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  • June 14, 2012 at 1:53 pm #1006197
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    I would recommend to also check out the Reloop Digital Jockey 3 and Terminal Mix 2/4 and invest the rest in good speaker monitors.
    But you should try which controller performs best for you. So try before buy is always good.
    The S4 is IMHO hugely overrated.

    June 14, 2012 at 4:11 pm #1006208
    Nawaz
    Member

    well the terminals are serato so I’m probably bot going to go for that, and the digital jockey has less features than s4. S4 is pretty expensive but it kind of has a lot of interesting features as well.

    June 14, 2012 at 5:55 pm #1006210
    djsubculture@gmail.com
    Participant

    Have you considered the S2?

    June 14, 2012 at 6:01 pm #1006211
    Nawaz
    Member

    yes but i like the s4 better

    June 14, 2012 at 6:04 pm #1006212
    djsubculture@gmail.com
    Participant

    Ok, but it’s well within your budget.

    June 14, 2012 at 6:11 pm #1006213
    Nawaz
    Member

    yea but I’m still keeping my options open to other traktor controllers as I’m new to this and i still don’t know which one would be the best for me

    June 15, 2012 at 8:56 am #1006235
    Nawaz
    Member

    anyone else with anymore suggestions??

    June 15, 2012 at 9:24 am #1006238
    Steelo
    Participant

    I would have to disagree with Terry…S4 hands down for Traktor. No other controller is integrated as tightly. The proprietary midi communication is super tight, even with higher set latency. It may not have as rugged build as some other controllers nor the best jogwheels out there but is still very decent.

    June 15, 2012 at 10:15 am #22040
    Nawaz
    Member

    so you’d go for S4?

    June 15, 2012 at 10:48 am #1006244
    Steelo
    Participant

    I would/did go for the S4 as I use Traktor (in my opinion none of the other brands come close).
    My second choice would probably have been A Vestax VCI400. This would require manual mapping but its a fantastically designed and built controller.

    June 15, 2012 at 11:59 am #1006251
    Nawaz
    Member

    would it be a good idea to get a CDJ at the beginning if i get it in my budget?

    June 15, 2012 at 12:04 pm #1006252
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    What advantage do you honestly think a CDJ would give you?
    (Not mentioning the fact that a propper CDJ setup to work with Traktor would cost you around 2000 bucks)

    June 15, 2012 at 12:10 pm #1006253
    Nawaz
    Member

    haha true, maybe only lots of backup

    June 15, 2012 at 1:32 pm #1006257
    Steelo
    Participant

    There’s definitely nothing wrong with CDJs but they are a much more expensive setup and aren’t nearly as flexible as midi controllers. For CDJs that wont be outdated anytime soon ie supports HID, USB sticks etc (think Pioneer 2000/900 or possibly the Denon 2900/3900) it will cost you a small fortune. If you are looking for something similar then go for something with better jogwheels which is the only real advantage besides playing CDs – you’ll find most of the people using these don’t even play CDs with them now though

    June 15, 2012 at 2:28 pm #1006263
    Nawaz
    Member

    so S4? no more suggestions?

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