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Reloop terminal mix8 vs. pioneer ddj-sx?

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  • April 14, 2014 at 8:57 am #2023148
    Terry_42
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    Well the Beatmix is clearly entry level, both the DDJ-SX and the TM8 will give you lots more options to grow into and have much advanced pad and F/X modes directly on the controller.
    Of course for its price point the Beatmix 4 is still a bargain, but so is the TM8.

    Now the TM8 is a bit smaller than the SX form factor wise and both have some special pad modes going on. I personally like the split mode of the TM8.
    Next is the jogwheels. The TM8 jogs are aluminium low profile jogs made for scratching and spinning. For that purpose I consider them the best in the industry, but that is not for everyone. The SX has jogs that resemble CDJ jogs the best and they have cool light indicators, which makes scratching without looking at the waveform more easy, however they cannot backspin.

    Then the most important thing: The SX can also act as a standalone analogue mixer without the laptop. The TM8 only has 1 aux input as some sort of fallback, but you cannot use its mixer section without a laptop.

    So in the end it is up to you, but I hope I could give you some pointers of where these controllers are different.

    April 14, 2014 at 3:10 pm #2023178
    Darrius Williams
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    So basically it would be best to go with the TM8? As of right now I don’t mind not having a controller that can also standalone. I’ll worry about that way down the road after I get good at DJing.

    April 14, 2014 at 3:52 pm #2023182
    Terry_42
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    Well I have been DJing for 20+ years, with turntables, CDJs etc.
    I basically sold everything 2 years ago and bought a Terminal Mix 4, which I used since then (except for the clubs where they usually have a full Nexus setup) and I am now upgrading to the TM8 also and it works fine.
    It worked fine for me at a festival with 2000+ visitors, so …. go for it if it suits you.

    April 16, 2014 at 12:37 pm #2023488
    Steffen
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    I faced the same problem a couple of weeks ago and quite frankly i´m so happy that i bought the ddj sx.
    I have tested almost every controller in stock @ my local dj gear dealer (i.E. Terminal Mix 8, DDJ SR, SX, SZ, Numark NS7ii, Vestax VCI 400) and the DDJ SX is the most suitable controller for my needs.
    If you can afford to have only the vu meter for the master out and the ability to switch them over to show your actual line level than the terminal mix 8 is a damn good choice. To me that is a no go so i eliminated all of the controllers from my list that don´t have vu meters for every channel and the stand alone mixer function of the sx is another feature that comes in handy.

    But at last, it´s up to you =)

    April 16, 2014 at 4:03 pm #2023536
    Darrius Williams
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    Ok so I’m gotta ask what is a VU meter? Lol I’m still completely new and don’t have a clue what some things are yet.

    April 16, 2014 at 9:24 pm #2023580
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    VU meter is the LED thingy that goes from green to red depending on the level of the output of the channel and/or master output.
    Some people like to have a dedicated VU meter for each channel (the DDJ-SX indeed has one for each channel at the EQ section and a master VU below).
    The TM8 you can either select the dual VU meter to be master out VU OR channel VU for the active channels. You do so by using a switch on the controller.

    Now to me it doesn’t bother actually, because at soundcheck I do the whole line VUing (aka I have a test song in a deck that I put at 0db output on the channel) then I switch to master VU do a 0db there, same on the house mixer, PA etc.
    After that I switch the TM8 to channel VU and never switch back for the rest of the gig… as I know it will be 0db on the master out anyways if I level the channel.
    If I dare want to raise the volume for the audience I do it as late in the line of sound as I can (aka PA mixer or if nothing else the house mixer) but I would never go over the 0db line on my controller…

    But this is my workflow and obviously some people might think different, else we all would use the same controllers 😉

    April 16, 2014 at 9:35 pm #2023584
    DJ Vintage
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    The MC6000 has a three-way switch, either channel 1/2, 3/4 or master. Same workflow. Never go back to master all night and with decks 1/2 being my primary decks, the switch sits in that position most of the night. If I cue up a track on 3/4 I flip it quickly, set the gain and be done with it.

    Greetinx.

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