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Average rating:
4.1 out of 5
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Hi,
I pay 200$ for new DJX and for that money is incredibile value.
When you compare price/performance/quality of results/possibilities this is awesome keyboard in its own class.
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Okay, here is my personal opinion. I have worked with all gear from top of the line, to the lowest. At let me just tell you, the DJX will bring more to your instrument collection. Great for beginners, and even the same for the above players. Either way, it is something that brings new sounds to your music. Could easily do a full album with just this (You can, I have tried it :-). If you study it long enough, you can do some REALLY GREAT stuff with it. Trust me...And please stop comparing it to devices that cost 5x as much...Come on! If you haven't already, would you at least check it out!
And to one of the reviews on the top. The guy who said Techno started in Detriot...He is right. Go back to Electronic Music History 101 if you think differently.
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I think the DJX is nothing but a toy, not even a synth whatsoever do not buy it. If you would like to start professional get a XP-10 which is only 499 which is not bad at all. The DJX is just a normal play keyboard with extra sounds and editing tools. But it does have good midi control but thats about it. There is also the Yamaha AN1X which you can get for 499 which originally sold at 1200 dollars so if you can spare the extra 200 its way worth it I got my DJX and was really disastisfied.
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i dont own a djx but i bought on for my girlfriend as a gift..here is my opinion---
Reasons to buy a DJX if you're a beginner:
(1) The DJX almost a good a job as the jx-305, mc-505, or mc-303 for a fraction of the price. No it does not go as deep as these other instruments, but as a beginner this doesnt matter to you. You need to spend less time learning the technology and more on making music....
(2) Why? No piece of gear is going to make you a better musician by itself. Consider turntablists who create very complex rhythms with simple instruments.
(3) If you do find that you enjoy creating music you will still have a keyboard that can be used as a controller or a scratchpad.
(4) If you stick with the this music making stuff you will probably find that all-in-one boxes become limiting quickly as they usually have too many compromises. So it is better too buy a 200-300 djx that you will outgrow than a 1100 mc-505 that you will outgrow.
(5) Lastly, if you decide this isnt for you wont be out much money....i hope this helped, if you are still wondering go to the music store and try it out. ask for the intruction manual and really spend some time with it. if you are bored with it in half an hour you'll know.
4 out of 5 for not trying to be something its not and for being affordable
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Okay, first of all, every single one of you is missing the point. You're going on and on about all this irrelevant shit that doesn't really explain anything to someone reading these reviews trying to decide if the DJX is for them. The simple fact of the matter is this. The DJX is NOT a high-end expensive analogue, or digital synth, it is NOT a high-end expensive sampler, a computer, a sequencer, a drum machine, etc. It is NOT intended for major recording artists to use (even though they could if they want, why the hell not?!) whether the music is Hip-Hop, Techno, Drum 'N Bass, etc. However, it is also not a peice of shit joke that was made for kids playing with G.I. Joe action figures. However, if some kid uses it as a learning aid or toy, great. The DJX was designed to be a cool, inexpensive way to get into making certain styles of music, for people that aren't rich, snobby, fake-ass punk assholes that can afford anything in the world. When you get more money, THEN you can move up slowly, but at least the DJX allows you that option. It was also designed for DJ's (you know, like the name, DJX) to have an all purpose device to maybe add a couple of loops, do effects, and play over their mixes. So, to sum it all up, stop trying to compare the DJX to high-end professional gear, it isn't an S-5000, or an MPC or whatever, because it isn't supposed to be. If you want that, then you buy that. This can be a nice addition to a musician's arsenal if used the way that it was meant to be used. Go try it out, if you like it, then buy it! No one ever said that you use just that to make records with (even though one guy said that he did!). I see that a lot of people are concerned with wannabe's trying to make fake-ass tracks with it, but, then again, wannabe's can make fake-ass tracks with "real" equipment, too. It seems to me that you can get a lot of cool sounds out of it, so why not? Oh yeah, to that guy that was talking shit about American music, I can say a lot of negative stuff about America, too, I'm not waving a flag or anything. But, uh, Techno music started in Detroit. You can dispute that if you want, but it's true. Kraftwerk influenced Techno, they didn't create it. Also, quit arguing and bickering over musical styles, Hip-Hop and Techno are cousins. You can dispute that if you want, too, but it's true. Anyone who says they aren't is ignorant.
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