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As we’ll see shortly, the LED feedback is also skewed to help you use the unit in certain ways.īut basically, it’s as blank a page as any hardware can realistically offer: Free for you to do what you like with its 171 Midi commands. And the four “lines” suggest control of four channels, tracks or decks, complete with associated functions. There is a set action for entering set-up mode. There’s a button labelled “layer”, for instance (we’ll look at layer options later). There are four faders, 12 standard pots, six continuous stepped rotaries with push switchers, 28 standard pushbuttons, and two large pushbuttons.īoth the layout and the sparse labelling do, however, suggest certain uses. Midi mapping is not difficult and once you’ve created a mapping that works for you, you’ve effectively made a custom DJ controller for yourself. What you get here, then, is a lot of built-in flexibility. You could map it to Ableton Live, Traktor, Virtual DJ, MixVibes and so on, you might use it for VJing, for controlling lighting even. Note the X:LINK connectors for daisychaining. As such, the unit will be a good companion to all kinds of software. Just like Vestax with their VCI-400, Allen & Heath wants the Xone:K2 to sell to digital DJs and producers who are past the very beginner stage, and who want to customise their set-ups to do exactly what they’re imagining.
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Sure, it’s class compliant (although you’ll need to install audio drivers for certain Windows sound card configurations), and it also wisely and quite cleverly comes with two Traktor mappings (a Kontrol X1 emulator and a sample deck control mapping, complete with printable mapping legends), but it’s ultimately meant to be mapped by the user to control whatever he or she is envisioning. On the front is a single 1/8″ headphones socket, and round the back are a pair of RCA audio outs, the USB socket (it takes its power from USB) and two proprietary X:LINK sockets.įirst things first: This is not meant to be a “plug and play” device.
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Allen & Heath made its name with pro mixers, and it shows: From the white rubberised buttons to the bolted-down pots to the quality faders, all controls scream reliability and longevity. The top plate is slightly textured black painted metal, firmly screwed down. A gripe? The four feet are plastic rather than rubber, which means they are slippier than they would otherwise have been on some surfaces. It is black, with a rubberised base and sides but with a brushed metal decal down the left and right bearing the Xone logo. The faders are great quality, as you’d expect from a company that’s made its name selling pro mixers. This, combined with the four indentations for the feet of the Xone:K2, means that once you remove the unit from its case, the case can be used to raise it to the same height as, say, a mixer in a DJ booth.
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The case is “semi-rigid”, being nylon with an all-round zip but padded with hard foam. Allen & Heath has plainly seen this and taken the concept further with the Xone:K2, which is actually supplied in a snug-fitting, custom case from the off. One of the things DJs love about the Traktor Kontrol X1 – on the face of it the most similar controller to this that’s currently out there – is how practical it is. As well as being small and slim, it is lightweight, and you can also buy a lightweight carry case for it to make it easy to transport.
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In the box are the unit, a USB lead, a CD-ROM containing guides, drivers and so on, and an RJ45 patch lead for connection to other X:LINK enabled products (more on X:LINK later).