!!PLEASE HELP DECIDE FOR SET UP!!
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February 8, 2012 at 9:31 pm #14491
DJspin
MemberMixtrack Pro, hands down bro.
February 9, 2012 at 4:51 am #14521Spot-Trix
Memberthanks man, that was actually my first choice before I posted this but i just wanted to see if everyone agreed with meh, although having the option of more than 3 cue points would be nice
February 9, 2012 at 4:54 am #14523DJspin
Memberuse the mixtrack pro and map your keyboard, or get a secondary controller like a Midi Fighter and map them out.
February 9, 2012 at 5:05 am #1002917Spot-Trix
Memberthanks for the advice, I was an idiot when i got into mixing and bought a nice akai midi pad thinking I could make beats with it no problem with fruity loops….big mistake but good news is its clutch for quick controlling and I love it
February 9, 2012 at 3:19 pm #14567DJspin
MemberThats actually pretty GOOD. Combine it with a mixtrack pro and map it out for it to work the best for you.
February 9, 2012 at 3:22 pm #1002939VinnyBlanc
ParticipantI would get the mixtrack instead of the mixtrack PRO if you already have Virtual DJ PRO
$100 vs $250 (you can get a seperate usb soundcard for less than $25)
This leaves you $125 do spend/save on other gear. Do you have headphones yet…spend the money on that.Best of Luck.
February 9, 2012 at 4:03 pm #1002942DJspin
MemberI agree with Vinny also. Headphones of quality are a MUST have
February 9, 2012 at 5:11 pm #14578synthet1c
Memberdon’t get a $25 soundcard it won’t have low enough latency to do anything but basic mixing and it will more than likely have distortion when you turn it up, spend a little more and get an audio 2 and you will be able to scratch aswell.. that and a mixtrack is easily better than a mixtrack pro if you already have vdj pro, but honestly I use a reloop digital jockey in vdj, it works great and has a much better construction than the mixtrack, It’s natively supported and just needs the registry tool tweek for top scratching performance.
February 9, 2012 at 7:34 pm #1002948Spot-Trix
Member1. I already got plans to buy some nice headphones i was going to buy some Sennheiser headphones any opinions on that
2. can someone explain the differences between mixtrack regular vs the Pro?
3. and finally I am really sorry for all the confusion but I have no idea what releveance sound cards play in the equipment set up or how they could help me
thank you guys I know these questions are all begginner criteria but I really have no idea hah
February 9, 2012 at 7:40 pm #14585Spot-Trix
Membersynthet1c, post: 14643, member: 1107 wrote: don’t get a $25 soundcard it won’t have low enough latency to do anything but basic mixing and it will more than likely have distortion when you turn it up, spend a little more and get an audio 2 and you will be able to scratch aswell.. that and a mixtrack is easily better than a mixtrack pro if you already have vdj pro, but honestly I use a reloop digital jockey in vdj, it works great and has a much better construction than the mixtrack, It’s natively supported and just needs the registry tool tweek for top scratching performance.
So im a little confused about what exactly the difference between the regular interface is and the reloop digital jockey function is?? Thanks for the help you guys
February 9, 2012 at 7:58 pm #14588DJspin
MemberOK HERE IT GOES> First off, don’t get those sennheiser headphones, for around that price you can get my headphones which are American Audio HP700, the Numark RedWave and the Allen & Heath XD40. The Mixtrack, lacks a soundcard, the Mixtrack Pro comes with a built in soundcard, there are other differences but mostly insignificant, they are almost the same. When you mix, you need to cue up a song in your headphones while another plays through your speakers, that’s what the soundcard is all about, it allows you to connect your headphones and speakers so they play a song through one, and cue another song through your headphones, I believe that’s the function from what I understand, if not let somebody else correct me on this.
February 10, 2012 at 1:37 am #14618synthet1c
Memberpretty much no matter what controller you get I am going to say get a native instruments sound card be it audio 2,4,6,8,10 it doesen’t matter they are all better than the competition.
The mixtrack doesn’t have a soundcard built in, the mixtrack pro does have a soundcard built in, but it doesn’t have the quality of the N.I. soundcards. because of this if you have vdj pro which has endless audio routing possabilities you are better off with the first option.
Finally it is personal preference but I though the mixtrack felt incredibly cheap and breakable compared to the reloop dj2, I think the main complaint about the reloop is the jogs don’t work very well in traktor, but they are perfect in vdj pro when you change the “default scratch latency” using the registry tool that is available from the vdj forum.
the only sennheiser headphones I would get are the HD-25, I use denon hp-1000, they are they are strong and sound great, and only cost $150. I’d look into those later, but an audio 2 will be the biggest improvement for the money.
February 10, 2012 at 6:55 am #14643Pär Hessler
Participantsynthet1c, post: 14685, member: 1107 wrote: pretty much no matter what controller you get I am going to say get a native instruments sound card be it audio 2,4,6,8,10 it doesen’t matter they are all better than the competition.quote]
That is not true! I have listned to them and there are many soundcards out there that sounds much better!
It has better sound than the built in soundcard in the Mixtrack pro on the other hand that is true.February 10, 2012 at 1:11 pm #14656Spot-Trix
MemberDJ Hessler, post: 14710, member: 537 wrote:
well would you mind telling me about some sound cards you prefer
February 10, 2012 at 2:20 pm #14662Pär Hessler
ParticipantM-Audio Fasttrack pro is one very good soundcard for money IMO
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackPro.html
I have one and ám satisfied it also won the award best soundcard for DJs in DJ Mag
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