Need some controller advice

There is a write up on Native Instruments Forums about USB 3.0 issues you may want to check out. When I switched to digital recently I went with an S2 and F1 and have never been happier.

Indeed, however I heard some users having problems with the same controller and USB 3.0.
So I do not know why it works for some and not for others (also I am on a Mac) and hence just to make sure I currently DJ with my older MacBook which has USB 2, so I get no problems during a gig.

I did not get any clear confirmation if the USB 3 problems are solved or not by manufacturers and/or driver companies.
The USB 2 hub workaround seems to work for anybody and is currently the only 100% reliable solution.

It could just be a simple case of who makes the motherboard of the laptop to whether a controller will work on the USB 3.0 ports or not……maybe Asus boards work and intel and MSI have the problems, or vice versa, so it would be good to research which make and model of laptops work ok and which do not.

coming from the omni control any of the ones listed should do just fine.

mc3000, S2, Terminal Mix 2 are all decent devices. Also check out the Novation Twitch, if you play mainly EDM and don’t need jogwheels. I personally would go with the Twitch out of the 4. If you wanna stick to Traktor, the S2 of course integrates very tightly, but I’d say both MC3000 and TM2 are better made than the S2. So it depends a bit on what u r looking for, so maybe you should be more specific 🙂

After factoring in those additional details frankly I’d still go with the Twitch!
First of all: You can learn and do proper beatmatching on it, no matter what some people who’ve never owned or used one tell you. With the touchstrips you can nudge a track in phase just as you can with jogs.

What’s so cool about the Twitch? It’s big bang for the buck, just what you’re looking for! You can cover all the basics, but you won’t outgrow it soon either because with the layers of pad controls you get loads of “performance controls” to have fun with. You can use it for 4 decks (or 2 track decks + 2 sample decks) in Traktor and in the near future you can also check out the full version of Serato DJ.
It’s a small footprint w/o feeling as busy as the MC 3000, it’s reliable and durable. All at a good pricepoint.
I’d at least give it a try!

If it’s not for you I’d forego the tighter integration of the S2 abd go for the Denon. Sturdier build, smaller footprint and more controls (eg layers for controlling more than 2 decks).

Wouldn’t be worth it to get the S2 IMO, and I’ve owned one. It’s nice, but like the S4 I find it heavily overpriced for the quality of the units. If u look around the internet it seems to me that 2/10 people don’t experience any problems abd the rest gets major wear and tear after comparably short amounts of time. My S2 was already having issues after mere 6 months of usage, not even gigging!

Plus I personally feel that Twitch allows me more control over Traktor.

But in the end it depends on your workflow and the features that are most important to YOU. Only real way to solve this, instead of going through it in your head time and time again (we’ve all been there, lol) is to get ur hands dirty and on these controllers to try them out!!