Gruso, from inthemix.com.au reported having problems with a DJM600 blowing out the sound system at a club he was playing at. Many other DJ’s report the same problem with the whole DJM series of mixers. In conjunction to this several say they are playing their rigs in the red.

Sounds like a load of bollocks to me, play shit in the red and it might break, thats why its red silly.

What do you think ? Anyone else have problems with the DJM series of mixers ?

The DXM06 is a starter mixer from Numark that has been on the market for some time. The mixer has a good feature set but there are grumbeling on the net of the crossfader bleeding after minimal use.

On DJ Forums, Shiggy complains:

man, the fader craps out too quick on these… I’ve had the mixer for 3 months, it has been replaced once already and now it’s starting to bleed again, doing automatic and very random crabs

Even more complaints about the poor performance of the mixer are on In the Mix where DJ Fusion says:

And yes, my x-fader is leaking after only about 4 or 5 months as well, but I’m hoping the replacement fader willl be better

While crossfaders can be replaced, this seems a bit ludicrous. Has anyone else had a good or bad experience with the DXM06 ?

Mixers come in two varieties those with knobs and those with faders. Which style of mixer is better is part of a hot debate in the dj world. On the dj world forums the debate recently took an interesting turn.

Karl David said:

Hey guys, I just wanted to know what is the best mixer for House and Drum and bass and other genres which involve mixing? A rotary knobs mixer or a fader mixer.
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Obviously this type of mixer wouldn’t be used by hip hop and turntablist DJ’s

Following this question is a love fest for rotary knob mixers. What they seem to miss though is that rotary mixers lock you in to just mixing a certain style. There is no way to do anything unconventional with rotary mixer. I just don’t see why you would be satisfied with limiting your options. See what I mean ?

Mackie, the company known for is speakers, produced their first DJ mixer. The Mackie D2 sports a firewire interface to allow for mixing of mp3’s. The mixer also has a clean interface to allow for easier use.