If you can afford
$800 then get the Pioneer DJM-500 Pro. I have used this
mixer a few times and love it. This is a four channel
mixer plus 2 mic levels. One thing it doesn't have is
the ability to mix the signal running into the headphones.
This feature is available on the even more expensive Pioneer
DJM-600.
The fantastic thing is the built in effects
and BPM counter. I have used some cheap mixers with beat counters
and they were completely worthless. I have used this mixer
and the DJM-500 beat counters are good enough to mix with.
So if you can't beat mix (don't know how or are too smashed)
then this mixer will calculate the BPM of each track to you
can get them in time with no effort. The other fantastic thing
is that the built in effects can be synchronised with the
BPM of your tracks so that you get delays in time. This is
really effective for vocals.
This mixer has all the other required features
for DJing. 3 band Eqs high quality faders and LED level indicators.
It is also a great mixer for using CD players. You can also
assign the crossfader to any of the 4 channels so that you
can effortlessly change from mixing off CD or vinyl. It has
a Fader Start Play function thet overrides the pause control
to start the music when the fader is increased.
Of course if you
want what I think is the best mixer for reasonable money
then take at look at the Pioneer DJM-600. This is a serious
piece of DJ equipment. Get the Pioneer DJM-600
Pro DJ Mixer here You get what you pay for and this mixer
is certainly top of my DJ equipment wish list.
