You look like Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor

Spot on. Total bs by him

He doesn't know how to use his mixer

1000%

OT but bald + beard is a great look for you :)

He's latched on to the 3way argument recently, it's an exaggerated way to throw shade, i posted earlier it matters little if you're team praise or shade, talking without listening is a rookie roll.

He said good mic sound and playing music at high volume

Well there is some KZbinrs (influencers) wich gives me the impression that you can pay them to say anything you want them to say! Or they have some sort of sponsorships that makes them biased. We probably all remember the AT Omnis Duo first look "reviews", and that ridiculous priced Wave-Eight speaker that no one speaks about anymore because it had a silly softdome tweeter almost un-protected in the horn and was ugly as hell so only a fool would use it at a ceremony....those 2 AT product they couldnt praise enough. And we all know that the Everse8 is the king of ceremony speakers category. I´ve unsub´ed most of those KZbinrs. The one Lou speaks about probably got pissed because he wasn´t invited to NAMM to do a first video review/release on youtube, but to be honest I think EV did the right thing giving that to Joe Bunn he has been a loyal "EV fanboy" :-) for many years, and just like Justin the DJ was first with QSC KC12 he has draged around QSC tops+18"subs for a lot of gigs so fair he was first with new QSC speakers. Those youtubers who think they can jump around one month want to buy two Everse12 and next month Wave-Eight is "THE BEST" simply loose credibility in the long run. The new Evolve 70 and 90 is a "fresh breath" in the column array speaker category, I also like 3 way more and I run RCF tops+subs, but NOT a "RCF-fanboy", but I think competition between the brands gives us all the best bang for the $$$, so I welcome both QSC´s and EV´s new column arrays and have to admit that Evox is OLD and RCF RD-divison must be fallen a sleep since nothing new comes to their column arrays, come on RCF 90degree dispersion on the Evox12 :-( thats less than the NX-910 2way top with 100dg. Btw do you need a 12" sub for ceremony? No probably not. Dont you need VOCAL CLARITY at a ceremony? Yes IMO look at this video an see what speaker the DJ (and agiprodj) recommends you for ceremony and even praises "the wide dispersion pattern", "the fuller sound" etc: a 2way column array ............... and 5years later same dj use "tops on top of a stand" himself, so you have a standpoint untill you ......get a new sponsor or what ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp_Vip6OpMpgopo

By comparison, I didn’t watch the review by the other content creator. By being in the industry as long as I have. Without hearing one particular speaker, a 3-way is better than a two way. Easier to EQ, doesn’t drive your amps as hard. But like I always say, if people are hiring you & you’re getting paid, it’s a win. What state are you in? There is a cabinet builder that I can recommend, that will get your sound right.

Team up with a photographer and maybe offer a discount to potential clients if they book you and the photographer together..

I don't DJ, but I always listen to David Cross doppelgangers when they give advice

The world is my library. My music is registered across all the royalty gathering bodies. It doesn't matter where I put it as long as I put it out there. That sound needs to enter the algorithm ASAP.

Just getting started. What equipment do you recommend for a good turntable deck? I want to play vinyl as I have 1000's of records I have collected over 40 years. I appreciatte the efficiancy and mobility of digital music but a fair amount of my collection is not available in a digital format. Thank you for any advice.

I have been building my own library for years. Relying on streaming is stupid and short-sighted

I experienced that as well. But I do have a large collection that is quite complete for my use.

Lou, It’s 2024 now. So, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro ? 13, 14, 15 or 16 inch ? With or without nano texture ? And silver or space black ? 😅

Problems are more about getting signal thru walls and when I mean walls, it’s thick castle walls like we have a lot of venues in castles in France :-) I haven’t have to test this use case since I’ve got the Omni antenna last year and for piece of mind, I should do a test in our church with IEM transmitter inside and receivers outside. But the antenna is a life changer. I set it up on a straight K&M mic stand and even with receivers down to the base of speakers, I’ve never encountered a single sound drop since then, even with lots of people in the room and speakers far away. If you plan on getting a IEM system, no matter which brand, consider the antenna in the budget. We’ll see how the future Sennheiser digital IEM system performs without antenna when it comes out, as we all know that Lou will be one of the first to try it out 😊

Lou, you have one of the most underrated Tech DJ channel ! You bring us contents that nobody else does. You are always there to help and give good advices, moving forward to open the minds of the DJ community on the difference between a purchase and an investment. Even if some devices will be over budget for some DJ’s, that show them that quality matters. Also, it’s refreshing to watch quality content without feeling there is a sponsorship behind that biased the content.

Is there a video out there that assumes the person watching has absolutely no clue what any of this stuff means? This is a whole new language and I don’t speak it!

hd25s only lasted a year or so. Not happy with them at all

Do you make any manual adjustment on the 31 band eq's on the main out or aux out channels? or do you leave it flat?

I totally get light weight, years of doing this has destroyed my knees and hips, so stairs and my equipment don’t get along too good anymore, I have something similar that I built from 3/8 plywood, it’s black, holds my laptop, Hercules 300 ( don’t laugh! it’s worked fine for years) and wireless mics, with light weight turbo sound towers.

If you were running point source speakers and subs, instead of EV50s, would you run separate matrices for the tops and bottoms? Or keep it all together and run into the subs and then jump up to the speakers?

This vs the behringer xr18? Which one is the better value ?

I was just browsing through different camera reviews. Finally, it was nice to see good old american life! ) Greetings from Russia

Thanks for taking the time to make this video and for answering questions in the comments! I have a slightly different setup with the UI16 and hoping you can help me; My goal is to not use the UI16's hotspot, or the LAN options, and instead use the wifi setting where it is connected to my home internet's network and then from any device using my home network's wifi, I can access and control the UI16 from a browser (While still maintaining the internet on that device). Is this possible? I've spent several hours trying to get it to work, but couldn't. I have the Gateway and submask entered which I believe are correct, and I also have the username and password entered for my home internet wifi, wich is correct. The only one I'm not sure of is the IP. I've tried about 5 different IP options by changing the end number and keeping the rest like the gateway IP, then powering off/on the device, but when going to the browser and typing in the IP, it doesn't load the control panel, unfortunately, so I"m stuck and don't know how to resolve it. Any ideas? Will buying an external router as you're setting up in this video solve this issue and allow me to ALSO have internet on the device that's connected to the UI? Or is the entire purpose of the external router that you're sitting up only to extend the wifi signal? Thanks so much!!

talk about taking the long way, dude just get to the fckg point

are u still using it how is it now?

Watching this a week or so after you finally finished switching over EW-DX ❤️

I'm audio engineering my first wedding ever tomorrow and your video helped me stay focused on the right/important things. Great stuff!

Great mix....fun crowd Lou.

Hello, thanks for a good video. Im considering to buy the E6 and plan to connect it to the DJI mic single transmitter with a minijack input, and then record the sound straight into that, with no output of the sound. So, I wonder if this is possible with the Countryman, or does it require phantom power? Thanks

Great selection and mixes.

Hi, Im interested in purchase this unit and I’m hesitant because it’s been some time since it was released and I’m worried about how much updates and support will it have for how many years to come. This tells me that they’re still supporting the unit, however, do you think it is still a good purchase in 2024? I’ve seen a newer Allen and Heath option released just 1 year ago, but it doesn’t have real subgroups. So I’m thinking which might be the best option in 2024 and how much life the ui24r has ahead? Thanks in advance!

What size is your toad booth? And how big is your trailer?

the ns7 mk1 actually had thicker vinyls… before i sold it when i got the ns7mkiii i switched the vinyls & put the mkiii vinyls on the mk1 & the buyer didn’t notice

DECLINED

I'm coming at you from 2024 and just picked up a used prime 2 controller. I was intrigued with the idea of the internal hard drive feature. So far, i would have to agree with you. Even still today. The standalone controllers are starting to be the industry standard now and it somewhat annoys me because i like to work from a bigger library than one off a usb. But that's just me. Workflow is where this suffers, like you said. I can work so much better on a laptop. But, i feel, that's because i'm used to it. I have a little Hercules controller from 2014 and I just can't let her go. Everyone wants me to upgrade but, it really does everything I want. My real issue with the engine dj system is the details. I tried to search for something on the controller the other day and i couldn't find the song unless I typed in the artist name as well. Not an issue with Virtual Dj. I also can make playlists so much easier on the laptop. The engine dj makes it complicated. The whole "prepare" folder doesn't make sense. And I've yet to understand or come across how to create a crate, or whether it's any different than a playlist. My last issue is mixing on the Prime 2. For some reason, i really can't hear the music from my headphones as clear as with my old controller. Plus, i really like having the auto gain feature on Virtual Dj. The idea of having to run your music through a 3rd party program to normalize is just more work. All in all, i feel like this controller makes you do too much rather than focus on the music, the most important thing for djs.

Thank you for the video! And to confirm, each device that is connecting to the UI (cell phones/tablets/laptops) all log into the UI using the same address (ie 192.168.102.2). And each device should use that in their web browser in order to update the 'More Me' distinctions?

During dinner, you say letting your playlist play frees you for "other things"...what do you mean by that? I've heard this before but I don't know what I should be doing during that time. I feel I don't want to bother the couple while they are eating. I like to be setup well before dinner. What else is there I should be doing other than watching the time?

So useful and clear, thanks! I was actually connecting the UI to the Wi-Fi of my router! Was not working very good! 😂

Have you ever had any overheating issues with your mixer?

That's nice but what if the sun's shining and gives you so much glare you can't read the ipad? That's the main concern for me when using a pad rather than tactical controls.

Awesome review Lou💪🏼💪🏼

Also, how do you capture the audio? Direct mix out with camera audio blended?

I had no idea what “paradise by the dashboard light” was until today

Funny, having owned a Porta One MiniStudio, and now the US-32, now that I think of it, Tascam's Porta or Mini Studios have always had plastic cases - never been a quality problem, fwiw.

DJ Lou, I own 4 Maui 5 Gos and have many dead batteries after sitting uncharged during the winter off season. Might you have a revival method to share?

Thank you so much Lou ! Great video ❤