Originally posted by squeak_D:
You're missing something Ian. That lack of internal style editing on the DJX really wasn't as much a show stopper as you'd think. It didn't take long before the di-hard midi techies got into the DJX and opened her up for software apps.
Not only that the DJX became a common side by side companion to di-hard MPC users who wanted a nice inexpensive groove keyboard to use with their samplers.
Roland did it too.., there was the really not so well known Roland EG-101.., that board was hard to find.
I understand what you're saying, Squeak, but I would wonder just how many DJX users were owned by "die-hard midi techies"...sort of like, how many S900 users are die-hard pro players?
I can only give my own experience with selling them...the biggest request were for more styles of the same quality...it may have been different in other regions.
I also sold quite a few Roland DJ-70 Mk II's which proved very popular.
Several of the DJX's I sold were used "live" by DJ's in conjunction with the rest of their rigs.
It was quite a bang for the buck, and you're right, the on-board speakers were pretty good and they did have a bass booster.
You can still hear demos of the styles and sounds here:
http://www.synthmania.com/djx.htm A second hand one usually goes for $130-$150 when they come up for sale, which isn't too often, at least around here.
Ian
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