Author: Natalie Cola

PLAYdifferently Releases MODEL 1.4 – 4-Channel Analogue DJ Mixer

Four years after the launch of the acclaimed and award-winning MODEL 1 DJ mixer, PLAYdifferently are bringing the same unrivalled analogue experience to MODEL 1.4, a compact 4- channel design with the same uncompromising approach. Engineered by Andy Rigby-Jones and co-designed by Richie Hawtin with feedback from artists, clubs and engineers, MODEL 1.4 features the attention to build quality and comprehensive feature set that put MODEL 1 in a class of its own. “With MODEL 1 we set out to build a new breed of DJ mixer, more akin to an instrument, with levels of control and quality that inspired creativity,” say Hawtin. “We always felt a compact version would be welcomed in home studios and perfect for streaming. At a more affordable price, but with no compromise to the purity of design and components, this is a smaller format MODEL 1 with four channels, perfect for the home, as a compact club mixer, or as a nimble tour instrument.” With a price of $2,299/€2,199, MODEL 1.4 cuts no corners. Built in the UK and sharing MODEL 1’s 100% analogue design, key features include four stereo channels, two stereo send and return channels, two mix outputs and two high performance phono preamps. Each channel also has its own hi- and low-pass filters, precision SCULPT EQ and analogue overdrive circuit. Just like MODEL 1, MODEL 1.4 also boasts two independent cue systems, D-Sub I/O for high end sound card integration and the Mixer Link system that allows multiple PLAYdifferently mixers to be linked together, giving you a truly scalable system to grow with your ambitions and not limit your creative possibilities.

Hawtin concludes:

“MODEL 1.4 remains true to our original concept of ‘DJ mixer as instrument’ and delivers it in compact, more affordable package. I can’t wait to see and hear how it’s going to inspire the current generation of DJs.”

Key features:

• 100% Analogue
• 2 High Performance Phono Preamps
• Studio-grade TKD 60mm Faders
• Precision Sculpting EQ
• Master high & low pass resonant filters
• Three-band Master EQ
• Two-band Booth EQ
• Contouring low & high pass filters
• Analogue overdrive
• Two Independent Cue systems
• Mixer Link allows linking multiple mixers
• Balanced Mix Bus with >110dB of dynamic range
• D-Sub In/Out MODEL 1.4 is expected to ship in Jan ‘21, with a price of $2,299/€2,199

Allen & Heath PR & test requests: jon.jannaway@allen-heath.com

Richie Hawtin PR : mt@tailored-communication.com

Richie Hawtin visits the PLAYdifferently and MODEL 1 manufacturing facility to see how the instrument is hand-built from start to finish.

“I finally made it to Scotland, just north of Edinburgh, to visit the PLAYdifferently and MODEL 1 manufacturing facility to see how the instrument is hand-built from start to finish. If you have a MODEL 1, this is where it came from, straight to wherever you are in the world. MODEL 1 is not something that you can create overnight, and that’s part of the beauty and the quality that we wanted to deliver with every individual unit.” – Richie Hawtin

For the first time since launch, and to celebrate the success of MODEL 1, we are offering Resident Advisor readers an exclusive chance to win a MODEL 1, signed by Richie Hawtin. Get all the details HERE.

 

 

On Tuesday July 24th, we invite PLAYdifferently Presents Analogue/Digital at Privilege Ibiza ticket holders to test the MODEL 1 mixer at our Open Decks event, giving aspiring Dj’s the opportunity to experience the subtleties and power of MODEL 1 in a true club environment.

Please contact info@PLAYdifferently.org to register and for more information. Confirmed time slots will be announced before the show and participants will be contacted. Please bring your USB’s, CD’s or vinyl and experience the power of MODEL 1!

Tickets: resistanceibiza.com/lineup/#week2

 

 

 

 

MODEL 1 demo stand at Sonar + D MarketLab is open to all Sónar+D delegates and Sónar by Day ticket holders.

Sónar+D is the international conference that brings together a combination of activities with a common theme: the relationship between creativity and technology, and the digital transformation of the cultural industries involved.

MarketLab is the nerve centre of Sónar+D. It is a space where the creators of the year’s most outstanding technology initiatives present the projects that they have developed in creative labs, media labs, universities and businesses. A place for trying out innovations that explore new forms of creation, production and marketing, and which in turn fosters relationships between professionals in the creative industries and the general public

PLAYdifferently presents a MODEL 1 demo station allowing Sonar+D visitors to demo Richie Hawtin & Andy Rigby Jone’s flagship Dj mixer. Bring your own USB sticks and records to test the mixer with your own music.

Wednesday June 13 – Friday June 15
(P4 – Level 2), Booth 17