After 2-3 months of research, I ordered the mixtrack pro this morning!! Should be here by Thursday.
My reasons for choosing this piece of hardware:
1) Constantly reviewed and recommended from others who use it.
2) Great intro controller providing the necessary features needed to really grasp the concept of DJing.
3) Built-in soundcard means less cables and less hassle.
4) Priced at less than $300 means less of a risk in investment. (if for some reason DJing just isn’t for me, it’s not such a hard hit on the wallet).
I was also contemplating between the APC40, Twitch, and S4.
APC40: Main reason I didn’t get it is because the learning curve with this and Ableton is too much right now. Maybe if I really end up liking all of this, I might consider looking into it but for now I’m just trying to K.I.S.S.
Twitch: A little too much money than what I want to spend right now ($500). Seems like a great controller and really like the idea of no jogwheels, but it doesn’t come out for another month here and I’ve waited long enough! 😛 Also, it’s geared more towards Serato than Traktor (eventually I want to use Traktor. It’s just been my personal preference after trying all the major 3 softwares).
S4: Man, this is my perfect controller!!! Traktor included and mapped specifically for this program. Everything you possibly need is on this controller. It even looks like sexymagicalawesomeness but at almost $1000, I’m not buying it until I can make some kind of income from djing.
So there it is. After a few months of building my library, reading articles, and being active on this forum, i’ve decided to finally go for it. I am very excited to see how it goes. I’ll post my own little review about it on a seperate thread for anyone who’s looking into getting one.
A question for Mixtrack users: Are you using the included VDJ or a different program? Why? Did you pay for it seperatly? Was it worth it?
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