Best starter DJ Controller?

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September 24, 2011 at 11:09 am #7822

Phil Morse
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VCI-300 does what it does brilliantly. But it is limited compared to some controller. It’s my controller of choice, though.

September 24, 2011 at 11:40 am #7828

StefanoMaffulloDj
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I started with Hercules Rmx and it does its job…it’s useful the integrated audio device, you can put on it mic-headphones-and maybe 2 timecoded vynils…..now i’m working hard in order to buy S4!!!

September 25, 2011 at 5:28 pm #7873

Deathray
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I use a Novation Nocturn. It’s so small and easy to setup, perfect for when you just wanna travel light to a busy club.

September 27, 2011 at 7:15 am #7916

Gilman
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I just got Numark NS6. Is there any way I can use it without attaching the speakers, just to practice in headphones?

September 27, 2011 at 9:06 am #1001762

jezalenko
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gilman, post: 7911 wrote: I just got Numark NS6. Is there any way I can use it without attaching the speakers, just to practice in headphones?

Set your headphone blend knob all the way to PGM, and you’ll be fine! (This is how I practice!)

September 28, 2011 at 4:06 am #7949

FileSpnr
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The Mixtrack is an excellent starter controller. I do not think it is the best “starter” controller. That honor undoubtedly goes to the DJ Tech I-mix Reload. I’m not sure about their production status, but I just checked bhphoto and it says in stock $203. I’ll put it like this, if someone was going to give me my choice of a vci-100 or a Reload, I would take the I-Mix reload. I could go into detail about opening up all of these controllers and exactly what you see when you look at the jogs, and other parts, but I won’t. I’ll just say I love these controllers at whatever price.
And while we’re on the subject of budget controllers, if it were me buying. I would build my own rig around two DJ Tech CDJ-101s, a DJM 101, and some sort of pad controller.
And, NO, I’m not affiliated with DJTech, in fact, I’m sponsored by two of their competitors, and I’m still saying this. 🙂

May 15, 2012 at 4:37 am #1004434

DJ Night Time
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Hi EveryBody I need your help, I have 2 problems I own 2 denon s3700’s that was advertised as working with Virtual dj, but since I have made it work, it keeps glitching on me. So I would never use it as a midi controller when I dj at a party. If there is anyone using there denon 3700 0r 1200 with virtual dj without any problems please contact me on how you are doing it.
My second problem is that I found the greatest MIdi controller for a mobile dj, but one glitch, it has the worst jog wheels for scratching so i sent it back. Now I am looking for a new controller that has the same features but with a worthy scratch and NO LIMITED EDITION software (but if it has everything I am willing to pay for pro), these are the features I NEED:

•Uses USB Flash Drive and as a media source (I REALLY NEED THIS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AT A PARTY AND YOUR LAPTOP DIES & DON’T SAY IT WONT!) and both Jog Wheels plays from the same USB
•Auto Fader Start (in both cross and Line Fader)
•An independant mixer with the ability to plug in 2 external devices (turntable or CDJ’s)
•MIDI mappable where i can map all the buttons so i can stay off the keyboard.
•Auto Touch Rewind, Auto Cue, A. CUE, CUP? or whatever it is that they call it (the ability to touch the jog wheel and the song starts Playback at the last cue point no matter what part of the song your in.)
•natively supported software for MIDI control either Serato Itch or Virtual Dj Pro, (It has to mix videos also so Traktor is out of the question)
•Very Good Jogwheels for Scratching and a good soundcard to handle the external devices (turnatble, cdj etc.)
•On Board Effects, loops and Cues that work with the USB and midi software
•Auto – Relay
•Microphone inputs Preferably 2
This is the Ultimate Midi Controller, please dont say nothing comes with all of these features becausee as I said previously I had a midi controller with all these things it was the American Audio Versadeck but the scratching was lousy. I haven’s seen a better one yet, If you know of one please email me the name at [EMAIL]nighttimeent@yahoo.com[/EMAIL].
Thank You for letting me vent!

May 15, 2012 at 2:03 pm #1004445

Carlos Henrique
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I´m also starting to look for my first controller and I liked the Hercules 4MX. What you think about this one? I use virtual DJ, and do most of the time weddings and small events. That´s anything better in the same range of price for who´s starting on Djing? Ideas are more than welcome!!

May 15, 2012 at 2:57 pm #1004446

spektakx
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DJ Night Time, post: 20277, member: 2182 wrote: Hi EveryBody I need your help, I have 2 problems I own 2 denon s3700’s that was advertised as working with Virtual dj, but since I have made it work, it keeps glitching on me. So I would never use it as a midi controller when I dj at a party. If there is anyone using there denon 3700 0r 1200 with virtual dj without any problems please contact me on how you are doing it.
My second problem is that I found the greatest MIdi controller for a mobile dj, but one glitch, it has the worst jog wheels for scratching so i sent it back. Now I am looking for a new controller that has the same features but with a worthy scratch and NO LIMITED EDITION software (but if it has everything I am willing to pay for pro), these are the features I NEED:

•Uses USB Flash Drive and as a media source (I REALLY NEED THIS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AT A PARTY AND YOUR LAPTOP DIES & DON’T SAY IT WONT!) and both Jog Wheels plays from the same USB
•Auto Fader Start (in both cross and Line Fader)
•An independant mixer with the ability to plug in 2 external devices (turntable or CDJ’s)
•MIDI mappable where i can map all the buttons so i can stay off the keyboard.
•Auto Touch Rewind, Auto Cue, A. CUE, CUP? or whatever it is that they call it (the ability to touch the jog wheel and the song starts Playback at the last cue point no matter what part of the song your in.)
•natively supported software for MIDI control either Serato Itch or Virtual Dj Pro, (It has to mix videos also so Traktor is out of the question)
•Very Good Jogwheels for Scratching and a good soundcard to handle the external devices (turnatble, cdj etc.)
•On Board Effects, loops and Cues that work with the USB and midi software
•Auto – Relay
•Microphone inputs Preferably 2
This is the Ultimate Midi Controller, please dont say nothing comes with all of these features becausee as I said previously I had a midi controller with all these things it was the American Audio Versadeck but the scratching was lousy. I haven’s seen a better one yet, If you know of one please email me the name at [EMAIL]nighttimeent@yahoo.com[/EMAIL].
Thank You for letting me vent!

I’m assuming that you are talking about this
http://www.bax-shop.nl/digitale-dj-controller/stanton-scs8dj-dj-controller/product-details.html#reviews
Since you have the versadeck, yu can look into it’s patronage a bit, and you will see that the scs4dj is built on the same foundation. The information on the above link is well, there isn’t any haha, but one might guesstimate that some of the features you are asking about might materialize on this new “scs8dj”
maybe you should try and contact stanton about beta-testing this new controller, I hear they lost their top guy

May 16, 2012 at 6:48 am #1004466

synthet1c
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the closest you will find in an all in one unit is the cdmp7000 from gemini. it’s a 3 channel analog mixer, cd/usb player and a controller with soundcard… never touched one so can’t comment on the quality, and I highly doubt it is paired with serato, pioneer would never allow traktor to support it so virtual dj is probably the only software you could use.

I haven’t heard any reports of use with VDJ yet, there was an issue with pioneer cdj 850, 900 & 2000’s initially in regard to the jog position screen not using the same timing method as the software, (one was frames the other was milliseconds) it required a firmware update to fix… not sure if that could be an issue. and if the screen is anything like the scs4d it will be blank in midi mode.
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