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Can anyone help me make choice which controller I should buy?

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  • January 7, 2014 at 2:33 pm #1024238
    Terry_42
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    Those 2 are also my favourites in that price range.

    The choice is quite simple:

    If you want the best jogs for scratching and do not mind having smaller buttons to push: Terminal Mix.

    If you want pads and more fancy slicer and sampler modes and still good scracthing on the jogs (sans spin back) then go for the DDJ-SR.

    January 7, 2014 at 10:09 pm #1024285
    Stefan Happer
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    Keep in mind that the Kontrol S4 is a true 4-channel controller, while the DDJ-SR is only 2-channel. This is why the DDJ-SR is also much cheaper than the S4.

    If you get the Reloop, don’t forget the to include the price for Serato DJ (it is not always included).

    PS: Greetings from Brussels 🙂

    January 8, 2014 at 8:50 am #1024390
    Jelle Delporte
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    thanks

     

     

    January 8, 2014 at 9:19 am #1024402
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    The above info from Stefan is not correct:

    The DDJ-SR is 4 channel! But you need to push a button to switch to channels 3 and 4 and they use the same controls as 1 and 2. Which IMHO does not really matter, since in 4 channel mixing you use the channels diagonally anyways.

    Same goes for the S4 and Terminal Mix 4 by the way. They are  both 4 channels, they have a dedicated 4 channel mixer section compared to the DDJ-SR, but you also need to push a button to switch deck controlls.

    The Terminal Mix 2 is also actually 4 channel, but only has 2 channel mixer, so the mixer is also switched with the button push (same as the DDJ-SR).

    Of course for all 4 channels to work on these controllers you need full Serato DJ, Cross or Traktor, it will not work with Serato Intro.

    Also added info, since I got a few questions on facebook:

    Yes the Terminal Mix with the latest firmware and Serato DJ does indeed support slicer mode. You push the button at the side of the sampler that looks like a pair of scissors and the sampler and hot cue buttons become your slicer pads. Works flawlessly on TM4 and 2.

    January 8, 2014 at 1:24 pm #1024435
    Stefan Happer
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    Terry you are completely right about the DDJ-SR being able to control 4 decks (I prefer to call this “decks” as I see  channels more related to the mixer section).

    Indeed my comment was more focussed on the mixer part. I personally find it questionable whether a controller with only two mixer channels is really practical for DJing with 4 decks. After all, you can only control volume and EQ for two decks at a time. Haven’t tried it myself but I guess it’ also difficult to deal with difference of mechanical position of faders and EQ vs software position when you switch mixer section. Does anyone have hands-on experience with this?

    January 8, 2014 at 1:55 pm #1024438
    Jelle Delporte
    Participant

    another question are there other brands that are good in my price range like Numark,Vestax?

    grtz

     

    January 8, 2014 at 3:54 pm #1024450
    Bravehorse Spottedhorsechief
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    DDJ-SR is what I went with and I’m very happy with it. You can still use all four channels from a push of a button but I just use the two channels because I scratch and switch channels fast but that’s just me. You’ll be very happy with it. You can’t go wrong with Pioneer right now anyways.

    Bravehorse

    January 9, 2014 at 9:30 am #1024562
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Indeed you can do 4 channel mixing just fine with 2 channel faders and a little button pushing.

    Just like you learn to use the crossfader when scratching you get used to turning the faders back and forth when you switch channels. So while having 4 real channel faders is nice to have if you actually do 4 channel mixing, it is not necessary.

    However I may also add that 90% of the DJs I see with 4 channel mixers actually do not mix 4 channels. They use channel 3 and 4 as an alternate to channel 1 and 2 to prepare music. This is not what I call 4 channel mixing (aka mixing 4 songs together) and for that you surely do not need faders for each channel.

    January 9, 2014 at 3:23 pm #1024604
    Jelle Delporte
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    Terry_42 you are right about that. when I mix I only use 2 channels. So I am almoust sure I’m going to buy the ddj-Sr. But the TM4 is cheaper and you say its also good. I have no experience with Reloop its an unknow brand for me. It is not easy for me to choose all those brands seem to have good controllers. I checked the guide 2014 and it made me doubt more. :-). So all of you guys thanks for the tips.

    grtz

    January 10, 2014 at 10:00 am #1024783
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Well the DDJ-SR has the advantage of the much better pads compared to the reloop and hence the price difference.

    Also while the reloop unit is build really good, so is the Pioneer and depending on where you live in the world it might be easier to get Pioneer support.

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