All user reviews for the Numark D² Director

Features and options 10/10
Today several solutions are possible:
- CD box with disc drives
Bp size of the box, fragile CDs, quality players
- Computer and mixing software
Pb reliability of PC operating systems (bonkjour crashes in evening), quality of sound cards Systm

And of course the interface auido
On paper even when a lot of benefits even if a true rvolution:
Cash Plus disk = no weight gain bp fragility of suppport
More besion purchase two CD players of good quality for two players that costs 600 mini
Save space in the flight case and therefore governed weight gain
All the pieces are now on Unbe only 8 GB USB key (+ 1 spare in any of the same)

UTILIZATION

Implementation 10/10
Instalation
Really no Pb
19 "3 Unitbr /> Link satndard lesteur RCA left and right two lanes of the table mix
Jack Link 3.5 to start (trs trs useful)
1 Cable alim
1 Keyboard (the original on my part) connected to the USB AR
Cl 1 8 GB USB connect to in the second USB port AR
Note my cl cl relief or any other can be connected any time on the USB port faade, including during the evening Playing

GETTING STARTED

Using 9 / 10

The software can be set today by a USB port cl faade. Read the procedure to avoid the same pb when.
The actual use:
First of all, no miracle, a user who does not gtemps Organia of the pieces and prioritize by case all files will be trs EMBT for use. But from a physical disk box (CD) no diffrence, if everything is not in class hello sional anxiety.
So once your records properly classs it must be done through your computer and software provided by Numark.
Systm simple fast and reliable providing useful information (read the instructions all the same)
Song length
Interpreter
Title
Bpm (with a 2 tool provided)
Well we go to the device
Ignition
Implementation of the USB key for the first time
LOAD demende loading
To find the pieces several choices
1 - By folder (the ones you dja CRER) example file Zouk - New Wave etc ...
2 - Search By Title Author gnrale letter
3 - By author
4 - By Title
5 - For bpm
The function well and are trs accssible by keyboard shortcut home
To send the music player is sent "TO A" "B TO"
Several functions are intgres readers:
DIFFERENT PITCH speed evec choice in a menu easily ACCS
Play Pause with the possibility to Start Play table mix
CUE
Then the bad point, my job is really sucks CUE. Not intuitive, trs poorly explained, I must admit that APRS several months of use I still pert me.
JOG (wheel search)
It includes several function
Search to wedge a piece trs well
Accelrer slow to wedge a good mix trs
Scratch any fawn Very bad I is part of the old school for the scratc it takes and vinyl and sl 1200
So all these functions for use in broadcast animation type trs are mixing well. (Saul CUE what a shame)
Another function interresting CRATE
To be brief (I can not it's true) that function like a physical action that we all did the era of vinyl records.
Shape with a box fell on the hard disk that we would stay here without the following. This action was done to save time and make aniamtion to avoid looking at the last minute.
Well the crate is exactly that function. You decide to set an animation, you are looking for morecau the set and you send in the CRATE. Starting with a simple shortcut key you enter the crate to put your music on the drives.

OVERALL OPINION

Global Reviews 9 / 10
Use for 12 nights.
Use accessories such as wedding or private, and mix with animation.
I do not regret this choice, the space savings of PIID and handling are great.
The door of technics is all subject to read the doc.
Use a little at dpart Drout, not easy to do without the good old hard cash but it's just a matter of habit.
By trs against a good, Jammes crash bug date no known use of the CUE suaf trs not intuitive.
A proper balance trs all of the same.

DSOL for the length of notice but I wanted to give as much as possible to future buyers fd'infos indcis.

Super product adapted my use is - that animate the evening with mainstream music for weddings, dinner dances, ect ...
Very simple and once complete, robust-looking (and even beautiful).
We can connect 10 drives if you DSIR with HUB
The keys are enjoyable to touch and we feel that it's tough and trs prcis
The screen is a good size and can watch it without having your nose stuck on it
They do not affect the approximate scratch but I have no need

UTILIZATION

Simplifies implementation with the latest update, as the BPM, no need to use MixMeister. It opens Librarian (latest version tlchargeable) we chose the disk or cl scanner, we chose the full option and the software library with the cre BPM and profiles.
We must have the same right ID3Tag well informed is a habit to take especially if like me you put 300 CD (purchased) to MP3.
It is also necessary to form the Library of the end disk files or the D2 cl otherwise not find the list.
I have a lot of trouble against by the CRER m3u playlist on the computer, they are not recognized by the D2, the user manual is not explicit on this point

GETTING STARTED

Gniale really use, a breeze, when we got playlists and we know by heart the library. I do not use the crate too but it can be of the same rvler very practical to prparer a SERIES of songs not in playlists. Not need the instructions for use, is intuitive trs.
The keyboard comes with the numark D2 is really very practical with shortcuts, you can search for songs, genre, title, artists, playlists, only with keyboard shortcuts, the key between the left and right Arrows top down, without ever touching the D2, can avoid a false manipulation, it is useful.
The only black spot. Be careful if you use USB cls, I bought a 8 gigas EMTEC and is not fast enough, when you load a song, the piece of the other track dfile can have a break prs of a second, like a CD that skips. Numark prsice do not have that kind of risk in the manual, it's a shame if I had known I would have paid attention and put 10 or 20 euros more for a good cl.
If not with a hard drive no problem, we can CRER playlists, dplacer pieces while a song plays, no worries, was moving. I put this because my 7 cl 50 euros unusable, I digr not well

OVERALL OPINION

Overall opinion of the bomb too great, and all the APRS forum that I flew it really is simpler and easier to use than The models of some race condition may be less complete but I do not see the intrt can drive a double platinum CD or MIDI control with my D2, I do not like gas plants o 3 months must be to set the bte.
I do not put 10 for the black point of cls USB, it's really the only default

Hello,
I buy it when it came out that is two years ago.
To be honest I did with two service.
Why?
As being former nightclub DJ, I have no filing with this sort of thing, it is chained to the tracks at the touch but I have not liked.
The other problem is that when you make always the same music programing it is you know or are your Mp3, but if like me you changed each time you set according to your clients and you do not remember more than one way but you are with her name on the language and many are lost vs.
So my personal opinion is that if vs "mixed" to the PC, you would not hurt to pass on this type of device, but if you are accustomed to good platince DJ CD, take a pair of turntables DJ that plays MP3 (ex CDJ800MK2 / CDJ400 or otherwise) unless you regretterz your purchase.
In terms of hardware it works well but I found the buttons a bit too plastic.
That's my opinion

UTILIZATION

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GETTING STARTED

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OVERALL OPINION

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How long have you use it?
2 months

- What is so special that you like best?
The compactness of the product which allows for a small desk, looking for an artist, genre, title really easy thanks to mini USB keyboard.
Reading playlist which allows for compilations.
CD carried over and updated playlist of his ultra-fast (USB key or SD).
More CD to buy or build.
Chargment songs fast.

- What is so special that you like the least?
Scratch mode medium and loss of feeling of support for the cd mixes

- How would you rate the quality / price?
A little expensive for my taste, but lowest price compared to competition

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
For the product so as very good product except for the scratch mode not terrible, for not feeling as I am a little confused, too used to the good old, unwanted CD

UTILIZATION

N / A

GETTING STARTED

N / A

OVERALL OPINION

N / A

I first mixed to CD players (Denon DNS1000) but I was tired of spending hours burning CDs before my benefits (I was CDs by genre: house, techno, deep house, minimal, etc. ... each time in duplicate to be able to play together two pieces ordered on the same disc). Especially I had several problems with these plates: failure to read discs (burned or originals) or sudden jump during playback (which offsets involuntary full set ... very very very annoying).

So I was looking for an all digital (no mechanical> no bullshit), with easier access to tracks and very simple in functionality. For me the important thing is the buttons play / cue and precise adjustment of the pitch, the rest is the order of the gadget (loops, effects and scratch on other readers): the important thing the mixer, that's where it really happens ...

On these three points:

- So far no bugs or any problems running.

- Access to tracks: it is the strong point of this system! 200% satisfied. That's what makes this system revolutionary. My use: I was sailing directly into the tree (usually genus), I was looking for a track using the keyboard (search by title, artist, genre, etc..): I want to play this track I've Luciano Forgot the name: I type "Lucia" and he leaves tracks all with this string in one second ... It's so fast it made me a lot of time in my sets and thus the possibility to chain much faster than before.

- Features: simple and effective. Cue / pause / play works perfectly. I am not using loops. Key Lock (to me essential if you want to mix in the original key of the song). One downside: the pitch fader could be longer. His stroke is short and therefore should be handled with delicacy. Having said that BPM is displayed on the screen to the nearest decimal, very precise, especially when we play at + / - 6% (one can quickly switch to + / - 12, 25 or 100%), which is sufficient generally for house / techno. View function: it is also a big plus: Viewing profile of tracks to locate breaks and pickup system (with 3 levels of gray): less accurate than Serato or Traktor, but enough when you know its a bit pieces. However there 's not something wrong with this system is that you can quickly navigate through the song, with "block" view mode, you select the track A or B, it triggers the button "search" and turning the main dial (right of screen) you jump from one end to one end of a block (eg, a notch is in the early break, the next step to recovery, the next screen at the beginning 2nd break ... etc..) is very useful when you know you want to send the next song from the beginning of the first break for example.

I said that I mix around since 2002, mostly house, tech house, techno, minimal. That's what made me hesitate to start from this product seems a priori set for mobile DJs. In reality it is quite suitable for a sophisticated, chains and layers long, etc.. No doubt about it today.

Another note: the search for tracks, rigging and launching right or left are so fast with this system that I have more time to play on the table and be attentive to what happens in the room. So it is certain that there is more sympathetic folklore of old cookies, but on the other hand, we no longer see the DJ lost a good minute to get his records, crouched behind the table ... I say this for the fundamentalists of vinyl: the important thing is to be primarily with the public and to communicate his energy and passion for music ... There are some DJs who turn around and put the public in a state of euphoria with their laptops (I think Matthew Dear) while others sometimes give the impression of bored (I think Loco Dice, which I love the tracks by the way).

Another note: the sound quality is excellent (when of course it was encoded properly his tracks at the start). She looks better with the DNS-1000. All this is extremely subjective, I know, I'm not equipped to measure it accurately. That said, I made myself several times thinking that playing on delivery systems and in places that I knew ... Is this just an impression ...

UTILIZATION

Installation a breeze. Same setup, there's not thousands of possibilities, and many more. Manual not needed, except for firmware updates.

I advise all people who want to use this machine to be careful in managing their library. I use the software Mp3tag is a marvel: allows renaming of a sudden dozens of files, recode the filename based on tags or vice versa, etc.. If your library is very clean, no benefits for the galleys.

A very important clarification: this is the USB-1 port therefore does not contribute to readers, which means that if you have a hard disk with USB-2 it will not work or bad (on the site Numark is not very clear on this point, but they discourage the hard power from the port) unless you can power the hard drive. Possible with some DD (like mine, a transcript), but not with others ... check before buying one. Knowing that today some USB amount to 16 or 32 GB (mine is 8 GB and it works pretty quickly) ... why bored with tranfo?

GETTING STARTED

Currently no bug. It took me several times the firmware update: This is another strong point: whenever improvements or corrections are made ...

OVERALL OPINION

What I like most:
- The incredible efficiency to find the tracks, the view function profiles, the overall simplicity of use.

What I like least:
- Short stroke faders and plastic finish, the screen B & W (the latest version is in color DDS), the profile of tracks that could be more specific (cf. Serato or Traktor) with a zoom function for example.

Not tried the Denon or the Cortex ... on the other hand I played on CD players, turntables and Traktor ... and all things considered it is this fully digital system that I prefer ... Especially since it's very lightweight and compact, easy to transport ... nothing to do with turntables (which resent the transport of the rest), CD players or even systems like Serato or should the decks, the computer, case, all cables ... a gas plant. I'll soon change my table for Allen & Heath in rack 19 '. Everything will go in a flight 8U ... and all my tracks in a USB ...

Unbeatable value for money: it's not even the price of a CD player of average quality. So yes, I would do this choice without hesitation.