Behringer DDM4000 - The big guns are now out

Whew what a month, we've have had our hands full with gigs, remixing and writing several blogs for the site.

Now over the years most DJ's have been aware of the fact that when it comes to selecting a suitable mixer it really depends on the individual style of the DJ and what you want to be able to achieve.For many years Dj's across the world have mostly agreed that Pioneer has held the crown on providing the best quality mixers. The pioneer DJM 800 has long been the mixer of choice for many clubs and DJ's alike because lets face it, it is a really good mixer! 

With a very clear 32bit digital sound output and various effects assignable to individual channels such as a highpass / lowpass filter, notch filter and bit crusher effect, as well as tempo effects like Echo, Delay, Reverse Delay, Pan, Transform, Filter, Flanger, Phaser, Reverb, Robot, Chorus, Roll and Reverse Roll.
Don't get us wrong we love Pioneer buuttt.... (Andrew personally owns a DJM800 so he's probably going to kick my ass for plugging my own mixer.)Behringer who until recently provided mixers that were relatively cheaper and more entry level type mixers decided to make something a little more in depth and boy did they rock the socks off DJ's around the world. 
Meet my DDM-4000...

 
With a price tag roughly one third the price of the DJM800 it certainly has a "value for money" edge that most DJ's can't look past and when I eventually road tested the 32 bit digital sound I think the first words out of my mouth were, "Clear as Krystal".Now me being a Gidget (Gadget Idiot) I found all the pretty lights all over this mixer very hypnotizing however i was very stoked to find out that they all have sensational uses and although I never read the user manual I've managed to glean almost all functions out of this wonderful piece of tech.With optical faders that will never wear out you can slam a fader as hard as you like a million times and it won't break internals. This is an absolute god send for turntablists and for people who like to smack their mixer round a bit. It features a stunning dual FX section that includes patented BPM counting technology. This allows the mixer to read/display the BPM of 2 different inputs and to apply BPM-synchronized effects, such as an echo synced to the beat of the music. Effects such as bitcrusher, reverb, delay, pitch shift, and more are available, and can be assigned independently to multiple channels. Two effects on the one channel even!!!!! Ahhh can you say BONER!!!!Also one really cool feature is the ability to setup your mixer the way you want it and then save the preferences via the digital display and the next time you turn on your mixer your setting will be there ready for you to use!! Really handy if multiple DJ's are using the same mixer.   

Below is a little intro from the boys at storedj.com.au as to what makes this mixer an absolute dream to work with.