Bird Electron's micro mixer DJ-4 sports retro look

While not quite as wildly popular as iPod sound systems, you shouldn't have any trouble locating an iPod mixer these days, but Bird Electron is aiming to give you yet another interesting option. The retro-styled micro mixer DJ-4 sports a minuscule stainless steel enclosure, a couple of electric guitar volume knobs, two 3.5-millimeter auxiliary inputs, and a 3.5millimeter stereo output. Of course, the iPod inclusion is more of a marketing gimmick than anything, as the company itself admits that any audio source can be used without issue. Regardless, this nifty (albeit limited) device should hit the Japanese market next week for ¥9,600 ($79).

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[(Unverified) Posted May 27th 2007 4:15AM]

this isnt even a mixer. a mixer implies there is some mixing involved, either with a crossfader, or with frequency ranges. this is 2 volume knobs to act as a second gain stage. if you are going to waste 79 bucks on something, may as well be a behringer mixer like this

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-DX626-Pro-DJ-Mixer?sku=631241

or a numark like this

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Numark-DM1050-2Channel-Mixer?sku=637002

those ipod mixers are also garbage, they don't allow for pitch/tempo adjustment

[stridermt2k Posted May 27th 2007 7:40AM]

I agree.

It should probably also go to eleven.

[Gobelet Posted Sep 9th 2007 12:01PM]

You mean, you want 79 of my dollars for a steel box with 3 wires, 2 pots, and 2 knobs on those pots? I'm definitely going to make some of those and sell them half the price. There's like, $1 of parts in this!

[(Unverified) Posted May 27th 2007 3:29PM]

@Gobelet:Please, be reasonable, that's a pretty nice enclosure, totally custom. I bet it's worth three or four dollars, easy. Show some charity!

[(Unverified) Posted May 27th 2007 9:08PM]

The knobs appear to be off-the-shelf Fender Strat-style knobs (also used on the Jazzmaster and several other guitars): http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/buy_fender_strat_knobs_1_volume2_tone?full_sku=100022912&src=4WFRWXX

Which I guess lends it a tiny amount of street cred.

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2007 9:12PM]

All we need is a free plug from engadget and we could sell them all day long...I wish I were the CEO of a company who sells crap like that for ridiculous prices but I guess if someone actually pays that much its their fault