Euphonia

Pioneer DJ's New Rotary Mixer

The euphonia builds on 30 years of audio technology and innovation while paying homage to rotary mixers, which are known for their unique sound quality and playability that enables deep musical immersion. This is the first mixer to bear the AlphaTheta name and it’s the company’s first-ever rotary unit.

“We’re so pleased to introduce the euphonia professional rotary mixer,” said Yoshinori Kataoka, AlphaTheta’s President and CEO. “Having watched the DJM Series evolve since I helped develop the first model in 1995, the DJM-500, I have a special feeling about the euphonia. It’s inspired by our customers’ love of music and our dream to create a new expression of the DJ mixer. We’re truly excited to witness the euphonia’s unique sound bringing excitement and inspiration to DJs and their audiences.”

The all-new 4-channel euphonia delivers a euphoric musical experience that combines the clarity of digital and the richness of analog. This holy grail of sound characteristics is made possible by the high-resolution wide-ranging sound design and the inclusion of an analog transformer circuit, co-developed with Rupert Neve Designs, which enhances harmonics in the music to create an energetic and polished sound that enables smooth mixing.

Once users have fallen in love with the sound, they’ll notice the supreme feel of the uniquely developed rotary faders which have been carefully designed to make them feel a deeper connection with the euphonia. The 3Band Master Isolator was also custom designed so users can make dynamic changes to the music and have more sensory control over the sound. Going one step further, users can turn their spontaneous musical inspiration into impactful sound by using the 3Band Master Isolator in combination with the new Boost Send feature for powerful performances.

All this is just the tip of the euphonia’s “iceberg” as the mixer also features an Energy Visualizer, built-in Send FX, and multiple inputs and outputs to enable users to take their musical expression to the next level. The sound produced by the euphonia immerses users deeper in the music and promises richer musical experiences.

Euphoric sound with digital clarity and analog polish from Rupert Neve Designs transformer

The euphonia produces a euphoric sound with the clarity of digital and the richness of analog unlike any DJ mixer. To deliver a clearer sound quality that accurately reproduces the expression of the music, the euphonia uses high-quality 32-bit A/D and D/A converters as well as 96 kHz/64-bit floating point mixing processing operations in the digital signal processor (DSP), utilizing the digital signal processing technology AlphaTheta has developed over many years. All sound coming out of the euphonia passes through a transformer circuit co-designed by AlphaTheta and Rupert Neve Designs, the legendary makers of outstanding analog audio circuitry and mixing desks revered by artists and sound engineers around the world.

This transformer circuit, tuned specifically for the euphonia, adds harmonics to the music and creates a glossy and energetic sound that’s smoother for mixing. Low frequencies such as kicks and bass are more stable and punchier. Mid frequencies like vocals and instruments have more presence and gloss, and high frequencies such as hi-hats sound silky and natural. The transformer breaks down the barrier between vintage live and modern electric sounds, making mixing easier and surprisingly natural, as if recordings in different styles were originally one piece of music.

Specially developed rotary fader makes you feel at one with the music

To enhance euphonia’s intuitive mixing experience, the unit is loaded with rotary faders that feature a brand-new carefully developed design to help give DJs a deeper connection. Elastomer is applied to the outer circumference of each knob to ensure a high level of vibration absorption and a comfortable and reliable grip. The uniquely developed mechanism for the faders also benefits from optimum weighting.

DJs will notice a difference in the feel of the knobs when turned at different speeds, as a higher load is applied when DJs turn knobs slowly for delicate fine-tuning and a lower load level is applied when DJs turn a knob quickly to instantly reach the desired volume level. Additionally, the euphonia’s fader volume curves are optimized through extensive DJ feedback, to deliver smooth and natural mixing without equalizing to allow DJs to concentrate on volume control.

Energy Visualizer for understanding overall sound at first glance

Get an instant visual grasp of the status of the mix and balance of track volume levels through euphonia’s Energy Visualizer. Conventional Volume Unit (VU) meters only have 1 needle meter, making it difficult for DJs to grasp multiple channel levels at the same time. The euphonia's uniquely developed Mix Level Meter features a needle meter for each channel to allow DJs to visually check the levels for all channels and mix smoothly while maintaining the groove.

DJs can also keep an eye on the balance of the Master output by viewing the Spectrum Analyzer which helps to keep mixes sounding consistent and smooth, even in a long set, by allowing DJs to “watch” the euphonia’s output and adjust it to create the desired sound.