Hi!, I'm a newbie dj and looking for buying a new djm for my practice setup.
For easier read, I put my questions first and why i'm wondering next.
1. Is there any curve difference among latest djms. (specifically between djm-2000 nexus and djm-750)
2. Is there any curve difference between latest djms and previous djms (i.e. djm-2000 nexus and djm-400)
I use a djm-2000 nexus with a pair of cdj-2000 in a place I learn how to dj. I'm looking for another set for my home since I can't practice there frequently. I wanna make my home setup as similar as possible, but 2000s are too expensive for me so I'm looking for cheaper ones.
Most important thing for me is the rotation angle (or position) vs value curve of EQs, Gain knob, and level fader.
I wanna have my djm have the same curve so that sound changes exactly the same (in the internal digital domain) if I turn the knob exactly the same. (or move fader to the same position) and have the curve setting switchs (i.e. isolator or EQ) on djms the same.
Thank you!
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The main difference on any of the mixers will be if you have the EQs set to "EQ" or "KILL" mode, where the range will be either -26dB to +6dB, or -infinity to +6dB.
Don't worry too much about the mechanics of where a knob is pointing - train your ears and adapt to the mixer.
Oh, I realized that I wrote this post on the ddj section, not in the djm section.
Thank you for your answer. Now I'm using djm-400 now, which only supports isolation mode, and I feel there might be a subtle difference in curve of those from that of djm-2000 even when I set djm-2000 nexus as isolation mode.(Maybe the main reason of the difference can be headroom difference in the input,digital domain,output)
Thus even when I practice mixing at home, it does not go very well if I use djm-2000, which is sometimes frustrating. Will this get better if I practice a lot with both different djms?
Sorry, I didn't notice you had posted this to the DDJ section initially; I have moved it to the DJM section.
The curve difference will be minimal. Honestly, using your ears will be a better judge than looking a the knob and thinking "This sounds different from the DJM-400 when it's at 9 o'clock." Don't be that clinical about it - I know I had a similar mindset when I first started DJing, but after a while it becomes more natural and you adjust to whatever hardware you're using in a relatively short time.
Practice makes perfect!
Thank you Pulse, now it becomes clear! :)
Agreed with Pulse. Train your ears and don't rely on looking at where your EQ knobs are positioned as different venues and sound setups could also make a difference in how it sounds if you "always kill the mids to 9'0 clock" on a certain part of a track etc.
Also you will be able to more easily adapt to different mixers in the future when you start playing at clubs where they might not have a Pioneer mixer present