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Pioneer now or wait on Numark?

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  • March 25, 2013 at 2:41 am #38301
    NietzSKY
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    1) If you don’t scratch, there’s no reason for you to have the ns7 II over the sx. Keep in mind the release price is going to be around 1500, which is a few hundred more than the SX. The ns7 II has advertised something about touch-sensitive knobs, but even so…… make your decision based on the platters.

    March 25, 2013 at 8:36 am #38306
    Terry_42
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    If you can wait until Musikmesse Frankfurt, which is next month, I will try to get my hands on the NS7 II and give it a scratch for you 😉

    March 25, 2013 at 7:29 pm #38327
    DjStefan
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    Thanks for the input. I am NOT a scratch DJ. I am a House, Electro, Dance remix DJ. So although I dabble in a scratch every now and then, I won’t fully utilize the platters on the NS7. However, I don’t necessarily agree that you choose a controller just by the platters themselves. The touch sensitive knobs are something that really stuck out and grabbed my interest in the NS7 as well. Money is not a huge factor in the purchase….I want to purchase the best product that suits my needs. But hey…who doesn’t like to save a dollar, right? I like the Pioneer name and have become fairly fond of Numark over the last year. The Pioneer unit is definitely less money than the NS7, it is smaller and much lighter which I like. Any advantage with the MPC pads from one unit to another? Any other input, advice, etc would be greatly appreciated. Again, I’m a electro house, top 40 remix dj. So scratching, rap music and hip-hop are mostly obsolete to me and the venues I play at. Samples, loops & effects are most important! Thanks again.

    Music is life…

    Dj Stefan

    March 25, 2013 at 11:30 pm #38336
    NietzSKY
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    As far as the pads go, the SX felt like maschine pads to me, and for the ns7 II numark has teamed up with akai I believe. I’ve gotten used to the maschine-like pads (the maschine was the first mpc I had), but akai is also pretty renown for their mpc production. I’ve yet to jam on the ns7 II (only the origianl ns7) and I will say it is actually what made me want to learn to scratch (I spin hardcore/hardstyle/gabber at festivals/raves and electro at clubs, so I’m not really a hip-hop guy myself).

    I do feel the ns7 II might be a bit excessive, but at the same time it might be all the motivation you need to start practicing scratching (feels so much nicer than non-motorized platters). I believe both controllers will perform on-par relative to sampling/looping, and touch-sensative knobs really sounds more like a selling-point than something that’s going to revolutionize the game. I’ll be picking up the ns7 II when it releases in the states for sure though.

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