AlphaTheta has announced the DJM-A7, a new four-channel mixer aimed at venues and DJs that need a flexible setup without the size or cost of a flagship booth install. The company positions it for spaces covering different kinds of events, especially where room and budget are tighter.
The DJM-A7 builds on AlphaTheta's DJM-A9 and adds two USB Type-C ports for connecting PC, Mac and mobile devices. According to the announcement, it is compatible with most DJ software, which puts it in the bracket of mixers designed for venues hosting different DJs and different playback setups across the same week.
One of the new features is Master Texture, a sound-shaping control intended to help adapt the mixer to a room's acoustics. It uses two knobs: one for the air range, moving between darker and brighter textures, and another for the low end, moving between smoother and punchier results. Alongside the Sound Color FX carried over from the DJM-A9, the DJM-A7 also adds Split Filter, which focuses on shaping the midrange while keeping the rhythm feel of the highs and lows more intact.
AlphaTheta has priced the DJM-A7 at €1,599 or £1,369. The release follows the January launch of the three-channel DJM-V5, which was presented as a more compact take on the six-channel DJM-V10, and arrives in the same year as the RMX-IGNITE, AlphaTheta's updated effector that followed the RMX-1000 from 2012.
