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Hey I can get this for 20 bucks. Behringer VMX100 it says its a dj mixer. There isnt a difference? from a regular mixer. I make beats occasionly mostly just rapping, im just looking for a little help with my mixes. Will this work better then software? I know its a cheap mixer but its better then just using eq. right?
it retails $70 so im getting it for 50 off. and its a behringer so i know its not the highest qaulity






http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--BEHVMX100
 
Yamaha MG 10/2 great mixer for a cheap price. It's what I use.
 
but is it worth it for 10-20 bucks?
if i could get the yamaha for 50 it would be a no brainer.
 
dirtyp said:
but is it worth it for 10-20 bucks?
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That depends on what you expect for results. If you're expecting a noiseless mixer that'll do a halfway decent job in mixing hip hop in a studio-style setting for evential burning to CD or MP3, then you'll just be throwing your $10-$20 down a drain. Might as well buy some useless lottery tickets; your chances of success will be about the same either way.

If you're looking for something that'll let you cross-fade between songs in a live DJ playback setting and noise and crosstalk are not that much of an issue for you, or if you don't mind spending $20 for a small training board that'll help you understand the very basics - including why you are going to want to replace that board before the summer is out, then go ahead and spend it there instead of the lottery tickets.

Yes there is a large difference between DJ mixers, PA mixers and studio mixers. One big difference is versatility in how the signals can be mixed and routed, but the other big difference is in sound quality. Dj mixers are cheaper because they use lesser-quality components and design sound-wise. One can get away with increased noise levels, and cross-talk between channels, microphone preamp quality and so on in a DJ mixer where sonic purity is just not as important.

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Well that was helpful.
My main concern was if I could even use it for mixing since it was a dj mixer.
Im a beginer with mixers so Ill use it to learn on. I know ill eventualy need 8-10 channels. I have a old alesis beat machine that I could plug in to it, That has been sitting in a closet. I already can see how limited it is it only has high and low eq. wouldnt mixing be better with it then without?

What would be the correct path? m-audio in to pc - mixer out from m-audio in to pc or m-audio.
 
DJ mixers have different features more geared towards fewer tracks. Usually they have RCA inputs/outputs. They always have a crossfader to smoothly switch between 2 or more tracks. Nicer ones have EQ kill switches to cut out certain frequency ranges quickly. Also, the one you are looking at has no inserts or sends. It has no pre-amps. It's probably not what you want unless you plan do do a lot of DJ'ing.
Outside of DJ'ing, the only advantage I can think of to DJ mixers is that even the cheap models come with faders instead of rotary knobs.
But hell, its only $20.
 
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