Hi DJ “Anti-que”
Well i cannot teel you about new Denon MC6000 MkII, but the first version was my “first love” in terms of DJ Controllers.
It had all the bells and whistles that i was searching in a controller, and the right one for my needs. (A few mobile partys)
After tried it once at a Music Store, one thing that annoyed me was that my big and fat hands were not made to work with the Denon 🙁
And then.. Pioneer DDJ-SX was introduced, and again it was love at first sight (again). Studied the model for more tnah one Year, tried twice in stores.
One year after DDJ-SX, Pioneer lauched DDJ-SX2, and after almost one year with it, i can tell you that is one nice piece of Kit.
Her are the Plus and minus for eacho model (in my subjective point of view)
Denon MC6000 MK2
Plus
– Small and compact (easy to carry)
– Good quality, sturdy
– Serato DJ Native Controller
– Compatible with Mappings from Virtual DJ and Traktor
– Dual Balanced Mic Inputs with effects
Minus
– Small footprint, but being all condensed not good for working with someone with big hands(like me)
– Hot Cue/Sampler Buttons are not the same and not so intuitive and pratical as the colored Pads of de DDJ-SX2 .
Pioneer DDJ-SX2
Plus
– Good quality, sturdy
– Serato DJ Native Controller
(dont need any serial or Voucher.. connect the pioneer to Serato DJ, and you’ll have the full serato DJ Version)
– Compatible with Mappings from Virtual DJ (at virtual DJ site) and Traktor (available for download at Pioneer site)
– Dual Balanced Mic Inputs with effects (with limitations to the available decks)
– Perfect Layout (PADS, Jog Wheels, faders etc)
– Nice implementation of Colored Performance Pads (You can do Magic with these)
– Jog dials a step above the Denon ones (larger, colored, and identical to the big CDJs)
– Needle Search (handy when needed)
– Serato Flip Dedicated Controls
– Easy Replaceable Cross-Fader
Minus
– Large and Heavy, not has big as the DDJ-SZ but still big .
– Gets Heavier if you think it deserves a flight case.
– 2 Mic inputs also, but assignable to the mixing channels (with 2 MICs connect, you can use only 2 decks)
Hope it Helped.
Happy Drops!
Hardcort
(another 50+ YO DJ)
