Numark Mixdeck

THE NUMARK MIXDECK ...

A brilliant piece of kit for a beginner - intermediate DJ trying to find their feet in mixing, offering huge flexibility in sound sources including Turntables, CD's, CDR, USB & Computer, Ipod, and MP3.

FEATURES:

- Two touch sensitive jog wheels for scratching and cueing 

- Built in audio system for in earphone cueing and performance output 

- Professional built in mixer including, robust knobs, two channels controlling the two decks, a separate Ipod channel, and a cueing system

- Backlit buttons and illuminated platters

- USB output to computer, controlling the included Traktor LE DJ software 

- Automatic BPM analyser and tap tempo for manual BPM entry 

- Slide BPM ±6, 12, 25, and 100% or bend with pitch buttons

- Simple navigation buttons integrated with the mixer

- Fader start automatically plays the cued track when you move the crossfader

- An effects unit including 6 built in effects 

GOOD:

- Huge flexibility in control and sound source

- Simple layout providing a straight forward introduction to DJ-ing

- Provides a professional level of kit for an affordable price of £700 (official)

BAD:

- The effects unit lacks flexibility with the limited amount of effects available 

- The controller is designed around Traktor LE so it becomes hard to control better versions of the software such as Traktor Pro 2 when you become more familiar with DJ-ing

- The controller itself is made of plastic and feels fairly weak, not to mention the internal electronic failures many people have complained about.

OVERVIEW:

At a price of only £700 for all of this, it looks like an offer no DJ could refuse! Despite the Mixdeck's downfalls, I think it has a nice overall feel to it and is helpful in terms of a DJ finding the route they want to go down. It also has a large range of connectivity which is helpful for adding effects units, to compensate for its in built one, or other sound cards ...

MIXDECK IN ACTION ...

FOLLOW FOR MORE!