The crossfader for switching between the two channels is reasonably loose and it would be possible to use the DN2000 for scratching, although it’s not a pro scratch fader by any means.īetween the two sets of EQs is the library browse controls, which let you look through your music – with the help of a stepped selector – and navigate files and folders, and well as load your chosen tune onto your chosen channel deck. Each of the channels has gain hi, mid and low EQs, a line fader, and a cue button for headphones selection. This is a two-channel DJ controller, so down the middle, we have a two-channel mixer. The faders are good quality, and the crossfader is nice and loose, although pro scratch DJs may find it wanting. The only plastic at all in evidence on its build is the thin silver trim that runs around the outside of the unit. It is soberly and smartly presented, with a black metal chassis that slops inward as it reaches the bottom, a black metal faceplate, and Denon’s usual style of knobs, buttons, faders and jogwheels, none of which feel any lower in quality that those on the company’s far more expensive gear. The unit is compact, being no deeper than a 13″ MacBook, and only a few inches wider. The integration goes more than skin deep: The controls on the unit’s surface are laid out to mirror the software as well. Inside the box are a CD of the software (although you can download it for free from the Serato website anyway, at any time), a PC driver (no driver necessary for Mac), the unit itself, and a USB cable to connect it to the computer. This fact is emblazoned all over the box, and the “plug and play with Serato DJ Intro” benefit is the first listed feature. To be fair, I’ve never seen a poorly or cheaply built piece of Denon gear, DJ or otherwise. Secondly, while the box makes clear that (as with practically all Midi DJ controllers) the unit can be used with any DJ software (Denon says mappings will be available imminently for Traktor and Virtual DJ), this unit is being pushed hard as the perfect controller for DJ Intro, the entry-level DJ program from Serato. Firstly, it is pleasingly heavy, suggesting the usual Denon quality of build. Right from grabbing hold of the box, two things stand out about the MC2000. But with competition fierce at the lucrative entry-level end of the DJ controller market, does it stand out enough to be a success? Let’s unbox it and find out… First impressions Supplied with Serato DJ Intro (one of the easiest pieces of DJ software to get going quickly with, and for which there is now a Serato DJ upgrade available), beautifully built in metal, and coming in at a competitive if not rock-bottom price, the Denon DJ MC2000 has, on paper, got a lot going for it. But the Denon DJ MC2000, which launched on Monday and which we’ve had the chance to have a thorough test of in the Digital DJ Tips workshop, looks like giving the Mixtrack Pro a real run for its money. For a long time now, we’ve recommended the Numark Mixtrack Pro as the best DJ controller for beginners, as it’s cheap and it does the basics well.
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