickly and replacements were to come by in my area at the time.
always liked the ability to rock technical scratches on the cross fader in your headphones and not affect what's playing out on the speakers on the Ecler Hak 380
Fond memories of the Realistic 1200 mixer I started with - still a very solid contender - no frills basically at all.. but it had cross fader , up faders and a few extra channels with good (but somewhat quiet) monitoring. I remember hunting for a proper DJ mixer in my area in 1990.. and no one knew what the hell I was talking about. Walked into Radio shack for kicks and saw the 1200 right there .. maybe $80 brand new.. maybe cheaper. I broke that 1200 out many times when my existing 'new' mixer failed. Some ex girlfriend borrowed it 20 years ago.. I wish I had it for emotional reasons now. I did some paid gigs with it as well and had no problems .
That was my 1st mixer way back in the 80s! I replaced it with a rack mount Peavey 9072A in 1991 and used Sony CD players in military helix lens storage cases. Then I replaced the player with a pair of the 1st generation Pioneer CDJ-500Gs at $750 a pop. Life was good.
I remember clubbing in the early 80s, the sound was terrific old Rane mix boards and Technics record decks produced a beautiful analog sound that you just don't hear anymore, that's said, I do enjoy the new DJ controllers budget price than mid priced that'll allow anyone to experience DJing. And I'm tired of people complaining about the sync button, it is very important for people who are disabled it helps us experience and create just like everyone else. Thank you for the wonderful videos
The Pioneer DJM-900NXS has over 550 pF capacity in the phono input (without a coil, which used to be common in Germany as radio frequency protection) and then there are the 100 pF from the Technics SL-1210 RCA cable. At my time (1989), only 400pF (total) was "allowed" as radio signal protection with the Concorde PRO.
Wow this video took me back. A 5 band eq for the master out like on my old 90s numark mixer would be great.
In the old days, I made a trasformer button by myself...
I and others share your appreciation for kill switches.
At least personally, I am baffled by how few contemporary mixers still offer panning e.g. L/R panning, or if you want to get really wild: the quadrophonic panning of the Vestax PMC-07 Pro ISP. Albeit the latter was probably utilized all too rarely given how few quadrophonic setups are out there, even ones which have booked Suzanne Ciani based upon an interview I listened to from her. To me, that seems as if it is a shameful oversight given that we live in a day and age of Dolby Atmos and well beyond 7.2 surround sound systems being economical in the home theater market, you would imagine that quadrophonic or more dynamic spatial sound stages in professional environments would be more commonplace without having to go someplace special such as Audium in San Francisco or the collaboration that Recombinant Media Labs is doing with Gray Area Foundation for the Arts.
As for coloring and finishes, has anything really topped the shiny metallic blue of something such as the Vestax PCV-175? I suppose with 12inchskinz and simulacrum, aftermarket gee whiz looks can be achieved more easily and with the added benefit of potentially protecting the original equipment underneath (all too often prone to being worn down from use)? Personally, I care more about how audio equipment sounds than how it looks.
I would agree at least on panning / balance controls on the master and booth outputs. Not every room is symmetrical and being able to control the stereo image of the room I think is just a critical control that the DJ should have. Maybe companies think now that this is "Front of House" stuff, but if you are working by yourself, I think a balance control is needed!
I thought most clubs/festivals play out a mono signal these days?
@@djwaynelive Maybe, but mine is for home use in an oblong room... and a lot of preamp / power amp combos no longer have a balance control.
I miss the Roland DJ2000, Roland please bring it back!!!!!
Kill switches should definitely make a come back and would love to see it on some analogue mixers. But om Pioneer RMX you can set the dB drop parameters to your liking, so it would be cool to have this feature on your kill switches.
I also love (and regrettably don't own anymore) the Pioneer EFX-1000 unit which let you choose which EQ you wanted to use the effects on. This was an killer feature but disappeared and only came back on their latest high end mixer - I think. So for an FX unit released in 2004 it seems daft that this function is extremely rare on anything else.
I Love the fact that he used the Numark 2002X as a demo for a lot of the features... that was the first mixer i bought with my own money back in the 90s (high school) it was solid until it began to get noisy. #FondMemories.
Someone remembers the ecler smac mixers from the 90‘s with the crooked line faders? The mixers back then where way more experimental.
Ahhhhhh I do miss the old gear...... Numark Blue Dog 😆 🤣
lests just say you gotta have the skills to use them vintage mixers vestax /ranes todays technology is dummy proof to the max and that has no discussion ......
There's only one thing and one thing only, and that is just plain turntables and a mixer. Not the new technology, im not counting out the new technology as I do use it but 2 turntables and a mixer is the real DJ. Put the needle on the record.
Panning! I want pan/balance knobs back...
That was very close to making the list!
I miss the knobs coming off so you have to twist that little metal prong
Truthfully, I’d rather have my old Rane MP2016 or Urei 1620. But either DJM-600, 800 w/ rotary kit or 3000 w/ rotary kit would be bare minimum for me.
Matrix assign, 3 channel mixers, and oh ya, any DJ hardware - mixer or otherwise, that wont become obsolete simply because it's not supported anymore. Looking at you SL boxes.....
3- channel mixers in general. I would kill for a 2023 Rane rotary EMPATH.
I have one lol. Still chugging along.
Me too, still rocking my Empath after almost 20 years.
I started on a realistic mixer, a tandy special 😂 it had a horrible clicky indent in the center of the crossfader curve 😂😂😂
someone bring back red and black vestax style ..i miss it .. hell even the gold they had
I had the DM2002x . What a blast from the past right there
The line switch fa sho. But now in digital ❤️❤️
Analog style samplers on 19 inch mixers then Gemini came out with a scratch master with a sampler. No saving no sync, while the record is playing live on channel one, you sample loops on the fly from channel twos turn table and then mix one and two and drop your sample over the top via a start stop button ❤️❤️❤️
kill switches are still a standard thing on reggae soundsystem preamps
Battle mixer with an FX loop. ✌️
If those mixers are vintage. I must be prehistoric playing with my 1985 Numark with wood grain. LOL
I'm still using my 14yr old Urei 1601s and love it. Has everything you need, nothing you don't and sound quality is amazing. Looking at s7, s11, 70 & 72 but just csnt bring myself to get rid of the 1601
Upgrade and you don’t have to get rid of the Urei either
you have to remember when Rane brought out the 54 .. everything was day glo purple or something to appeal to a 15 year old. it was back to business.
Still got my PMC-05
Proper metal line switches that would put up with being transformed the hell out of.
I can't remember how many phono/line switches I broke transforming on several Numark mixers. I finally gave up that style of DJing and just started perfecting beat matching. Bought my Urei 1620 in the early 90s and instantly noticed the increased quality of the sound. Clarity and increased bass. As much I love mixing classic dance music on rotary mixers , I also still love old RnB ,soul and rare Jazz and breakbeats where having a crossfader (or battle style mixer) would be very useful. Most companies don't make mixers suitable for all styles, so u kinda gotta pick one or the other, or buy one of each if you can afford it.
Yeah, it kind of sucks. Not many choices with high quality sound. You night try looking at the Mastersounds mixers. They are rotary and include an assignable crossfader.
Bought my Urei 1603 about 5 months ago from some lady that had no idea what she was selling, for 200$. Initially I was thinking of reselling it and buying an Allen Heath and keeping the extra cash, but after plugging it and using it I can't even think of living without it. Even the top modern all analog mixers don't compare to it.
@@tsigarila Really cool!
I would fucking LOVE Sanwa arcade button transform switches. Hell, that might be a whole Traktor mapping backbone...
my first mixsers was Citronic MSX-1 and second Numark DM 2002 (blue colour) and next Numark DM 3002 (gold/black colour) - still remember this exiting when I buyed in german dj shop in Berlin.
The Hercules RMX2 dj controller still had the killswitches! what waste that there not on the IMPULSE500 or any other "new" controller, let's bring back the KILLSWITCHES :)
Rane 56 and 57 had kill switches and transformers. I had to let go of my 56 but i still use my 57 with ssl, yes in 2022, when i have a 70 atrak i still use the 57 and serato scratch live
What year computer would you use for ssl sir? Still have my 57 lying around here somewhere, I miss ssl...
@@rjmn1 2012
@@zendygarrido6177 thank you👍
@@rjmn1 best settings to get are yosemite and scratch live 2.5. Bonus, dicers.
Technically the Numark NS7II had kill switches with the capacitive touch buttons on the EQ knobs
transformer punch buttons were awesome for dnb. used to love punching in the incoming tunes snare. great video mojax. companies need to speak more with the experienced users who have seen the technology change and evolve, because newcomers completely missed the boat so dont know what they are missing or even know it exists. top job man
I was thinking this exact thing just the other day. I’m thinking about picking up an old Numark DM1002 just for the kill switches and transform buttons…😄
Saw you cross your hands when transforming and you could have mentioned the forgotten “HAMSTER” button!
VU meters should be on this list. For gain matching, an average level meter is that much better than useless peak meters. LUFS would be ideal these days
I love my vu meters on my old numark
Solid suggestions. One of the reasons I continue to love the Behringer DDM4000.. it's digital but there is still kill buttons beside the EQ knobs. I use them tons.
I was just thinking about transform buttons, frequency kills, and gooseneck lamps the other day. Bang on Dude.
eq kill buttons, that's wht i miss the most. Had them on my Behringer mixer. So nice! Today The art of DJing is almost audiophile-snob-like. Play Differently and all that other hu$tle.
Having started mixing back in '96, I agree with all of this!!
Haha, I even had that Numark 2002X mixer at one point.
Totally agree with the illuminated pots/buttons......I also had the Korg Zero4 back in the day.
What I loved most about back in the day was every club had Techs as a staple, but you never knew what mixer you were gonna' get. That was fun.
Yeah option non-eq's vs eq's plus they were linear graphic equalizers also option crossfaders you had mixer with either 10mm or 5mm
God I can remember when I bought my djm500 it was a big change from my numark, I ended up selling the 500 and the numark I think I just gave it away
Great video!
The rotary one hit me hard. I had a rotary kit on my DJM 3000. Still have it stuffed away somewhere.
Man I loved kill switches and the transform button!
Anyone else ever have a Roland mixer? I had the enormous DJ-2000 and it was a dream as long as you didn't mind replacing the fader every month. Most used and unique feature was the isolater toggle - basically a shapeable kill switch for the master. Would love to get another one just to look at it again.
Love my NMinty pro 07 Vestax straight out of the box with manual and original receipt of previous owner. Got it 2 years ago.
I had a numark 101 and it did the job
This is not really vintage but what I‘m missing at this time are 2+2 battle style mixer. My dream today would be a 2+2 Rane 70/72 mixer
Vestax PMC 250, one of my all time favorites. And the Carl Cox vestax collaboration.
Brilliant Chris ! .. Lithely hit the button with this vid., I miss everything you said ! I’d have Bass kill, transform buttons and a light stand back right now , I was brought up on cutting with my line switch on my Realistic and Mrt 2600 !!
I had no idea these features used to be a thing and I can't believe they did away with them. These are all quite useful in certain circumstances
Illuminated upfaders, please! I sometimes lose track of where I have them, especially if I'm working with three or four tracks simultaneously and can't quite tell by ear exactly what each track is contributing. Being able to see those clearly in a dark club would make a huge difference. (EQ would be nice too, although usually I can see those well enough thanks to the white line. The upfaders are often all black.)
Also +1 on the EQ kill switches. One hand bass swap would be huge. Not sure I even realized that back when I did have a mixer with kill switches. Oh well.
Still gigging with my rotary american audio dx5r mixers...and ssl.
Love my ecler nuo 2, for its fat knobs and the kill switches. But i miss hamster switches! I scratch hamster but mix normal, so would love to see a hamster switch on new mixers.
yes mixers need a point for a small bendable LED light so can see what the hell we are doing without switching on a bigger light and spoiling the mood
more dj mixers with grab handles, like Phonic MRT 70 👍
whatup Mojax..coming in from Vegas..sorry a day late but gotta work
Thank you for this video ... and damned ... we are old if know the Numark and Intimidation (stand up and try to find my old Don II in my storage)
Phono lines! I miss them so much!
I still have the Stanton SA-8. The stems on the faders are broken but Innofaders may have the remedy.
miss my old vestax mixer and my 1210s and mixing by ear not a laptop in insight but i dont miss carrying a heavy box of records
Could definitely get used to more mixers with kill switches/dedicated isolator Rotary's
Missed are hardware fx loops. Iluminated knobs would be cool. Trasnform buttons are moved to pads with sometimes custom curves, patterns etc.
yeah Rane pissed me off when I found out the 72 had no effect loop stage (buss)
Spot on Mojaxx. I actually had that Numark mixer back in the day, and yes, the gooseneck lamp adapter was vital. Good review. Thanks man.
I didn't even know about kill switches. I would like to play with those for sure!
Would love to have rotary knobs on my Dj-Tech dif-1s
I had that blue numark. Absoulte pos. Stabbed it with a screw driver
i really liked the transform buttons on crossfaders
My old mixer in late 80s early 90s was modular. If a fader or cross fader went down. Just two screws take out the old one put in the new one and away you go
Sorry but, thanks God the colour now are black and you can personalize the leds
Still got my 2 channel Made2Fade from the early 90's, and it all still works !!
I have a Tascam analog (obviously) battle mixer in mint condition.
Rotary kits +1!!!
I want Split Cue to come back.
I love old weird mixers and have lots of thoughts here! Here’s what I miss:
-Pan knobs on each channel. It’s a fun effect, plus I learned to beat match this way (turn one channel to R and the other to L so it’s easier to hear).
-EQs that use faders rather than knobs. They’re just a fun change of pace. Some of the really old Numark DM and PPD mixers had these on the master output, and I think there’s a couple of funky Vestax as well that use them on each channel.
-VU meters AND LEDs to show volume output. It’s fun to have both.
-I have a couple of old Numark mixers that have a metal bar underneath that you can fold out to prop up the mixer at an angle. This should 100% be standard on every mixer geared towards house/techno/club DJs.
Yes no more pan on dj mixers sounded great thow
I hear you! I still use a Numark PPD DM 1950! It has pan controls on the master and booth. It also has a hybrid 4 band graphic / parametric eq on the master out... with old school sliders! I am getting a 3 band ISO, but it's nice to be able to shape the sound on the master and just leave it alone. I plan on upgrading to an A&H PX5, but I will miss these two features from my old 1990 Mixer :)
@@alanmodimages That’s amazing! I started buying random old mixers online during the pandemic for fun, and I actually have a 1950! It needs some minor repairs but I’m looking forward to when it’s all fixed up.
@@PittoKun You will love it :) It has a lot of punch!
Pan knobs disappeared because a lot of club PAs ended up running in mono, I think.
Three channel mixers, with the third channel meant for drum machine/sampler etc.
🎚🎛 I miss the simplicity & the flexibility to customize the gear back in the day. Similar to building or changing parts on a portable turntable. That trend would be great today...like a solid mixer can come out with all the base features, but has ability to change parts or add features so DJs can build their mixer that adapts to their style or skill. Start with base models & the DJ can choose color parts, knob types, LEDs, meters, Faders, sound cards, etc.
I totally agree with the kill switches, they should already have been standard on any dj equipment and i love rotary mixer!
I would die for a comeback of the kill switch. Great video my friend.
You are not going far enough back in time - how about Monacor or Dynacord!??
remember how those phono/line switches or transform would make a pop 😂
The phono/line switch is kinda like what numark did with the PT01 Scratch. Yet it was replaced really fast for a fader.
Kill switch idea is nice! I will make sure to add to my controller :)
Great video, used to have a Behringer DDM4000 many years back. It had kill switches, could never understand why other brands didn't have it. Very useful for the reason you said and I used it all the time in my mixes.
I had the same Numark mixer and I used to put a rubber band around the crossfader and one of the transform buttons, so I could crab scratch without using my thumb as a “spring”
Kill switches the biggie for me. some mixers still have that 'switch' capability, my Rane MP2015 allows you to route any or all channels to the submix channel where you can individually turn off your B-M-T, so you can turn off the bass in the submix and use the channel submix buttons to cut in and out or switch between basslines instantly same as on the Numark in your vid 1:51...its awesome, works an absolute treat.
Mackie d.2 or d.4 was a great concept. manufacturing problems and timing with Makie destroyed a good thing.
I love how you mentioned urei 1620. Till this very day the sound on that unit was amazing. I have a modern kit that I use for gigs and my nostalgic set up at home that includes 2 1200's and it use to include a urei 1620 but now has Vestax rotary mixer. My urei got stolen 😪. It's tough finding one that is as good condition as I kept mine. But I'll find one when I get the time.
I just got rid of my dm2002x like 2 weeks ago lmao
3 channel mixers and analog VU meters. 😁
@mojaxx I also miss the innovation in old FX boxes like the Alesis AirFX or samplers like the redsound range.
I have that exact numark and Vestax mixer in my loft
I can't understand why Pioneer didn't include the Split-Cue function in the S9/S7/S11 mixers. I loved that feature on my old mixers 😥
My biggest complaint/frustration with all new mixers and controllers is the lack of the mono headphone split.
Made to fade gm25 the king of mixers imo bare bones no frills, replaceable crossfader, truly built like a tank. A lot can still be learned from this mixer in terms or robustness and reliability
Awesome re-visit. I was lucky enough to own an Intimidation Blue, a Citronic Predator (beige model) and a DJM500. On my journey. The Citronic had all of these features, but sadly the brand seemed to disappear??
When I was working as a club tech back in the noughties we had Cloud CXM modular mixers; brilliant invention where you could swap out a whole channel if some of the more heavy-handed guest DJs had over-smashed a fader or over-tweaked an eq knob. Just a matter of popping out the broken channel and dropping in a replacement. Didn't have features like modern mixers, but boy those things were bomb proof.
Not costing the deposit on a house or overseas holiday
I still miss my DJM-350 - the effects (only on master channel and no BPM changing) seem to adapt with the music and it was always perfectly synced.
One feature that I wish was still built into mixers is the ability to switch between mono and stereo. My first Realistic mixer which lacked a crossfader had the option to switch from mono to stereo. I know we can make that change in the software but its not the same as having a switch built into the mixer in my opinion. I had that blue Numark mixer and it was a really good mixer at the time. The only thing that sucked about it was the crossfader died quickly and replacements were to come by in my area at the time.
Reaching out to the silver 92 crew!
always liked the ability to rock technical scratches on the cross fader in your headphones and not affect what's playing out on the speakers on the Ecler Hak 380
Fond memories of the Realistic 1200 mixer I started with - still a very solid contender - no frills basically at all.. but it had cross fader , up faders and a few extra channels with good (but somewhat quiet) monitoring. I remember hunting for a proper DJ mixer in my area in 1990.. and no one knew what the hell I was talking about. Walked into Radio shack for kicks and saw the 1200 right there .. maybe $80 brand new.. maybe cheaper. I broke that 1200 out many times when my existing 'new' mixer failed. Some ex girlfriend borrowed it 20 years ago.. I wish I had it for emotional reasons now. I did some paid gigs with it as well and had no problems .
That was my 1st mixer way back in the 80s! I replaced it with a rack mount Peavey 9072A in 1991 and used Sony CD players in military helix lens storage cases. Then I replaced the player with a pair of the 1st generation Pioneer CDJ-500Gs at $750 a pop. Life was good.