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Average gear to start dj'ing ?

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  • March 28, 2012 at 7:38 pm #17537
    Phil Morse
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    I agree that buying a BCD3000 is not a good move… it’s ancient. Get something up to date. It has so many shortcomings compared to today’s gear.

    March 29, 2012 at 9:02 pm #1003412
    Lundgren
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    What kind of shortcomings? :O The thing is that the Mixtrack is out of my budget =/

    March 30, 2012 at 11:20 pm #17657
    Rick Dawson
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    The BCD3000 is glitchy

    April 1, 2012 at 10:17 am #17697
    Shishdisma
    Member

    Then bide your time and save. If you spend your current budget on something junk, you’ve effectively wasted your budget. If you wait a bit and get something solid, you’ll be much better off. A Mixtrack Pro and Serato Intro will hold you over until the unit falls apart, or rapid gear acquisition syndrome makes you lust after something bigger. But a simple, quality unit like the Mixtrack with SI will give you everything you need to be comfortable with a mix, and then some.

    April 2, 2012 at 8:21 am #17762
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    the BCD is many, many years old and just like a 5-year old laptop, you shouldn’t consider buying it now. Just trust us on this one please!

    April 2, 2012 at 12:11 pm #17771
    Lundgren
    Member

    All right I’ll skip the Behringer, but I’m going to look for other, more budget alternatives than the Mixtrack Pro I guess..

    April 2, 2012 at 3:06 pm #17777
    Lundgren
    Member

    Leaning towards Omni Control atm..

    April 3, 2012 at 8:02 am #17853
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    Omni is also very old. these controllers are cheap because they are no longer up to the job, frankly. If you spend even a dollar on something that’s not good enough for today’s software, you’ll waste that dollar.

    April 5, 2012 at 9:59 pm #18041
    Lundgren
    Member

    So my only option is Mixtrack? Or can you recommend anything else that you have had your hands on? 🙂

    April 6, 2012 at 8:51 am #18059
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    Nothing comes close to Mixtrack Pro for the money.

    April 10, 2012 at 3:02 pm #18290
    Hee Won Jung
    Participant

    You can pickup the Mixtrack not pro edition for cheaper but then you will need to spend additional money on a 2ch DJ soundcard. This is a viable option if you do not have all the cash up front at the moment. I believe the mixtrack goes for around 150 bucks…and with the release of the new Traktor packages you will be able to pick up a Traktor Audio 2 for around 119 and that will come with a full version of Traktor pro 2 software.

    The only problem this creates is that you will now be using 2 USB ports on your laptop. 1 for the Mixtrack and another one for the Traktor Audio 2.

    IMO with the new way Traktor is doing its thing is better to buy the Mixtrack not the PRO and a Traktor Audio 2 card and you get a full version of Traktor which is around 90 bucks with the new pricing if i am correct.

    So really Mixtrack pro- around 300 + 90 for Traktor

    OR

    Mixtrack – 150
    Traktor audio 2 -119

    Still cheaper than buying the Mixtrack pro.

    April 25, 2012 at 9:47 pm #19219
    Cyrus K
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    I have been messing around with the VDJ for awhile now and am looking to buy a controller to take my DJing to a slightly higher level. I have two questions:

    1) I have read about the importance of choosing the right software; I am comfortable with VDJ after a month or so, should I stick with it? or are Traktor/Serato worth the switch?

    2) Based on the software, what are your controller suggestions? $300 dollars is my approximate budget. What are your thoughts on the DJ 4Set?

    Thanks for your help.

    April 26, 2012 at 4:36 am #19240
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    4Set is nice but as with most budget controllers, limited. You should look at the Stanton DJC4 which is due imminently – that is a great value Virtual DJ controller. An no, if you’re happy with VDJ, there’s no need to change.

    April 26, 2012 at 10:38 am #19254
    Flamieee
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    Hee Won Jung, post: 14001, member: 948 wrote: For EDM music…Traktor is hands down the best software. It doesnt matter what anyone else tells you Traktor Pro 2 is THE BEST. For around 450 you can buy a Kontrol S2 which includes the full version of Traktor Pro 2.

    Best setup imo for EDM DJs…unless you can afford the Kontrol S4

    im also a beginner and looking to buy my first midi controller. Already praticed with traktor and got my mind set for the kontrol s2 because its a perfet match with the software obvious. hope u will find the right equipment + software that fits u booka!

    April 26, 2012 at 10:44 am #19255
    Flamieee
    Member

    Phil Morse, post: 19347, member: 2 wrote: 4Set is nice but as with most budget controllers, limited. You should look at the Stanton DJC4 which is due imminently – that is a great value Virtual DJ controller. An no, if you’re happy with VDJ, there’s no need to change.

    phil, do u know if and when there will be a review about the JB Systems DJ Kontrol 3? thx

    havent bought a midi controller yet, but i’m really interested in this one aswell as the kontrol s2

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