Review: Rane TWELVE Controller | Tips and Tricks 

tombyrnerocks I concur. I was waiting on this review from him. I know a few djs that own these. This review is spot on with the live performances of those djs.

tombyrnerocks you are so right,I wonder if this guy is really a DJ or a sales rep

@@makstaz79 Nah he's the real deal. But who knows, perhaps when the gigs run out and the ears run deaf, might be a prime DJ gear sales role with Mojaxx's name all over it!

@@makstaz79 so what is it you do?

That's what she said??? :)

lol

DJANTTV ... LMAO! I Can Dig It!😂

I'm right there with yuh

They already have in 2003/2004 the CDX

I forgot about the HDX as well

viirusone but those pale in comparison to the Rane 12. This tech is far more advanced. I think if Numark come out with an affordable 12" platter controller, it should outperform the Ns7iii bc of the new tech. Serato is the most popular software on the market right now...... I'd be interested

That's a given, 2004 tech vs 2018. I was putting it out there it's not a new concept, it's been done before. BTW inMusic own's Rane & Numark.

I still own a V7 and it was a killer piece of kit but the resolution wasn't good enough. 3600 ticks on the Rane 12? I don't know the exact number on the V7 but I could never get real precise on the cuts with it.

Where I stay, turntables are coming back with a vengeance... which I’m more than happy with . A couple weeks ago, the club I play at asked the residents to come in to show us the awesome new DJ booth - I felt like all my Christmas’s and Birthdays had come at once lol

Same out here. There's still loads of us that prefer to us TT's They are just in poor condition.

no

Can't believe it - sound like paradise … i hate cdj and i only like timcode to save the tt and real vinyl. Its not all about the tech - vinyl is a culture , art form ...

super dope

Im a romantic and all, but fuck if I'm paying $15-$35 per vinyl for every new record i want to spin

@_.kerrigan if u know how to mix with real vinyl = mix with your hears no screen, it's means u can mix with everything

The white disc is the sex. Love the look.

Also the 12inchskinz has a cue marker on it.

It’s all in personal preference Rocky if you love your needles and putting the tone arm on the record then stick with the traditional turntable if you rather have better portability not have to worry about needles or a tone arm skip proof vibration proof almost like a CDJ and still have that traditional feel then go with the Rane 12’s!

Jose Lugo I was kinda thinking “what would be the craziest looking compatible setup?” and that was what came to mind. Would definitely work though!

Mojaxx, have you hooked up the Rane Twelves with your Novation Twitch yet?

Yeah. And/or make it play directly from a usb stick. Without a laptop.

Its a tough call, depends on your end game. Do you plan to strickly be a digital DJ meaning serato or whatever and have little to no desire to collect and acquire real vinyl records? if so the rane 12s is an excellant investment. But if you think you'll someday get into the passion of vinyl collecting your gonna be best off investing in a good high end DJ set from the start over a digital/controller player. Honestly I would suggest the tradional record player in most cases... vinyl has stuck around for a reason, its simply an enjoyable experience to listen to are you gonna listen to all your music on vinyl... not at all as its a chore compare to the ease of click and play digital music but the option to toss on a vinyl record sit back and relax is a nice option to have even if you only rarely take advantage of it... Myself I dont listen to vinyl as much as I use to but its always an enjoyable experience when I do. bottom line is that any turntable can become a digital controller with add ons like serato or phase DJ but theres no digital controller that plays vinyl or could be converted to play vinyl down the road if thats something you want to do later on. but honestly if thats something you decide you want to do later on you can always pick up a dedicated set for vinyl playback like something made by pro-ject if I were just starting out didnt collect any vinyl or plan to in the near future and just wanted a DJ set for mixing and scratching the rane 12s are quite awesome as the industry is becoming more and mroe digital based with controllers and devices like phase DJ your not losing much going with the 12s over a tradional set imo. but one must seriously consider if youl'l ever dive into vinyl collecting in the future if theres at all a chance youll become a vinyl audiophile type getting a tradional turn table from the start will save you some anger in the future...but again oppisite could be said if you plan to stay in the digital world of things then you may save yourself a headache in the future going with the 12s off the get go.

Technics 1200 mk2s

Yes they would

I was shocked when I got them after seeing this review months before

FSwift DJ Best label ever. Fact. You could certainly use Sub Base vinyl if you wanted, but as it involves drilling 3 holes in it, you’d probably want to find some that are already beaten up. Although now you’ve got me thinking about those clear Sub Base reissues that came out for RSD last year... 🤔

MojaxxVDJ I've got spare subase promo vinyls so maybe when I get these lol, then again you could custom serato vinyl like it, Best label I would agree but then I would say Production house, Moving shadow, Reinforced, Defected, Locked on, XL, loads look out for vinyl mix on my channel some subase etc

I guess one decent stanton or reloop ect would be cheaper than the twelve and use internal

Id like to know this as well

Doeun Meas No remapping for ‘accessories’ in Serato still. Response to the pitch is definitely quicker than with DVS because it’s sending info direct from the slider. But it’s not a huge difference in real life.

MojaxxVDJ however, u can midi map the 72 to pitch bend by using the pads

Kidneys are a lot cheaper than cdjs...

That is what i use

good catch

He answered that at 9:04

Marcus Franklin I’ve never used those Denons, know a few folks who loved them though. It’s not quite the same technology but if you’re still happy with them, I’d hang on to them. Unless you have a hankering to spend some money, in which case the 12s are indeed very good.

How much do weigh and can you put them in turntable cases

Can I use my Rane 62 with it?

you guys know you can turn these in the traditional turntable way. they stil work

@@RU-vidTookMyNickname.WhyNot I think if the audio was as choppy as that display suggests this thing would be getting roasted.

@@RU-vidTookMyNickname.WhyNot I'm agreeing with you. I said that if the audio was as glitchy as the display on the mixer then surely the guy would be bashing this controller.

I did.

Mine's preordered and I can't freakin' wait!

Exactly. This is stupid product and waste of money.

+mikelo303 I wouldn't say that it's a stupid product. Without the knowledge of Phase when it was in development years ago, it sounds like a promising bit of gear. It just had the unfortunate window of release to be right before a new revolutionary product. That being said, it still has something that Phase doesn't, at least for right now: native Serato interface integration. Gotta have those extra audio cables :P It's gunna roll the scene back to the days of SL boxes :P That being said... SL box interfaces are totally worth it for Phase...

+DJ YZ Wireless signals shouldn't be much of a problem at all, since they're so close together. Signal should not get interrupted. Battery wise, I can totally understand. But that'd be fine if you maintain a strict routine on chucking them on the charger after every gig. Plus... you can always just haul around some control vinyl and cartridges as a backup!

Yup something else to carry around and hook up to the mixer like an old SL box. Plus your batteries could die mid set if you forget to charge the units. No thanks. I'll stick to regular needles on my 1200s and get some Twelves before Phase.

I've used em and the feel is very similar I was concerned how it would feel mixing on the em. You see loads of scratch videos but what about a regular set. they felt great and I had no issues mixing on them.

That's encouraging, djfdel. Did you use them in a battle layout, as designed? I would have to find a way to turn them and still accommodate the plugs. I must wait until I get more information about a traditional, non-battle layout. Peace!

I used them as they are. I generally have my TTS in a battle configuration anyway. The really should have recessed the plugs to accomodate. That and the USB hub built in are massive oversights imo

Thanks for the additional info. Definitely going to check them out. Enjoy!!!

HellNegative TV curious of this as well he mentioned it has zero drift but i would of rather seen a demonstration of the Serato software displaying that or an example of steady bpm accuracy.

Likewise.

HellNegative TV and maybe it’s me but i always felt Scratchlive had better bpm accuracy i don’t recall much bpm fluctuation on SSL and i think SDJ has increasingly more. Anyone else 🤷🏼‍♂️

I noticed the same. I thought I was just being crazy.

Or maybe SDJ is just showing us the fluctuation that was always there and SSL didnt show it?

That's what kind of worries me about all of this stuff. When you really get down to it, give me whatever has the least latency and I'll figure out the rest.

Sup Jam?!?! Yeah, I didn't say anything to the reps... but it was off, not by a lot but enough that any skratch head would notice. Could have been tuned/adjusted better maybe?

I've heard scratch djs use it and they say the latency is fine. Maybe the laptop wasn't setup correctly

Dj DubStak perhaps.... It was a demo put on by Rane.. MR. Sonny James was the DJ so I'm sure he would have dialed it in.

I've used em and they felt just like a 1200. the response was pretty amazing TBH. My concern with Phase is the RF. It will all depend on the freq they use and how and if thats available and legal to use that freq in your region.

That's my question.

@@EpicEspei222 i hope it can

You and me both.