Numark DM1050 2 Channel 8'' Scratch Mixer

by Numark

Product Features

• 2-4 line switchable
• 2 phono, 2 line, 1 mic
• Master, gain, treble, mid and bass controls
• Microphone treble, bass and gain controls
• CF mode with normal and reverse, CF slope

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 13.5 x 6.5 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00013BNFC
• Item model number: DM1050
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,649 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

2 or 4 line switchable

2 phono, 2 line, 1 MIC input

Master and record outputs

3-band rotary EQ with gain

Each MIC channel has treble, bass and gain controls

Master and PLF metering

Replaceable crossfader with reverse and slope control

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't beat it for the money!, July 27, 2004

By 

Sephiroth - See all my reviews

This review is from: Numark DM1050 2 Channel 8'' Scratch Mixer (Electronics)

For a mere $60.99 (nearly $20 less than at Musician's Friend and about half the MSRP) at Amazon.com, this mixer is your best bet. It has the cost of an entry-level mixer without the bleeding and fragile faders, 2-band EQ, and utter lack of scratch features that one normally finds on entry-level mixers. The faders are tough yet sensitive, with no sound bleeding. The 3-band EQ, crossfader-style cuing, and mic EQ add great functionality to this mixer. The hamster switch and crossfader slope are a nice touch if you're ever feeling a bit hip-hop or want to cut up some beats. I was originally going to get a DM950 and just upgrade in a few months, but at this price, why bother? I recommend this mixer to every startup DJ, whether you're aiming for scratch, trance, jungle, Baroque, whatever. This is an excellent mixer that doesn't sacrifice quality, though it definitely won't break the bank. I will definitely continue to buy Numark products!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DM1050, May 10, 2008

By 

Michael P. Vincent - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Numark DM1050 2 Channel 8'' Scratch Mixer (Electronics)

i got this mixer as a gift, 2 years ago. its a very good entry level mixer, but beyond that, its useless. within 3 days the crossfader began to bleed through, and 4 or 5 days after that it became completely unresponsive. ive had it rebuilt twice only to have the same thing happen within days. ive resorted to using the volume sliders to fade and the line switches to cut, for the past year or so. if you want someone to learn the basics before jumping in to quality equipment by all means buy them this mixer, its the training wheels on the schwinn of DJing. this mixer would be a good mate for some entry level turn tables... but for someone who has been DJing for some time this mixer would be a few steps backwards.

JMHO
-Grimm

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid functionality, sound could be better, November 8, 2011

By 

Baseband - See all my reviews

This review is from: Numark DM1050 2 Channel 8'' Scratch Mixer (Electronics)

I've had this for around 6 months now. When I started using turntables, I was working at a club that let me use the equipment in my spare time. So my baseline for quality was fairly high (the pioneer 500, 800 & 700 mixers) before investing in my own gear. Since I didn't think I'd need high quality sound in my home setup, I went for this.

First off, the sliders and knobs are solid. I've had absolutely no problem with them. There was a bit of scratchiness in the volume faders when I bought it 2nd hand, but that problem was easily dealt with using contact cleaner. Knob/slider heads don't pull off, which is good. At first, I didn't like the cue fader, but I've learned to love it. All very basic stuff, but none of it as ever failed on me.

The biggest gripe I have is the sound. The volume faders may be to the liking of some people, but they feel very non-linear to me. Maybe people who prefer pulling blends on the crossfade won't mind this but it still bugs me. The EQ is... ok. Each mixer has its own EQ curves, and this one seems really uneven. The high-eq seems to cut too much into the midrange for my liking. Also, the bass-eq sensitivity seems inconsistent. I've not done quantitative sound tests for either of these claims, but it is just something that I have noticed which characterizes this mixer a bit.

My least favourite part of this piece of kit is the overall signal chain quality. Not sure if it is the phono preamps or what, but the mixer definitely degrades the sound quality. When I connect a turntable directly to my studio-computer's audio interface through a separate phono preamp, everything sounds much better. Doesnt make that much of a difference for just trying out tracks, but it does mean I won't want to record any of my mixes off this mixer.

Obviously, this is not designed to be a high-end mixer. It does its job well, and sounds decent for the price. 3 stars