Qbert – I pretty much was in the exact same position you are in now. I had no idea what a controller was when I purchased my NS7 so I was very surprised to learn that thats exactly what my NS7 was. I must say I’ve grown to love this piece of equipment. It has the same look and feel as two turntables and a mixer, and from what I’ve seen in videos performs just as well. I’d definitely wouldn’t hesitate to take the NS7 out of the bedroom and play live at a house party or gathering. I’ve even seen on YouTube DJ’s using the NS7 in the club and during their radio sets! So for me that’s all the validation I need to continue to use my NS7 as I hope you will too.
I love my NS7 I had a Hercules dj4set for about a month before i bought the ns7. I wish I would have started on the ns7 but I wanted an entry level controller first before i drooped a lot of money on a professional controller. The dj4set was fine to get the feel of djing. I used it almost daily for hours. I was hooked and found myself shopping for something better. My personal opinion is that the ns7 is the best controller you can buy. I picked mine up used for a little under $800. I would not trade it for 2 cdj 1000’s and a mixer. But i would trade it for two 1200’s and about 5000 breakbeat records.
You can still learn the basics on this controller but you have the advantage of not outgrowing it once you improve your skills, so I’d defintely stick with it. Its a really nice controller to have. As Phil mentioned you can also master vinyl which is awesome. You got a supportive community here that will help you along the way dude!
I’m brand new to this website and to DJing. I decided recently that I wanted to learn how to be a DJ so I ordered myself the Numark Mixtrack Pro online. However, the company made an error and shipped the Numark NS7FX, which I came to know is a much more upscale (and expensive) controller.
That’s a pretty epic screw up. You are a lucky lucky guy.
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