Allen & Heath haven’t cut corners on their digital side with a sound card boasting 96khz to record at the best quality possible. The rotary knobs and faders a quality, resistive feel making this mixer really, really involving. It houses one of the legendary filters, and has a crossfader ready for that Innofader upgrade. A&H released this for DJs looking for their first standalone DJ mixer with the robust sound of analogue with flexibility of a digital interface in there. FX wise the DJM250mk2 is a little thin with only a Filter on each channel but connectivity to Traktor Pro 3 will open up the FX and DVS to this already brilliant mixer.Īlthough the new Xone:96 is stealing the show right now with its gazillion sends and returns, the Xone:23C is nowhere near its shadow, winning people over looking for Allen & Heath quality at a great price. The DJM250mk2 features a Magvel contactless crossfader which can be switched between a caramel smooth mix and a sharp cut for those turntablists out there. Theres also the option to select between phono, line and laptop/USB for versatility, as well as an option for connecting an aux input or microphone. The DJM250mk2 has a three band EQ on each channel with complete attenuation. Don’t let this fool you, featuring the industry standard Pioneer build quality from front to back and a tank-like feel its a pleasure to mix on. This mixer from Pioneer DJ is a baby in the range if you look at its price. Now, thanks to the now universal Traktor Scratch appeal, these lower priced mixers can now be used with the Native Instruments software, making them even better value for money. This USB connectivity is used for DVS (digital vinyl system) on mixers with Serato or Rekordbox certification. What’s more, is it doesn’t just apply to the mixers that cost a gazillion quid, that only Tiesto would use at his own birthday party. Theres a heap of amazing mixers out there – a couple of years ago, USB would be in the name to show off the latest and greatest technological feature, but now these unassuming USB sockets on the back of a mixer release something far, far greater. We will run you through the Traktor mixers in this post, many of them weren’t Traktor mixers until Pro 3 was announced! Budget Traktor DVS Mixers The new ‘Universal DVS’ will apply to these, and of course to the sound cards offering inputs and outputs can be configured with Traktor Pro 3. This is a big, big deal because many DJ booths aren’t big enough to accommodate more than 1 rig, or the promoter struggled to get a particular model in. So dear readers those mixers that have never seen a Traktor Certified badge, can now work effortlessly with your weapon of choice. Not only do the ‘usual’ Traktor Scratch certified mixers and soundcards worth with Traktor Pro 3, but now, pretty much anything with a sound card can be used with that magical static sound, that is DVS. Yep, this means exactly what it says on the tin. But a feature has been utterly and completely overlooked – even Native Instruments aren’t making enough of a big deal about it…. Yes, dear reader this Traktor Pro 3 is the most modular, the most customisable, the most modular and the most powerful. Yes folks, this is in addition to Traktors world leading deck assignable FX. There are now eight extra effects and three filters, which can be assigned to each channel. These are now designed with one-knob control in mind, making it easier than ever to mould those long mixes or add depth to those heavy drops. Native Instruments have also overhauled the Traktor user interface, into a much more intuitive, cleaner more modern guise making it easy to read the software at a glance than previous versions. Another monumental move is the addition of Haptic Drive the technology which turns cue and loop markers into a physical feel on a spinning platter (available on Kontrol S4 Mk3). First of these is the sheer audio quality is now professional grade, with the most natural time stretching in a DJ software to date. Traktor Pro 3 builds on this and has yet more features to get your teeth into. The current version of Traktor hosts 4 main decks to play with, which grow with the facility of remix stems and powerful looping capability. Its used the world over by DJ’s who want extensive control over their music and the way they play. Traktor Pro 3 – the greatest development not yet discovered.Īs mentioned at post launch, Native Instruments’ launch of Traktor Pro 3 in it’s latest guise is awesome.
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