![]() ![]() There’s also a microphone input (a 1/4″ jack type, not an XLR). The central mixer section is quite compact but not overly so – no problem for “fat fingers” here! It has four channels, each of which has a PC or analogue toggle switch to decide if it is going to control one of ITCH’s four decks or one of four external sources. You could plug in CD players, samplers, record decks, iPods, other DJs’ controllers and so on. (I set it up on a Mac but apart from cancelling the Windows bleat dialogues as ITCH takes control of your PC to install itself properly, the process is almost the same on a PC.) In Use The mixer section That’s the theory, anyway, and this time it was also the practice – I had it all up and running in a matter of minutes. You download the latest version from the Serato website (or use the CD provided), install it, plug everything in and it’s all there, working out of the box. The box would do for carrying it around for a short while you find a suitable flight case or bag. The front and back panels’ various controls and sockets are finished with gloss metal strips, which are painted variously with the “Numark” and “Serato” logos.Īs well as the unit itself, you get the power supply (like most DJ controllers, a standard, thin-cabled, rather short generic number – a better one would have inspired more confidence), a quick start guide, your warranty, a Serato ITCH DJ software CD, and a USB cable for connecting to your computer. In black, white and silver with a touch of Serato red, the unit has a matt metal top, with silver metal sides that have rubberised hand-carrying indents. You’d expect such an item to impress, and the NS6 does indeed impress upon unboxing: At this market point, you’d expect the NS6 to look good, and indeed it does, in black, while, silver and a touch of Serato Red. ![]() So – a controller around the size of the Pioneer controllers, but built in metal like the Reloop Jockey III or Denon DN-MC6000, and as feature-rich as some of the best systems out there (either digital or analogue). However, that means the build quality is A1, and for those who thought the NS7 was great but just too large, the NS6 won’t seem big at all!įeatures such as many input options, balanced XLRs, the full four-channel mixer, long-throw pitch adjusters, fader start toggles, large jogwheels and deck strip search ribbons immediately jump out confirming that this unit is aimed firmly at advanced users. It weighs more than all of these, too, because – on a par with the Jockey III, and unlike the Pioneer and Traktor controllers – it is made almost entirely of metal. Apart from the company’s own NS7, which is the digital equivalent in size, weight and performance of two Technics record decks and a pro scratch mixer bolted together (with all the weight and size that entails), this is one of the biggest DJ controllers out there – bigger than the, the and the and approaching the size of the and. In the following, long-awaited Digital DJ Tips Numark NS6 review, we’ll help you decide if it’s the right controller for you, by thoroughly dissecting its feature set, and comparing it to similar models. This Serato ITCH controller promises excellent jog wheels, great build quality, and true standalone mixer capability for analogue sources, alongside a host of other pro features. ![]() If you’re in the market for a four-deck, four-channel DJ controller, Numark just made it a harder call for you by releasing, to much anticipation, the Numark NS6. ![]()
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