Tonium P666 Pacemaker Pocket-Sized DJ System, 60 GB

Comment: The price was always an issue for me. I finally bought one off thinkgeek for 430. I haven't regretted it since. When I walk places I mix on the go. When I'm over at a friends house instead of sitting listening to the ipod I get up and mix while they do whatever. It's very intuitive and responsive to all your motions. With a couple days of practice (and a nice set of headphones) you will be rolling and scratching and making new mixes you never thought possible.

Any negative reviews I have seen from this are from *professional* DJ's who are too attached to turntables. This is a fun instrument and it's only limit is your own creativity. If you aren't sure if you would enjoy mixing, try a program like virtual DJ if you enjoy that you will LOVE a pacemaker

Comment: this is a must have for DJs on the go. It is feature packed and it really can create the mod on a party.
For the not so expert djs this thing can take a while before you get used to it, but when you do, you will easily create your own mixes,
its a really good gadget overall. but you need to use it at least for two hours each day during a week in order to learn what is capable of.
This is nothing like your ipod... this is your ipod x10000!

Comment: If you think to buy it like a toy... ok. But forget about a party with it. Somes little bugs witn the softwares on the Pacemaker and Pacemaker Editor is the app more slowest one than already. It needs urgent updates to correct the troubles. High cost, Low benefit.

Maybe, you find one app in iPhone that of more entertainment.

Comment: Let me say that am a audiomenista & a DJing enthusiast and this device blends both worlds to perfection. Let me say that i was little bit skeptic when i buy it but after couple of hours a use i just fell in love. You can learn how to dj very fast, of course it helps if you know the theory at least. Very easy to use. You can definitely rock a party with this device. About a club, technically you can. This device will revolutionize the dj world as we know it, it takes DJing to all living rooms, parks, basements, rooms, car, ANYWHERE!!!! This is an ipod mixed with a CDJ.
My only CON is that you can't make a playlist, just in case you just want to listen not DJ.

Comment: [Bedroom DJ]

I have had my Pacemaker for about 1 month and it is simply superb. Normally I spin on two CDJ-400s and a DJM-800 - usually with music off my USB sticks - I purchase my music in .wav format and tag it using media monkey.

[Secret] I go to the club every night and the DJ is great because he always plays the music I like. [/Secret]

WHAT IS THE PACEMAKER?
This is two music players in ONE that allows you to mix music (beatmix, master tempo, pitch shift) in real time as if you had two turntables/decks.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
While one song is playing through the line output, the next song is chosen through headphones, then mix the two songs in real time with all magic DJ touches at your finger tips. Record your set on the fly to replay later and export. [Lame] Export to file is to .ogg format at 199 kbit/s - this is very average quality [/Lame] or to [Cool] web-online at the tonium site so that others may download. [/Cool]

WHY DID I BUY THIS?
I hate my IPOD/iTunes: they do not seem to play nice with other formats and service providers. More importantly, I wanted to experiment with music mixing when away from my set DJ set up - ie: on vacation or when I need down time at work! If my Pacemaker broke today I would buy another one tomorrow. NB: I actually own the 211 model - the 120 GB flavor with a charger, a USB a-b cable, and a 1/4inch TRS to RCA cable.

PACEMAKER HARDWARE INTERFACE
Exceptionally parsimonious and very effective: These people are definitely geniuses - the controls are easy to master and truly reflect the way I think when I am on my CDJ-400s; I played a near flawless set the first three hours I owned it!!! FXs include HI-LO cut, Treble, Mid, Bass adjust, Echo, Delay, Reverb, Roll, Wah, TranceGate, Crush, Key, and Beat controlled FX (8,4,2,3/2,1,3/4,1/2,3/8,1/4,1/8). That IPOD scroll wheel doesn't look so impressive compared to this.

PACEMAKER INTERFACE
The OS on the pacemaker is truly innovative and puts to shame almost every other DEVICE interface on the market. It is easy to find a song in a collection of thousands of songs through the interface - it is that easy to use: filters for artist, album, BPM, genre, year, and more with a very rapid and intuitive implementation for the mood of the moment, surprising, nobody does it like this. Apple will copy this.
Also, set up crates on the fly and have it transfer over to your PC.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE INTERFACE - song/collection management
Management of the song list on the device is very easy, and totally under your control. None of that crazy IPOD auto sync disaster stuff here. The software does not move files around on the hard drive of your computer. Total respect. The file compatibility is broad: WAV, OGG, MP3, FLAC, AAC plus more!!! (Check the specs - but it makes the IPOD look like a cereal box toy).

[Lame]COMPUTER SOFTWARE INTERFACE - mixing tools [/Lame]
All mixes recorded on the fly with the PACEMAKER will be transferred to your PC. To be honest - so far - I really haven't gotten the gist; I transfer the mixes but the software is so lame I just can't make it work; lining up the beginning of a bar is near impossible - they have a long way to go. This mixing software is poorly documented and does not accept audio FX plug-ins. Output is severely limited to .ogg - huh???. [Tip]I prefer mixing music in musicmeister for QUICK mixes that output to full CD quality. [/Tip]

PACEMAKER FIRMWARE AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE
From what I can figure out from the early reviews in the DJ mags and the online forums - TONIUM - have spent a tremendous amount of energy bringing the software / interface up to speed with what would be considered reasonable features on the pacemaker device - hats off. Having owned this in June 2009 - This is one polished interface - and easy to use.

PERKS
A whole bunch, like; adjusting the output to the impedance level of your headphones; instead of mix mode it can be played like a standard music player, the whole online community, (and other cool tweaks)

BUMMER
This device is recognized as a USB device by the computer but the file names are modified (like on the IPOD) and are not readable unless you have superpowers. [Using good software like mediamonkey on my PC - Tagged MP3 and WAV files can easily be identified and copied from the pacemaker to another device (like a good friends computer) - Sweet]

Last comments
Value (very high) for cost(high) is good; don't let the price throw you off. Music nerds - don't wait - you will be stunned.

This product is innovative and unique - it is simply the best portable music player on the market and a portable all in one DJ set-up; only Gandalf could improve this. The computer software for mixing music is not useful - you will have to buy another [June 2009}.

Peace, love, good times,


[/Bedroom DJ]