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dfx
Jan 25th, 2009, 20:57
to everyone that owns a djm-800...

the only reason why i would spend that much money on it is because it has the harmonic mixing feature/effect, but some people say that it distorts the sound too much to be usable. can anyone that owns one confirm this, or maybe even record a small sample of a track run thru that filter?
DJ.DeSaid
Feb 8th, 2009, 02:26
Actualy it's true...
I never use this function, because sound is really distorted...
Flenk
Feb 8th, 2009, 02:57
Actualy it's true...
I never use this function, because sound is really distorted...

+1... Dunno where it's really useful for. Most of the times I only use Filter, sometimes Crush...
JayCan
Feb 8th, 2009, 08:47
I know Talla and some other biggies use it

In Tallas sets it sounds awesoem...but maybe its just his near 30 years expirience :)
dfx
Feb 13th, 2009, 21:13
I know Talla and some other biggies use it

In Tallas sets it sounds awesoem...but maybe its just his near 30 years expirience :)
i guess you mean he's using the general harmonic mixing technique, not that particular feature on the djm-800...
doeLauw
Feb 16th, 2009, 10:19
It's totally unusable. You can only use 5% of the whole knobs range and even then it's almost impossible to set it back to it's original state.
JTParker
Feb 25th, 2009, 21:39
The easiest way would be Rapid Evolution or MixedInKey to get the key of your tracks.
Bowen
Feb 26th, 2010, 05:35
In Tallas sets it sounds awesoem...but maybe its just his near 30 years expirience
Gareth
Mar 2nd, 2010, 16:22
Bizarre... you said the exact same thing as someone above you - even making the same spelling mistake :)
gabe
Jun 1st, 2010, 18:27
I've read around a lot about it, Harmonic Mixing distorts...DJs never use it...
dead_devil_66
Jun 8th, 2010, 22:47
I've read around a lot about it, Harmonic Mixing distorts...DJs never use it...

errrrrr totally TOTALLY false :mask:

you should check your sources.

seriously, most of the old school don't use it because they think it's cheating!!!

if this is cheating, using a musical sheet in the concert is cheating too :lol:

gosh..."hate" this kind of "old thinking"....
Aquinox
Aug 21st, 2010, 18:17
I just do what I think sounds good, I sort by bpm, then if needed by genre.
You might miss some choons that fit perfectly to your 1st track but are not totally harmonic.
p.s. don't have a djm800 but heard the harmonic buttons don't sound too well.
Jason Mcaree
Feb 1st, 2012, 14:39
Just get Mixed in key, its class.