i have the money to buy eather. im not planning on doing live stuff mainly just fooling around with my friends.althought i will be doin some pro stuff to.

so which 1?

Morpheus

What do you want to use it for?

What kind of style of music you play?

Do you care about classical instrument sounds such as: acoustic piano, violins, acoustic guitars... and so on?

me and my friends just hangout and jam.

im not realy sure wat kinda music i will be gettin into. right now just techno but i hope to advance to rap and anything else.

no i dont care bout classical instruments.
morpheus

oh and i want to be able to conect to computer and sound system and turntable hopefully

Sounds like the original DJX is a good place to start for you. THere must be a bunch for sale at under $200 right now.

I have now had the time to review all there DJX's.

I think the DJX-1 is best for more advanced players and hip-hop musicians.

The djx-II is unique from the djx-1. Although it lacks many of the features of the djx-1 It was obviously made for a different generation of style. Mainly geared towards the techno musician. It's an interesting standalone keyboard that could be used in a midi setup chain as long as it is the last keyboard or device in the chain. this is because it's midi out is only for bulk dumps. It doesn't have a pitch bend, but incorporates a unique ribbon set-up which is different from the djx-1. I enjoyed the djx-2's ribbon controller which allows for live scratching which is not easily available to the djx-1 user except as a voice. The overall layout of the keyboard was easy to use once you got the hang of it. I did find that the voices are not as good on the djx-2 as on the djx-1. Also, the patterns kept jumping in the way when I was setting up voices.

The djx-2b is again uniquely different from both the djx-1 and djx-2. I found it more suitable for the "lone-DJ". I don't believe it would be good in a live professional setting unless the patterns built into it were used as the main rythem. It's turn table which looks like a CD, were easy to use and with a little practice most anyone could sound like a scratching dj. It took a little while to figure out how to change the patterns and voices since I was doing a live demo without the manual. I never liked manuals very much anyway. As with the djx-2, I think the djx-2 could be best used in a dance, house or club style music environment.

Which djx is better depends soley on how you intend to use them. I take back my previous comments of the past and give a thumbs up to all three keyboards. For someone like myself however which is a more advanced keyboard who doesn't mind getting his hands dirty in experimentation and original creativity, I reccommend the djx-1.
As of 10/7/00 the djx-1 at the Guitar Center in Covina California cost $199.00
The djx-2 and 2b were being sold for $279.00


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