EL-B, just for pure slick drum programming, no one does beats like El-B. Horsepower and Burial are up there with some heavy drum programming and of course DMZ and Loefah...
Dont know whether this is of any use, but on the back of the mixer where the inputs are there should be a volume control to control the output volume, make sure you haven't knocked it by mistake...
Both of those ideas really suggest that the next few years will be amazing. I think the multi-touch panel has a bit wider appeal, but they both make me pretty excited. Someone (Kid 606?) once said that in 50 years, they won't believe we ever made music with a keyboard and a one-button mouse, :lol: ...