A MODULAR DJ MIXER: Menura MDMX Review

A MODULAR DJ MIXER: Menura MDMX Review | Beatsource Tech

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@AuftragSound Ай бұрын

Thanks for the shout-out, and I am impressed that you didn't murder my name, great pronunciation. And as you said, fantastic sounding mixer. Big fan.

@manuelewald6776 Ай бұрын

I was one of the crowdfunding backers and got mine in August. The communication with the creators was superb at all times. And to the mixer - they have totally overdelivered in my opinion. Sound is amazing and the whole setup and configuration possibilities are nothing but great. This mixer is of course something for Connaisseurs, also in terms of pricing, but you totally get for what you pay for. I hope that the MDMX will have a very long lifecycle and that more interesting modules will be available over time. If you want to fully configure your mixer to your needs, this is the solution.

@Thebasementpresents Ай бұрын

Amazing. Eurorack capabilities is dope.

@jpmca89 Ай бұрын

Been looking forward to this review for a long time🙌

@benji.B-side Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this review. It seems perfect for long subtle blended mixing of House, Techno and such, reminding me of how I used to mix House back in the day on vinyl, without the frills of digital DJing (Which I love also). It will offer fantastic precision when layering two tracks, with the fine tweaking it offers, making the detail of the mix and the transition warm, uncluttered and seamless. I'd feel like I felt in those early days of DJing with vinyl, making the most of creative simplicity, if I put one of these between my Technics 1210s M2.

@Fran-or3lt Ай бұрын

Great to see it finally in production. Looks pretty cool and would certainly satisfy the geek in me 😄

@JakeLDS Ай бұрын

Part of what makes these high cost boutique rotary mixers so good is their architecture. Typically they’re designed with the shortest possible signal path to reduce noise. That’s why they often leave our parts like channel trim, it reduces the signal path. This modular mixer appears to have a really long signal path, with all the ribbon cables, in order to make it modular and easy to change parts without soldering. So, my assumption is that the sound quality will not be on par with other mixers with a similar price tag.

@menuraaudio Ай бұрын

Hey, as for the signal path, in our experience the parts used within the signal path and the implementation of the circuits matter a lot more. Of course we use low resistance gold connectors for the module connection and all signal lanes in the cables are seperated with grounded wires. As per the conclusion of this review and the feedback of Laurin Schafhausen, a well respected audio engineer, the sound quality is on par with other boutique mixers. Thats also what we heard from our customers, everyone is quiet happy. If you are near Berlin some time we would love to invite you and listen together. All the best, Jasper

@JakeLDS Ай бұрын

@ thanks for sharing your insight, I appreciate it. I will check out what Laurin has to say. And I will be in Berlin next year sometime. I will definitely take you up on that offer to come and have a listen. Thank you.

@lindsaymaria2876 Ай бұрын

Really interesting! Love it.

@Lars-m4n Ай бұрын

Thanks for the interesting and thorough review. I chose to back this project, based on curiosity and gut feeling. My first impression/reaction (after clicking and fastening the modules together) on hearing the sound, was a palpable rush of endorphines. So my body is giving this entity 5/5 stars. Menura support is in my experience efficient and to the point (had to be more precise when fastening a ribbon cable..) After watching review , I certainly want an eurorack module. (Yea, lets inhibit those endorphines with a steep learning curve..) Very happy with the mixer! I think Mojaxx suggestion of starting with 2 channels, is certainly worth consideration, especially now as Menura is offering discounts. And thanks for your feedback concerning the different sound quality on the output modules, Mojaxx. Now I want the 1620 output as well. 🙂👍🏼

@groovindj Ай бұрын

Talking of Eurorack, I saw a short clip recently of someone at a synth tech gathering, using a module that sliced up breakbeats. Trying to find it again now...

@mitlaufer4798 Ай бұрын

Im waiting for the rodec modular system

@erikcharlat9844 Ай бұрын

so much truth about popping filters on mixers. facking hate that shit. this looks very interesting. love the bluetooth as i have denon gear and love that feature . thanks for the info. much love and respect ps watch out for the eurorack worm hole, it goes very deeeeeeep

@wassarts Ай бұрын

I've been wondering if these were any good and I didn't know about the eurocrack functionality which takes it in a very interesting direction - plus it sounds good so that's a bonus. Good luck to 'em

@Positive_Tea Ай бұрын

Freaking awesome. The name sounds like Huey Luis’s new drug lol

@menuraaudio Ай бұрын

Haha, was it unintentional? 😄

@souldigits_9545 Ай бұрын

Wow, eurorack, brilliant

@vadz Ай бұрын

Great idea!)

@darioargento21 Ай бұрын

Looking forward to your all eurorack gear channel in about 6 months. Welcome 😂

@Mojaxx Ай бұрын

😮

@aringrey Ай бұрын

if I ever get real adult money I am buying this, it looks awesome

@JohannesNielsen Ай бұрын

I want one so badly

@Steve_643 Ай бұрын

I would like to see a bigger size mixer so you had more room to add modules. You could tailor it to exactly fit your needs.Getting into Euro rack effects could really get cool imo

@mutluhandemirci74 Ай бұрын

Big boss here,, 👍

@phabyo_ferrer Ай бұрын

Eurorack is a rabbit hole that's hard to escape from.

@ofootyeabicc201 Ай бұрын

Damn menura actually said “first hit of euro-crack is free”. Check out bored brain and WMD for their performance mixers as there are straight-up DJ-style solutions for eurorack as well. For what it’s worth, I think the H9/H90 pedals are all you really need as a DJ(at least for weird shit) because a lot of eurorack FX are kind of a bit much. I’ll defend the DJM/RMX series of FX because they simply work. Check out VCV rack and run Ghosts n stuff through clouds and it might be a bit too weird to be danceable even if as a send/return aux. Regardless, I’m very happy this exists because users can have their suggestions be adopted faster because a whole wheel won’t need to be reinvented each time.

@frederikjacob1985 Ай бұрын

To be frank, this is the mixer where i've been waiting for for years... Easy switching between rotary and faders in the same mixer. I love my little omnitronic trm 202mk2 but mostly i'm mixing on my pioneer djm because only 2 channels and i have 2x3 decks to mix on (cdjs and technics sl's). With this mixer you can get best of both worlds. Lineair and rotary without changing a whole mixer and sound quality.

@darktherapy Ай бұрын

Still doesn’t justify the staggeringly high price imo.

@joshuagannon7644 Ай бұрын

Eagerly awaiting the (hopefully) upcoming Elara 6 review.

@Drrolfski Ай бұрын

The problem with modularity is cost. Nine out of ten times its cheaper/ more value to go for dedicated with multiple devices.

@masterbond9 Ай бұрын

honestly, the individual pricing isnt terrible. I'd love to see where this company goes, and how long they support it for. another concern is how modular is modular? could anyone build any kind of module for it and would it just work? what about the USB port? I'm sure they have a way of just adding midi or audio input support, but theyre still in the prototyping phase for those.

@darktherapy Ай бұрын

The pricing is ridiculous. £158 for a Bluetooth module.. an ESP32 chip which has WiFi and Bluetooth combined is around £4.

@masterbond9 Ай бұрын

@darktherapy and that is EXACTLY my point. Could you build an esp32 chip to interface with the mixer? I have a feeling that the Bluetooth module has more than just your average 4 dollar Bluetooth chip. I'm sure it has a stronger reception antenna, shielding, and a much higher quality DAC, plus the much higher quality (read: more expensive) parts on each board. Does the ESP32 even support aptx? Does the module for this mixer?

@5lip5pace Ай бұрын

not sure which to pick as my forever mixer. xone 96 or the menura? i was considering the carmen SE but im torn between the first stated mixer :c

@menuraaudio Ай бұрын

Let us know if you have any questions about our mixer. We are happy to help 🙂

@5lip5pace Ай бұрын

@@menuraaudio do you guys offer any sort of long term warranty? if i get this, im gonna USE it if you know what i mean. i would like this to be something that can be used for decades with no issues...hopefully

@cryptout Ай бұрын

I might have to save up for this one. And yeah prepare yourself for a very expensive completely consuming eurorack rabbit hole 😂

@energypimpin Ай бұрын

cant wait for th bootleg version of this

@RenatoHarripaul1217 Ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@rautshsale1948 Ай бұрын

also, i'd really wish they'd just make other sized cases i don't get making everything modular, but forcing ppl to make it a 4 channel mixer regardless? sure there are blank panels, but if the goal would be to only make a 2 channel mixer, i'd much rather buy the cheaper case from the beginning, vs the overkill 750eur case that i wouldn't need what if some crazy live performer would need 6 channels, like the model1 users? what about a case with only 1 row of modules, to be used more with eurorack directly, and not necessarily as a dj mixer? what about an even smaller case, for other djs to use MDMX effects as sends/returns with other mixers (effect modules are clearly coming, since the case has sends/returns)? or what if somebody just wants a nice phono preamp and/or amp for their home setup? i guess none of this would be needed, if the modules could be powered by regular eurorack PSUs, then ppl could easily just use other cases for one or 2 modules, but seeing how this does not appear to be the case, the only way to use these modules outside of the huge 4 channel dj mixer case, would be for them to sell other cases lol either that, or sell PSUs individually as well please, so we have the option to use these in other cases so much potential, if these could only be used in other sized cases somehow

@PAVEL-JAKL Ай бұрын

I would buy it if it was no more then $1500..

@menuraaudio Ай бұрын

As much as we'd like to offer it for 1500, that's just not feasible for us. We are just a really small company and we have been calculating back and forth, but our quantities are of course nowhere near as the ones from big companys. High quality is our top priority, at our quantities this unfortunately comes with a higher price point. Also we need money to finance our ferraris and lamborghinis 😄

@saederkrupp Ай бұрын

As someone with a decent eurorack setup, I'm no stranger to Gas and higher priced audio gear. This is trying so hard to be different, while offering nothing that you can't get from cheaper or equally priced kit like xone 92/96. Also its' modularity is pretty limited. The signal chain is always the same with a few modules for coloring. As for eurorack, there are enough modules or cases that convert to line lvl. For example my befaco 7U case has 6 stereo line outputs.

@tonyjamesr116 Ай бұрын

Ridiculous prices

@ginomiller100 Ай бұрын

Is it just me, or is this music becoming really annoying? Even worse, it’s used in all your reviews, and it’s starting to feel repetitive and stale.

@controlrod81 Ай бұрын

its over priced, well over priced. interns of the cost of each module and coming in at a cheaper price on the modules and being able to make it into a mixing desk with a digital sound card so it can be used with a DAW would of been a good trick team up with beringer to keep costs down

@darktherapy Ай бұрын

Ridiculous system. Way overpriced for what it is. In all honesty how many dj’s would want to change aspects of their mixer when a high end pioneer can do pretty much anything. Why not just make a mixer with mappable buttons and controls/knobs and just change the faceplate to reflect the controls. Wi-Fi chips and Bluetooth modules are all so cheap they could just be included inside the mixer. £158 for a Bluetooth input is quite honestly taking the piss out of customers.

@tightspeedos6856 Ай бұрын

“high end Pioneer can do pretty much anything”? Except actually know how to sound good since they’ve never implemented a high end component into anything.