Denon MC2000 VS Reloop Beatmix 2

The Beatmix 4 is fully 4 channel and hence I would recommend it.
You can also easily upgrade it with a reloop Neon later on to expand it without having to invest into a new controller.

Yes the Denon is all metal and will prolly survive a small nuke, but the plastic of the Beatmix is the Magnesium re-inforced type they used in the older MacBooks and is really sturdy as well. So as long as you do not drop it from the desk or hammer it, it should last you a long while.

I just realized that I was kinda wrong in my previous post and my OCD is requiring me to clean it up. The short of it is that I feel that the delay I was experiencing with the MC2000 on a Windows laptop is due to Denon’s ASIO drivers. I believe that the WeGO3 didn’t have the same delay because the Pioneer has a better ASIO driver.

Here’s the longer explanation: I bought my MC2000 for smaller gigs then did small gigs for the last 6 months. After the first month on the MC2000 I grew too frustrated by the lag and bought the WeGO3 which had no lag. Originally, I attributed the difference to the fact that you can plug the WeGO into a wall outlet instead of relying on usb power. Recently I switched DJ rigs from a Windows laptop to a MacBook Pro. Mac’s don’t require drivers (ASIO or otherwise) to run DJ controllers and the WeGO3 continued to work like a champ on the MacBook as it did on the Windows machine.

This week I dug out my Denon MC3000 and plugged it into my Windows laptop (the one I always used with that controller before my run of small gigs on the WeGO3). I should mention that I’m still hiding the MBP purchase from my fiancé so I keep the Windows laptop updated and use it for practice sessions (with the MPB stowed in my DJ bag where she doesn’t bother to look;) So that out of the way, I was shocked to realize that there was a noticeable delay in response to button and jog inputs on the MC3000 on the Windows laptop. It wasn’t as bad as I remembered the MC2000 being but after 4 solid months of DJing solely on the WeGO3 (both on the Windows and OSX laptops) I had grown unaccustomed to the MC3000 lag. I was totally bummed by this because my timing was off BUT the next day it occurred to me that the delay may be due to a difference in ASIO drivers between Denon and Pioneer. That evening, I set up my MC3000 on my MacBook for the first time and, sure enough, zero delay or lag at all. The only thing I can surmise from this situation is that Pioneer releases better ASIO drivers for their controllers than Denon and that life really is better on a Mac after all.

Peace

I wanna get a midi controller. Does The reloop beatmix4’s led work on VDJ or should I just buy a beatmix2 instead.
Thanks guys