NAMM 2012 Round-Up Part 2 – Rane Sixty-One + Sixty-Two Mixer

posted by on January 24, 2012

When it comes to unexpected product launches, Rane is the Apple of the MI world. Rane revealed two high end mixers to be positioned around the TTM-57. Still on the higher-end of the price scale (somewhere around the $1200.00 range), the Sixty-One is a mixer for those DJs who want less controls on their mixer, but don’t want to sacrifice the Serato integration and digitally-enhanced features. It’s interesting that Rane took this less is more approach, while other manufacturers continue to add a seemingly endless amount of control buttons.

If you want those extra controls, check out the Sixty-Two. Designed to go head-to-head with Pioneer’s high-end mixers, the Sixty-Two adds “hardware effects, a second USB port to share with another DJ and their laptop, dedicated controls for Library, Loops, Cues and the SP-6 sampler.”


Great to see Z-Trip still killing it at the Rane booth. His appearance coincided with the introduction of the Z-Trip Sixty-Two which features a custom colorway and custom Oyacide Japanese cabling.

check out the demo videos released today…

VIEW PART ONE OF THE NAMM ROUND-UP HERE

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  • Patrickwdoyle

    The sixty one is pretty good to use with CDJs or any media player that controls MIDI/HID. All of the track navigation buttons, cue points, etc. are included on the player so there is no need to have them on the mixer. The sixty two looks great for vinyl jockeys still using their Tech 1200s. I think Rane realized that there are now two distinct types of media which DJs use with a mixer and have designed a different product for each.

    Also, they still have to sell the back stock of 57 SLs, so they didn’t add buttons or XLR outs to the sixty one so there are still legitimate reasons to choose a 57 over a 61.

  • Roctakon

    Pretty sick list of things that are different about the Z Trip version!

    • Face plate design by Shepard Fairey.
    • Purple and yellow accents.
    • Includes custom purple cables.

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