Description
The all-in-one DJ station you can carry on your shoulder.
All-in-one mixing station for mobile computer DJs:
- 2-deck controller to mix digital audio tracks
- 2 stereo outputs to play the mix for the audience and preview next track
- 2 stereo inputs to include turntables, MP3 or CD players in your mix
- Built for mobile DJing: compact, light, with transport cover & shoulder strap
2-deck controller:
Mix 2 music tracks with DJ Console Mk4’s controls:
- 2 jog wheels to navigate within tracks
- 1 cross fader and 2 volume faders to mix 2 tracks
- 2 pitch encoders (knobs) to change the speed of the music
- 6 EQ potentiometers
User-friendly features:
- The DJ software suggests a cue point in the audio file analysis
- Synchronize tracks using pitch encoders and/or sync buttons
- Automatic loops on 1, 2, 4 or 8 beats
- Add effects to customize your music
- Record your mixes as audio files
- Customize your console by placing the graphic skin (included) underneath the see-through plate on top of the controller.
Technical specifications
Built-in audio
2 stereo outputs
2 types of plug per output:
Mix output (channels 1-2)
- 2 RCA for hi-fi & mixers
- 1 stereo 1/8" jack (3.5mm) for multimedia speakers
Preview output (channels 3-4)
- 1/4" jack (6.35mm) for headphones
- 2 RCA for speakers
1 microphone input
- 1/4" jack plug with volume knob to talk over the music
2 stereo inputs
- 2 x 2 RCA inputs, to include external sources in your mix
- Inputs compatible with:
- phono (turntables)
- consumer line (-10dBv) (for MP3 players, etc.)
- pro line (+4dBu) (for studio gear & CD players)
- boosted line (+8dBu) (for Pioneer CDJ players)
Built for mobility
- Compact (10.5 x 7.3 x 2.5")
- Lightweight (2.56 lb/1.15kg)
- Transport cover & shoulder strap included
Included DJ mix software
VirtualDJ® DJC Edition
- For Windows® XP/Vista/7
- For Mac OS® 10.5/10.6
Specifications
Controls for DJing:
- 2 jog wheels, 3 faders, 11 knobs
-36 transport buttons
Audio for DJing:
- 4-channel in / 4-channel out
- Microphone input for talk-over
- Headphone jack for previewing tracks
- Phono preamplifiers on the audio inputs
Drivers
- ASIO & WDM for Windows®
- Core Audio for Mac OS®
- MIDI control: Windows & Mac
Minimum configuration
PC minimum requirements
Windows® XP/Vista/7 32-bit/64-bit
1.5GHz CPU or higher
1GB RAM or more
USB port (USB bus-powered)
Stereo speakers and/or headphones
Mac minimum requirements
Mac OS® 10.5/10.6
1.5GHz CPU or higher
1GB RAM or more
USB port (USB bus-powered)
Stereo speakers and/or headphones
Technology
- Equalization / EQ
- Equalization is the adjustment of sound split up into frequency bands, often in the form of bass, medium and treble frequencies. Equalization consists of increasing or decreasing the volume of a frequency range: for example, increasing bass (frequencies from 20Hz to 150Hz) by 12dB and decreasing treble and mediums by -12dB. Equalization helps to make music more danceable: as bass frequencies provide the main rhythm, increasing the bass can make dancing easier. Equalization can also help to mix 2 pieces of music: by cutting the bass from track A to mix it with track B (where the mediums and treble have been cut), a hybrid of the rhythm of track B is superimposed over the melody of track A. A piece’s tonality is affected by the equalization adjustment.
- Monitoring
- For a DJ, monitoring consists of listening to another piece of music other than the one being played for the audience: normally, a DJ listens to the next piece of music to be played.
- Phono input
- Record players have long had an output level much lower than line level (line level is the output level of most sound playback devices: CD player, MP3 player, TV tuner or radio): this output level for record players, referred to as phono level, requires a specific pre-amplification. The most popular vinyl DJing turntables, such as the mythical Technics SL 1200 MK2, still provide a phono level output, even though many vinyl turntables now output a line level audio signal. A phono connector can be recognized not only because it has "Phono" written above it, but also because of the fact that a grounding cable is added to the stereo phono outputs: as phono level is lower than line level, a grounding cable is required to protect it from electrical disturbances. A phono input is sometimes referred to as an RIAA input. The DJ Console MK2 has two stereo phono inputs.
