Tonium P666 Pacemaker Pocket-Sized DJ System, 60 GB

i waited for something like this for many years...you don't always want to pack up all your dj equipment for house parties. I've owned this for almost 2 years now and probably shoulda reviewed sooner but this review has more perspective.when thinking about this purchase, factor in these new realities: with a good set of portable speakers, you can mix anywhere, i've rocked pool parties, parks, backyards, with only this unit, my headphones, and my portable harmon kardons (play and go). i've rocked peoples cars on long road trips...you have a dj booth anywhere there's an mp3 input cable. Also all effects, beat matching hot keys, all work as advertized...the echo effect is particurlarly good. Point blank...you can rock most situations with this thing and people seriously trip out the first time you drop a beat matched mix with echo/reverb going on and bass kills.so here are the weaknesses for a dose of some reality (keep in mind i give this thing 5 stars):1) its easy to make a mistake...one wrong button push...whoops. therefore i'd say it'd be hard to use this in professional setting...you need partyers that know what you are using and take the mostly good with the sometimes sound kills.2) the sound for the cueing is pretty bad...you can not differentiate the sounds while trying to cue up a track..ie when you are moving cue point manually to say first beat or vocal hook. you kind of have to guess and trial and error to get it right.3) because of the controls, it is difficult (almost impossible) to do things like crossfade while say taking bass out of one track at same time. this is a key thing for people doing tight mixes and avoiding train wrecks4) its not as fun as using full setup...that should be obvious for any dj that has been doing this for a while. you kind of feel like you are playing a video game on a phone.5) navigating during a set can be tricky with the tiny display screen...it's way easier if you have your playlist setup (as Cases).6) no scratching - can't have everythingBottom line is if you want to be able to mix whenever/wherever you want and you've got friends that appreciate it...buy this. I guarantee you will DJ with friends more often, and parties will pop up around you spontaneously.

I discourage buying the product because the manufacturer (Tonium from Sweden) refuses to interact with customers. There is no support at all. If you buy this product and it doesn't work as expected you are on your own. If it breaks or need replacement batteries the only option is to toss it in the bin and to write off your money.That said, I loved my pacemaker until it broke. It's very sad that a great product that it is is dying but it is. I think tonium is already out-of-business. Today the company is nothing but a letter box in Stockholm that nobody cares for. Apparently the people that ran Tonium took the money into another venture which is the the letsmix.com site. The people behind tonium and letsmix.com are the same, but when you contact letsmix support for pacemaker they refuse and deny that they have anything to do with the tonium. Even though the names of the people are identical.:( I repeat: I discourage bying this product.

Tonium suck. Worthless.

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.

After using the Pacemaker I was amazed on how 2 turntables and a mixer could now fit in the palm of your hand. I feel Pacemaker has changed the world of hand held music devices. For example, with Pacemaker you can blend the bass, trebel and mids for both channels to get all the sound you would get from a mixer. Along with changing the pitch of each song while mixing into the next song like you have turntables and a mixer all in the palm of your hand!Being a DJ I see alot of different new and innovative ways to make things easier to replicate how dj's play music, but with Pacemaker I see a new way to dj for the future! With this device you can now dj and now dance in the crowd in the middle of the dance floor while still getting that perfect mix. It is very easy to use, as easy as an iPod, but as advanced as your most expensive dj set up! This device gets rid of all the wires, heavy turntables, and it puts "Scratch Live" Serato in the palm of your hand. It has a good amount of music space and it will work great for all kinds of dj's weither you are a beginner or been in the biz for 20 years!

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.

I bought the Pacemaker dj because I aways wanted one since it came out, and when I found one less than two hundred dollars I decided that it was time to own one. The unit is strong, well built and has great sounds great. But the downsides are, first you have no support website from the makers of the unit, when you go to their web page all the suppors are for a pacemaker software they got on the BB tablet and that it, its like they never even made the p666. Next is the gadget itself, it is hard to use, the interface is mediocre at best, the controls are complicated and there isn't a way to organize your music for easy reach like in an Ipod. The pacemaker dj in my oopinion is not worth your money, its a great conversation piece but not worth the headache to live with as a primary personal music box.