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Digital Blue Mixman DM2 Music Mixer | 
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| Brand: Prime Entertainment
Category: CE
Buy New: $73.99
New (4) Used (5) from $36.99
Rating:  8 reviews
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows Xp, Windows Me, Windows 98
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Age: 8 - 40 years
Operating System: Windows NT
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 3.1 x 11.3 x 17.4
MPN: 801
UPC: 851244000079
EAN: 0851244000086
ASIN: B00009MFAF
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Auto-beat matching | | • | W.A.R.P. (Wideband Audio Real-time Processing)FX | | • | Dual-independent Scratching Rings | | • | Exports mixes as CD-quality files | | • | Includes 30 Mixman singles - over 600 track files | | • | Dynamic Crossfader |
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Product Description
Experience music in a powerful new way. The Mixman DM2 plugs into your computer to create your own mixing studio, packed with high-tech tools and unique features. Interactive and user-friendly, no other DJ system puts so much mixing power right at your fingertips. System Requirements: Pentium II 233 (PIII or higher recommended)
32MB RAM (64-128 recommended)
400 MB hard disk space
Windows 98, ME, XP
16-bit Direct X compatible Sound Card
4x CD-ROM Drive
USB port
Monitor, mouse, keyboard
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Hot Digital Mixer January 12, 2008
Soni (North Carolina)
My son is a music maker, sound mixer, beat creator and whatever you can do with music. I bought this item for him as a Christmas gift and he LOVES IT. He said it is NICE! I am not sure what it really does but if he is satisfied I know it does what it suppose to do, especially for the price. I received this item Very Fast too.
Really Cool!!! May 28, 2007
L. Rengstorf
This thing is so great! I like how you can make your own samples and there are a lot of beats/samples available. There could be more drum beats but I'm thinking I can sample my own. Sweet!
 Ditch the stock software and get Traktor. May 2, 2005
C. A Morrow (Des Moines, WA United States)
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
I bought my DM2 for the soul purpose of scratching. I thought it would be great to scratch any sound. You wouldn't have to go buy custom records because you could make your own samples and scratch those. I learned you can't do this with the packaged software because it uses its own file format and converting to TRK is annoying and sample length is limited. I found something alot better, its called Traktor and you CAN set up the DM2 to work with it.
Look online and find an application called DM2Midi and download the profiles so you can make the DM2 function as a Midi control device. Traktor can play and manipulate full length wav and mp3 files without any need to convert. This is a better setup than the MixMan software but its still not going to function like a real turntable. If you want that go for Final Scratch or Ms. Pinky. Its steep but it will be the most authentic experience.
DM2 with Traktor is a useful combo if you can get it set up (there are tutorials on sites and in forums) but there are limitations because of how the DM2 is made.
The DM2's "scratch rings" don't work the same way as actual vinyl and they probably never will. Real vinyl is always in motion and it's also pressure sensitive (you can slow it just by gliding your finger over it or you can stop it completely) the DM2 lacks that kind of control and with current Traktor profiles you have to hold down a button to scratch. You also can't utilize the crossfader when you're using one hand to hold a "scratch button" and the other to move the "scratch wheel."
I've tried using profiles for Traktor that don't need a button so you scratch with the wheel itself but this is still difficult. The rubber scratch wheel's can't sense pressure so you can't just put your finger on the wheel and stop/slow the "record." The DM2 doesn't know your finger is there until you edge the wheel back or forth and once you stop moving it, it goes back to playing even if your finger is still there.
Perhaps if the surface of the wheels had some kind of heat/pressure sensitve strip like the volume adjuster on an Ipod it would work a little better. The people who make DM2 need to consider its possible application with OTHER software, not just its own.
the best game April 23, 2004
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
-A great game for education and fun. Teaches kids how to make their own music while inhancing computer skills. If you WANT TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL dj WHEN YOU GROW UP, THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD GET.
 to import your mp3 to dm2 April 7, 2004
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
to mix mp3 with the dm2 you must get software that converts mp3 to trk which is wat the dm2 and all mixman products use. mixman.com has a program they offer for download, but it costs.the said software is not provided with the dm2.
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