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- ? Slot-in CD/MP3 Player
- Audio CD,CD-R and MP3 CD compatible
- Three Selectable Jog modes: Pitch Bend/Search/Scratch Effect
- Anti-shock using RAM buffer memory
- Extra large jog wheel
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Gemini CDJ-600 CD Turntable CDJ-600 Turntables
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For those of you who have to buy a budget dj cd player, this is my favorite choice. Having used the Stanton C324s before these I can tell you that the Gemini CDJ600 is better by far. USB function does support external hardrives. At least solid state, which is what I use. I use a couple of 4 and 8 gig thumb drives and I have a 350 gig solid state external drive. Unlike the C324, the CDJ600 plays any cd I put in it. The jog wheel is nothing to write home about,but come on, its a $220 cd player. The wheel would not hold up to much scratching but for me it does the job. I beat mix progressive house,trance and drum&bass so I dont scratch. The bpm is a tap on.You tap in the beat yourself.This takes a bit to get used to but its alright. These will do just fine until I manage to pull together the dough for CDJ900s(as much as my truck cost).
DJ Krystoph
DJ Krystoph
I have been "Djing" for about 5 years. I have used Pioneer cdj100-900's, Vinyl Technics, Denons, Numarks, Stanton's, etc... I purchased these to see if I could skate by while I'm saving to pick up 2 Pioneer Cdj-850's. I really wanted a similar layout and feel to a pioneer unit, since that is what I owned in the past, and I don't want to play with stuff that is laid out like a kids game. The reviews were not very descriptive on these, so I felt I was taking a bit of long shot, so I bought just ONE at first... I was VERY impressed, everything I had hoped for at this price is beyond par. The Play and Cue buttons are similar to Pioneers, not as precise, but still that clicky, quick tap you expect. Also, the jog wheel and pitch fader feel very nice, a rubbery plastic for the jog wheel, and a similar feel to the CDJ800 while rotating for pitchbend. The jog search works as expected. The fader is nice and tight/smooth for the pitch. I got these also because I love the USB option, it reads through a 500gb harddrive faster than a Pioneer CDJ400 I have used in the past. I was really surprised how fast I could navigate actually. If your mp3s are tagged properly, it will read the BPM from that too, so you wont have to "tap" for a quick glance of what your dealing with. The loop function is decent too, just tap in and out, it does "smooth" a little if you are off. Everything honestly is pretty on point.
The only real downfalls are with the pitch and cueing. The pitch itself is only accurate to .1%, and it seems to stick on that .1%. Meaning, the player will not go in between .1% and .2%, even if the fader is moved, and the % stays the same. Think of it as steps in a staircase, your on one or the other, no in between. Which, honestly with that in mind you can still pitch bend with the jog wheel very accurately. So, you can still do a 2-3min mix with out jumping off beat, you are not able to "stick it" with these and let it ride though, not if your mixing into someones vinyl set or the equivalent at least... The cue does not "auto cue" like Pioneer or other tables, so that means you will have to tweak a lot of your cue points to get that perfect start. You are able to manually adjust it with the jog wheel pretty easily though, so its just a little hassle. If you are buying this table to "Scratch" you are wasting your time, it is NOT A SCRATCH TABLE. It has probably a 5sec buffer, that can do backspins, or scratch for a few, but it will not hold a certain point to go "Q-Bert" style on something. Another downfall is that the player "resets" every time it is turned off, so your pitch selection, jog function, BPM display, all of those have to be turned on when the table is turned back on, does not save your previous settings. Mainly the downfalls are just features I have gotten used to with using high end gear.
So, this is probably the BEST closest cheap table I have used to mimic a pro table such as Pioneers. It has a very similar layout, everything is pretty close in feel and its not loaded with crap you wont use once your good at mixing. If you are starting to spin Tech House, Dnb, etc, you will just be "blending" so, this is really all you could want. Or, if your just not able to spend over $1k at the moment on your rig. It is purely what you need, in a feel that you can stay comfortable with once its time to move on...
The only real downfalls are with the pitch and cueing. The pitch itself is only accurate to .1%, and it seems to stick on that .1%. Meaning, the player will not go in between .1% and .2%, even if the fader is moved, and the % stays the same. Think of it as steps in a staircase, your on one or the other, no in between. Which, honestly with that in mind you can still pitch bend with the jog wheel very accurately. So, you can still do a 2-3min mix with out jumping off beat, you are not able to "stick it" with these and let it ride though, not if your mixing into someones vinyl set or the equivalent at least... The cue does not "auto cue" like Pioneer or other tables, so that means you will have to tweak a lot of your cue points to get that perfect start. You are able to manually adjust it with the jog wheel pretty easily though, so its just a little hassle. If you are buying this table to "Scratch" you are wasting your time, it is NOT A SCRATCH TABLE. It has probably a 5sec buffer, that can do backspins, or scratch for a few, but it will not hold a certain point to go "Q-Bert" style on something. Another downfall is that the player "resets" every time it is turned off, so your pitch selection, jog function, BPM display, all of those have to be turned on when the table is turned back on, does not save your previous settings. Mainly the downfalls are just features I have gotten used to with using high end gear.
So, this is probably the BEST closest cheap table I have used to mimic a pro table such as Pioneers. It has a very similar layout, everything is pretty close in feel and its not loaded with crap you wont use once your good at mixing. If you are starting to spin Tech House, Dnb, etc, you will just be "blending" so, this is really all you could want. Or, if your just not able to spend over $1k at the moment on your rig. It is purely what you need, in a feel that you can stay comfortable with once its time to move on...
Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're used to working computers and equipment then this is the CD turntable for you. It's very easy to learn how to use if you already know the terminology. One of my other teachers had a difficult time understanding the concept. If you don't readily understand how to operate such equipment you'll spend some time reading the manual and practicing, but it is great! I teach dance classes as well as the performances and the pitch control on this machine is awesome! A great plus is being able to use a jump drive with all your music in addition to the CD. I did find it cheaper at a different website; however they were unable to fill the order? (Loss leader??) So Amazon.com was the best, as usual, of prices.
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