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The most interesting part of the performance pads has to be the addition of a transport control mode. You have a deck select switch, a browse encoder to scroll through your library and load tracks, a looping encoder to select loop length and engage your loops, you have eight performance pads per side with three performance modes finally you have a shift button to access secondary functions and a sync button.
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The software controls can be found to the left and right of the EQ section of the Quattro. Once installed, the Quattro performed as good as any scratch mixer. This fader is the same as you would find in Mixars’ two-channel battle mixer which is built with scratch DJs in mind. However, Mixars does offer a higher quality crossfader called the Galileo Essential Crossfader Upgrade. Mixars probably went with a lower quality crossfader to cut down on cost and because many DJs looking to buy a four-channel mixer aren’t too concerned with scratching. It can be replaced with the optional Mixars Galileo crossfader though, which is a lot better. The stock crossfader of the Mixars Quattro isn’t that great for scratching. It is loose enough to scratch with but the cut-in time (the distance from the end of the crossfader where a channel cuts off to where the channel cuts back on) is pretty poor. As a DJ who enjoys scratching, the stock crossfader just does not perform well enough.
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Like I mentioned earlier, my biggest issue with the Mixars Quattro has to be the crossfader. The Quattro has a good selection of effects which includes four channel effects and 14 BPM-synced beat effects which are all post-fader, but overall they don’t sound as good as effects you’d find on Pioneer DJ mixers. The effects sections of the Mixars Quattro is a mixed bag. One difference from the Pioneer DJ four-channel layout is that volume controls for the master and booth outputs are located in the middle, much like you would find on many DJ controllers, instead of the top right. Features like the microphone controls, headphone controls, and beat effects controls are found in the same places on both the Quattro and four-channel Pioneer DJ mixers. The majority of the features on both the Quattro and Pioneer DJ’s four-channel mixers are found in quite similar places. If you have experience playing on a Pioneer DJ four-channel mixer, you will feel pretty comfortable on the Mixars Quattro. You can control cue points, looping, the sampler, load tracks, and transport controls which is a feature that’s missing even on the Pioneer DJ DJM-S9.
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#Cross dj review pro#
The software controls on the mixer are the standout feature of the Quattro and is the best implementation of controls like this on a four-channel Serato DJ Pro mixer to date. The Quattro has four different outputs which includes XLR, 1/4 TRS, and two RCA outputs. Each channel has two RCA inputs, one of which is phono/line selectable, all of which can be used with DVS in Serato DJ Pro. The mixer has all the inputs and outputs you’d expect on a four-channel club-style mixer.
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Mixars does offer a performance crossfader (called a “Galileo Fader”) that you can buy as an extra if the stock crossfader isn’t up to your liking.
#Cross dj review full#
It has a full metal construction, the knobs feel solid, the volume faders have a nice tension, but my one big gripe is with the crossfader that comes installed in the mixer. The build quality of the Mixars Quattro is good. At less than half the price of the Rane Sixty-Four, the Quattro follows Mixars’ model of providing feature-filled gear at a great price. The Quattro fills a gap in the Serato DJ-compatible mixer lineup: The last four-channel club-style Serato DJ mixer with software controls on the market was the Rane Sixty-Four which was released all the way back in 2014 and is no longer available.
#Cross dj review full version#
You get access to the full version of Serato DJ Pro and DVS functionality, which would be an additional US$169 cost with said Pioneer DJ mixers. Unlike Pioneer DJ’s four-channel club-standard mixers, the Mixars Quattro does not require any extra paid upgrades to use Serato DJ Pro. The Quattro also includes features DJs have come to expect from a four-channel club-style mixer like channel “sound color” effects, beat-synced effects, flexible headphone cue options, and solid inputs and outputs. The Mixars Quattro is a four-channel club-style DJ mixer for Serato DJ Pro that includes two important features that you normally don’t see at the sub-US$1000 price range: software performance controls and a dual-socket audio interface.