 "More Than I Was Expecting" | 2009-10-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2T7GTG0MN8P1U |
The more I use the Xponent/Torq setup, the more I love it. Its very responsive, laid out well and is probably one of the best alternatives for those not wanting to get into CDJs. It feels more natural than laptop DJ control surface setups if you are a DJ coming from CD player or even vinyl decks. Its easy to setup, customize and organize your playlists - It even reads iTunes playlists. The built in effects are good utility effects but you also have the ability to run any VST plugin effexts you may have.
There are a couple things that I was a bit disappointed about but are not deal breakers. There is no ability to do 88.2khz audio output as of yet. Also while I like that the crossfader is silky smooth, the pitch and volume faders are also light and smooth. This means its very easy to bump them and maybe knock a track out of sync or accidentally slam or drop the volume of a track. With a little bit of time and familiarity though you learn to dance a bit more carefully around these controls.
All in all a great dj setup that is able to compete for a relatively low price. |
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 "Awesome DJ system" | 2009-05-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A279FO89OS638B |
| This piece of equipment does it all. I have always wanted to DJ but never had the guts to purchase the big turntables . I came across xponent afterdoing many reviews. For the price of this machine others cant compare. The torq software is also pretty good. It can be buggy sometimes but i guess it all depends on the pc processor you have. I have no complaints about this thing. It is easy to use, the software is easy to navigate. I will be posting youtube videos of using the device so look me up. |
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| "Dope..." | 2009-04-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A38UDSJBX7O5ZT |
| If your looking to get into DJing, this is the item to buy. Compared to vestax vci300 @ like 8 or 900. The Xponent has effects and its basically like having two CDJ's and a mixer. I have had this for over a year with no problems. I even bought 2 tech 1200's and a Rane mixer to be taken more "seriously," but I tend to use the X more... |
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| "Great Unit - Highly Recommended" | 2008-11-24 |
| - Reviewed By douglasjbecker |
This is by far the most affordable quality way to make DJ mixes. All you need is a computer, some headphones, some speakers, your music, and blam. It is very user-friendly and whether you're used to vinyl or not, you should easily be able to get the hang of this little powerhouse. I was reared on vinyl for seven years, and so I was naturally very skeptical at first. Alas, I was pleasantly surprised. From the perspective of one who is very used to and in love with vinyl, here are the downsides to the xponent:
1. I'm not aware of any unit like it that can fix this problem, but the side of the wheels obviously makes for a much more sensitive (and potentially fatal) medium. You can't always be 100% what touching a wheel will do (e.g. will it slow it down, or will it stop it!).
2. The faders and the wheels don't feel very solid, although they are. They have a plasticy, toyish feel to them, unlike a nice DJ mixer. Of course, a decent DJ mixer will cost you about the same price you would pay for this unit, so I'm sure it kind of evens itself out. Don't let this sway you too much--as I said, they feel flimsy, but they're solid.
3. When you change the speed of the song, you don't change the pitch. This can be a plus or minus. On the plus side, it isn't as obvious when you have to do some tweaking. On the minus side, sometimes the pitch change that you inevitably get with vinyl contributes to the mix. Then again, I suppose no pitch change could also conceivably work to your advantage in this way. What this means for sure is that mixes that work on vinyl won't necessarily work on the xponent.
4. The computer interface gives you a BPM count. Now many people will like this--particularly DJs who suck--but IT IS A CRUTCH, and will make you very lazy. Even if you don't intend to, you wind up peeking nevertheless all the time, and this will quickly diminish your ability to mix by ear--and the ear is the most important part of a DJ. I know some of you are thinking, "Yeah, but can't you defeat that feature?" Well, of course, yes, but you still need the visual audio readout of each track to see what it's doing, and lining it up visually can be just as much of a crutch. I'm not sure of how to remedy this.
5. Scratching is really difficult and awkward. If you're going to make scratching one of your centerpieces, please use vinyl.
6. Dropping beats while cued in is also very difficult on this unit.
Hope this helps! |
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| "great" | 2008-07-30 |
| - Reviewed By art247 |
| I ordered this for an event at the office. I didn't use it personally, but from what I hear from those who did, it rocks. |
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| "A great foray into DJing, now without all that messy vinyl!" | 2008-01-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1L4FJUV0NVO31 |
So after scouring the internet for reviews of the xponent, and having used its cousin the Torq Mixlab and getting down the basics of CPU based DJing, I am proud to say that I couldn't be happier with the Xponent. I got it a few weeks ago, have a Macbook that runs great with it, and have so far had no problems whatsoever. The software is fast and loads my itunes library (over 16k songs) in about 30 seconds. One of the best features of the Torq software is how it figures out (or you can override) the beat of each song and SAVES it. This means that when you're spinning, you can sort by BPM and see the 20 songs that are close in BPM that you have used before. This makes song selection a pleasure!
All the switches and knobs are very responsive, and as a person who basically started DJing (beatmatching, mixing, cueing) a month ago, I feel right at home here. The loop features are easy to use and drop in, and the sampler is very powerful and easy to use. I just spun a big house party with this thing a week ago and it went great! The effects are fun, and using the mouse pad like a Chaos Pad allows for some cool remixing on the fly. I find that scratching is easy to do and there are various settings to determine how sensitive the wheels are.
All in all, this is a great product for a novice or someone who likes to pick music and wants to get into real mixing. If you're the person always holding the iPod at the party but want more control, this is definitely a great place to start (and as far as I'm concerned, finish). As for all the haters of digital DJing, I don't really care, its much easier than bringing vinyl and remembering BPMs and you can plug in someone at the party's ipod and use their music in real time. I find that the Xponent is extremely versatile, perfect for a beginner or seasoned DJ alike, and it and its grandchildren will be leading us into the future of DJing. Hope this helps, there is a lack of people talking about the Xponent and its a truly great device that has allowed me to finally do something I've wanted to do for years, but I've never had the resources to get set up with vinyl and dj lessons.
Cheers!
-DP
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