On a sidenote, i got chance to see in person some of the new tech. The DJM-A9 is massive, its like a 900 with another half of a 900 attached, Denon need a new mixer, what they need to not do is follow the lead of Pioneer with the size of that thing.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the FLX-10 is way more compact than i expected it to be, i was assuming DDJ-SZ2 size but its much more compact… jog wheels felt horrible though, still that rattle from the mechanical switch on top that has been present on CDJs for years, ill stick with capacitive.
The jogs - at least the ones found on the DDJ-1000 - easily outperform the ones on the SC6000, though. More responsive, faster, more predictable, less momentum because they’re lighter.
Im not a massive fan of the LC-6000 jogs which i assume are the same, but its more the size of them that i just dont think i need, and i think that impacts the feel too, its hard to dial in a tension that feels nice.
Imo the ones on the SC-5000 are about perfect in both feel and operation.
It certainly looks and feels decent as a unit overall, i just cant stand CDJ style jog wheels after years of coming across broken ones in bars and venues, the pressure switch approach is far too easy to malfunction as it contains moving parts, and where there is moving parts there is scope for failure.
This is the example where we mention every technology has it’s pros and cons, our job as DJ’s is to choose not just appropriate equipment for us (our workflow) but also for the gig we are doing.
If I had to do a lot of gigs in unknown venues with less than optimal conditions (bar/pubs) I would not take a controller with capacitive jogwheels since they depend on proper grounding of the electric grid.
But yeah, frack that pressure switch and DJ’s that allow beer bottles to stand on the third CDJ in the club booth.
CDJ jog wheels were good on Nexus 1 and 2 models and old CDJ1000’s mk2/3. Also CDJ400 and 350 were decent. Jog wheels on pioneer controllers were always having something odd in the feeling. Like they cheap out on something…
Personally I don’t like them, as they feel cheap and easy to break…
Yeah i guess different countries have differing experiences of ground connections too, and that will play a part in the usability of capacitive, I dont pretend to even have the first idea of how earthed plugs work in mainland Europe.
Ive seen so many mechanical jogs either frozen solid or open to random stuttering and activation when nudging the side of the platter, its a shame they cant somehow seal them in and make them more robust.
I can add to CDJ jog wheels, a very common seen issue, where the bass was nudging the track as the plastic resonated or completely stopping the track in vinyl mode from the bass jumping the platter on some venues, making the same impression as we get a ghost touch on capacitive jogs.
The wiring setup is much better than old, no more USB dongles for peripherals, no more laptop charger.
As far as using it goes, had another 30 mins tonight, although I’ve had to crank the gains a bit more (may need to tweak Serato) than with the SL3 I’d say it sounds equally as good, nice punchy bass and well balanced mid and top end. Software is running flawlessly on 2ms latency and 50fps screen refresh (up from 5ms and 30fps on the old MacBook).
Now just need to imagine an Engine DJ app to run DVS
Purely aesthetic, but I finally got a custom disk made for my SC6000M. Now it matches the Yoyaku slipmats on my Techs. I think it turned out GREAT!! Red & Purple are the colors of my layers, so I wanted them represented on the disk.
Ok, so it’s not technically DJ related, but I wanted something that my GO could sit on to be at a better more comfortable angle, fully adjustable, lightweight aluminium €12.
I have the same piece of kit (I actually have 3 in the house) 2 for laptops and the first one that I bought for the Prime Go. I really like that the whole unit is on a tilt rather than just the screen, probably helps that I don’t go near scratching.
My latest thing were some Decibullz ear plugs. Getting older and a couple of places I play are pretty brutal on the ears.
