Wow, I actually don’t really feel the need to switch out my hardware that much at all. However, that is probably because I much prefer a DVS setup to pure controllers. However, I do always feel the need to tweak things – I always have new ideas for midi-maps on my controllers, and add different little nuances pretty regularly. My dicers are pretty beastly right now, haha. They control hot cues, loop rolls, loops, delay/echo out/gater/beat slicer, key lock, auto-doubles, and deck ejection. Mapped the microphone controls on the DJM 850/900 to the key parameter in traktor (boy is that fun), and the “fader start” buttons that never get used to control slip mode.
So I suppose instead of constantly thinking about new gear, I’m always imagining what I can do with MIDI. Always tinkering, wondering what will work best.
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