AM.AUDIO CDI500 MP3 cd player -quick review-

[mrwhon]

DJ TAVI, both my player have DISC ERROR reading at the same time. I've lost my manual, quick start sheet to fix the problem. Can anyone help?

[TheJumpMan7]

do you still have them if you do.. is it good quality?

[djtavi77]

@TheJumpMan7 I don't have them anymore, I'm using my m-audio xponent with wich I can even do more stuff than this ones, but they are really great reliable and durable decks used them for about 5 years never a problem, only one of them sometimes wouldn't read some cds if burned bad quality (nothing you wouldn't expect after 5 years of use)but with my timecodes they were a beast!!! I'm just into controllers more than just decks... and cds for me personally are in the past. so yes they r great

[superspeedguy]

u sound gay

[djtavi77]

@superspeedguy U2!!! but i'm not interested...

[mik3Maycon]

whats the diffrent between this one and the citronic mpcd6?,

[watchfull3y3]

nicee. practice and enjoy!

[m33lad]

whats a cue and lop in and lop out?!

[Plumasster]

this is greet, a have 2 CDI-300 mp3

[CreativeDaveUK]

Cheers for that m8, nice review.

[evinkays]

aye can you connect a macbook to this?

[base773]

what would you recommend the stanton 314 or the american audio cdi 500 im a hip hop head and want to scratch i have notice the 314 have vinyl mode and the cdi 500 dont what would you recommend

[djtavi77]

CDI 500s all the way I know ppl who had lots of problems with the stanton ones...even with vinyl mode, I would still use the CDIs sorry, just my opinion...

[sijenkinson1]

real good vid am getttin some atthe end of the mont thanks 4 the revew

is the scratch on it lyk vynal scratch or not ? dose it jump when u scratch sometimes

[sijenkinson1]

and coud you put thease in to a computer and use vdj ?use it as a vdj midi contraller i think its callled?

[Robot0Ninja]

@base773 the cdi has scratch mode which is the same thing as vinyl mode on the 314

[DJMonger1]

Nice player, i picked up a couple refurbished ones from deal-monger on Ebay for $439. They work great!

[JeremyjsmSWVA]

deal-monger is awesome ive saved over $900 usin them

[djavulen]

i find it weird...the 300s have always felt better for me!

[DjZeroDxy]

nicw vid but does anyone know the song name?

[igornauta13]

i have a question I just bought the cdi500 and came with the mixer qd5mk2 thats 2 channel

I had before the cdi300 with the mixer qd6,each mixer u recommend and how to connect laptop, in the qd6 have the aux in at least

Thanks for all tips in the video

Igor

[djtavi77]

it depends in what kind of dj your are if you like to cut n scratch, the qd5 can adjust the curve on the crossfader but if you are more mobil I would get the qd6 is one more channel and you can allways use it to hook up the aptop or ipod thru rca to 1/8th plug. I use the TORQ connective interface and control timecoded cds

[noeld333]

Look's very like the citronic.

[girllearning2sing]

anyone know if american audio cdi 500 work with serato?

[Tiirmanology]

any cdj works with serato as long as u have the hardware that connects the cdj to the computer

[djkurse1]

I got mine for $150 almost brand new was used for 6 months but unfortunately its not the MP3 version; the one I got has a silver platter and the ones that do play MP3 are black platters like this one, oh well, can't beat the price.

[djmalone12]

Hey wats gud? wat would b a good playlist, as in hip-hop to mix with, i got my set, and i love man.. its da shit for real.

[sk8chris777]

Can you use a laptop with virtual dj with the cdi 500s?

[djtavi77]

yeah but you still need the interface between them and the mixer...

[sk8chris777]

i have the mixer too but what else do i need to connect the laptop? do i need cables?

[djtavi77]

yeah you will need to buy an "Interface" either the Maya44 or "Gigaport 8 usb" or buy it directly from Virtual Dj or Numark... which is like $450, the other ones are cheaper... but not a lot

[sk8chris777]

alright thanks man

[djmalone12]

i just order 1. the price was outta there, mines wat 650 with the case. i had to jump on that

[djtavi77]

and that's an awesome price, they brought it down cause of the new cd player they have the "radius 1000 and 2000" but you wont regret the buy man, this players rock and they do almost the same just they are not mIDI controllers, anyways, njoy this beauties, you will love them. congrats!!!

[hotarmo2nv]

does this show song text?

[djtavi77]

yes

[cmonutube]

hey can I plug my ipod into the cdi500 or does it only take mp3 cds?

[djtavi77]

nope. only audio and mp3 cds...

[cmonutube]

thanks

[SkeletinProductions]

it's a good demo

[n0things]

very nice effort dj tavi...

keep it up !!

[bgaslx18]

who the fuck doesnt use cd pplayers ecept turntabelists..?? stupid question.. tell that to possible dj lol tell it to armin van buuren and let me know

[Y34RZ3R0iscoming]

who uses cd players anymore?

[djtavi77]

anyone who doesn't like the feel of only computers and uses timecodes, plus anyone who doesn't like midi controllers, plus they sell them everywhere, ask the manufacturers who uses them...

[imachippy]

Ya Mum that's who

[biggytimo01]

hey i have a cdi 500 of my own. i just want to know if it has "sync" where it brings 2 songs together .. please let me know. thx

[djtavi77]

no, it doesn't have a sync button at all, you have to beatmatch yourself, or if you are looking for something like that you need a controller or use soma software.

[arina7q]

Hey man im just a beginner

im looking for a deck and mixer.

Is CDI 500 a good eq? coz i just love the effect?

should i get it?

i found a great offer for 800usd with 2 CDI500 and a mixer.. should i just get it? thanks

[djtavi77]

I would say yes, get it, they are really reliable decks, lots of features, and for the money, you can't find a better deal than that.

I would take them, even if you are a beginner is better to spend a lil more now and get more features, than having to sell your old stuff cause you got bored of it...

[johnfrancy1]

does anyone no ware 2 get good reliable reviews for decks on the internet? especially the cdi 300s..

[ThaWasCool]

does this come with cables to hook into a speaker?

[djtavi77]

no, only with the powercord and the rca for the mixer, and then you go to the amp or powered speaker form your mixer.

[johnfrancy1]

people have been tellin me that the scratch on the american audio cdi 300 is weak..is it?

[djtavi77]

I just used it once on the 300's,so, not sure, but I like the 500's better all the way.

[SteveCrank]

Very nice review an dperfect video quality ;) many thanks

[johnfrancy1]

are the american audio cdi 300 ones any good? im just startin off nd wonderin wat decks 2 get

[djtavi77]

yeah they are good, BUT PLEASE!!! even if you are starting, SAVE for the extra $100 and get the 500's believe me they are woth it, even if you are starting, really soon you will want FX's, it's more fun and it'll help you mix better untill you get really good.

[johnfrancy1]

ok thanks..but what if i get a behringer djx700 mixer with a load of effects??...good video by the way

[djtavi77]

well, that mixer is crap, sorry buddy not trying to dicourage you, but I had it and returned it, not reliable at all, the only behringer mixer I would buy is the DDM4000, not other, behringer is not good in mixers, If you don't want 4 channel check out Numark's DXM09, 3ch + FX's and then yes get the 300's.

[johnfrancy1]

alri thanks...ur very helpful

[stunner1313]

Can you scratch on this setup in real time with acapellas? as in cutting or say as in a vinyl mode type?

[stunner1313]

I am asking this because some cd turntables have a stored sound for the scratch and i wasn't sure if this is one of them because i was wondering if every scratch is different due to what song is being played!

[Ryoga2K]

I saw a guy scratching on a pair of these here in Youtube and although the sound did change from song to song it sounded overall weird, I have tested the scratch feature on the Stanton c324 and its quite nice actually very similar to the Pioneers.

[djtavi77]

NO they don't have stored sounds, they are REAL LIVE SCRATCH, you can use different sounds and will sound different with each.

[arete2007]

yo tengo los mismos aparatos pero no se usarlos mas bien no se como ser dj sus videos me sirven mucho muchas gracias

[666djyeray999]

no you cant not, i have two of this.

[DannyKapTube]

can you plug in a external hardrive to that? Ipod?

[djtavi77]

no you can't.

[cr0d91]

so, i'm completely new to this kind of stuff, so i've got a question that might make me look like a complete jackass. could i like plug this into an amp and use it to like jam with a friend..or what?

[djtavi77]

yes as long as your amp has rca in the back, and you are talking about a regular amp, right, like a home th. or something. if not you'll need a mixer too.

[cr0d91]

im talking about a regular amp, thanks dude, i'm looking forward to buying this..even though it'll take me awhile to actually be able to use it correctly

[cr0d91]

but lets just say that it won't hook up and i need a mixer, what do you suggest?

[mixx069]

Ok, so no problems with the CDI's... ? I heard some mixed reviews... problems with the BPM and some other minor stuff... you have any problems..??  What about the Q-D6... anybody know about the sound and the mixer??.. should I go with a 4 channel???

[djtavi77]

I don't have problems at all.

In the mixer, depending on what you do, if you don't really need more than 3 channels, I would recomend not the qd6 mixer, but this:

Numark DXM09 - 3ch- fx's, really complete and usefull mixer, lil more expensive but a lot more value.

[bboykeeno]

Hey man, thanks for the great review! I bought this same CDI system 6 months ago and I love it! I'm thinking of getting the QD-6 mixer because I'd like to have 3 channels; what benefits would say the QD-6 has over the QD-5 (or vice versa)?

[djtavi77]

well, QD5 is more like a battle mixer and only 2 channels, if you like scratching buy this, but if not the 3 channels are usually more usefull for a mobile app.

[mixx069]

Cool... thanks!.. I hope somebody will post something about the Velocity... So what do you recommend as a full system...

Amps, speakers...ext... mainly for backyard and small hall partys... speakers with 1 or 2 woofers??... What kind of system set up do you have ??

[mixx069]

Thanks for that... I guess I am stuck on either buying the VELOCITY or buying the cdi500.... Does anybody know if its better to by the dual cd or separate... (no mixer involved)...???

Anybody using the VELOCITY dual player??

[djtavi77]

Well when I went to the dealerand bought my cdi's I was looking into the Velocity too, and the only reason why I bought them is just because they're tabletops, the dealer told me to buy the CDI's instead because he told me there's some things on the velocity that weren't working well or were not as good as on the cdi, I don't know... I love the Velocity too... so hopefully somebody is using it so we can know,but the CDi's are great,period. Nothing wrong about them, awesome units,.

[mixx069]

Good job.... not sure if I should by the CDI 500 system all together, (with the mixer already)... Is there a difference in buying it togeter or buying 2 cdi 500's..??

[djtavi77]

yes actually, if you buy the system together even with the case you'll pay $999, you should do it this way, cause I bought all separated and ended up paying more than that. but the sys, doesn't come with this mixer, it comes with a QD5 wich is the same but only 2 channels. still really good mixer. and the case is really handy to have all together and for mobile djs, awesome package.

[djtavi77]

yeah, well maybe I didn't say this,but you can control the sensitivity rate on the platter, so , if you don't want to use it, you just turn it off. or bring it down to "0"

[de1337ed666]

which mixer to do u have? and what is a set up u recommend under 1000 usd?

[drewman3]

That was an insightful video and I'm glad I stumbled across it. Being that I'm stuck on purchasing either the American Audio CDI 500's and the Stanton C.324's did you ever complete the video that compared the two?

[djtavi77]

I didn't do the comparisson yet, I don't have a stanton, so, we are doing this with another youtube user, but we haven't had the time to meet and do it yet, hopefully soon, but THX for the comment, glad to help! just buy the CDI man, awesome reliable deck.

[sleeperawaken36]

Good video, and nice decks :) Good explanation of the features :)

[Firealarm101]

GODD JOB U ROCK DUDE KEEPMAKIN Videos THEY hekp me pic a cd player

[djtavi77]

THX JOHN, JUST TRYING TO START THIS YOUTUBE THING UP!!! I'll get better with time... haha!!! THX again.