DJs like to travel with an ever-smaller arsenal. But they also like more bells and whistles, and combining these two opposing ideas is no easy task. But Citronic (a name I haven’t heard in a while) has brought out the MINI:MIX2, a tiny 2 channel mixer to the market, and those channels are switchable to USB as well.
Words from Citronic:
Manchester, 17 October 2013
The MINI:MIX2 is a small format DJ mixer with 2 integral USB audio devices. Simple plug and play via the USB makes setting up extremely easy. Each USB connection acts as both an input and output device, with RCA inputs on each channel. This mixer can play from a variety of music sources such as CD players, MP3 players etc. The 6.3mm microphone jack input has its own channel with a volume control slider. Easy to transport and use, this mixer can serve as the main station for laptop DJ and podcast setups.
- Powered by Channel A USB bus
- 4 x RCA inputs, 2 x USB in/out, Mic in
- 6.3mm or 3.5mm headphone jack for monitoring
- 6.3mm jack microphone input with separate slider for volume
- Channel and master volume sliders
- 2 x RCA output (master/record)
- We recommend Audacity® freeware for use when recording with this product
- Compatible with Windows: 2000/XP/Vista/7 and Mac OS X
SSP: £69.99
Look, I know it’s not sexy like a Rane or Pioneer, but it’s kind of thing that a lot of you will wish you had lying around for… well all kinds of moments actually. And at just £70, it’s cheap enough for most to have ready just those moments.
That’s impressive!
That’s impressive!
massive!
massive!
to start there’s no midi control and how does four faders with a cue button qualify as a mixer? just wondering :-)
A. its a mixer, not a MIDI controller, and B.) how would that NOT qualify as a mixer?
It’s only 2 channels + mic as far as I can see. The four sliders are mic, channel a, channel b and master levels.
I was about to say the same thing. The manual shows two inputs, switchable from USB to line. Still cute though.
There’s a MiniMix 1 as well that’s got two deck inputs (but only one USB channel).
there’s no midi control, and only faders how does this qualify as a mixer? just wondering :-)
are you kidding? midi control is superfluous. Faders are all you need to mix sound.
its a mixer, because it allows you to mix multiple sources together. End of story. EQ is overrated, as most of that can and is handled on the synth/sampler/instrument end.
What are the settings with vdj 8 can only get the B side working
its not a ‘dj mixer’, and thats a good thing. We’ve been stuck in that paradigm for too long as it is.
Cute
Slam a Pro X fader in it and it will be sorted for mobile scratching :)
yes! This is awesome. A long overdue tool.
You guys are quite right. I should have looked at more than the picture. I assumed it was 2 lines and 2 line/USB switchable. Fixed with thanks.
i dont get it.
Could be handy for routing multiple setups or bits of gear into a nice simple mixer but for £70 you can get a bang tidy 4-8 channel pa style mixer that would just be ultimately more flexible.
The only thing I can see this useful for is you keep it in your laptop bag and could have a little mix anywhere you go, shame it wasn’t for channels as you could have used it to add extra channels to your set up….
Is it 2 channel or 4 channel? If it’s only 2 channel, why are there 4 faders? :-
Is it 2 channel or 4 channel? If it’s only 2 channel, why are there 4 faders? :-
Never mind, I just answered my own question; the left fader is Mic volume, the right hand one is Master. Not obvious from that shot but the instruction manual explains all :)
Never mind, I just answered my own question; the left fader is Mic volume, the right hand one is Master. Not obvious from that shot but the instruction manual explains all :)
It confused me too. The probably pulled the faders all the way down to hide that it’s 2 channels plus mic and master.
It confused me too. The probably pulled the faders all the way down to hide that it’s 2 channels plus mic and master.
Haha that wouldn’t surprise me :P This is Citronic we’re talking about lol. With that said, I CAN think of a perfect use for this… B2B DJ sets, for swapping between two setups.
2 level leds, loud – aka danger or green aka pussy, fader knobs look a bit ghetto…
Yet, I still want one, £70 is a fucking bargain!
I’m looking for a compact mixer (a scratchbox) for a very long time… This example is quite but not exactly what I want (assuming it’s possible to fit innofader into)
@leighton: Those led meters are the most offensive thing I have seen on a mixer till now.
if it came fitted with a mini innofader that would really be dope but budget at 70 be a no go !! Why do citronic use them dumb ass fader knobs ? 70 notes ?? ….get a dj tech dif 1s with innofader for 150 so there goes my theory cool size though and mdc perfect idea.
You could also use it to RECORD a B2B set as well, as you can route the master output back through the USB to Audacity etc.
I wonder in an inno mini would fit in it?
I wonder in an inno mini would fit in it?
Citronic, we used to supply their faders to them in the early 90’s when made in Wiltshire. They used to have a 51mm travel crossfader…
4 or 2?
2. I made a mistake. originally.
It’s cute! I can see this being the main mixer for small setups such as Gameboys and other minisynths plugged into a big a board. Shame about the other volume controls being faders along side the channel faders though.
Some very strange design decisions here… seems to have rather isolated use-cases as its main selling point – I’m not sure what 2 USB interface would be useful for? Mixing between 2 computers? the USB interfaces seem completely independent so to use both channels from a single computer would need two USB cables…. but then they will show up as two interfaces, so this wouldn’t be usable with Traktor for example (unless you jumped through hoops to create an aggregate interface – good luck if you’re not using a mac)…. or I guess you could do internal mixing on traktor and route it through a single channel, but seems pointless to have this at all then. So this could be used with two cdjs/ipods but then still requires a pc for USB power (ok I guess there are USB power-only adapters too)… or it could be used with one pc and one other source (seems the only sensible thing). I could be misreading the (very brief ) manual, but it does say “by connecting both rear panel USB connectors to the computer”, sounding like the DA is a single channel device.
Just plain weird.
Think less about it! There are no deign decisions, when flying to China, checking out some factories and then deciding to rebrand something that they have lying around at a good price…
I think you’re missing out on the main market; people who are always having impromptu parties and want two sources, not necessarily to beat match but much more likely to cross fade between two phones/iPods. For that market it seems good, though there are simpler and sleeker solutions
I like it, it’s ‘cute’.
Is this Innofader compatible?