Rick

AdamGold, post: 16639, member: 1460 wrote: First of all, thank you very much. I will go to the store near by and will check all three. (hope they sell the VCI 400)

And by compacts I meant cdjs, this is how we call them in my country 🙂 Sorry.

Thanks again!

BTW
I can get second-hand cdj 200 + DDM 4000 in pretty good price. Is this a good equipment?

Yes they are fine. The DDM 4000 is a great mixer for the price (I have 1!).

You need to ask yourself if you’ll use the CDJ’s though. The reason I went digital was space (or lack of it) The CDJs and mixer combo will have a much larger footprint than a traditional controller.
Why would you want / need CDJs?
Would you use them if you had all your tracks ripped as MP3s stored on your computer?
Would you still burn CDs in order to mix from your CD players or would you just use the controller to play MP3s directly from your PC /Laptop?

Couple of QR codes in the vids lead to these hidden vids

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(not my find – pinched from Scratchworx!!)

vineoak, post: 16133, member: 1029 wrote: why 2 denons when you can use alpha mode.just curious cos i use serato

The Denons are from before I went 100% digital. You wouldn’t use just one IMO, you mix like any other system; blend deck A into deck B. I only used the Alpha Mode occasionally as I found it was harder to beat match than just mixing in a track from the other deck.
Unfortunately they don’t get used at all these days anyway! The one big factor that pushed me into digital was the birth of my son. My DJ room became his nursery and I no longer had any room for my gear! I ended up converting the small area under our stairs into an area for a PC (which is where the stitched together photo was taken) and the only thing I could fit in there was something small so I bought myself a Mixtrack Pro. I’ve now sold this however and bought an S4, as like so many others, I have the buying bug again!

Thanks for the interest!

I had the same dilemma. This has been asked a number of times but the answer, as ever is down to personal choice. You need to research online as to which one YOU think will fit your workflow best.
They are both top end flagship devices and they are both highly capable units which will serve any DJ well.
The Denon is slightly smaller (some say too small) and therefore can feel a little cramped (to some).Although this makes it a lot more portable than the S4.
The S4 is larger (some say too large for a controller that is supposed to be portable) but is well laid out and does not feel cramped.
The Denon does not come with full software so will need to be upgraded to get the best out of it (at more cost)
The S4 comes with full software and is made by the same manufacturer as the software so is 100% compatible straight out of the box.

If you can, call in to a DJ / music store and get “hands on”.

I was tempted by the Denon, but after months of debating which one to go for, I chose the S4.
Personal choice. Plenty of others have gone through the same decision and I bet its evenly split between the two truthfully.

Whichever you buy you will not be disappointed.

Paul Sagar, post: 10555 wrote: Thanks RB75

I think I have the 507. The sync doesn’t work as you can only sync in the wrong direction.

I guess the solution is sorting out the awful pure audio sound. It shouldn’t be so grainy and bad.

I am using my PC’s headphone out connection into red/white cables into the ‘CD’ input currently. Sounds fine with Pro Logic Music or All Channel Stereo, but quiet and quite frankly awful in pure audio mode. I’ve tried this with my phone too directly and it sounds just as bad.

Any ideas more than welcome!

Strange!
How do you know there is a delay? Is it because you can here the sound in your head phones and this is “off” from the sound through the speakers?
Have you tried connecting something other than your laptop in to the amp to see if the delay is in the laptop?

Maybe connect the laptop through an alternative input and see if the delay is still present.

Paul Sagar, post: 10440 wrote: It’s an Onkyo AV receiver.

It isn’t fit for purpose at all, but I thought I’d be able to get some joy out of it just to mess about in the flat…

The only way to sync is to put the receiver onto ‘pure audio’ mode, and it sounds shockingly bad on this mode for some reason.

I have an Onkyo amp also, although I only use it for AV. Mine is the TX SR 607, what model do you have? There is an audio sync feature on mine, but without looking through the manual I cannot remember how to set access it. Have you got the user manual for your amp? If not try a Google search for it. I’m pretty sure that the synch could be used to sort the delay out. I’m not sure why the sound would be so bad on pure audio setting, have tried pressing any of the different setting buttons on the front (Game, Movie, TV, Music ect)?

One other question, which input are you using to connect your PC to the amp?

Paul Sagar, post: 10384 wrote: Hi

I’ve just bought myself a splitter and am using VDJ with my laptop only, just to prat about in the flat with.

UNnfortunately there is a delay on the sound through the speakers through my 5.1 system, no matter which preset I change it to. I understand this is a problem which derives from the amp ‘colouring’ the sound and adding effects etc before processing, causing a slight delay.

My question is; is there any way of eliminating this, either through the software or through the amp etc?

Thanks for your help.

What amp are you using?

How does this unit fare against the Reloop Jockey 3?