My first gig using the Denon HD2500

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Bill Kexel

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This past weekend, I did my first gig using the Denon HD2500.
Since I am still getting the hang of it & didn't want to risk screwing up the gig, I had my CDs with me as well as my laptop as backups.

For 20 yrs, I have been a CD based DJ, so this was quite a change for me.

My setup:
Denon HD 2500
Denon 4500 dual CD player (I already owned this unit) The HD 2500 can also control the CD players.

Dell Laptop with virtual DJ.
Zippy L-610 mini luminated keyboard


I have the laptop for a backup & for using for cocktails/ceremonies for a 2nd setup location.

Using the Denon HD2500:
I was rather suprised how simple it was. The mini keyboard is a must-have. It makes searching for songs a snap. The only problems I had involved my own errors the way I had entered the tags, so I have since gone back in & fixed them. I think I only had to use the CDs for 4 or 5 different songs. Otherwise, they cued up perfectly & very simple to use.

Overall if you are looking for a rackmounted digital way to go to get away from CDs, This is the way to go. It's like using a dual CD player & having all the Cds internally in the unit.
 
how was viewing the read out? Do you think in the sun it would be hard to see?

was it as fast loading as you hoped?

thanks
 
Chuck The DJ said:
how was viewing the read out? Do you think in the sun it would be hard to see?

was it as fast loading as you hoped?

thanks
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I was indoors, outside in the sun? That's a good question...I'll check it out.
Yes, it loaded instantly. Faster than I could take a CD out of a sleeve.

Comparing it to the Cortex: (I owned one for 1 week until I get fed up with it locking/freezing up) The Denon HD2500 was much simpler to load songs, understand & operate. (So far, no lockups)
 
Might have to build a viewer shade for sunlight situations but in reality you most wont be exposing any gear to prolonged direct sunlight. Great to hear Bill Im still ripping pm me some tips on the tags or share what you did to fine tune here please?
 
Jon you igorant slut! :) Doesn't even have to be direct sunlight, being outside under an umbrella it's hard to see readouts sometimes. Since 60% of my gigs are outside, that is really important
 
Chuck The DJ said:
Jon you igorant slut! :) Doesn't even have to be direct sunlight, being outside under an umbrella it's hard to see readouts sometimes. Since 60% of my gigs are outside, that is really important
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First infarction, blatant violation of TOS :D, next violation will involve taking over your place in Maui :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

BTW sun in some displays can be a real PITA when trying to read the screen :D
 
SoftJock Rick said:
Does the unit have an external monitor output?
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No, there is no external monitor out. I'm not sure if it would be such an issue though since it is a quartz style display, similar to a watch. It has good contrast in direct light that might overpower the backlight. It's a bit like an Indiglo watch in sunlite. Now, we don't get the same quality sun in Minnesota that you get in Hawaii... that's for sure. ;)

Ben
 
Bill Kexel said:
I was indoors, outside in the sun? That's a good question...I'll check it out.
Yes, it loaded instantly. Faster than I could take a CD out of a sleeve.

Comparing it to the Cortex: (I owned one for 1 week until I get fed up with it locking/freezing up) The Denon HD2500 was much simpler to load songs, understand & operate. (So far, no lockups)
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Not to hijack your thread Bill...looks like the Denon is a nice piece of equipment and I certainly don't want to question your lockups/freezes with the Cortex as I've had a few of my own but I just don't want people to misunderstand the loading procedure of the Cortex unit. Not sure why you had difficulty loading songs as it is easy as pie. You can just start typing on one side or the other hit enter and then find the song you want and load it. Operating it is easy too. I'm glad the Denon is working out for you....
 
Chuck can you see your Denon displays on your CD players in direct or non direct sunlight?
 
Bill Kexel said:
Overall if you are looking for a rackmounted digital way to go to get away from CDs, This is the way to go. It's like using a dual CD player & having all the Cds internally in the unit.
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Thanks Bill and glad to hear it.
Sometime this month we will release new firware that adds plenty of new features based on user input and we tweaked minor items.

  • Many great improvements have been made in the next MM & firmware (coming June xx) to reduce the amount of work on your end, thanks to our loyal users input.

    * Unicode support
    * Duplicate file name support
    * duplicate Playlist file support by MM (import/export)
    * Pre-warning if 5K folders are found by MM
    * Latin Character support by display
    * Auto BPM by MM
    * Save error list option by MM, up to 50K
    * Faster USB speed
    * Many new features added
    * All reported minor issues cured
    * Widened file registration conditions
 
Im waiting to reveal my new toy when my 4500, x900, Furman power conditioner and Odyssey Case arrives courtesy of our most awesome sponsor Northern Light FX ( Thanks Ben and thanks Silvio for showing me the most perfect toy for me the HD2500) within the next week as Im still in rip mode.
 
DENON said:
Thanks Bill and glad to hear it.
Sometime this month we will release new firware that adds plenty of new features based on user input and we tweaked minor items.

  • Many great improvements have been made in the next MM & firmware (coming June xx) to reduce the amount of work on your end, thanks to our loyal users input.

    * Unicode support
    * Duplicate file name support
    * duplicate Playlist file support by MM (import/export)
    * Pre-warning if 5K folders are found by MM
    * Latin Character support by display
    * Auto BPM by MM
    * Save error list option by MM, up to 50K
    * Faster USB speed
    * Many new features added
    * All reported minor issues cured
    * Widened file registration conditions
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Yeah, I had a few run-ins with MP3 files that had unicodes (little square boxes in the text) & had to use a program that removed it.

It would be great if you could incorporate what is displayed on the little screen & have it on your laptop screen at the same time. (I bring a laptop with me to gigs too)
 
It would be great if you could incorporate what is displayed on the little screen & have it on your laptop screen at the same time. (I bring a laptop with me to gigs too)
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That would be one ugly big display with monochrome information...lol
 
Jon Tuck said:
Might have to build a viewer shade for sunlight situations but in reality you most wont be exposing any gear to prolonged direct sunlight. Great to hear Bill Im still ripping pm me some tips on the tags or share what you did to fine tune here please?
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John I don't have the Denon but I have the Numark which I am pleased with the operations. One thing though are those Tags. I have abbreviated the tags example for "Dance Fast Late" (which is dance music, fast from the 80's,90's) the tag is "DFL". Listening music say for dinner would be "LDM". easier to type then long name, I keep "decoder" for short abbreviated tags in my play list book.............
 
Jon Tuck said:
Chuck can you see your Denon displays on your CD players in direct or non direct sunlight?
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Hey Jon,

I did a show yesterday on the beach, and there was one point for about 20 minutes that the 2500 was in direct sunlight after about 10 minutes the display became impossible to read. So what I did was covered the display until I had to choose the next song, then replaced the cover after I had made the selection. After I was out of the direct sun it was fine again.
 
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