![]() ![]() One thing to note – it’s actually quite deep. Granted, there are times where it can get a little claustrophobic but nothing too bad once you get used to it. Small: While the controller market spirals off into the realms of cramming too much into a small space, the MC2000 is a diminutive unit that seems to have the essentials in a small space but not at the expense of usability. I can’t immediately point at anything and shout “NO”. ![]() Thankfully, a more grid-like approach has been taken here and it’s all the better for it. While Denon products have always been over-endowed with features, the layouts have often felt like a pin-the-control-on-the-product exercise. They were:ĭenon: Unmistakably so as well. I always try to write down the first few things that pop into mind. ![]() Being fully MIDI, it can be mapped to all DJ software, and at the time of writing comes with an upgrade path to the full Serato DJ package for $129, or $199 with a full copy of Serato Video. It’s a 2 channel bus powered unit, with a built-in audio interface and a complete feature set including loops, hot cues, samples and effects. The Denon DJ MC2000 is a Serato DJ Intro powered controller. So now seems like the ideal time to have a look at this tidy lump of DJ goodness and see if the upgrade from the supplied software is worthwhile or not. Coming with Serato’s DJ Intro software, the upgrade path to Serato DJ has been released. Well when I say entry-level, the new Denon DJ MC2000 controller feels anything but entry-level. A string of solid higher end releases has ben topped off with a unit that unashamedly pitches itself at the more entry-level end of the market. The Denon brand has seen a resurgence in recent times. It keeps my music library neat and tidy, and stays nicely synced with all my DJ software.Link: Denon DJ – Price: $349/€298/£269 Introduction Some positively hate the lack of flexibility and wish that they could manage their libraries in a simple and logical way – like in a folder/file way just like their music is most probably organised on their hard drives. We’ve seen products like ScratchTools before that convert iTunes libraries to Serato Crates, but Alchemie Zinc takes it almost to the magical nirvana place of files and folders into Serato crates.Īs DJ’s we know that time is your most valuable resource. If you are a Pro DJ, or a DJ hobbyist you spend countless hours, days and even months arranging your valuable music collection on your hard drive, and removable storage devices. ![]() Why should you have to duplicate this process in various applications? Are you frustrated with adding new songs to your hard drive and then having to deal with the tedious steps of adding all the crates and subcrates again in your DJ Application? We at Alchimie, as DJ’s, have contended with this issue ourselves and have decided to create a tool to remedy this issue.Īlchimie Zinc™ allows a DJ to use their “existing” Hard Drive file structure to sync music into one of the most popular DJ applications on the market, “Serato Itch”, “Serato Scratch Live”, and “Serato DJ Intro”. With a simple graphical user interface your DJ Management needs are met with the click of a button.Īlchimie™ has many features that are sure to save you valuable time to get you back to doing what you do best….Performing.Įssentially, Alchimie Zinc™ maintains a list of “Media Roots”, these are Folders/Directories that you add manually or simply drag and drop from your file system. These “Media Roots” correspond to crates in your DJ program. This feature in and of itself can potentially save hours, or even days of tedious crate setup – but that’s not all! When you are ready, you can then synchronize this list (along with all sub folders) into your Serato application in mere seconds.
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