Some buying advice please! (sorry I know this is asked a lot)

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January 15, 2012 at 3:58 pm #1002625

Kevin Williams
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Choosing a controller is a mine field! This us what I suggest:

1. Read 2012 controller guide which is available from the dj tips Facebook page.
2. Wait for Namm this month to see what’s new. Reloop have just announced a fine looking 4 chanel controller.
3. Look at phil’s excellent in-depth reviews on dj tips website.
4. Visit DJ shop and try your shortlisted controllers. I went to bpm last year to try them all.

My choice was Denon mc6000

Advantage
Solid metal unit with fab build quality
All the inputs and outputs you could ever need
Stand alone mixer
Top notch pro gear
You can grow with controller
I love it

Disadvantages
Not easy to throw into a backpack
Some with fat fingers consider it cramped but I have no issues

Of the three you mention, I would go with ns6, good layout with fantastic jogs. Disadvantage with all are they are all large controllers.

There are many good articles on the dj tips website to help with iTunes.

Happy controller buying!!!

Of the three you mention, I prefer ns6 because well spaced out layout, great jogs

Some consider

January 15, 2012 at 5:36 pm #1002627

synthet1c
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I’d get either a numark ns6 or a vestax VCI-400 as the other two are plastic, but would lean more towards the vestax as it is made with the same durability as their mixers from a few years ago, and it has a great layout for mashing choons together, one set back is that the pitch fader is a little short so more suited for sync mixing.

January 15, 2012 at 6:40 pm #12845

djrenots
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You’re looking at 2 controllers that use Traktor software and 1 that uses Serato software. My advice is to get the Denon mc-6000, it is mappable to virtually any software and I believe is now Ableton ready. As always do your homework, get to know what YOU want and like. Maybe wait until NAMM to see what is new.

January 16, 2012 at 5:44 am #12863

Phil Morse
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Note you can’t map non-Serato controllers to Serato. Just so you know.

January 16, 2012 at 7:25 pm #12891

sybez
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Thanks for all the replies!

Whats this NAMM show? Where is it? (I’m in the UK BTW)

Cheers for the info on the Denon and Vestax will check them out, after reading Phils monster guides off here…. 🙂 Plenty of reading to be done….

Are there places to download a trial of the software, or is it only usable with a controller?

January 23, 2012 at 5:32 pm #13213

sybez
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Ok I think i’m pretty settled on the Denon MC6000…. but which software is supported! Its a minefield understanding all the different terminology and systems available… any steer me in the right direction?

January 24, 2012 at 6:14 am #1002686

Pär Hessler
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The Denon MC6000 is supported by Traktor AND Viritual DJ.
But you can pretty much use it with any SW that money can buy.
That is the way Denon do things, you are not locked to one way of doing things….

Traktor is the most common SW and VDJ is the second most common as I know it.
But there is others as well…….

My choice was Traktor most because it is more or less standard in EU…
It is complicated but it has not got to be if you sattle with the standard mappings that comes with the MC6000.
My recommendation is the Traktor 2 Pro, because I do think that you get the most out of the unit with that SW.
Also if you do you really benefit from buying a copy of the Traktor Bible IMO
Then you can get the most out of the sw as well as the hardware……..

http://www.traktorbible.com/en/default.aspx
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