Cortex Digital Controllers?

Just looking for some pros & cons on the Cortex HDC-1000 digital controller.

Anyone using it?

I'm using the Denon HD 2500. I was considering the Cortex and opted for the Denon. Research both before you decide.

I'm using the Denon HD 2500. I was considering the Cortex and opted for the Denon. Research both before you decide.

I actually was looking at the Denon HD 2500. Definitely prefer it over Cortex.

The price has dropped since I bought it and it's definitely worth it.

i have the hd2500 too. biggest reason i chose it over the cortex was the hard drive and the denon name.
love it...great quality, but i find myself using my computer much more that the 2500. i've become very dependant on the computer to be able to move songs around very quickly...something i have not yet mastered with the denon.

I actually was looking at the Denon HD 2500. Definitely prefer it over Cortex.

isnt cortex just gemini?

isnt cortex just gemini?

Yep!
Some will say it's not gemini. Junk is junk no matter how many times you change the name.

I had a gemini mixer about 15 years ago with all kinds of cool sound effects on it it was cool but after that their stuff turned crappy

Scott the 2500 is now a controller ,why arent you using it in that fashion? Im just in the switch now that I have ROCKIT RICKS AWESOME SOFTWARE!!!

Perhaps we should ask Mr How Ward about the Cortex now!!! Lol Sorry Bernie I couldnt resist.

I dont have any expirience with the stuff but i heard from friends that Cortex is not the way to go.They said that even Numark D2 is better thing not to mantion the Denon which is at least a light year in front from everybody.

I agree with you guys. Back in the late 80's gemini was on top of the mixer game. I had one that was enclosed in a wood frame on the bottom. I loved it. Then came Numark which I fell in love with in the early 90's. My old dm1075. Then came my Vestax pmc in the late 90's. Then after I got into the Rane boards.

Scott the 2500 is now a controller ,why arent you using it in that fashion? Im just in the switch now that I have ROCKIT RICKS AWESOME SOFTWARE!!!

jon,
i may need to call you to get up to date on that.

I originally bought a Cortex. It kept locking up/freezing.
I sent it back.

I currently own 2 Denon 2500s (main system & ceremony system)
I absolutely love them.

Bill

I have decided to go the computer route to start with, gonna get me a dell. Once I get into that I will look at a controller.

I have decided to go the computer route to start with, gonna get me a dell. Once I get into that I will look at a controller.

Duuude.......

Papa... Duude like dell good or Duuude like dell bad or just Duude from the comercial?

Papa... Duude like dell good or Duuude like dell bad or just Duude from the comercial?


Just making a joke at the Dell Dude... though I generally have had great luck with Dell, I won't be buying another. The one I have now has been cruddy since day one, and Dell has been no help at all.

I have had my Cortex HDC3000 since last September. I have used it for my 10 weddings so far this year flawlessly. I have 2 WD 250gb Hard Drives and it is a solid piece of equipment I went with the Cortex because I have a MAC. I am 50/50 CD Cortex and love the features on this unit. Any ?'s on this unit PM me