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I got this to use as part of a compact mobile setup with a CMD-2A. I had a lot of crashing issues with behringer's software tool which changes the midi channel the unit operates on but eventually I got it switched so it wasn't on the same channel as the CMD. I have remapped all the buttons to control Traktor's Loop, Sample and FX sections. It works well, with very low latency. The build quality is good. The buttons have good tactile response and the knobs have good grip and resistance. It's a very flexible unit at a reasonable price.
I own a BCR2000 which is actually a great tool, though the controls don't feel as solid as one might like and now, after several years, including use in some harsh outdoor conditions, a couple of the buttons don't work properly (which is actually simple enough to fix if one can solder carefully. The damaged components cost under $1 each). I've been using my BCR with Traktor Pro 2 and it works well, but I was looking for something smaller and with a more DJ-oriented design. Unfortunately, Behringer did away with some of the great features of the BCR2000.
One of the features that had me wanting this controller was the endless rotary encoders. It means that the knobs can be mapped to different controls, depending on other parameter values and there's no need to worry about soft takeover or accidentally changing a value that one didn't want to change. However, while the encoders on the DV-1 have a much better physical feel than the ones on the BCR, their interaction with the software is far below what one gets from the BCR. In Traktor, using the default settings for sensitivity and acceleration of the input signal (100% and 0% respectively), I have to turn the encoder knob through three full revolutions to get the parameter from 0% to 100%. To get the settings to the point where a single turn of the knob results in the expected change of the parameter from 0% to 100% (which is the default with the BCR) requires the sensitivity to be 200% and the acceleration around 10%. Behringer know this because their own Traktor Pro mapping for this device has the mappings for the encoders set that way. Unfortunately, that results in the parameter jumping just under 7% at a time. This seems to be the result of the fact that the encoder only recognises midi values 1 to 16 where the BCR encoders recognise the full midi range. So with the higher sensitivity and acceleration the 1 to 16 the encoder recognises become 16 steps for the parameter. This is probably fine for parameters with discrete settings, but pretty much awful for anything else. I'm currently on an unhappy medium of the sensitivity being set at 135% and having to turn the encoder approximately twice to get through the full range, except for values where I don't expect to need to make quick changes (or ones where I don't expect ever to need fine control).
So, if you plan to use this for its intended purpose, be prepared to suck up Behringer's inexplicable decision to make the encoders very coarse or to suck up reduced functionality and have multiple modes mapped so that you can switch between fine and coarse control.
Another feature that is inexplicably missing is the ability to turn the LEDs off or at least dim them. 'Off' is the orange you see in the images of the control. There are at least two 'on' settings - solid blue and flashing blue/orange. Behringer missed a trick here where they could've offered some useful things, like having four modes by simply being able to dim the buttons so that orange is on, blue is a different on and flashing blue is another (and they could've had flashing orange for extra fun).
Something else the BCR has that is really useful is being able to set how the LEDs on the encoders are lit. They can light up from 0 (off) or 1 (1st LED on) on the left to 127 on the right, from 63 at the top to 0 on the left and 127 on the right and within those one has the option to have just the LED for the current value lit or have all LEDs from the "start" value to the current value lit. All this one can do is light up the LED closest to the current value. This means that if the value is near the middle of the range one may not be able to see the LEDs. This isn't a trainsmash by any means, but I did find that the current values of parameters didn't stand out as well as they do with the BCR because I can't configure the LEDs to behave in a way that, for me, matches the parameter
To add annoyance, Behringer don't supply any documentation of use for the controller. There's a quickstart guide which you don't need if you know how to insert a plug into a socket. I had to download their Traktor mapping to find out what midi values are allowed/expected by the controller. I did later discover that there's a sticky note on their near-silent forums which gives this information.
I also felt misled by some images I've seen of this device. Generally the image has most buttons orange, but 3 blue. However, some have those three buttons red, which led me to believe that the LEDs supported more modes than they actually do. It also wasn't made clear anywhere, as far as I'm aware, that 11 of the buttons are purely internal to the device - the eight FX selection buttons and the Focus, Master and Double buttons. What these do is change the set of MIDI signals the related encoders and buttons send. The existence of these multiple modes make for some very nice versatility - mucking about with modifiers in Traktor is all well and good, but they only allow two conditions per parameter mapped which can lead to some awkward mappings. But I'd like to have known before I purchased the controller that 11 of the buttons don't send signals.
The bottom line is that while one can do a lot with this controller (I'm not using it as Behringer intended because I have an X1, but instead using it to control tone, gain, filter and several other parameters) it's not actually fit for the purpose that Behringer claims because it's just too coarse for comfortable use. It'll probably be a great addition for something like production, but I don't recommend it for live performance or DJ'ing.
Ich habe bereits eine etwas längere Rezension bei dem MM-1 geschrieben. Ich bin absolut zufrieden und begeistert. Die Möglichkeiten sich sein Midi Set Up selbst zusammenzustellen ist deutlich angenehmer als fertige Controller zu kaufen.
