Equipment
DJ Mixers
The mixer is the most important component of a DJ system,
because put simply, it controls everything. No matter how good
the turntables, the styli or the speakers, if the mixer is
poor quality, the sound will show and the mix will be hindered.
A great DJ mixer is not so much dependent of the thousands
of effects that you will probably never use, neither is it
dependent on its flashy appearance. One of the most important
factors of the mixer is its behavior when driven into the red.
Indeed, most average mixers will have an inbuilt limiting system,
which will cut the sin waves to prevent them from clipping
the system when going out of the dynamic range of the equipment.
This is one of the reasons, that high quality mixers will cost
$3000 and not $200. Brands such as Allen & Heath have built
their reputation around this aspect. The other reason for price
differences are the faders, the heart and soul of any mixer.
Quality faders respond in linear fashion and maintain their
linear response and minimal fading noise over thousands of
cycles. When put together, all these components give a true
masterpiece of sound engineering and a vital tool to any DJ.
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