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Buying a DJ gear – SC-2000 with "real" mixer or full MIDI controller?

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  • September 25, 2012 at 5:13 pm #1012588
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    I recommend a full midi controller. Set up will be easier and it will be less expensive.
    As far as which controller to buy? Depends on which DJ Program (Traktor, Virtual DJ, etc) you want to use.

    Also, how much are you willing to spend?

    September 25, 2012 at 6:07 pm #1012590
    megaman
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    Thanks for reply.

    Traktor and VDJ are both good for me. I’ve heard that Virtual DJ has better Hi-res MIDI support but I never had an opportunity to verify it.

    My budget is quite small for a DJ equipment: about 300€. I live in Poland, so electronics are a little bit cheaper than in Germany, for example.

    Here are some prices:

    Denon SC 2000 – 140€
    Numark M2 – 90€
    Traktor Audio 2 – 90€

    Reloop Terminal Mix 2 – 300€
    Denon MC 3000 – 400€

    Ahh.. Denon MC 3000. Great piece of hardware but costs 100€ more than Reloop Terminal Mix 2. The price and release date of MC 2000 is still unknown in Poland, so I don’t even bother.

    I’d like to spend 300€ max. In this price range the only reasonable MIDI controller is Reloop Terminal Mix 2 – good pitch faders (long and accurate), metal chasis, etc. I could’t find a better one. Is it really the only choice I’ve got? Or should I buy Denon SC-2000 and wait a while for price drops (mixer, Traktor Audio 2)?

    September 26, 2012 at 6:46 am #1012601
    Terry_42
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    Well I would also go for MIDI controller. It can do anything better with DJ software then your “flexible setup”.

    I own the Terminal Mix 4, which is basically the same as the Terminal Mix 2, just with 2 channels more.
    I love this controller and it is very well built and works flawlessly with VDJ and Traktor.
    The only thing where Traktor is lacking is HID support for the jog wheels. So scratching will be tighter with VDJ (if you tune it right), in fact I got VDJ as tight as Serato with lots of tuning, which tells a lot. Traktor lacks this HID and only sees the jogs as Midi and hence has some latency when using them. But this is the same for all Traktor controllers except the S2/S4, 4Trak and Digital Jockey 3. If you want Traktor and scratching you need one of those controllers (while I dislike the small jogs of the S2/S4 and do not find them suitable for scratching).

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